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Unfortunately e-bikes in Australia are crippled by by government standards which actively prevent the effective use of e-bikes. Too low a maximum electric motor capability for battery only use, and too slow a maximum speed for battery assisted.
What e-bikes that are permitted to be sold here do not come close to the capabilities of what's available in Japan.
As for braving the traffic, the hostility of motorists toward cyclists, combined with the lack of bikeways and bike lanes that go to usable destinations, it really feels like cyclists are not acceptable road users.
I don't know what the solve is to fix that.
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