‘Leniency is over’: hundreds of e-scooter riders fined amid police crackdown in Melbourne

Nearly 300 people on electric scooters caught breaking laws against riding without helmets, on footpaths and ignoring traffic lightsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastE-scooter riders have been warned “the time for leniency is over” after Victoria police caught hundreds of people riding on footpaths and without helmets.Officers fined almost 300 riders over a two-day crackdown earlier this month in Melbourne’s CBD and at major transport hubs.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...

May 31, 2024 - 07:30
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‘Leniency is over’: hundreds of e-scooter riders fined amid police crackdown in Melbourne

Nearly 300 people on electric scooters caught breaking laws against riding without helmets, on footpaths and ignoring traffic lights

E-scooter riders have been warned “the time for leniency is over” after Victoria police caught hundreds of people riding on footpaths and without helmets.

Officers fined almost 300 riders over a two-day crackdown earlier this month in Melbourne’s CBD and at major transport hubs.

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...

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