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NSW is looking to make e-scooters legal on its roads

- October 28, 2024 3 MIN READ

The NSW government considering legalising the use of e-scooters on the state’s roads, provided riders where a helmet and are over 16. At the moment, e-scooters can be bought locally, but can’t be ridden on NSW streets. But a plan to legalise their use forms part of a new E-micromobility Action Plan released by the… Read more »

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Melbourne’s e-scooter experiment is over

- August 14, 2024 2 MIN READ

The Victorian capital’s 30-month trial of renting e-scooters on the city streets will end after the council killed off their use in a majority vote. City of Melbourne councillors voted 6-4 to end the contracts with Lime and Neuron, having trialed their use since February 2022. Lord mayor Nicholas Reece led the charge against them,… Read more »