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New operator brings e-bikes and e-scooters

Lime e-bikes coming to town next month.

Lime has been selected as the new provider of shared e-scooter services in the ACT, replacing current operator Neuron.

Neuron launched Canberra’s first shared e-scooter service in 2020 and said riders had taken millions of trips across the city since the program began.

Lime, which operates in Brisbane, Melbourne, the Gold Coast and Sydney, has won been awarded a three-year permit under the Public Unleased Land Act 2013 and is scheduled to start from April 16.

As part of the new arrangement, Lime will include shared e-bikes in addition to e-scooters, offering riders another option for short trips and connections to public transport.

ACT Government officials said shared e-scooters had become an established part of Canberra’s transport mix since their introduction in 2020.

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One Response to New operator brings e-bikes and e-scooters

cbrapsycho says: 16 March 2026 at 12:34 pm

What are the conditions of their use here? Queensland & WA have had so many serious accidents and life-changing injuries that they’re talking of licensing riders as well as restricting their use to certain ages, with their police monitoring this. What action is taken here to ensure public safety?

We know there are many accidents here but very conveniently for the providers and the ACT government the particular vehicle (scooter, bike, e-bike, e-scooter) that causes the accident is not recorded when emergency or other medical care occurs. Consequently, there are no high level statistics, media exposure of the amount or type of accidents to force the introduction of appropriate control measures to enable public safety.

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