Rs. 55,000 fine for riding on single wheel

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By Dinesh Upendra

Colombo, May 27 (Daily Mirror) - A young man who showed his prowess by raising the front wheel and riding the motorcycle on single wheel in a public road was fined Rs, 55,000 and severely reprimanded by Kuliyapitiya magistrate Randika Lakmal Jayalath.

Police had filed action under five counts including inconvenience to the public, bearing an expired riding licence and endangering the lives of the public, without the number plates and the side mirrors being properly fitted.

The suspect young man Dasun Shewantha of Kanadulla area in Kuliyapitiya pleaded guilty to the charges.

HQI Kuliyapitiya Police CI Kamal Ratnayake told court that the suspect was riding his motorcycle haphazardly on single wheel and causing a loud noise much to the annoyance of the public. He stated that riding on single wheel in this manner would endanger the lives of the pedestrians and the rider as well. He pointed out that the motorcycle was a two wheel vehicle.

He requested court to impose a punishment that would be a message to other young men resorting to similar offences.

Comments - 12

should have taken his license for 12 months too. Tuesday, 27 May 2025 09:12 PM

Good judgement, hope this young man will learn that performing stunts on a public road is unacceptable, to say the least.

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Guppi Tuesday, 27 May 2025 09:46 PM

A lot of women do this unknowingly and end up on others roofs

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Roisin Wednesday, 28 May 2025 09:49 AM

Grow up!

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Rip Winkle Tuesday, 27 May 2025 09:51 PM

It's called 'doing a wheelie'.

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Dr Tissa Fernando Tuesday, 27 May 2025 10:12 PM

Fine not sufficient, confiscate the bike and increase the fine by 100% and enforce a mandatory jail term. Similar punishments should be given to stunt bus drivers too. But the big talk Transport minister will come to their defence.

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Grace Wednesday, 28 May 2025 06:51 AM

For many youths who want to show off and impress women, this amount is a peanut.

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Sambo Wednesday, 28 May 2025 07:34 AM

A good move by the magistrate to uphold the law and order.

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Dr Soori Maripalan Wednesday, 28 May 2025 08:27 AM

What is the value of a bike. Fine should be 50% of the value of a bike!

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GERIATRIC DRIVER Wednesday, 28 May 2025 09:38 AM

CANCEL DRIVING LICENCE AND BAN GETTING DRIVER'S LICENCE FOR OTHER CLASSES OF VEHICLES.

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DOT Wednesday, 28 May 2025 10:18 AM

Any hit for NO wheel ride ?

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Carl Wednesday, 28 May 2025 11:38 AM

So a young man who lost his senses for a moment and exhibited his youthful exuberance on a public road got severely reprimanded and got his name published on news papers. While the higher ups caught taking bribes, with large hauls of drugs and commuted large financial frauds or causing deadly accidents as nepo babies of someone influencial gets to fly completely under the public radar. NPP still has a lot to cleanup in this rotten system.

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Dr. Dee esquire Wednesday, 28 May 2025 11:48 AM

Another menace is people fixing tin cans on cheap 125cc bikes. It only makes it noisier. Much less power (anyway no power) and polluting the air.

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