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First rider charged seven minutes after new e-scooter laws took hold
Key takeaways
- The 28-year-old Teneriffe man was stopped by police for not wearing a helmet on Queen Street in the CBD, just after midnight.
- Police Assistant Commissioner Rhys Wildman said officers were able to breath test him, with new powers coming into effect just seven minutes earlier.
- The man was stopped initially because he wasn't wearing a helmet.
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Link copied Share Share article A Brisbane e-scooter rider has become the first person charged under tougher new e-mobility laws, alleged to be riding over the legal alcohol limit.
The 28-year-old Teneriffe man was stopped by police for not wearing a helmet on Queen Street in the CBD, just after midnight.
Police Assistant Commissioner Rhys Wildman said officers were able to breath test him, with new powers coming into effect just seven minutes earlier.
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