Longboard rider faces legal battle after $598 ticket for using electric board
VANCOUVER — A Vancouver man has pulled the plug on his electric skateboard after receiving a $598 ticket the first time he took it out on the street.
Daniel Dahlberg said he was riding the longboard, marketed as a Boosted Board, on Friday down a hill in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood when he was pulled over by police.
The board can be used as a normal skateboard but also has a battery attached to the bottom, giving the wheels enough torque to push a rider up a steep hill.
Dahlberg said he hadn’t even engaged the battery yet, but his maiden voyage was also the first time he learned from a police officer that riders need insurance.