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"any motorised bicycle = electric or petrol . are banned by law on any footpath . they must be limited to 200 watts of power . and stay on the road . must have pedals  motorised scooters could mean anything . very grey area . that some police…"

"agree , segways can go to the rubbish tip . keep them on private property"

"What's the legal status of the motorised scooters that sound like lawnmowers? There's a few of those burning up the bike paths."

"Well, it gets people used to looking ridiculous."

"A segway isn't an electric bicycle. I can understand wanting to expand the legal restrictions on e-bikes, I just don't think segways have anything much to do with that goal."

"some segways have twin 800watt motors electric bicycles are limited by law allowed in public use of a single 200watts motor it matters "

"Surely there are so few segways around that this really doesn't matter?"

"http://www.walk.com.au/wstsd01/page.asp?PageID=915 The attached photos have just been brought to our attention.   They would appear to be young women driving what appears to be Segways on the footpaths in Melbourne.   According to our…"

"a Dorothy Dixer? (a Dixie?)"

"It took 30min of deliberation at today's Traffic Committee meeting, and frankly a battle against the full weight of the CoS Traffic Engineering team but the Wigram/Ross St intersection matter (Item 46) has been deferred (held over) for further…"

"It has just come to BIKESydney's attention that this matter is now up for approval at next week's CoS Traffic Committee (2pm Wed 15 May, Town Hall - open to the public).   BIKESydney will not be supporting the proposal as presented,…"

"very dangerous , should be banned from public areas "

"I really enjoyed a segway session at newington armory when I went. They are a lot of fun and I really cannot see them being dangerous to the user unless you are being an idiot or riding beyond your ability (the guy who bought the company that…"

"good point Richard."

"I think Queensland cyclists have missed the biggest opportunity here. Demand an immediate change to the electric bike laws! Not only does Segway have no "pedal assist" requirement, it is powered by 2 x 800 watt motors. Cyclists should…"

"they are banned in a public area . only allowed on private property "