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Queensland Proposes Age Limit for E-Bike Riders After Fatalities

2/24/2026

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The Queensland parliamentary inquiry recommends banning children from riding electric bikes and e-scooters until age 16 and requiring a driver’s license.
The recommendations follow injuries and fatalities, including eight-year-old’s death in an ebike crash, with the inquiry receiving over 1,200 submissions and 17 hearings.
Queensland Government has three months to respond; Australian Medical Association of Queensland notes half of Australia’s e-scooter fatalities occurred there, while Bicycle Queensland criticizes licensing plan.

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The Queensland parliamentary inquiry recommends banning children from riding electric bikes and e-scooters until age 16 and requiring a driver’s license.
The recommendations follow injuries and fatalities, including eight-year-old’s death in an ebike crash, with the inquiry receiving over 1,200 submissions and 17 hearings.
Queensland Government has three months to respond; Australian Medical Association of Queensland notes half of Australia’s e-scooter fatalities occurred there, while Bicycle Queensland criticizes licensing plan.