E-Scooters
How a few lines of paint could ease pressure on train station parking
What would change the way you travel the first and last mile to home and work? Researchers spent months at this Brisbane train station to find out.
- Felicity Caldwell
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Queensland parliament as it happened: Child safety report, e-bike laws in focus
In the third and final day of this week’s parliament sitting, controversial e-mobility laws are set to pass.
- Matt Dennien
Protesters roll across Story Bridge as e-bike crackdown frustration boils over
On the eve of a report expected to green-light an e-bike crackdown, cyclists protested to highlight the difficult “personal choice” between riding slowly on a path or in high-speed traffic.
- Felicity Caldwell and William Davis
Push to get cyclists, scooters off footpaths – and onto busy roads – behind new laws
The Crisafulli government wants more cyclists and e-scooters to ride in traffic.
- Felicity Caldwell
‘If they want us on the roads, we’re getting on the roads’: Riders plot peak-hour protest
The government wants e-bikes and e-scooters off paths and on roads – so hundreds of riders plan to do exactly that across the Story Bridge.
- Felicity Caldwell
No evidence legal e-bikes are a safety risk, inquiry’s deputy chair says
The deputy chair of Queensland’s e-mobility inquiry says pedal-assisted e-bikes should not be lumped in the same category as high-powered electric motorbikes. But proposed new laws will apply to both.
- Felicity Caldwell
Under‑16s face e‑scooter ban under Queensland recommendations
Footpath speeds would also be cut to 10km/h, police would be given powers to seize illegal devices, and learner licences would be required for some riders.
- Cameron Atfield
Driver’s licences for e-bikes ‘drawn from North Korean playbook’
Mooted changes would mean two out of three members of this Brisbane family would be banned from riding their legal and low-powered e-bikes.
- Felicity Caldwell
‘Rules need to be looked at’ after surge in e-scooter injuries in children
“We’re talking about normal kids who are … ending up in rehabilitation, and they’ll never be normal,” a senior Brisbane surgeon said.
- William Davis
On these Brisbane roads, riding a scooter would be faster than driving
When peak hour hits, these Brisbane roads grind to a crawl. See how your commute has changed since 2019.
- Felicity Caldwell