Four e-scooter riders and skaters handed hefty fines for speeding, not wearing helmets

A police officer has dished out more than $2700 in fines to a group of law-breaking electronic skater and scooter riders in South East Queensland. SEE THE VIDEO

Four electronic skaters and scooter riders have been busted breaking the law while zipping around Brisbane and Gold Coast streets, with one man fined more than $1300.

Queensland police released a compilation video of the riders who were caught running red lights, not wearing helmets and using their phones by Senior Constable Duncan Hill over a two-week period.

Constable Hill dished out hefty fines to the law-breakers, totalling more than $2700.

It comes as Queensland Police crack down on dangerous e-scooter riders and skaters following the introduction of new safety laws.

The body worn camera footage first shows a man, 49, riding his electronic skateboard along North St, Southport on the Gold Coast on November 3.

On November 3, 2022 on North Street at Southport, a 49-year-old Southport man was issued fined $1,393 for using his phone on an electronic skateboard while riding on the road without a helmet. Picture: QPS

The local Southport man was riding on the road without a helmet on while holding his mobile phone to his ear.

He was issued three fines for using a phone while on a personal mobility device (PMD), failing to wear a helmet and for riding a PMD on a prohibited road, totalling a whopping $1393.

A second man was then caught scootering through a red light on Wharf St on November 10.

“He’s gone through a red light here, straight through it,” Constable Hill said.

The man was given two fines for failing to stop at a red traffic light and for riding on a prohibited road.

He was slapped with a $747 fine, with Constable Hill telling him, “you’re riding on a road, so you need to comply with the road rules.”

On November 18, 2022 on Edward Street in Brisbane City, a 50-year-old Bulimba man was fined $286 for speeding through a red bicycle crossing light. Picture: QPS

On November 18, another man was spotted riding his electronic skateboard through a red light on Edward St.

The 50-year-old Bulimba man was speeding in the bicycle lane, hitting up to 40km/h.

He was handed two fines for running the red bicycle crossing light and for speeding, totalling $286.

“We need to learn the rules. The maximum speed you can travel on these pathways is 25km/h,” Constable Hill said.

On November 10, 2022 on Victoria Bridge in South Brisbane, a 48-year-old Clear Island Waters man was fined $143 for not wearing a correct helmet. An 18-year-old Varsity Lakes man was also fined $286 for speeding and not wearing a correct helmet. Picture: QPS

Two mates riding their scooters across the Victoria Bridge in Brisbane were also caught wearing hard hats instead of helmets.

Constable Hill’s keen eye spotted the plastic hats, and explained to the riders that they needed to have the Australia safety standard identification sticker to be considered wearing an approved helmet.

One of the men, 48, of Clear Island Waters was fine $143 for not wearing a correct helmet while the second man, an 18-year-old from Varsity Lakes, who was also clocked speeding at 31km/hr, copped a more expensive $286 fine.