Parliamentary inquiry into e-mobility safety I Australian Rural & Regional News

Parliamentary inquiry into e-mobility safety I Australian Rural & Regional News

Motoring body RACQ has welcomed the State Government’s announcement of a parliamentary inquiry into e-mobility safety after years of advocating for electric scooter reforms. In 2024, there were 1,504 presentations to participating Emergency Departments in Queensland as a result of an e-scooter crash, an increase of 231 from 2023. Photo: Allora Advertiser On top of the almost 30 Queenslanders per week being seriously injured last year, eight peop…

Qld addresses e-scooter safety

The Queensland Government is holding a public inquiry into e-scooter safety. It follows a sharp rise in e-scooter and e-bike injuries across the state. From 2021 to 2024 there was a 112 per cent rise in injuries to riders, passengers and pedestrians. There have been fatalities, too. Last year, eight people died in Queensland while using an e-mobility device. “The increase in injuries and deaths we are seeing because of unsafe and unlawful riding…