Brisbane news LIVE update: Call to use existing laws to seize and impound electric motorbikes | Woman allegedly rams two police vehicles with stolen car

Many organizations have joined forces to call on the Queensland government to step up enforcement to remove dangerous and illegal electric motorcycles from streets and footpaths.

He follows eight-year-old Zeke Hondow. He died on the Sunshine Coast on Thursdayafter colliding head-on with a 15-year-old driver.

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Sunshine Coast police chief inspector Jason Overland said the bikes involved were “electrically powered” and said the crash investigation would include determining how much power they produced.

15 year old boy died two days later after crashing into an electric dirt bike in Broadbeach just after 3am.

This initiative is supported by RACQ, Royal Australian College of Surgeons, Queensland Motor Trade Association, Queensland Cycling and Queensland Walks.

premier David Crisafulli resisted pressure He said the government would wait for the results of the parliamentary inquiry, which will be announced on March 30, and asked for changes to the current rules before Christmas.

But RACQ head of public policy Dr Michael Kane said solutions were already available.

“The laws are there to end this epidemic; they just need to be applied consistently,” he said.

“Under current legislation, authorized officers such as police and transport inspectors can report defects and seize illegal vehicles.

“We urge the state government to act tough on people flouting the law by seizing all illegal and dangerous two-wheeler electric vehicles.”