E-scooter Trial Underway

Residents have been rolling around town with thousands of trips taken on e-scooters as part of a new trial.

Council introduced the six month trial of e-scooters in Sandgate and Shorncliffe last year following a submission made by the Sandgate Bayside Chamber of Commerce.

Acting Civic Cabinet Chair for Transport Angela Owen said since the trial started in December there had been more than 12,000 trips taken in the area.

“Visitors and residents asked the Council to bring e-scooters to the bayside to support tourism and local businesses, as well as to improve connections to public transport,” Cr Owen said.

As part of the trial, there are 150 e-scooters in the Sandgate and Shorncliffe area provided by e-mobility operators Neuron and Beam.

A representative from Neuron said they had experienced a successful start to the service in Sandgate.

“The vast majority of our users are riding in a responsible and safe manner,” the Neuron representative said. “People have been using the service to travel along the Sandgate foreshore. We are also seeing e-scooters provide a fantastic link to public transport with Sandgate Train Station being one of the most popular places for people to start and end a journey.”

Sandgate Bayside Chamber of Commerce President Bill Gollan said the scooters had improved connectivity between the main street of Sandgate and the beachfront. 

“Quite often now I see families on scooters going for a ride along the beachfront and through the avenues,” Bill said.

“They add another dimension to life in our area. It’s created another way in which we can enjoy our bayside lifestyle.”

Some of the criteria Council will be looking at during the trial includes trips-per-vehicle-per day, community feedback from riders, businesses and residents and injury/incident trends.

Feedback to Council can be provided via the Contact Centre on 3403 8888 or via email to TfB.Correspondence@brisbane.qld.gov.au

To report an incident or incorrectly parked scooter, contact the scooter providers directly. For Beam scooters (purple) phone 3186 1011. For Neuron e-scooters (orange) phone 3067 8617.