The Pedestrian Council of Australia says more people will die unless the Brisbane City Council bans electronic scooters.
Council chief Harold Scruby says the death of a man, who suffered traumatic head injuries after falling from a Lime scooter, shows how dangerous they are.
He says risks to riders and pedestrians can't be adequately managed and the city council should be banning scooters, not looking to issue a second company a licence to operate.
The 50-year-old man died in hospital on Thursday, a day after he fell at South Brisbane.
He suffered severe head injuries despite wearing a helmet and also had a heart attack.
Investigators are looking at whether the heart attack caused the fall.
After the incident, the ambulance service detailed the injury toll from e-scooters.
Over a two month period, 80 people were treated at two major hospitals, and 12 of them required surgery.
Mr Scruby says the council must impose a ban in the interests of public safety.
"A man has now died. What more evidence do you need that these things have got to be banned," he told ABC radio on Friday.
"You cannot possibly expect not to have lots of serious injuries and deaths if you've got vehicles going between human beings on footpaths."
Queensland Ambulance Service clinical director Tony Hucker says riders must be aware of the risks and make sure they're wearing helmets and watching their speed on footpaths.
He said it wasn't clear why the helmet failed to protect the man who suffered "traumatic" head injuries.
But he stopped short of backing a ban.
"We do know that people are getting hurt but if you are safe and careful it can be OK," he told reporters.
"They are unique in a way because they have really small wheels and they're more prone to catching in divets and holes ... so there's probably a higher risk, particularly at night."
The Brisbane City Council has expressed sympathy for the man's family and says it won't comment further, pending a police investigation into the death.
The Lime scooter company has also expressed its condolences and is cooperating with the probe.
