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‘They’re a 25km/h missile’: The case for and against e-scooters in the city (www.brisbanetimes.com.au)
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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago

Oh I see! Yeah I think that's completely reasonable.

I would actually start out by increasing the speed for ebikes up to 30 or 32 km/h. This would not be without precedent, since Americans use 20 mph the same way we use 25 km/h now, but 20 mph is closer to 32 km/h.

But allowing scooters or ebikes at even higher speeds than that to be treated similarly to light motorbikes is a pretty good idea too. I think we'd need better infrastructure to support that though.