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Aaron Bunch

Top docs call for action on speedy e-scooters and bikes

Electric mobility device-related deaths and injuries are soaring, the peak body for doctors says. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

Doctors have thrown their weight behind a push to tackle high-speed electric scooters and bikes, as the national injury and death toll among riders, passengers and pedestrians grows.

The Australian Medical Association says a national body is urgently needed to develop an Australia-wide safety strategy and regulations for e-mobility vehicles.

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