Driver captures two riders apparently 'driving couch using escooters' down Canberra street

A Canberra driver has captured a bizarre and alarming sight: two young people appearing to "drive" a couch down a dark, wet road last night.

The video, which was uploaded to a local Canberra Facebook page, appears to show the riders steering two escooters while seated on the two-seater couch in drizzling rain.

Cars can be seen driving past in the opposite direction.

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ACT Police told nine.com.au they received a report of two youths riding scooters while sitting on a sofa on Maribyrnong Avenue in Kaleen at about 9pm last night.

The busy road has a sign-posted speed limit of 60km/h.

"Police are concerned with e-scooter riders who are putting themselves and others at risk with dangerous behaviour," an ACT Police spokesperson said.

"E-bike and e-scooter riders are vulnerable road users, they are at a higher risk of serious injury or death in the event of a collision."

The speed shown on the odometer of the car that's filming trailing behind the couch posts a speed hovering around 28km/h.

The couch riders do not appear to be wearing helmets and no reflectors or rear lights are attached to them or the couch.

The video was uploaded to a local Canberra group on Facebook last night by an anonymous poster, who said they had just seen the boys on Maribyrnong Avenue.

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While some locals who commented on the video saw the funny side of the act, others were concerned for the couch riders' safety and that of fellow road users.

Escooters are legal in Canberra for riders over the age of 12, but only on footpaths, bicycle paths and residential streets where there are no footpaths.

Safety precautions such as helmets and appropriate lights and reflectors are mandatory and passengers not are permitted.

Police have asked anyone with information about the e-scooter sofa riders to contact Crime Stoppers via the Crime Stoppers ACT website.

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