160 crashes a day: E-scooter clampdown on the cards As shocking new data reveals the extent of e-scooter and e-bike injuries, a Brisbane councillor has called for more regulation to prevent chaos on footpaths
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Subscriber only More than 780 hospital presentations for e-scooter and e-bike related injuries occur on average every week in Brisbane, new data shows. The alarming figures come as the latest draft for Brisbane s e-mobility strategy would force Lime and Neuron to disclose crash data and could see e-scooters restricted in busy precincts like Fortitude Valley during peak crash times. Data and analysis from the Jamieson Trauma Institute identified late at night and weekends were hot spots for hospital presentations for serious injuries involving e-scooters.