Australian e-scooters' bumpy ride: 'Like when automobiles appeared on streets filled with horses'

The popularity of personal mobility devices is surging – as is public opposition to their useIt’s peak hour on Brisbane’s busy riverside bikeway. Among the riders are scores of commuters zipping along on e-scooters, wearing business clothes and toting satchels or small backpacks. It looks like fun – a door-to-door commute in the fresh air, free from traffic jams, crowded buses and trains, and without the hassle of a hot and sticky pedal up Brisbane’s hills.Worldwide