Despite loud calls for tough policing of e-scooters and even outright bans, the problems can be better managed with technology and public education.
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Shared e-scooters have safety features that private e-scooters lack, but accident data don’t distinguish between them, nor tell us about the economic and environmental harms of other transport modes.
Low-income customers who qualify for subsidised rates are five times more likely to use shared e-scooters and e-bikes for daily travel. People with disabilities also value them.
Most e-scooter users don’t actually know what the law says about right-of-way, speed limits and proper parking– or that you are required to have at least a provisional driving license.
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Associate Professor in Transport, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Urban Transport and Public Health, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate in Law, Charles Darwin University
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Senior Lecturer in Tourism, UQ Business School, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Geography, The University of Queensland
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Research Professor, Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety–Queensland, Queensland University of Technology
