Cycling
Push to get cyclists, scooters off footpaths – and onto busy roads – behind new laws
The Crisafulli government wants more cyclists and e-scooters to ride in traffic.
- Felicity Caldwell
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Cycling to work, staying home, cutting school hours: How the world is handling the fuel crisis
Australia is considering “light touch” ways to conserve fuel, while other nations are already taking drastic measures to curb their use of petrol.
- Nick Toscano
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E-bike crackdown might have ‘serious unintended consequences’ for tourism
The state government has accepted all the recommendations of the e-mobility inquiry. That will make Queensland’s rules among the strictest for low-powered e-bikes in the world.
- Felicity Caldwell and Catherine Strohfeldt
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Toddler v e-bike: We test 10km/h speed rule in a race with a two-year-old
Shared paths should be built to a 30km/h standard. But the government is thinking about making e-bikes and e-scooters ride at 10km/h, even though they can be unstable at jogging speed.
- Felicity Caldwell
No evidence legal e-bikes are a safety risk, inquiry’s deputy chair says
The deputy chair of Queensland’s e-mobility inquiry says pedal-assisted e-bikes should not be lumped in the same category as high-powered electric motorbikes. But proposed new laws will apply to both.
- Felicity Caldwell
Most people do this NZ trip for the views. I had a different motive
I’m looking forward to mountains and valleys, lakes and rivers, but I’m hoping this slow exploration will help me get to know the people and places better too.
- Justine Costigan
High-powered electric motorbikes to be legalised, while Clive is banned from his e-trike
Queensland councils could soon be supported to make speed limits even slower than jogging speed on shared paths and footpaths.
- Felicity Caldwell
Twelve or 16? Extent of age limit for e-bike riders under scrutiny
The state government is weighing up how old the age limit for e-bike riders should be in NSW as it moves to crack down on high-powered types.
- Matt O'Sullivan
‘It’s petrifying’: Inner-west locals fear for safety after truck spike
Since the opening of the West Gate Tunnel, residents say more trucks are avoiding the toll road and rat-running near schools and shops, sparking safety fears.
- Rachael Ward
Locals concerned about big trucks using roads in Kensington near schools and shops
Locals concerned about big trucks using roads in Kensington near schools and shops