Trial for e-scooters in Hobart should be paused amid injuries and 'deep concerns', two councillors say

 Two Hobart City councillors are calling for a trial of e-scooters to be put on ice in Hobart for a month so an "urgent report" can be done on the safety risks they pose. 

Aldermen Jeff Briscoe and Marti Zucco said disability advocates and senior citizens had "expressed deep concerns" about the use of scooters on footpaths.

They said there were many instances of them being "used inappropriately … including doubling up, vandalism, kids under 16 using them, no helmets and inappropriate speeds".

"I think we rushed too quickly and didn't do enough background and didn't get police on side," Alderman Briscoe said. 

Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-27/hobart-e-scooter-trial-councillors-ask-for-pause/100783874



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