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A pregnant mum-to-be has called for action over e-bikes after being so badly hurt in a hit-and-run in the Sydney CBD she was in hospital for nearly two months.
Sarah Briscoe-Hough, 35, from Neutral Bay, was heading to catch a bus after watching some of the Mardi Gras parade in Sydney in February.
Because she is pregnant, she left early to get away from the crowds.
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But just moments before reaching her bus stop near Wynyard station, Briscoe-Hough was hit by an e-bike, a motorised bicycle.
She needed multiple surgeries on her shattered right foot and elbow and was in hospital for seven weeks.
But the culprits, who she said were two men on a Lime e-bike, had fled by the time police arrived.
She wants to see more legislation to protect pedestrians from what she called "dangerous" bikes.
"If you're going to have something that goes at certain kilometres an hour, it needs to be with an adult," she told 9news.com.au.
"It's very silly to use it in heavily populated areas like the CBD.
"They're just using it like a normal bike – it's not a normal bike.
"I would absolutely hate for this to happen to anybody else."
Hit while crossing road
The executive assistant said she was crossing George Street to reach her stop at Wynyard Park at around 8.30pm on the evening she was hit.
A tram had just passed and she said there was no other traffic, so she started to cross.
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She can't remember if she used a pedestrian crossing or not.
But after stepping out, Briscoe-Hough can recall seeing the bike, with two men on it, speeding towards her.
They shouted at her to move – but she knew she wouldn't have time.
"All I heard was, 'Get out of the way,'" she said.
"When I looked, it registered, 'I'm not going to make it'. I thought, 'Just don't bump this belly.'"
Briscoe-Hough was hit by the e-bike, with her right side slamming into the road as she tried to protect her pregnant stomach.
Strangers rushed to help, and she recalls one of the two men who had been on the bike talking to her.
"I remember as I was falling I saw them come off the bike – they would have hurt themselves too. They were flying, they were going so fast," she said.
"One sort of staggered towards me and asked if I was ok.
"I was just in pain, I didn't really notice what they were doing."
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She was taken by ambulance to the nearby Sydney Eye Hospital and later transferred to St George Hospital.
Briscoe-Hough needed surgery on her foot, which was shattered and dislocated.
Pins, plates and screws were used to repair her foot bones, as well as her elbow.
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She also needed skin grafts on her foot because her skin blistered from the huge swelling.
Police have confirmed they are investigating the incident.
"About 8.30pm on Saturday 25 February 2023, a 35-year-old woman was walking along George Street Sydney near the intersection of Hunter Street when she crossed George Street from the eastern footpath to the western footpath," NSW Police told 9news.com.au.
"A male riding a Lime hire bicycle with another male sitting on the handlebars struck the woman as she crossed the road.
"The bike rider allegedly rode off without rendering aid to the woman.
"The woman was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to hospital for further treatment for leg injuries."
What are e-bike rules?
In NSW, power-assisted pedal cycles and electrically power-assisted cycles are legal and e-bikes cannot exceed speeds of 25km/h.
Petrol-powered bikes, bikes powered by internal combustion, or using an electric engine to propel the bike are illegal.
Personal electric scooters, skateboards and hoverboards are also banned.
9news.com.au has contacted e-bike company Lime, which offers e-bikes for hire on the street, for comment.
It says on its website riders should be over 18.
It also said its vehicles "have their speeds capped and won't allow you to go dangerously fast".
'Everything at once' for single mum-to be
Meanwhile, Briscoe-Hough has found out her baby will need open heart surgery for a congenital heart defect called tetralogy of Fallot when it is born.
The complication isn't related to the accident but it means as well as still recovering from her injuries when giving birth in August, she'll have to contend with taking care of a sick baby.
She is also set to be a single mother as she is no longer in a relationship with the baby's father.
"It's just everything all at once," she said.
Briscoe-Hough is raising money to pay bills as she's currently unable to work.
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