The Blind Foundation fully backed micro mobility but wanted e-scooters only on cycleways or low-speed-limit roads.Photo: Gerard O'BrienThe Transport Agency (NZTA) is under rising pressure to regulate e-scooter use. This has happened without NZTA doing a single risk assessment, two Official Information Act responses show. The safety reportsOfficial Information Act responses show the NZTA has had two safety reports on e-scooters, one local, one from overseas that remains confidential. Mr King said the legislative duties imposed on NZTA were weak when it came to local roads. He said the Health and Safety at Work Act could be made "clearly applicable to roads and to public safety".

Source: Otago Daily Times March 27, 2019 21:56 UTC