When City of Port Phillip mayor Dick Gross visited Brisbane in July, he was captivated by what some have dubbed the “micromobility revolution” − electric-powered scooters buzzing along the city’s river banks.
Any e-scooter that is faster or more powerful than this cannot be legally used on a road, footpath, shared path or public area. The fine for an illegal device is $826.In Brisbane, e-scooters can travel at up to 25km/h on footpaths, including the bicycle side of a shared path. Helmets are a must. The scooters cannot be ridden on Brisbane CBD roads.
Shared e-scooter schemes already exist in more than 100 cities including Paris, Rome, Berlin, Auckland, Brisbane and Adelaide. Professor Dia also said scooter-sharing companies had learnt from their earlier stoushes and were now working collaboratively with authorities.
After the success of the yellow o-bikes this is a sure success.
Dont do it.
Has vicroads approved scooters? Still waiting for lifting on Vicroads Segway ban. Vicroads, if you make two consecutive green lights, you’re breaking the law.
Don't.
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Tourist playground for tourists, please.......St Kilda is a terrible suburb of drug addicts, unemployed, weirdos and crimes. Never have liked the place outside of Lunar Park as a kid.
Let’s hope they provide a place where these can be parked and charged; otherwise they will wind up on council tips very quickly.
Won’t the government be unhappy about this?
How much are they being paid to agree to this blight?
Don't do it.
And based on what I saw in San Antonio, they end up littering the footpath and become trip hazards especially for the elderly and vision impaired.