A crackdown on e-scooter offences has led to almost 800 fines being issued by Queensland state authorities since November.
Nearly 400 riders have been caught without a helmet, while 161 were nabbed on prohibited roads and 52 while exceeding the speed limit.
Almost 50 operators have been fined for illegally carrying a passenger and 23 have been accused of failing to stop at a red light.
Queensland cut footpath speed limits for e-scooters and increased fines for some offences to more than $1000 (US$688) in a suite of changes on Nov. 1, targeting reckless users.
Under the rules, the maximum speed for e-scooters and other mobility devices like e-skateboards were slashed to 12 km/h on shared paths, with people caught breaking the limit to be hit with a minimum $143 fine….