Opinion

Canberra's experiment with rental e-scooters has failed

By Clive Hamilton
Updated January 7 2021 - 2:40pm, first published 5:25am
Looks like a lot of fun, right? Well not if you're a pedestrian. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Looks like a lot of fun, right? Well not if you're a pedestrian. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Since late August last year, e-scooters have materialised in every street across the inner north, inner south and Belconnen, with other areas of Canberra expected to get them soon. The National Capital Authority also approved their use in the Parliamentary Triangle, but stipulated that the maximum speed be limited to 15km/h instead of the 25km/h elsewhere.

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