❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding e-scooter incidents, infringements, and safety campaigns between 2021-2025. Data on infringements, impounds, and fatalities is provided, along with details of government safety campaigns and police enforcement.
AnsweredQoN 32Legislative Assembly
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I refer to e-scooter incidents in Western Australia and ask: (a) For each of the following years - 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date: (i) How many e-scooter-related infringements were recorded, categorized by offence type (e.g., speeding, helmet non compliance, underage riding, mobile phone use, riding under the influence); (ii) How many of these infringements resulted in convictions (categorised by year and offence); (iii) Of the infringements and convictions listed above, how many involved individuals under the age of 18 (categorised by year and offence); (iv) How many e-scooters were impounded; and (v) How many fatalities, if any, have been recorded as a result of e-scooter accidents; (b) What education or public safety campaigns have been run by the State Government or WA Police relating to safe and legal e-scooter use; and (c) How many targeted enforcement operations relating to e-scooters have been conducted by WA Police, and in which regions?
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Answered
28 May 2025
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
7 days
a)
i.
Electric rideable devices infringements by year offence occurred, 2021 to 2024
2021*
2022
2023
2024**
Non-Wearing Restraint (Helmet)
N/A
446
437
258
Exceed Speed Limit
N/A
34
25
14
Other
N/A
42
48
31
Grand Total
N/A
522
510
303
*Offence was created in 2022.
**2024 reflects data from 1 January to 7 October 2024 only. After this date, infringements are recorded with the Department of Transport.
ii. The Western Australia Police Force are unable to provide an answer to this question in a reliable and systematic manner. Police issued infringements are recorded on the Police Image and Infringement Processing System (IIPS) up to October 2024, prior to the responsibility transitioned to Department of Transport. There is no systematic link to identify infringements which were contested at court and a related record created in the police Prosecutions system. Further to this, the conviction data is the responsibility of the Department of Justice.
iii.
Electric rideable device infringements by year offence occurred, 2021 to 2024, where offender aged less than 18 years
2021**
2022
2023
2024*
Non-Wearing Restraint (Helmet)
N/A
43
52
26
Other
N/A
3
7
4
Exceed Speed Limit
N/A
2
2
1
Grand Total
N/A
48
61
31
*2024 reflects data from 1 January to 7 October 2024 only. After this date, infringements were recorded with the Department of Transport.
** Offence was created in 2022.
iv.
Year
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025*
Total
E-Scooters Impounds
3
30
75
156
53
317
* 2025 reflects data from 1 January to 20 May 2025
v.
Year
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025*
Total
E-Scooters Fatalities
0
2
1
3
3
9
* 2025 reflects data from 1 January to 21 May 2025
b) Since the introduction of eRideable legislation in December 2021, the Road Safety Commission has conducted a range of campaigns and activities detailed below.
· Advertising campaigns
o ‘New eRideable legislation’ (2021) raised awareness of the introduction of new laws.
o ‘Make every eRide safe’ (2022) reminder of key eRideables rules.
o "Let’s roll together, safely" (2022, ongoing) promotes safe and courteous riding and key eRideable rules, especially during WA Bike Month.
o "No one plans a crash" (2022, ongoing) includes eRideable safety scenarios.
· Community grants
o Each year, the Road Safety Commission provides small grants to local organisations to improve road safety awareness and attitudes. Examples relating to eRideables include:
§ $5,000 to the Dalwallinu Community Resource to promote bike and eRideable safety information to CaLD communities.
§ $8,300 provided to the City of Wanneroo to produce a series of eRideable safety videos.
§ $24,900 provided to the Polish School WA for a series of road safety workshops.
· School education
o The We-Ride-Able Program (2024 to present), in partnership with WestCycle, raises awareness of the safe and legal use of eRideables among high school students, parents and the broader school community.
o The Road Safety Commission’s Road Smart Kickstart program (2025, ongoing) delivered to year 7 and 8 students includes messaging on safe use of eRideables.
