00:01Jeff put a 5,000 watt motor on his push bike. It's 20 times more powerful than what's allowed on
00:08the road.
00:09I'll ride it quite often because petrol's going up and plus it's cheap to run.
00:14He's one of many making illegal modifications to their bikes.
00:18On the footpath I go slow because you know you've got other people sort of thing.
00:22While SA Health doesn't collect specific data, it says clinicians have seen first-hand significant injuries
00:28resulting from electric scooter and e-bike incidents.
00:31And police have been cracking down on illegal devices and reckless driving.
00:35I'm happy for you to police it to get rid of the yahoos.
00:37With these issues, along with nationwide debates about registration, age limits and what can actually be sold,
00:43some riders reckon the benefits of green transport could often be forgotten.
00:47So people typically buying those for commuting especially...
00:49Bike shop owners insist e-bikes are quite different to the souped-up variety.
00:54Unless it's got a registration number plate.
00:56Just doing 70km an hour is definitely not legal.
00:59Power doesn't come in until I start pedalling.
01:02No throttle, top speed of 25km an hour.
01:05Emma Dawes and her family sold their car in favour of an e-bike.
01:08She believes everyone's safety will improve with more cycling infrastructure.
01:12We really, really need to be looking for broad and all kinds of solutions
01:16to be moving away from car and petrol-based transport.
01:18Hoping the uptake rolls on.
01:20My teninvestment.
01:20Ok, he says Dr. Sudden.
01:22Call it on video.
01:23Okay.
01:23Give me 30 seconds.
01:23Drive on for a bit ofق чтобы restart.
01:24I thought that flash inter voce may happen.
01:24I was going to call it for an end.
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