Further Expansion for Adelaide e-Scooter Trials

Riders taking advantage of the e-scooter share scheme to cross the Adelaide Riverbank Pedestrian Bridge. More than 460,000 e-scooter trips were undertaken through the scheme during the first six months of 2021.

E-scooter share schemes in the heart of Adelaide are poised for further expansion, with the City of Adelaide council resolving to extend a pilot in North Adelaide for another 12 months.
A meeting of the council last month voted to apply to the South Australian Minister for Transport and Infrastructure for an extension of the North Adelaide trial beyond its current deadline of 31 October.

Australia Takes a Step Towards Legalising Scooters and Other Micromobility

Australia Takes a Step Towards Legalising Scooters and Other Micromobility

Canberra, ACT Australia’s National Transport Commission (NTC) has released its recommendations for common micromobility legislation across all Australian States and territories. The recommendations could see electric scooters and other forms of Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs) become legal across Australia in 2021. Australia is one of the world’s laggards in adopting progressive legislation to enable a…