A new police operation will launch in coming weeks, cracking down on hoon trail bike riders and motorcyclists
Police will launch a new operation targeting hoon motorcyclists and trail bike riders following a surge in complaints about dangerous rider behaviour, particularly in the northern suburbs of Adelaide.
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Police will launch a new operation to crack down on hoon motorcyclists and off-road trail bike riders after they received almost 100 complaints about dangerous rider behaviour in recent months.
Operation Fusion will begin in the coming weeks in metropolitan Adelaide after concerns were raised by SA Police and Police Minister Corey Wingard about the increase of complaints.
Operation Fusion will add to existing measures targeting hoon motorcycle riding.
Mr Wingard said the Government launched a Traffic Watch app in October so members of the public could help police catch “idiots and hoons”.
“It’s encouraging to see that the community is lodging complaints and engaging with this technology to make communities safer,” he said.
Complaints were noticeably higher in the northern suburbs.
The State Government invested $18.6 million in a new district policing model to ensure greater police focus on local issues such as hoon trail bike riders.
Recent incidents included police being called to Davoren Rd, Andrews Farm, on March 9 when two males on motorcycles were doing burnouts.
A Davoren Park youth, 17, and a Smithfield Plains man, 22, were reported for misuse of a motor vehicle, riding unlicensed, unregistered and uninsured. They will appear in court at a later date. Both bikes were impounded.
The State Government drafted an amendment Bill in January this year to change the minimum age to qualify for a motorbike licence from 16 to 18. The Bill is currently out for consultation.
So far this year, 11 motorcyclists have died on SA roads.