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title: "Vancouver Police issue 100 tickets to e-scooter riders in first two days of Project Vigilance"
description: "VPD's Project Vigilance moves from warnings to tickets: 100 riders cited in two days, mostly for riding without a helmet or on the sidewalk."
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last_updated: "2026-11-11T19:16:24.178Z"
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Vancouver Police issued 100 tickets to e-scooter riders in the first two days of Project Vigilance, the VPD's fall traffic safety campaign. CityNews Vancouver reported on Wednesday that most tickets went to riders without helmets, with sidewalk riding the second most common offence.

Sgt. Adam Donaldson told CityNews Vancouver that an earlier round of the campaign, run in September, gave riders warnings. That has changed.

"This portion of the project, it's all going to be about enforcement. So, there's going to be fewer warnings going out and more tickets," Donaldson said.

## What officers are ticketing

According to Donaldson, four behaviours get e-scooter riders a ticket during Project Vigilance: riding without a helmet, riding on the sidewalk, travelling above 25 kilometres per hour, and lane splitting.

Since the weekend, more officers have been stationed downtown to enforce the rules. Donaldson said helmets were the most ticketed offence in the first two days of the campaign.

## Why the enforcement ramp-up

The campaign runs during the fall, when shorter days and wet weather make road conditions more dangerous for all road users. Donaldson said the decision to move to tickets reflects the need to change rider behaviour.

Haakin Koyote from Vision Zero told CityNews Vancouver that e-scooters fill a real need in the city and are not going away.

"They are new, but we have to figure out how to accommodate them," Koyote said.

Koyote added that true safety for both riders and drivers will require infrastructure changes, including bike lanes, to give e-scooter riders a space that is not the sidewalk or the road.

## What riders should know now

If you ride an e-scooter in Vancouver, Donaldson's message is clear: wear a helmet, stay off the sidewalk, keep speed at or below 25 kilometres per hour, and do not split lanes. Those are the four offences drawing tickets during Project Vigilance. VPD has not said when this enforcement phase will end.

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