Operators accused of cluttering streets with electric hire bikes have backed "bold leadership" to set parking, helmet and other rules.

Minimum standards unveiled on Wednesday will give councils control over where the bikes can be parked and ridden.

They will be complemented with penalties up to $55,000, with an extra $5500 for each day operators breach removal requirements.

The new norms for e-bike shared schemes were an Australian-first, the NSW government said on Wednesday.

"Shared bikes strewn across footpaths and roads have been an eyesore and a danger to pedestrians for too long," NSW Transport Minister John Graham said.

The benefits of the share-bike schemes include reducing road congestion and helping people connect to public transport.

"But the current voluntary approach to p

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