Lord mayor of Melbourne, Nicholas Reece, told Jimmy Bartel and Mark Allen the newly proposed e-bike permit will improve “safety” within the city.

The City of Melbourne in their recent budget abandoned proposals to cut funding from its bike infrastructure program, they this week instead put $6 million back into the program, with proposals of a permit for commercial e-bike users.

“Hopefully that can bring some better arrangements in place, so they are not a hazard around the city,” he said on 3AW Mornings. 

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