Queensland police are fining speeding e-scooter riders on Brisbane bikeways amid a sharp rise in the number caught zipping above the 25 kilometres per hour speed limit.
Private e-scooter use has boomed in Brisbane following the introduction of shared e-scooter schemes in 2018 as more people turn to the electric devices to get about the city.
But three years after e-scooters arrived, concerns about their regulation led to the state government holding a roundtable discussion on legislative reforms in November.
Police data presented at the e-scooter talks revealed the number of users caught speeding had risen year-on-year, not just on bikeways.
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