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Queensland Parliamentary Committee Proposes Licensing for E-Bikes, E-Scooters, and E-Skateboards

The Queensland parliamentary committee has recommended legalizing high-powered electric motorbikes while implementing stricter regulations for e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-skateboards. The proposed changes include banning these devices for anyone under sixteen and requiring all riders to hold at least a learners drivers licence. This move aims to address safety concerns, with over six thousand emergency visits and twelve deaths reported last year due to e-mobility devices. The committee also suggests a ten kilometers per hour speed limit on footpaths for these devices. Despite no other Australian state requiring licences for low-powered e-bikes, the transport minister has pledged to review the proposal for potential changes.

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