State Urged to Back-Pedal on E-Bike Speed Limit

State urged to back-pedal on e-bike speed limit

A speed limit proposal for e-bikes and e-scooters could be watered down in one state if a parliamentary recommendation is adopted.

Proposed Queensland e-bike speed limits ‘should be toned down’

A parliamentary inquiry has recommended the Queensland government soften its e-bike reforms.

Proposed Queensland e-bike speed limits should be toned down, committee recommends

A parliamentary inquiry has recommended the Queensland government soften its ebike reforms including limiting its controversial 10km/h speed limit to high pedestrian areas.The proposed legislation introduced to combat community safety concerns required e-bike and e-scooter riders to be over 16 years old and hold a driver's licence, and would limit speeds on shared pathways to 10km/h.A parliamentary committee has today made a series of recomme…

Committee urges government to water down e-bike laws

Queensland’s controversial e-mobility laws should be altered to avoid discrimination and lift a blanket 10km/h speed limit on shared paths, parliament has been told.

E-bike 10km/h limit in Qld should be watered down, committee says

A proposed 10km/h speed limit for e-mobility on footpaths should only apply in high pedestrian zones and not on shared paths, a Queensland parliamentary committee has recommended.

QLD Govt. backs down on blanket e-bike speed limit

The Queensland government’s proposed e-mobility laws have been significantly watered down, with a parliamentary committee recommending the blanket 10km/h speed limit be scrapped in favour of a more targeted approach. However licensing remains a key component of the proposed laws, despite widespread backlash from thousands of opponents. The State Development, Infrastructure and Works Committee, the body that conducted the original inquiry into e-…