Queensland's E-scooter Rules: Speed Caps, Licenses, and Backlash

0:00Queensland's government is pushing new rules for e-scooters and bikes, like a 10 km per hour speed cap on footpaths, riders 16 and older, only, and needing a valid driver's license. Rental outfits like neuron and lime say, this could slash their users by 50% and wipe out services statewide. These changes stem from safety worries after 12 deaths in e-mobility crashes last year. The government's aiming to lock it all in by July 1st, but companies warn it'll hit tours hard since one in three riders in Brisbane are visitors. Without easy license checks, disability groups are pushing back too, arguing low-speed devices help folks who can drive cars, and they want exemptions instead of blanket rules. No one's asking for bike licenses, so why these? Transport pros testified the slow footpath limit is risky, forcing riders onto busy roads where speeds over 30 km per hour spike. They add bikes get wobbly below 10 to 12 km per hour, weaving more and up in crash

1:02odds. Hearing feedback shows the bill needs big tweaks to stay workable, maybe just target illegal speed demons over 25 km per hour before. It rolls out in reshapes how we scoot around town. This has been Adelaide News Today, powered by AI.