Overview
- Queensland Ambulance Service recorded at least 11 e-scooter and e-bike incidents overnight across the state, including a teenage boy with a significant foot injury after a collision with a car in Palm Beach.
- A 14-year-old in Perth suffered serious leg injuries in a Claremont e-bike crash hours after WA’s inquiry delivered 33 safety recommendations targeting penalties, retailer accountability and better infrastructure.
- Federal and state transport ministers are advancing a national framework, with the Commonwealth reinstating the EN‑15194 standard that limits power to 250W, requires pedal assist and cuts motors at 25 km/h, with an update due early next year.
- Police report issuing fines and, in some cases, seizing and destroying illegal e-bikes, while noting constraints on pursuing dangerous riders; Queensland’s parliamentary inquiry continues toward a March report.
- Trauma clinicians warn parents against buying illegal or tampered devices before Christmas as hospitals report rising, sometimes life-altering injuries, and experts urge buyers to check for EN‑15194 compliance and avoid high-speed conversion kits.