E-scooter riders flouting rules, blocking footpaths and causing accidents? We need to use smart solutions (and bust the myths)
- Written by Richard Buning, Senior Lecturer in Tourism, UQ Business School, The University of Queensland
Recent decisions by several Australian and New Zealand cities to discontinue shared e‑scooter services have again thrust misperceptions and moral panic into the limelight.
Some city councils have terminatedcontracts with one operator of shared e‑scooters over allegations relating to exceeding caps on numbers. Othercouncils have cited...





