“There’s no excuse for ignorance in not being aware of the rules,” he said.
Goldsmith said the majority of fines police had issued for scooters were for use on footpaths and for riding without a helmet.
“That’s where the real risk is;where they run the risk of colliding with pedestrians,” he said.
Under Victoria’s trial of an inner-city electric scooter share scheme,only those who use commercial scootersoperated by Neuron and Lime are allowed on public roads,and their speed limit is capped at 20km/h. Melburnians can own their own electric scooters,but face fines ofbetween $182 and $909 if caught riding them on public roads.
Senior Constable Paul Nichols,on duty patrolling the Southbank promenade on Monday morning,gave out a $231 fine to the user of an e-scooter who was part of the trial,just before the press conference began.
He said not long ago he was driving to work and saw an electric scooter comfortably pass him on the Nepean Highway as he was driving 80km/h.