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On December 17, 2022, Taiwan Plus News televised a report on the subsidies the country offers to encourage commuters to buy e-scooters and so reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
On November 2, 2022, TED Talks posted a 3 minute 29 second presentation from Wayne Ting, the CEO of Lime share e-scooters. Ting explained how the bike have been redesigned to make them last longer and be more recyclable.
On October 17, 2022, Nine’s A Current Affair reported on e-scooter riders in Queensland speeding at dangerous levels.
On August 31, 2022, the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (TACV) televised a 2-minute segment explaining the rules around the use of e-scooters in Victoria and why the RACV was supporting the trial.
On July 9, 2022, 7 News reported the case of a Melbourne woman, struck, and injured by an e-scooter, who is trying unsuccessfully to gain compensation from the hiring company.
On October 16, 2021, Electro heads televised a 14-minute video segment titled ‘The illegal electric scooter law is failing society, and this is why’. The England-based segment examines how Personal Light Electric Vehicles (PLEVs), including e-scooters, can assist people with disability as well as hindering them. It also looks other countries where these vehicles are used more flexibly.
On February 27, 2021, YouTuber Mark B of Just Imagine, posted a 4-minute video clip titled ‘Can e-scooters save the world?’ in which he explained in detail how greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced through using e-scooters.
On February 22, 2022, following the death of a 13-year-old boy while riding an e-scooter, 7 News televised a report including an interview with Western Australia’s Road Safety Commissioner, Adrian Warner.
On June 10, 2021, The Independent televised a report on the trial scheme beginning in London to allow hired e-scooters to be ridden in the city.
On June 29, 2019, France 24 televised an 11-minute segment explaining the advantages and problems associated with the introduction of e-scooters into Paris.
On August 27, 2019, Atlanta News First televised a report on the debate around how to make e-scooter use safe in Atlanta.
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Should e-scooters be legalised in Australia?
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On January 5, 2023, In Daily published a report titled 'Call for consistent e-scooter laws' which details a group of researchers condemning bans on privately owner e-scooters as 'head-in-the-sand stuff' and calling on the devices to be legalised and properly regulated.
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On January 3, 2023, The Age published a report titled 'E-scooter trial rolls on despite fears from the footpath' which announced the decision of the Victorian government and relevant councils to extend the state's hire e-scooter trial by a further three months. The article includes argument for and against the trial.
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On November 22, 2022, the University of New South Wales published an article by Ben Knight titled 'E-scooters could make cities better, so why are we still outlawing them?'. The article considers both the advantages to e-scooters and what needs to be done to make their use feasible.
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On November 21, 2022, Australian Rural and Regional News published a report titled 'Lake Macquarie welcomes e-scooter trial' which outlines the advantages that supporters of the trial believe it will bring to the area.
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On November 3, 2022, Stacks published a comment titled 'Electric scooters a legal grey area as trial conducted in NSW'. The article examines the areas uncovered under law by the conditions currently operating in New South Wales.
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On October 31, 2022, Electrek published an article titled 'Scientific study shows how traffic increases when e-bikes and e-scooters are banned'. The report details data generated in Atlanta ben a 9pm to 4pm curfew was imposed on the use of e-scooters and e-bikes.
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On October 25, 2022, Zag Daily published a report by Ben Hubbard titled 'New study concludes e-scooters and e-bikes can reduce CO2 emissions'
The report details the findings of a study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (Fraunhofer ISI) on behalf of e-scooter manufacturer Lime that has concluded that shared e-scooters and e-bikes can reduce greenhouse gas emissions in cities.
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On October 22, 2022, The Cairns Post published a news report titled 'Cairns e-scooter debate sparks outcry amid changing laws'. The article outlines the debate over recent changes making e-scooter laws in Queensland more rigorous.
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On October 4, 2022, The Latch published an article by Jack Revell titled 'E-Scooters: Public Menace or Environmental Saviour? The article compares the potential advantages of e-scooters with the growing public safety risks that they present.
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On September 10, 2022, The Herald Sun published a series of vox pops giving the opinion of people from a variety of different areas in Victoria on the value of e-scooters and whether they should be legalised.
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On June 22, 2022, Electric Kicks published data on the relative costs of buying and maintaining a car and an e-scooter over a four year period. The Article is titled 'Is Buying an Electric Scooter A Better Idea Than Buying a Car?'
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On May 12, 2022, The Fifth Estate published an article by Andrew Sadauskas titled 'Australia's terrible urban streets and why we build them'. Sadauskas compares Australian suburban streets with those in the Netherlands and Holland and suggests ways in which improvements could be made to make them more pedestrian-, bike- and e-scooter-friendly.
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On May 25, 2022, The Fifth Estate published an article by Andrew Sadauskas titled 'Want more cycling, e-bikes and scooters? It's time to start asking the right questions'. Sadauskas argues that Australia's transport issues will not be adequately addressed while politicians and city planners remain car-centric rather than commuter-centric.
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On May 11, 2022, the British automobile magazine Autocar published an opinion piece by James Attwood titled 'There are real benefits to legalising e-scooters'. Attwood compares opposition to the e-scooters with early opposition to motorcars and argues that properly regulated they offer more advantages than risk.
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On March 21, 2022, Science Daily published a report explaining some of the hazards associated with e-scooters and how these could be studied to help reduce the risks.
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On February 27, 2022, The Brisbane Times published an opinion piece by author and journalist Sue Williams titled 'Back off nanny, legalising e-scooters will kill the buzz'. Williams supports the use of e-scooters but argues that legalising them would lead to over-regulation and destroy the pleasure of many riders.
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On February 10, 2022, The Age published an article titled 'Battle for footpaths drives increase in injuries linked to e-scooters' which details some of the deaths and injuries which have occurred since the introduction of e-scooter trials in Australia.
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On September 27, 2021, Zag Daily published an article titled 'An infrastructure that is usable for e-scooters is crucial to improve safety' which outlines some of the infrastructure requirements necessary if e-scooter accidents and fatalities are to be avoided.
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In September 2020, Science Direct published the results survey conducted among Arizona State University (ASU) staff in Tempe, Arizona. The article is titled 'To scoot or not to scoot: Findings from a recent survey about the benefits and barriers of using E-scooters for riders and non-riders' and outlines what those surveyed saw as the advantages and disadvantages of e-scooting.
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In February 2020, Science Direct published an article titled 'Integrating e-scooters in urban transportation: Problems, policies, and the prospect of system change' The article examines some of the major problems associated with the introduction of e-scooters and suggests some of the infrastructure changes needed to overcome these.
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On December 14, 2019, The Globe and Mail published an article titled 'Do e-scooters actually reduce traffic congestion in cities?' The article argues that depending on the previous mode of transport of e-scooter users, the micromobility vehicles do not necessarily reduce traffic congestion.
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On November 1, 2019, You Matter published a report titled 'Sustainable Mobility: Are Electric Scooters Eco-Friendly?' which argues that the ecological advantages of e-scooters have been exaggerated.
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