Melbourne
What Next for E-Scooter Share in the City of Melbourne?
Melbourne, Victoria As was widely reported at the time, on Tuesday 13th August, the Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne moved to ban e-scooters from the City of Melbourne. The motion to end the council’s contracts with operators Lime and Neuron as part of the two-year trial, narrowly passed, six votes to four. What…
I’ve Got a Golden Ticket! … err, Golden Helmet.
Melbourne Victoria E-scooter operator, Neuron Mobility, ran its fourth annual Helmet Safety Awareness Week from 21st to 29th September, in partnership with road safety charity the Australian Road Safety Foundation (ARSF). This year’s campaign, which is referred to as ‘Golden Helmet Week’, will build on their continued commitment to highlight the importance of wearing a…
Lime Runs Multifaceted Summer Safety Blitz
Melbourne, Vic Bike and scooter share operator Lime is running a multi-faceted safety blitz this summer in Melbourne, in addition to ongoing safety enhancements. The program includes a ‘safety ambassador team’ and parking wardens. Rather than handing out fines like council parking wardens, Lime’s wardens hand out “Good Parking Notices” to those doing the right…
It’s Time to Revise the Regulatory Framework for Light Electric Vehicles
Melbourne, Victoria The revolution in electric micromobility has presented a range of challenges for regulators and enforcement agencies. The status quo, which had existed for many years, in terms of the range of mobility options needing to be regulated and enforced, has been disrupted by the emergence of electric kick scooters and a variety of…
Australia’s Largest Crowd-Sourcing Bike Safety Project Launch
Melbourne, Victoria Cyclists throughout Australia are being invited to make their mark, after the nation’s largest ever crowd-sourcing bike safety project, BikeSpot 2023, was launched by the Amy Gillett Foundation on Thursday 19th October. The project, launched at Parliament House in Canberra, centres on an interactive online map that allows every Australian to say where…
Scooter News: Third Extention for Melbourne Trial, Next Round of Queensland Laws, & Poland Scooter Ban
Melbourne, Victoria An e-scooter trial in three inner Melbourne local government areas has been extended for a third time so the State Government can further assess the share services during the busy summer months. The trial in the cities of City of Melbourne, Yarra and Port Phillip will now run until 5th April 2024, giving…
Record AITPM Conference Embraces Micromobility
Melbourne, Victoria The Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM) is the national association for traffic and transport professionals. I first attended its National Conference in Perth, WA in 2018 as part of an invited delegation from We Ride Australia. We Ride was asked to run a one-day cycling forum the day prior and…
Melbourne Mum’s World First Secures Heads and Bikes
Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne mum Lisa Cotton has created the first commercially available bicycle helmet with a built-in secure bike lock – inspired by her own experiences during Covid lockdowns. Her Headlokt helmet was launched with its official website last month and received a “promising initial response” when pre-orders for its first version, ONELOCK, became available…
Share Scooter News: Australian-First Surface Detection Trial, New Neuron GM, Trials in Armidale and Wollongong
Melbourne, Victoria Australia’s first full-fleet trial of footpath detection and speed limiting technology in rental e-scooters has been launched in Victoria’s City of Melton. Beam has rolled out 150 e-scooters fitted with its Pedestrian Shield technology, which can detect and correct illegal footpath riding by slowing the vehicle down and delivering verbal warnings. Pedestrian Shield…
Australia Hosts Intelligent Transport Systems Global Summit
Melbourne, Victoria Hundreds of delegates from around the world and throughout Australia visited Melbourne from 28th to 31st August to participate in the ITS Australia Global Summit 2023. Micromobility Report was invited to be a media partner for this event and attended in that capacity. While most of the conference sessions and expo booths were…