Woman injured after crashing e-scooter at South Townsville
A woman was taken to hospital last night after an e-scooter crash at South Townsville.
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A WOMAN was taken to hospital on Monday night after an e-scooter crash in the city.
Queensland Ambulance Service were called to the crash at the intersection of Davidson St and Mcilwraith St at South Townsville just before midnight.
The woman was taken to Townsville University Hospital in a stable condition, but a spokeswoman from QAS did not know what injuries she had.
A man was also assessed at the scene, but was not injured.
Police recently warned people to behave while riding e-scooters, saying they could face a fine if breaking the rules.
For safety, people must be at least 18 years old to ride.
Riders must wear a helmet, not carry passengers, not use their mobile phone, and not drink and drive.
A spokeswoman from Neuron Mobility said they hadn't heard about the incident.
"We haven’t had any official reports of this incident and so at this stage cannot confirm if our e-scooters were involved or if they were riding private e-scooters," she said.
"Townsville’s residents have embraced Neuron’s e-scooters and in the first month of service there have been tens of thousands of trips.
"The vast majority of riders are using the service in a responsible and safe manner however there are always a few exceptions. For minor issues we generally try to re-educate our riders, however for those that continually break the rules, or have been found to have ridden dangerously, we can ban them from the service completely.
"Our e-scooters have registration plates, they are GPS-connected and every trip is logged which helps identify those that are behaving irresponsibly. Ultimately we are committed to providing a safe, convenient and fun service for our users but also for the general public."
In Townsville, riders are not permitted to use e-scooters:
- On Castle Hill at any time
- Palmer St between Dean St and Plume Sts from 5.30pm – 6am daily
- Flinders St East between Denham St, Wickham and King Sts on Fridays and Saturdays from 7pm – 6am
- Flinders St between Denham and Stanley Sts on Sundays from 3am – 3pm
E-scooters reach a maximum of 20km/h, however, for safety reasons speed is limited to 12km/h in certain ‘slow zones’
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The ‘slow zone’ areas are:
- Flinders St between Stanley St and Denham St from 8am – 6pm daily
- Stokes St between Walker St and Ogden St from 8am – 6pm daily
- The Strand and Jezzine precinct
- Gregory St from Eyre Str to The Strand
- Eyre St from Gregory St to Leichhardt St
Originally published as Woman injured after crashing e-scooter at South Townsville