New School Zone Cameras Target Speeding Drivers

School zone sign

Brisbane, Queensland New speed cameras fixed inside flashing school zone signs were switched on across Queensland for the first time on 23rd January. The purpose-built cameras were part of a world-first pilot designed to protect students during their daily travels, according to Queensland Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey. “We know there have been…

Active Transport Improvements in Queensland Road Upgrades

Bribie Island Bridge

Cairns, Queensland Active transport corridors have been incorporated into several Queensland main road projects open for public comment or outlined in recently-released project masterplans. Recently announcements and updates by the Queensland Government for road upgrades in Cairns, the Sunshine Coast, Bribie Island and the Gold Coast have all included improvements to active transport infrastructure. A…

King-Sized Dose of Adventure for New Mercane Australia Owners

Two Men sitting at table with Sydney cityscape in background

Brisbane, Queensland Brothers Justin and Chris King are fully embracing the adventure of a new venture, recently purchasing Mercane Scooters Australia. Justin, a general manager of luxury hotels for nearly 20 years, and Chris, a former highly ranked army officer with a management background in everything from the Olympics and the fitness industry to Silicon…

Lekker Launches Third Brand Store in Australia

Lekker Bike store interior

Brisbane, Queensland Lekker Bikes, an urban commuter specialist with a heritage from Amsterdam but its roots in Australia, has launched a third brand store in this country. The company recently opened Lekker Bikes Brisbane, to accompany its brand stores in Sydney and Melbourne, as well as Amsterdam and Berlin. The brand, which has a mix…

Queensland Families Increasingly Turning to Electric Mopeds

Electric moped

Brisbane, Queensland A steady stream of Queensland families is turning to electric scooters to save money amid rising fuel prices and other costs of living, but not just the type of scooters most commonly associated with micromobility. Australia’s first all-electric vehicle concept store, EV Motors Brisbane, is selling a growing number of electric moped scooters.…

Scooter Companies Welcome Government Strategy to Declutter Paths

e-scooters parked in a row

Brisbane, Queensland An e-Mobility Parking Plan has been launched by the Queensland Government to address the ‘clutter’ of e-scooters and other e-mobility devices on the State’s paths. The plan aims to improve the parking of e-scooters, e-bikes and other e-mobility devices “to ensure they are not left in a way which blocks paths and creates…

Study Adapting US City Micromobility to Remote Australian Towns

Cairns town planner Nikki Huddy

Cairns, Queensland A Cairns-based town planner pushing to make micromobility a public transport solution for Far North Queensland communities has received a Churchill Fellowship to study in the US, to further research the proposal. The Australian Town Planner of the Year for 2020/21, self described “passionate regionalist” Nikki Huddy, will spend eight weeks studying eight…

Brisbane Trial Further Integrates Scooters With Public Transport

People riding e-scooters in the city

Brisbane, Queensland Scooter share companies Beam Mobility and Neuron Mobility are part of a new Brisbane trail to further integrate e-scooters and public transport. The trial, starting this month, allows Beam and Neuron scooters to start and end trips at designated parking hubs around Buranda, Greenslopes and Holland Park West busway stations. To support the…

Angle Grinder-Resistant Bike Lock Arrives in Australia

Hiplok attack testing with grinder

Brisbane, Queensland What is claimed to be the world’s first truly portable bike lock resist to an angle-grinder attack, the Hiplok D1000, is now available in Australian and distributed by Advance Traders. The D1000 uses “advanced material technology never before used in bicycle or motorcycleLocks”, according to a statement by Hiplok. “This includes the use…

New E-Scooter Laws Enacted in Queensland

Brisbane, Queensland New rules and increased penalties for people riding e-scooters and other personal mobility devices in Queensland came into force on Tuesday. The changes include: Reducing speed limits to 12kmh on footpaths and shared paths, unless otherwise signed. The 25kmh limit remains for all other infrastructure, including bike infrastructure and local streets. Increasing fines…