The Queensland authorities is holding a Parliamentary Inquiry into private e-mobility units (PMD), corresponding to e-scooters and e-bikes, in a bid to enhance security and deal with group issues about their use.
The critiques comes after 8 customers died final 12 months in Queensland and the variety of accidents PMD riders, passengers, and pedestrians jumped 112% between 2021 and 2024.
Queensland’s transport and major roads minister Brent Mickelberg stated he wished to see security enhancements and the committee is searching for public suggestions on the problems.
“The rise in accidents and deaths we’re seeing due to unsafe and illegal using can’t be ignored and I share the group’s concern,” he stated.
“The Crisafulli authorities will maintain a Parliamentary Inquiry to make sure we’re doing all the things we will to spice up security for each pedestrians and riders. We wish to hear from group members, street use teams, incapacity advocates, well being and trauma specialists, academia, the E-mobility trade, and all ranges of presidency.
“It’s necessary we take into account all analysis and opinions, to make sure a protected and dependable future for e-scooters and e-bikes, particularly as we welcome guests from everywhere in the world for the 2032 Video games.”
The phrases of reference for the Parliamentary Inquiry, embrace:
1. Advantages of e-mobility (together with each Private Mobility Units (PMDs), corresponding to e-scooters and e-skateboards, in addition to e-bikes) for Queensland;
2. Questions of safety related to e-mobility use, together with rising crashes, accidents, fatalities, and group issues;
3. Points related to e-mobility possession, corresponding to threat of fireplace, storage and disposal of lithium batteries utilized in emobility, and any consideration of mitigants or controls;
4. Suitability of present regulatory frameworks for PMDs and ebikes, knowledgeable by approaches in Australia and internationally;
5. Effectiveness of present enforcement approaches and powers to deal with harmful using behaviours and using unlawful units;
6. Gaps between Commonwealth and Queensland legal guidelines that permit unlawful units to be imported and used;
7. Communication and training about gadget necessities, guidelines, and penalties for unsafe use; and
8. Broad stakeholder views, together with from group members, street consumer teams, incapacity advocates, well being and trauma specialists, academia, the e-mobility trade, and all ranges of presidency.
For particulars see the information to creating a submission.
The inquiry is because of hand down its report by 30 March, 2026.
