Sunshine Coast motorbike rider and her canine co-pilot fined by police
A Queensland woman has been fined for riding with her pooch on her motorbike in a harness she bought online.
Officers from Sunshine Coast Highway Patrol stopped the motorbike rider and her furry friend at Alexandra Headland last Saturday to question the 35-year-old Maroochydore woman.
She said she bought the harness, that allowed her dog to travel between her arms as she rode, online.
"Yeah, no, I didn't know [it was illegal]," she said.
"I bought this off Temu."
In a video captured by police, Senior Sergeant Shane Panoho from Sunshine Coast Highway Patrol told the woman the device could place the rider and her pooch in harm's way.
"I've never seen the whole harness thing before," he said.
"You can't be riding around with the dog in between your arms.
"If he starts moving around and going off anything can happen, and that is going to cause you to crash."
In a statement, he said all riders had to be safe and responsible on the roads, "although the dog seemed to be comfortable on the bike".
The rider was fined $376 for riding with an animal between her arms.
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