Lime scooter pub crawl has police concerned

A Lime scooter pub crawl across Brisbane, planned for tonight, has drawn the ire of the Queensland Police Service who say they will monitor the event.

A LIME scooter pub crawl across Brisbane, planned for tonight, has drawn the ire of the Queensland Police Service who say they will monitor the event.

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Two young women made a Facebook event this week called ‘Valley to Wynnum Lime Sesh’.

They encouraged the event’s 3000 interested participants to ride the scooters at full throttle from Ric’s Bar in Fortitude Valley to Wynnum, in Brisbane’s east, at 1am.

“Post clubbing lime squad. Start at Rics Bar 1am at the earliest, depending on how the night’s going,” the page reads.

“Prerequisite: must be keen. Another prerequisite: must be willing to go 30km/hr on Wynnum rd #gnarly.”

Police have expressed concern about a Facebook event that has encouraged people to ride Lime scooters at high speed across Brisbane. Picture AAP/David Clark

The women encouraged the participants to “tell everyone” about their plan.

Queensland police said today they were aware of the event.

“Police would like to remind those who choose to ride personal mobility devices such as electronic scooters that drink driving laws apply, as with cars and other vehicles,” the service said in a statement.

A post from the Lime scooter pub crawl event. Picture: Facebook.

“As well, riders should be aware that they must follow all road rules, including those specifically designed for personal mobility devices such as not using a mobile phone, keeping left and giving way to pedestrians, always wearing a helmet and not carrying other passengers.

“The QPS will not hesitate to charge against anyone found to be operating an electronic scooter whilst under the influence of alcohol or drugs.”

Asked if they were aware of the road rules for Lime Scooters, one of the event organisers said: “To be honest, we weren’t expecting the event to draw so much attention.

“I understand that driving under the influence of alcohol applies for the Lime Scooters, which is why we are considering other options to avoid any dispute with the cops.

“It was never our intention to break any laws and we plan to keep it that way.”