In a move that simply beggars belief the N.S.W. Parliamentary Inquiry into e-scooters and e-bikes has recommended allowing e-scooters to be ridden on shared paths and roads across N.S.W if they are ridden by a person older than 16. They will remain outlawed on pedestrian only footpaths. This hair-raising proposal would allow a speed limit of 10 to 20km/hour on shared paths and a 20 km/hour limit on roads where the speed limit is 50 km/hour or below. N.S.W Roads Minister Jenny Atchison said that by regulating their use it would be easier to crack down on their behaviour. Is she for real – allowing e-scooters onto the road at 20km/hour in all weather conditions is a recipe for disaster – with no license or identification its unmanageable and surely unfair to Police who have enough to worry about without having to worry about e-scooters. I’m David Berthon.

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