Former ABC presenter 'lucky to be alive' after being struck by e-bike

Key points

• Former ABC Classic presenter Margaret Throsby says she is lucky to be alive after two teenage riders on an e-bike struck her on a shared path in the Illawarra last month. The 84-year-old broke a femur and a thumb and suffered serious head bleeding.
• She is now walking with help as she recovers. Neither rider will be charged.
• Throsby is calling for stricter e-bike laws and enforcement to protect pedestrians and young riders. NSW Transport Minister John Graham says more enforcement operations against illegal e-bikes are planned.