Professor Denis Cusack:

Certainly. I have the papers and I have summarised five of them. A significant number of those pedestrians were older people who tripped over the e-scooters on the footpaths. I suggested to the Department they might consider legislating for it to be an offence not to park an e-scooter, be it rented or otherwise, in a safe position so as not to be a hazard or danger to others. It surprised me the number of pedestrians who were injured by falling over e-scooters. Some of the injuries were quite serious, and particularly for older people who are in serious trouble if they break an arm, a leg or a hip.

I have a lot of information on e-scooters. It is evidence-based about what we could do safely. In some of the jurisdictions they are now changing the law and bringing in helmets and looking at age limits. There was some advice as to whether or not there can be an age limit. E-scooters are here to stay. Let us make them safe and bring in evidence-based, medical prevention.