Queensland’s #eBike Reforms: What’s at Stake?
A response from Pedal Power ACT, #Canberra's cycling organisation.
(P.S. Para 5, sentence 1, should read something like "Legal pedelecs are BATTERY-assisted bicycles" not "pedal-assisted".)
Proposed e-bike licensing laws in Queensland could have national implications, raising important questions about access, safety, and how we regulate emerging transport. While intended to address safety concerns, these proposals risk treating low-risk, pedal-assisted e-bikes the same as higher-powere
@treleanor daughter and I saw young Master Paul at the Courtyard a year or two ago. He's still fabulous and the show was incredible.
@liamvhogan Governments – at the local level – need to take this seriously. It can be done.
#Canberra, Australia, had two e-scooter companies. They'd set limits on the number of scooters each could deploy. One company (Beam, 'the purple ones') ignored those limits and the city was strewn with their scooters.
So the city council didn't renew their contract. On a Tuesday. And it expired on Sunday, and they told them all the scooters had to be gone, removed, disappeared. By the end of the week. And they were. And that was that.
We can 'fight back'. It's not even a fight! It's just a well-written contract and a local authority that has the guts to stand by it.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-04/act-govenment-bans-beam-mobility-escooters/104310798
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