First rider charged seven minutes after new e-scooter laws took hold

Queensland introduced new mandatory helmet requirements for e-scooter and e-bike riders. The state's first enforcement action came just after midnight on Queen Street in Brisbane's CBD. According to ABC News Australia, a twenty-eight-year-old rider from Teneriffe was cited for not wearing a helmet—a violation that occurred within seven minutes of the law taking effect. He's now the fastest compliance test case in Queensland traffic history.

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