Infrastructure Briefs: E-Scooter Accidents Rapidly Declining, Study Claims

A person with helmet on riding e-scooter on street

E-Scooter reported injuries per million trips declined by 44% from 2022 to 2023 according to a recent report. Meanwhile the number of incidents requiring medical treatment or fatal injuries, incidents dropped by 19%. Micro-Mobility for Europe (MMfE) is an industry collaboration of major bike and scooter share operators. They base their claims on date from…

Scooter and Bike Share Schemes Are Growing Fast Across Australia

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The summary map that you can see at the top of this page was recently published by Zipidi, which is a consultancy run by Stephen Coulter and Krystyna Weston.When it comes to the status of the industry and government regulations, regarding micromobility in general and particularly in relation to shared e-scooter fleets, there are a…

2022 a Year of Change

The legalisation of rental scooters has occurred in all States except NSW — with a NSW trial a possibility later in 2022. Image: Zipidi

Sydney, NSW 2022 promises to be the most significant year in Australia’s micromobility development. The legalisation of rental scooters has occurred in all States except NSW — with a NSW trial a possibility later in 2022. Privately-owned electric personal mobility devices were approved for public use in Tasmania and WA in late 2021, adding to…