Londoners don’t have to. Should Sydneysiders need a helmet to ride?

Londoners don’t have to. Should Sydneysiders need a helmet to ride?

Police are issuing almost half the number of fines for cycling without a helmet as they did five years ago. If Sydney wants more cyclists,should adults need one to ride?

  • byMary Ward

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Crackdowns and bans:How the world’s cities are dealing with e-scooters
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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.

  • byMichael Gebicki
E-scooter numbers in the city to be cut to rein in footpath ‘circus’

E-scooter numbers in the city to be cut to rein in footpath ‘circus’

Dedicated on-street parking bays,restrictions on nighttime rides and fine increases are in the plan to combat complaints about e-scooters.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Rogue e-bike rider fled Eastern Distributor after crashing and forcing lane closure

Rogue e-bike rider fled Eastern Distributor after crashing and forcing lane closure

A man without a helmet has been spotted riding in the tunnel before crashing into a lane divider and falling onto the busy motorway.

  • byJessica McSweeney
‘Fat bikes’ sparking fear in Sydney’s beachside suburbs

‘Fat bikes’ sparking fear in Sydney’s beachside suburbs

Locals are fed up with overpowered e-bikes ruling the footpaths as councils struggle to stamp out young people speeding and riding dangerously.

  • byJessica McSweeney
The most dangerous – and safest – streets to ride a bike in Perth revealed

The most dangerous – and safest – streets to ride a bike in Perth revealed

Perth cyclists have vented their frustration over some of WA’s roads which they say make it impossible to ride a bike safely.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
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Thousands of share bikes are back in Sydney. Will they clog the streets again?

Thousands of share bikes are back in Sydney. Will they clog the streets again?

Companies behind the latest rollout say there is untapped demand for “micromobility” and that technology will make a difference this time around.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Personal e-scooters given the green light to join controversial trial

Personal e-scooters given the green light to join controversial trial

Victoria will lower the age limit for riders as a trial of thousands of hire scooters on inner-Melbourne streets is extended for at least six more months.

  • byPatrick Hatch
1300 share bikes abandoned in Sydney warehouses never ridden
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1300 share bikes abandoned in Sydney warehouses never ridden

The company went bust without ever deploying the bikes to the streets as business and councils warn the sector remains mostly unregulated by the state government.

  • byNick Bonyhady
More than 1600 shared bikes abandoned after company fails
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More than 1600 shared bikes abandoned after company fails

The bicycles are sitting on city streets and in warehouses after Mobike,also known as Onyahbike,went under last year.

  • byNick Bonyhady
E-scooter trial rolls on despite fears from the footpath

E-scooter trial rolls on despite fears from the footpath

Melbourne will need parking spots and better bike lanes for e-scooters if they are legalised,advocates for the disabled and elderly say,with the machines still being ridden along footpaths and left strewn underfoot.

  • byPatrick Hatch