Overview
- Police recorded over 4,500 enforcement hours since last month, issuing 1,652 fines for no helmet, 207 for prohibited road use, 72 for carrying a passenger, 68 for speeding, and 61 for failing to stop.
- Nearly 100 devices were seized in the statewide blitz as officers flagged widespread non‑compliance by riders.
- Authorities said 14 people have died this year in incidents involving e‑mobility devices across Queensland.
- Research from the Jamieson Trauma Institute with the RACQ found more than 1,600 rider hospitalisations in January–October 2025 and over 7,200 emergency presentations since 2018, with many head and facial injuries.
- Police and officials warned that many high‑powered or modified machines legally qualify as electric motorcycles requiring registration and a licensed rider, while children under 12 are banned and those aged 12–16 must be directly supervised.