The NSW Government is introducing an age limit and power restrictions to e-bikes across the state but there are no regulation changes to cover electronic scooter use.

With new e-bike laws coming out this month, at least one local community member said it seems the government is tackling the wrong issue when it comes to country towns.

Reining in e-bike riders

Currently, people of all ages are able to drive e-bikes, and carry passengers if the design allows.

The NSW Government is looking to change that, with new age limits to be brought in by June, after they adopt the European safety standard for e-bikes in March.

Transport NSW will determine an age between 12 and 16 for riding electric bikes, taking into consideration skills, road safety and awareness of children.

E-scooter rules still missing

While the NSW Government is jumping to tighten e-bike laws e-scooter restraints remain loose.

Privately owned e-scooters are illegal on NSW streets, but it seems every street has a child on an electric scooter zooming down it.

After two close-calls with unsafe e-scooter drivers in the past 12 months, a Coonamble local is calling for tighter laws around the electronic vehicle.

Safer Coonamble Committee member Daisy Leon says the government should also be looking to build on the NSW e-scooter laws, and says the current laws are "murky."

"They are speeding along at these high speeds, no helmets, no road safety awareness at all," Ms Leon said.

"I haven't seen a helmet once."

In the past 12 months, Ms Leon has had two close-calls with unsafe e-scooter riders while she was driving to work.

She reported both times a child zoomed out at an intersection without looking for traffic.

She said a lot of the community feels the same about these vehicles.

"You ask any adult if they've had a close encounter with an e-scooter and you're going to get majority of them say yes."

Ms Leon is calling for the government to enforce the current laws on e-scooters.

"They need to follow up on the one existing rule, which is they're illegal [in public places] in New South Wales, so, they need to remove them.

"They're a great way of getting around, but I do think there needs to be better protection of kids."

Currently, riding personally owned e-scooters anywhere other than private property is illegal.

In recent days an adult has been seen on local streets riding at speeds estimated to be well over 40 kilometres per hour, with no helmet or other protection.

Two wheeled - two different rule sets

In relation to e-bikes, Minister for Transport John Graham says the new laws are to keep children safe.

“We want children outdoors and active but keeping them safe is paramount," he says.

But while his department is taking small steps to control commercially hired or 'shared' e-scooters, there is no clear proposal in the works for regulating private e-scooter use.

"We are running a trial of shared e-scooters in Wollongong and Foster-Tuncurry," a Transport for NSW spokesperson said.

"These e-scooter trials prohibit passengers and have strict safety requirements including a minimum rider age of 16, mandatory helmet wearing and speed restrictions."

The trial allows the approved shared e-scooters on selected roads and areas legally, whereas private e-scooters remain illegal.