Melbourne Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece launched a motion to immediately cancel contracts with e-scooter companies Lime and Neuron, wherein the City of Melbourne will be banning such e-scooters.

This proved to be a dramatic overturn after the Victorian government declared that e-scooters were ‘here to stay’ just weeks prior.

On this note, private e-scooters are still allowed in the City of Melbourne.

Melbourne Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece in a press conference provided more detail onto this ban;

Jahan Rezakhanlou asked Archie, an international student living in the City of Melbourne who uses e-scooters for his daily commute what effects.

Produced By: Jahan Rezakhanlou

Featured In Story: Nicholas Reece – Melbourne Lord Mayor

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 20 August 2024