澳大利亚联邦政府本月宣布了制定电动自行车国家安全标准的计划1。这一举措旨在应对近年来因超功率电动自行车引发的伤害和死亡事件增加1。2016年至2020年间，澳大利亚有7人在涉及电动自行车的碰撞中丧生1；2025年，昆士兰州和新南威尔士州有8人在电动自行车事故中丧生1。
问题根源在于2021年的一项政策调整。澳大利亚政府当年将电动自行车从道路车辆定义中移除，这使得超功率电动自行车能够以"私人财产"名义被合法进口1。这些超功率设备的常见速度超过50km/h，部分经改装后速度更快1。与此相对，合法的脚踏辅助电动自行车应满足电机功率最高250瓦、电动辅助最高25km/h的规格1。
新的国家安全标准应涵盖多个方面1。首先，需要明确定义电动自行车为脚踏动力车辆，覆盖完整的电气系统1。其次，应禁止使用通用充电器，要求独立测试和认证，并规范在线销售渠道1。此外，标准还应实施防篡改的速度和功率控制机制，禁止销售改装套件1。
Australia's federal government has announced plans this month to introduce national safety standards for electric bicycles, addressing a growing public safety crisis linked to high-powered e-bikes that have flooded the market in recent years.1 The move comes after a 2021 regulatory decision that removed e-bikes from the definition of road vehicles, inadvertently creating a loophole that allowed over-powered models to be imported as "private property."1
The absence of clear safety regulations has contributed to a significant rise in injuries and fatalities involving e-bikes. Between 2016 and 2020, seven people died in e-bike-related collisions, with another seven fatalities involving other micro-mobility devices; in 2025, Queensland and New South Wales recorded eight deaths from e-bike accidents.1 Many of these incidents involve super-powered e-bikes capable of reaching speeds exceeding 50 kilometers per hour, with some modified versions traveling even faster.1
The proposed safety standards will distinguish legally compliant pedal-assist e-bikes—which are limited to 250 watts of motor power and 25 kilometers per hour—from dangerously over-powered equipment.1 The new framework should require clear definitions of e-bikes as pedal-powered vehicles, establish comprehensive electrical system regulations, mandate independent testing and certification, restrict universal chargers, regulate online sales channels, implement tamper-proof speed and power controls, and prohibit aftermarket modification kits.1
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