Police Issue E-Scooter Warning as Riders Continue to Break the Law

Police issue e-scooter warning as riders continue to break the law

'What we’re seeing, however, are privately owned e-scooters being used illegally, without oversight or accountability. Worryingly, many are being ridden by children'

More illegal e-bikes and e-scooters seized in city centre

The operation aims to make pedestrianised areas safer said police

How food delivery riders are skirting Australian laws with illegal e-bikes

The rules around e-bikes vary between states, but calls for high-powered devices to be road-registered and licences needed to ride them are mounting. We look at whether e-bikes are safe. E-bikes are becoming more popular in Australia, and are widely used across our capital cities as fast-food delivery vehicles because they’re able to zip through busy CBD streets faster than a van. However, there are mounting concerns that the laws around e-bike…

With a large-scale traffic focus in cooperation with the bicycle police, the authorities in Lower Austria increasingly controlled cyclists and e-scooter drivers. In cooperation with the uniformed bicycle service of the municipal police commanders and officials of the regional transport department, a special focus was on e-scooters and cyclists.

A large-scale traffic control on Wednesday also resulted in 93 displays for cyclists and e-scooters.