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Sam McKeith and Allanah Sciberras

MYSTERIOUS: Unregistered motorbikes e bikes spark safety fears | Mind Blowing Facts

E-bike riders have been recorded reaching speeds of up to 54km/h in some Melbourne hotspots. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

E-bike laws must be urgently tightened to avoid more deaths and serious injuries, the bicycle industry says, as new research shows widespread non-compliance by riders.

State lawmakers have been pleading with the federal government to clamp down on the import and sale of e-bikes able to reach dangerously high speeds, amid a spate of deaths.

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