An electric scooter rider zoomed past a scared biker at approximately 100 km/h.
Scott Lewis experienced a strong rush of air as the biker rushed by him in the bike lane next to Brisbane’s Western Freeway.
Later on in the track, he caught up with the guy and saw that he had fallen off the scooter and was hurt. He subsequently acknowledged that he had been traveling at 94 km/h.
The biker told A Current Affair, “I had to ask him to repeat it just to be sure that’s what he told me.”
I just couldn’t believe what I was hearing.
The e-scooter rider explains in GoPro video taken from Mr. Lewis’s bike that he was attempting to go to work in order to justify his blazing pace.
Man, it’s too risky, Mr. Lewis cautions him. It reads, “For you and those on the trail.”
The individual had exceeded both the 25 km/h restriction for e-scooters as well as the 90 km/h limit for vehicles on the Western Freeway.
The speed of e-scooter riders who hire from the city is regulated; however, individuals who own their own may move at incredible speeds.
The Queensland Police are harshly prosecuting motorcyclists who exceed the speed limit because they claim more people are being hurt in collisions every day.
Acting Sergeant Duncan Hill said that on busy highways close to the Brisbane CBD, he had stopped at least two motorcyclists traveling at speeds of more than 60 km/h.
A $194 speeding punishment and an additional $137 for not wearing a helmet are also possible for riders.
There have been demands for the devices to be outlawed because to the heightened danger that walkers and cyclists face on shared sidewalks, as well as a number of tragedies using them.
Laura Wallace, 19, sustained fatal injuries last month after being pushed from her e-scooter into an intersection.
It is believed that the e-scooter Ms. Wallace was riding did not belong to a public-hire provider in Canberra.
On September 25, she collided with a vehicle at the intersection of Drakeford Drive and O’Halloran Circuit while without wearing a helmet.
Ms. Wallace’s mother Jay and family friend Melanie Steele both shared a number of photos of their daughter on their Facebook pages, recalling her as “the strongest girl.”
“We adored her; we were her.” Many people are too young to articulate the sadness we are experiencing. You are extremely important, she said.
The teen’s death, according to Detective Acting Inspector Paul Hutcheson, might have been avoided. He advised “vulnerable” motorcyclists to always wear a helmet.
Another e-scooter fatality shook Melbourne last week when Moustafa Abou-Eid passed away in a hospital after losing control of his machine.
The 28-year-old was riding over a bump without a helmet when he crashed, inflicting injuries that may have been fatal.
Australian states have different laws governing the common gadgets; some ban scooters while others impose a stringent set of rules on users.
The Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland, and Western Australia all have e-scooter rules that enable users to operate e-scooters with a regular driver’s license.
To fulfill specific standards, riders must undergo training in the Australian Capital Territory, NSW, Tasmania, and Victoria before using the equipment on their e-scooters.