Tag: e-scooters
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What to do if you’re involved in an e-scooter accident
Nationally, we’ve seen reports of injury and death resulting from accidents involving personal mobility devices (PMDs). With e-scooter use now legal in South Australia, the state government has implemented certain rules about the use of PMDs, covering things like speed limits, age restrictions and the use of bike lanes. However, unlike with vehicles and motorbikes,…
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Long awaited e-scooter street date confirmed
Riders 16 and above can ride e-scooters, e-skateboards and e-solowheels on footpaths, bike paths, bike lanes and roads from July 13. Only e-scooters will be allowed on 60km/h roads but must use the bike lane and travel at no more than 25km/h. Other devices will be permitted on 50km/h roads but must also travel at…
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Council calls for state govt to scoot on rules
The council will seek to extend its e-scooter trial for four more months, hoping to push the state government to have its regulations in place by then. Councillor Janet Giles told the council’s Infrastructure and Public Works Committee on Tuesday it’s a “bizarre” situation that the council has been dealing with since before she was…
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Wheels go round and round: Recycling lithium batteries is new way to beat fires
The Battery Stewardship Council revealed it had signed up three electric bicycle and scooter brands to its its B-cycle program and was holding discussions with other manufacturers and retailers to widen collections. The announcement comes days after Australia’s state and federal environment ministers met to address the rising threat of fires caused by incorrect battery…
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City e-scooter trial set to continue for another year
On Tuesday night, the council agreed that Lord Mayor Jane Lomax-Smith would write to the Minister for Transport requesting an extension of the City of Adelaide e-scooter trial, due to expire on April 30, until April 2025. The trial extension decision came despite councillors previously saying the current trial would be the last due to…
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E-scooter ‘litter’ call as council considers extending city trial
The council’s Infrastructure and Public Works Committee last night recommended that the e-scooter trial be extended for another year. The council has run the e-scooter trial since February 2019, with trial time periods continuously extended while awaiting state government legislation on the mode of transport commonly ridden on roads and footpaths. The current trial is…
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South Australia’s e-scooter laws might not change until 2025
The state government promised to introduce legislation in the middle of this year to legalise the use of private e-scooters on the state’s roads and footpaths, following public consultation in 2023 that was broadly supportive of micro-mobility. In the interim, the government continues to grant temporary extensions to councils running e-scooter trials. Currently, only e-scooter…
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City council on path to e-bike push
In the first council meeting of 2024, the council voted in favour of developing a sustainability incentive scheme for residents and businesses to purchase e-bikes and cargo bikes, and install new or replace broken bike racks on private property. The motion was brought by Councillor David Elliott – Adelaide City Council’s self-proclaimed cycle enthusiast –…
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End of the road threat for city e-scooters as council puts foot down
The council on Tuesday night debated whether to authorise Lord Mayor Jane Lomax-Smith to write to Transport Minister Tom Koutsantonis to request a 10-month extension of the city’s e-scooter “trial”, which has been running since February 2019. It comes after Lomax-Smith told a council committee meeting last week she was “vehemently opposed” to e-scooters being…
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Get smart: Artificial intelligence trial set to make e-scooters safer around pedestrians
Beam revealed plans to test its “smart” scooter addition, called Pedestrian Shield, in Hobart on Wednesday. The technology will be added to 20 e-scooters in the company’s Tasmanian fleet, making it the biggest artificially intelligent scooter trial outside Auckland. Beam communications head Michelle Leong said the smart electric scooters had the potential to improve public…