E-Scooters
‘Naughty child’: Mayor slaps parking ban on hire e-scooters
The Yarra council’s new mayor lectured hire operators, likening them to naughty children who needed detention at school.
- by Rachael Dexter
Latest
Neuron kid on the block: Rival scooter company back in Brisbane
From Tuesday, 2500 Neuron e-scooters will be rolled out across the city, with “safety ambassadors” on the streets to help new riders get started.
- by Courtney Kruk
Full-face helmets urged for e-scooter riders after new safety study
Experts are calling for changes to e-scooter safety rules after finding dangerous speeds and behaviour were leading to “life-changing” injuries.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
Why the blueprint for this Brisbane street could fix congestion
Dedicated bus lanes and removing car parks are part of a scheme to fix this major congested Brisbane street. An expert says the model should be copied across the city.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Beam launches probe into Brisbane e-scooter fleet scandal
The company has commissioned its own investigation into council claims it exceeded its e-scooter cap across Brisbane.
- by William Davis
Labor ushers in taxpayer-funded rebates for electric scooters, bikes
From Monday, the Miles government will subsidise the purchase of e-scooters and e-bikes across Queensland in a bid to reduce carbon emissions.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
Call for witnesses after e-scooter rider suffers life-threatening injuries
The 45-year-old Mitchelton woman is the latest rider to suffer serious injuries after coming off an e-scooter in Brisbane.
- by William Davis
Brisbane cancels Beam contract amid ‘ghost scooter’ controversy
The purple e-scooters have disappeared from the city’s streets after allegations their operator was running 500 more devices than their contract allowed.
- by Tony Moore
Updated
Queensland councils
Council orders company to remove rental e-scooters from Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast Council allowed Neuron Mobility to run an 18-month trial, but residents made clear the orange e-scooters and e-bikes were not welcome.
- by Sean Parnell
Perspective
Perspective
It’s time for Brisbane to neuter the scooters
Melbourne has banned rental e-scooters. Brisbane should consider doing the same – at least until we can separate them from pedestrians.
- by Cameron Atfield
Opinion
Europe
Crackdowns and bans: How the world’s cities are dealing with e-scooters
As Melbourne announces a ban on the controversial shared scooters, let’s take a look at how other cities, from London to New York, have addressed the issue.
- by Michael Gebicki
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