‘Not my fault’: Dramatic e-bike clash

A man and an e-bike delivery driver have clashed in Sydney after she rode onto a footpath that allegedly forbade cyclists.

A bystander has defended an e-bike delivery driver, after accusing a male pedestrian of trying to drag her bike off the footpath during a fiery exchange.

The exchange appears to have taken place on a footpath near a train station in Sydney’s CBD has now gone viral on social media. The comments show a clear divide over who was in the right.

“You can’t treat her like that,” the bystander said as she approached the male pedestrian and aa woman on an e-bike.“Hello? You can’t touch her. Why are you touching her?”

The man replied “do you see that there?,” referring to a sign which forbids cyclists.

“F**k (unclear) and f**k you too,” he said to the bystander.

“Don’t swear at her,” the bystander responded.

“Get out, get the f**k out of here,” she said. “Who are you? Why are you touching her? You’re not allowed to do that”.

“Did you see the sign?,” he asked the cyclist.

“It’s not my fault you can’t read a sign”.”

A bystander has defended an e-bike delivery driver, after a man tried to drag her bike off the footpath during a fiery exchange which has now gone viral on social media. Picture: Instagram

A security guard then walks over to the situation, and the bystander said she has it all on video and claims the man “pushed her”.

The security guard can be heard in the video telling the e-bike driver she can report the incident to the police, to which she says “no, no, it’s okay”.

“What do you mean it’s okay, it’s not okay,” he said in reply.

The clip has since gone viral on social media with many siding with the cyclist and applauding the bystander for her actions.

“The way the bystander helped the delivery girl makes me so happy. She did so well,” one user commented on Instagram.

However, some defended the man’s actions, as cycling was prohibited on the path.

“If you weren’t riding your bike there nothing would have happened,” the user commented.

“I don’t condone touching anyone but they do run into people on the footpath as a pedestrian we now have to look out for scooters push bikes and delivery drivers are these people insured for causing injury?” asked another.

This follows a parliamentary inquiry which recommended e-bikes to be allowed on footpaths, which is currently only allowed for those under 16 Picture: Richard Dobson

This comes after a NSW parliamentary committee recommended footpath access for e-bikes and e-scooters.

At the moment, only people under 16 are permitted to ride e-bikes on footpaths.

The upper house inquiry made 34 recommendations in total, after finding that regulations surrounding these vehicles needed urgent reform.

Recommendations also included a speed limit of 30kph which would apply in city centres, high streets and school areas.

In all other circumstances, a 40kph speed limit would be enforced.

Originally published as ‘Not my fault’: Dramatic e-bike clash