Scooting safely
Published 22 April 2025
Since 2022, there have been 1.5 million shared e-scooter scheme rides getting residents and visitors around our City.
We have listened to our community’s safety and amenity concerns and are continuing to improve how this convenient and low-emission travel option is ridden and parked.
Improvements our Council has implemented over the past six months - or successfully encouraged operators to undertake - include:
- 50 eye-catching “no footpath riding’ decals at key high streets and activity centres to educate riders about the road rules and deter them from riding on footpaths
- the almost complete rollout of footpath detection cameras across the entire scooter fleet in Port Phillip. These cameras can be used to issue verbal alerts, and if necessary, disciplinary action on users by the operators
- continuing to require ‘no parking’ digital geofences in apps so GPS technology stops users from ending their trips in unsuitable locations
- an upcoming trial of 10 marked on-footpath parking bays at key high streets and activity centres with wide footpaths to further improve e-scooter parking in these areas. A consultation will be part of this trial.
Our Council will be considering its long-term position on e-scooters in the next few months.
For more information, go to our E-scooter page.