Transport authorities are to grant US electric scooter sharing company Lime an exemption from state laws so it can conduct a trial in Brisbane this weekend.

The company, which is in 125 cities around the world, is planning to introduce hundreds of the pay-for-use scooters to the city.

Pedestrian Council of Australia spokesman Harold Scruby tells Mark he’s seen the service in action in the US and it’s a menace.

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