STONNINGTON: Delivery bikes crisis, says MP
Prahran MLA Rachel Westaway says the boom in fast food delivery services has created traffic chaos locally.
“It has been drawn to my attention, not only being a local but also having found out from people who live in my local area, particularly those that are sight-impaired or that have disabilities, that some of these e-bikes are creating absolute havoc on our roads, and I am speaking up for my local residents,” Ms Westaway told Pa rliament.
“Recent research by Monash University has exposed the alarming reality of illegal e-bike operations in our commercial delivery sector. “With over 27,000 vehicles monitored across Melbourne, almost half were delivery e-bikes, and the findings are deeply concerning. We find that some are reaching speeds of up to 54-kmh and the legal speed is 25-kmh.
“These are not isolated incidents; there are collisions, and they have surged by 82 per cent, so we are absolutely wanting to see greater regulation in this space to make certain that there is safety and security on our roads so that we can actually have great services taken home.”
Ms Westaway said the seat of Prahran has
the most extraordinary takeaway restaurants, “providing residents in the seat with fabulous food from Chinese and Vietnamese to Indian to Eurasian – a whole range of different types of food.”