[Jan Fisher]

E-scooters in Queensland are facing harsh new laws with fines of up to $6000.

The changes will bring penalties for scooters in line with other road users.

While riders are already required to ride “with care” on the state’s roads, the new rules would extended to “road-related areas”, including footpaths and bike paths.

E-scooter riders found driving recklessly on footpaths could cop fines of as much as $6200, with anyone failing to stop and give details after a crash also facing up to $3100.

“These new laws ensure e-scooter riders will need to play by the same rules as the rest of us, and significant penalties will apply for those who ride irresponsibly,” said transport minister Mark Bailey.

I can see the point of scooters, they are cheap and easy to get around the city, but I also see no problem users facing the same penalties as drivers.

Do you agree? Do you think these laws go far enough?

[ronloby]

Also, all should be wearing helmets every time they use their scooter the same as bike riders.

[clancambo]

The fine should also include confiscation and destruction of the scooter.

[Jacka]

In my opinion e-scooters should be banned from footpaths altogether, they are a powered vehicle driven by unlicensed idiots in most cases and should only be driven on the streets by licensed participants. You very rarely see them wearing helmets and they career around the streets and foot paths of Brisbane like its a gocart track. In the City, there should be a constant foot patrol of Police,(as they once did) patrolling the footpaths and streets, fining and arresting these idiots causing havoc, for their own protection if not for the protection of the general public. The Premier and her cohorts should be made to wander around the City (alone) and see what actually goes on instead of hearing its second hand while being chauffeured around in taxpayer funded luxury vehicles, not unlike the TV Show Undercover Boss. JACKA.

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