Overview

• A 17-year-old boy has been charged with manslaughter, driving without authority and using an unlicensed vehicle after his unregistered electric dirt bike struck and killed a 59-year-old woman at Picnic Cove Park in Edgewater.
• WA Police Air Wing officers observed the high-powered motorbike being ridden recklessly through Woodvale and activated lights in an attempted intercept before the collision.
• The government has broadened its parliamentary inquiry definition of e-rideables to include electric dirt bikes that exceed the current 25 kg weight and 25 km/h speed thresholds.
• Proposed safety reforms under review encompass geo-fencing zones, mandatory speed-limiting technology and potential updates to helmet and licensing requirements.
• The crash has triggered scrutiny over enforcement tactics and highlighted regulatory gaps in managing emerging high-speed personal mobility devices.