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City of Perth to suspend e-scooter hire after pedestrian death
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As annoying as some escooter users are, I don't think this is the best solution. Far more idiots cause deaths in cars, no calls to ban those.
It doesn't appear to be a ban, so much as a suspension. Which seems totally reasonable when new technology is involved in a death.
Cars are regulated, with minimum safety requirements, and drivers are required to undergo (minimal) training. I'm not sure what's appropriate for e-scooters, but similar requirements could be reasonable.
Scooters are already quite regulated. Max speed 25kph (not allowed to be capable of more than that on level ground) Max weight 25kg Max size 125 by 70 by135 cm
https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/road-safety-commission/erideables The hire ones are all compliant with the regulations.
The hire ones also have GPS in them that is used to determine when they are in pedestrian areas where the speed gets limited to 10kph automatically. Probably not the greatest on narrow streets.