14 Mar 2019

E-scooters allowed on footpaths, roads without normal checks

From Morning Report, 7:44 am on 14 March 2019

E-scooters have been allowed on to footpaths and roads without the risk assessments a transport official said were necessary. Documents show a rule change to allow the scooters to be used on to footpaths was pushed through within a week of Lime asking for it. Our reporter Phil Pennington has details, and is in our Wellington studio.