WestCycle’s submission to the WA Parliamentary Inquiry into eRideables: The gist - WestCycle

WestCycle’s submission to the WA Parliamentary Inquiry into eRideables: The gist

Posted by Shane Starling
3 September, 2025

The WA Parliament is in the midst of an Inquiry into the safety and regulation of eRideables that has subsequently been expanded to include e-bikes and e-motorbikes.

The inquiry commenced on 18 June 2025, in response to community concerns about safety and negative media attention.

The inquiry began approximately two weeks after the death of Thanh Phan who was struck by an e-scooter being ridden by Alicia Kemp and a pillion passenger in Murray Street Perth on Saturday night, 31 May 2025. Ms Kemp was found to have a blood alcohol reading (BAC) of 0.158%.

WestCycle has made a written submission to the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee overseeing the inquiry, plus WestCycle CEO Wayne Bradshaw and Active Transport Officer Tim Burns attended a face-to-face interview at a hearing on 30 July 2025.

The full submission and video recording of the hearing are available here: https://tinyurl.com/yskhheuh

WestCycle’s key recommendations to the inquiry are:

Fast track implementation of the Road Safety Action Plan 2024-2026 (Road Safety Commission, 2024) and the recommendations from the Review of the eRideable Road Rules (Road Safety Commission, 2025).

Create guidelines for local governments that maximise safety and community benefit of e-scooter hire schemes

Change the road rules so eRideables can be used on all 50kph streets (as recommended in the Review of the eRideable Road Rules)

Make it easier and quicker for local governments to set safer speed limits in activity centres, entertainment precincts and other areas with high place value.

Enforce existing laws related to illegal devices, and work with other states to lobby for federal changes to import regulations to limit the availability of high powered and poor-quality devices.

Require retailers to take responsibility at point of sale for ensuring devices are legal and safe, and consumers are aware of what they are purchasing.

Invest the appropriate level of resources in developing clear processes for high quality data collection, analysis and publication.

WestCycle’s full submission can be found here.

WestCycle has also made a separate submission concerning e-bikes.

The WA Parliament’s Inquiry page containing all submissions and footage lives here.

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