· TV, Media, and Radio
· The Road Safety Commissioner and Road Safety Commission staff promote eRideable safety through TV interviews, social media, radio, on an ongoing basis.
c) The WA Police Force frequently conducts targeted operations across the State, explicitly addressing the unlawful use of eRideables, which has led to a high number of issuance of infringements and the seizures of eRideables. The WA Police Force are consistent in their traffic enforcement efforts with high-visibility policing patrols and ongoing enforcement activities, targeting unsafe road user behaviours in both metropolitan regions and regional Western Australia. Police operations often become business-as-usual enforcement actions for police. Policing of eRideables is conducted across the metropolitan region, in all districts. The WA Police Force are proactive in collaborating with agency key partners for statewide education focused operations.
i.
Electric rideable devices infringements by year offence occurred, 2021 to 2024
2021*
2022
2023
2024**
Non-Wearing Restraint (Helmet)
N/A
446
437
258
Exceed Speed Limit
N/A
34
25
14
Other
N/A
42
48
31
Grand Total
N/A
522
510
303
*Offence was created in 2022.
**2024 reflects data from 1 January to 7 October 2024 only. After this date, infringements are recorded with the Department of Transport.
ii. The Western Australia Police Force are unable to provide an answer to this question in a reliable and systematic manner. Police issued infringements are recorded on the Police Image and Infringement Processing System (IIPS) up to October 2024, prior to the responsibility transitioned to Department of Transport. There is no systematic link to identify infringements which were contested at court and a related record created in the police Prosecutions system. Further to this, the conviction data is the responsibility of the Department of Justice.
iii.
Electric rideable device infringements by year offence occurred, 2021 to 2024, where offender aged less than 18 years
2021**
2022
2023
2024*
Non-Wearing Restraint (Helmet)
N/A
43
52
26
Other
N/A
3
7
4
Exceed Speed Limit
N/A
2
2
1
Grand Total
N/A
48
61
31
*2024 reflects data from 1 January to 7 October 2024 only. After this date, infringements were recorded with the Department of Transport.
** Offence was created in 2022.
iv.
Year
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025*
Total
E-Scooters Impounds
3
30
75
156
53
317
* 2025 reflects data from 1 January to 20 May 2025
v.
Year
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025*
Total
E-Scooters Fatalities
0
2
1
3
3
9
* 2025 reflects data from 1 January to 21 May 2025
b) Since the introduction of eRideable legislation in December 2021, the Road Safety Commission has conducted a range of campaigns and activities detailed below.
· Advertising campaigns
o ‘New eRideable legislation’ (2021) raised awareness of the introduction of new laws.
o ‘Make every eRide safe’ (2022) reminder of key eRideables rules.
o "Let’s roll together, safely" (2022, ongoing) promotes safe and courteous riding and key eRideable rules, especially during WA Bike Month.
o "No one plans a crash" (2022, ongoing) includes eRideable safety scenarios.
· Community grants
o Each year, the Road Safety Commission provides small grants to local organisations to improve road safety awareness and attitudes. Examples relating to eRideables include:
§ $5,000 to the Dalwallinu Community Resource to promote bike and eRideable safety information to CaLD communities.
§ $8,300 provided to the City of Wanneroo to produce a series of eRideable safety videos.
§ $24,900 provided to the Polish School WA for a series of road safety workshops.
· School education
o The We-Ride-Able Program (2024 to present), in partnership with WestCycle, raises awareness of the safe and legal use of eRideables among high school students, parents and the broader school community.
o The Road Safety Commission’s Road Smart Kickstart program (2025, ongoing) delivered to year 7 and 8 students includes messaging on safe use of eRideables.
· TV, Media, and Radio
· The Road Safety Commissioner and Road Safety Commission staff promote eRideable safety through TV interviews, social media, radio, on an ongoing basis.
c) The WA Police Force frequently conducts targeted operations across the State, explicitly addressing the unlawful use of eRideables, which has led to a high number of issuance of infringements and the seizures of eRideables. The WA Police Force are consistent in their traffic enforcement efforts with high-visibility policing patrols and ongoing enforcement activities, targeting unsafe road user behaviours in both metropolitan regions and regional Western Australia. Police operations often become business-as-usual enforcement actions for police. Policing of eRideables is conducted across the metropolitan region, in all districts. The WA Police Force are proactive in collaborating with agency key partners for statewide education focused operations.
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