Hong Kong police arrest woman over riding e-bike carrying 3 children without helmets

In the footage, a woman can be seen disobeying traffic signals while crossing Tin Shui Road.

The clip also shows a boy and one of the girls sitting in front of the rider, while the other child is positioned behind her, all without helmets, as they try to cross a road packed with moving vehicles.

The 34-year-old woman was charged with eight offences, including dangerous driving, driving without a licence, driving a motorcycle on a pedestrian path, riding without wearing a protective helmet and illegally carrying a passenger under the age of eight.

She has been granted bail and told to report to police by the end of June.

Police stressed that “electric mobility devices should not be used on the same road as regular vehicles, nor should they be used on pedestrian paths or cycling tracks”.

The force warned that anyone driving an electric mobility device without a vehicle registration licence could be in breach of the Road Traffic Ordinance, among other laws.

According to the ordinance, a mechanically or electrically propelled bicycle is classified as a motorised vehicle.

In Hong Kong, driving a powered mobility device without a registration licence is punishable by up to 12 months in prison and a HK$10,000 (US$1,280) fine.