❓ Mr. Love questions the Premier on the urgency of addressing e-scooter safety concerns raised by emergency services and the medical community. The Premier defends the government's existing enforcement and compliance measures, questioning the opposition's alternative solutions.
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217. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Given the concerns raised by groups such as Department of Fire and Emergency
Services and the medical community, does the Premier see the need to act more
quickly to solve these issues?
217. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Given the concerns raised by groups such as Department of Fire and Emergency
Services and the medical community, does the Premier see the need to act more
quickly to solve these issues?
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just outlined to the member a range of enforcement and compliance initiatives
taken by the government and the police, but it is a difficult issue to
solve; the idea that it is somehow easy is not correct. Is the Leader of the
Opposition's proposal to ban them?
Mr R.S. Love : No.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Is the Leader
of the Opposition's proposal that anyone who rides one must have a licence?
Mr R.S. Love : No.
Mr M. McGOWAN : All right; so
the Leader of the Opposition has no ideas in relation to this issue.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please
members! Leader of the Opposition and about a half-dozen ministers, please just
let the Premier answer the question.
Mr M. McGOWAN : What is the
member's policy idea?
Mr R.S. Love : I am not
allowed to say anything. You have to ask the Speaker if I can answer the
question. I am happy to outline a range of things.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The member
comes in here and outlines a problem, but there are these issues in government
that are difficult to solve. E-scooters have become ever more popular. They are
particularly popular amongst people in their 20s and 30s who want to use an
e-scooter rather than a car or a motorbike. They are popular amongst people who
perhaps want to use an e-scooter to get to work so that they do not have to
shower after riding a bike. All those sorts of things are happening out there.
We are regulating it and we are enforcing compliance. We have put in place
education in relation to these matters.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members! This is
not an opportunity for a debate.
Mr
M. McGOWAN : I will tell the member
again. Since 7 February 2023, there have been 742 infringements and 39 have
been impounded; that is what has occurred in the last month and a half. Last
year, hundreds of infringements were put in place as well. They are the
initiatives that we are able to take. If the member has any other ideas, please
pass them on.
The SPEAKER : That concludes
question time.
just outlined to the member a range of enforcement and compliance initiatives
taken by the government and the police, but it is a difficult issue to
solve; the idea that it is somehow easy is not correct. Is the Leader of the
Opposition's proposal to ban them?
Mr R.S. Love : No.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Is the Leader
of the Opposition's proposal that anyone who rides one must have a licence?
Mr R.S. Love : No.
Mr M. McGOWAN : All right; so
the Leader of the Opposition has no ideas in relation to this issue.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please
members! Leader of the Opposition and about a half-dozen ministers, please just
let the Premier answer the question.
Mr M. McGOWAN : What is the
member's policy idea?
Mr R.S. Love : I am not
allowed to say anything. You have to ask the Speaker if I can answer the
question. I am happy to outline a range of things.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The member
comes in here and outlines a problem, but there are these issues in government
that are difficult to solve. E-scooters have become ever more popular. They are
particularly popular amongst people in their 20s and 30s who want to use an
e-scooter rather than a car or a motorbike. They are popular amongst people who
perhaps want to use an e-scooter to get to work so that they do not have to
shower after riding a bike. All those sorts of things are happening out there.
We are regulating it and we are enforcing compliance. We have put in place
education in relation to these matters.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members! This is
not an opportunity for a debate.
Mr
M. McGOWAN : I will tell the member
again. Since 7 February 2023, there have been 742 infringements and 39 have
been impounded; that is what has occurred in the last month and a half. Last
year, hundreds of infringements were put in place as well. They are the
initiatives that we are able to take. If the member has any other ideas, please
pass them on.
The SPEAKER : That concludes
question time.
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