Council set to decide whether to end contracts with operators Lime and Neuron on Tuesday night
Melbourne lord mayor Nicholas Reece is set to move a motion to ban e-scooter rentals. He says he is fed up with riders’ ‘bad behaviour’ and safety issues.Melbourne lord mayor Nicholas Reece is set to move a motion to ban e-scooter rentals. He says he is fed up with riders’ ‘bad behaviour’ and safety issues.Melbourne’s controversial e-scooter scheme could be scrapped within weeks, with the city council due to vote on whether to rip up existing contracts with rental operators.
“It is very odd that tabled proposal for the introduction of new e-scooter technology can change to become a proposal for a ban.”on Tuesday that, if passed, the motion would mean the public e-scooter scheme would no longer operate in the Melbourne city council area.Reece said he was initially a supporter of the public e-scooter scheme when it started, but was “fed up with the bad behaviour” and community safety issues.
Councillors were also expected to discuss a report by council officers to the Future Melbourne Committee that recommended the scheme remain but with the reduction of e-scooter numbers for hire – from 1,500 to 1,200 – and with tighter regulation.began in February 2022, with 1,500 Lime and Neuron vehicles initially deployed across three council areas – Melbourne, Port Phillip and Yarra.
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