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  •   Home > News > Motoring

    Calls for e-scooter users and cyclists to keep their wheels off the footpath

    Calls for e-scooter users and cyclists to keep their wheels off the footpath


    The Government's seeking public feedback on proposals to allow e-scooters in cycle lanes, and bicycles on the footpath.

    It's also looking at a15 kilometre-an-hour speed limit.

    Blind Low Vision New Zealand's Chris Orr says since e-scooters arrived, blind pedestrians have struggled.

    He says they clients have been hit by e-scooters... and been left stranded on the footpath.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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