E-scooter laws introduced into South Australian parliament met with concern

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New e-scooter laws being introduced into South Australian parliament will leave victims of crashes without protection, legal experts have warned. The state government will introduce the laws this week, making it legal to ride a privately owned e-scooter on public roads and paths. But the current proposal doesn’t require owners to register or insure the devices.

He called the South Australian government’s proposed laws “dangerous and irresponsible”. “When I was sent to the hospital, there were several others, including a guy in his 80s who’d also been hit by a scooter the same day,” Michalak said. “If they did hit someone, and they did cause serious harm, where’s the accountability? “The government, if they aren’t careful and don’t consider a third-party rule, they could be the third party that’s responsible.

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