A ticket has been issued to a man for riding a rocket-propelled skateboard on a main street in a town located in western Queensland.
The police officers in Barcaldine, situated to the east of Longreach, observed the skateboarder on Oak Street.
According to District officer Inspector Michael Fawcett, the man was not wearing a helmet, and officers were taken aback by the hazardous activity they witnessed.
“They saw him activate what appeared to be a rocket attached to the back of the skateboard,” he stated.
“By the time they caught up with him, he had actually duct taped a small rocket onto the skateboard and was using it for propulsion down the road.
“I was informed that the rocket is available for purchase. Based on conversations with the officers, they observed it didn’t significantly alter his speed.”
Inspector Fawcett mentions that he has never encountered anything similar to this before.
“Interestingly enough, there is a ticket available for operating a rocket-propelled vehicle on a public road, and I believe this might be the first ever ticket issued for such an offense in Queensland,” he remarked.
“The key point is that we have an individual skateboarding at night, on a main roadway, without a helmet, putting himself in a potentially dangerous situation.”
