Doctors warn of serious injuries as e-scooter crash presentations spike
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Doctors warn of serious injuries as e-scooter crash presentations spike

More than 500 patients have presented at St Vincent’s Hospital emergency department with e-scooter-related injuries since January 2022.

  • byCara Waters

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Reckless riders on footpaths,cycleways may end up in court

Reckless riders on footpaths,cycleways may end up in court

E-scooter and bike riders will need to offer assistance after a crash or provide their details under proposed laws to help streamline road rules.

  • byMatt Dennien
Crackdown on Brisbane e-scooter users and cyclists
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Crackdown on Brisbane e-scooter users and cyclists

Vision released by the Queensland Police Service amid a crackdown on e-scooter users and cyclists in Brisbane.

Third time’s a charm:Melbourne e-scooter trial extended again

Third time’s a charm:Melbourne e-scooter trial extended again

The government says private e-scooter usage still hasn’t been tested over summer when they are more popular.

  • byLachlan Abbott
‘They’re a 25km/h missile’:The case for and against e-scooters in the city
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‘They’re a 25km/h missile’:The case for and against e-scooters in the city

Getting rid of e-scooters would be a missed opportunity. Let’s explore ways to make them safer before banning them.

  • byCourtney Kruk
2024 Olympic city Paris has banned e-scooters. Brisbane should not be next
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Brisbane

2024 Olympic city Paris has banned e-scooters. Brisbane should not be next

Brisbane was a leader when it came to the e-scooter boom five years ago. It should not follow Paris in banning them.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
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Man dies after falling from e-scooter in Valley
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Man dies after falling from e-scooter in Valley

Paramedics have warned riders to be safer,as they say they attend several accidents a week.

  • byCloe Read
Crackdown on e-scooters flagged under long-running Qld safety review

Crackdown on e-scooters flagged under long-running Qld safety review

Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace could be handed extra powers to recall dangerous e-scooters and batteries under an overhaul of electrical safety laws.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Parisians vote overwhelmingly to ban e-scooters from French capital

Parisians vote overwhelmingly to ban e-scooters from French capital

Many cities around the world have begun to tighten regulations on e-scooters.

  • byMichel Rose
The e-scooter loophole that left crash victim struggling to get by

The e-scooter loophole that left crash victim struggling to get by

Dana Monkman is unable to work after an e-scooter rider crashed into her,snapping her ankle. She’s furious about the recent extension of the state’s e-scooter trial.

  • byPatrick Hatch
COVID lockdowns are over:Why didn’t Brisbane return to buses and trains?

COVID lockdowns are over:Why didn’t Brisbane return to buses and trains?

Where did everyone go when they hopped off public transport during the pandemic? The answer,which may surprise some,is not cars.

  • byFelicity Caldwell