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E-scooters look harmless, but trauma data suggests head injuries are common.
They’re fast and convenient, but scooters can harm young people’s health by robbing them of exercise.
In the wake of recent deaths involving e-bikes and e-scooters, an overhaul of safety regulations covering them is urgently needed.
Rebates may well increase ownership but won’t overcome the main obstacles to riding e-bikes and e-scooters, which are lack of infrastructure and concerns about safety.
Despite loud calls for tough policing of e-scooters and even outright bans, the problems can be better managed with technology and public education.
Shared e-scooters are much more regulated and monitored than privately owned e-scooters, which are likely to pose greater risks as a result.
The parking of e-scooters is a source of fierce debate, but technology offers a solution to control the problem.
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.
Lithium-ion battery fires are becoming increasingly common as electric vehicles spread, and are hard to extinguish. A new approach uses an electrolyte based on a commercial fire extinguisher.
The growing popularity of e-scooters has seen a surge in related injuries. They may not be more common than cycling injuries – but they may be more serious.
Lithium-ion batteries power many electric cars, bikes and scooters. When they are damaged or overheated, they can ignite or explode. Four engineers explain how to handle these devices safely.
Brisbane was the first Australian city to accept rideshare e-scooters. After some growing pains, residents, visitors and the city itself are enjoying the benefits, a new study finds.
The Victorian government has announced it is replacing the state’s public transport ticketing system. So what essential features should a state-of-the-art system offer users?
Scooter share schemes actually become more popular in hot weather, as people turn to them to avoid breaking a sweat
We need a uniform regulatory framework balancing the risks and benefits of e-scooters, and clarifying avenues for compensation.
Is it affordable? Is it safe? Here are some key things to consider if you’re considering buying one of these vehicles or using them in a share scheme.
A new study shows e-scooter hire schemes increase the number of tourism destinations visitors can reach. And once at these destinations, e-scooter users spend more.
Electric scooter rides soared from zero to 88 million a year between 2017 and 2019. But launching e-scooters in cities without safe infrastructure or clear rules of the road can be deadly.
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Senior Research Fellow, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University
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Adjunct Researcher, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University
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Research Lead, UQ Micromobility Research Cluster, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Physics, Clemson University
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PhD Candidate in Law, Charles Darwin University
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Lecturer and Programme Leader, BA International Tourism and Events Management, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Adjunct Professor, School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University
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Research Fellow in Urban Studies, University of Salford
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Research Assistant, University of Salford
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PhD Candidate, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University
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Associate Professor of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University
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Research fellow, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland
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Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
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Associate Professor in Transport, Monash University