Aussie Bali scooter rider Marita Daniell deported after argument with police over helmet fine
Aussie woman is being kicked out of Bali despite living there for 23 years after she was filmed arguing with police when she was pulled over for not wearing a helmet on her scooter
- Australian expat kicked out of Bali after 23 years
- Marita Daniell filmed an argument with the police
- She was fined for driving without a helmet
An Australian who lived in Bali for 23 years has been deported after he was filmed harassing police over a $25 fine for riding a motorcycle without a helmet.
Marita Daniell was kicked out of Indonesia on Friday after a video emerged of her assaulting an officer who had apprehended her in North Kuta for not wearing a helmet.
A video shared online in early March shows the woman arguing with the police officer who blocked the path of her bike.
The officer tries to get the woman to pull her scooter off the road, as riding a motorcycle without a helmet is illegal.
Pointing and gesticulating furiously at the officer, the woman yells “it’s not my fault” and claims her helmet was stolen.
Marita Daniell (pictured center) has been kicked out of Bali despite living there for 23 years after beating officers who stopped her for not wearing a helmet while riding a scooter on a road in Canggu, a holiday resort on the south coast of the island.
“We have rules!” the officer replied.
The woman fires back in Indonesian: ‘I’ve been working here for 23 years!’
Another cop approaches the woman and asks her to get off her scooter, but she tries to drive away, claiming she is on her way to buy a new helmet.
The woman eventually gets off her scooter, after pulling it off the road, and proceeds to argue with another officer.
Balinese police confirmed the woman was an Australian citizen and fined IDR $2,506 – the equivalent of AUD $25.
The clip captioned ‘Australians (and Russians) and those six shirtless beach bums in packs: don’t do this. It’s so damn embarrassing,” Aussies left indignant.
“No helmet, no respect, no brains!” one person wrote.
“I apologize on behalf of Australia. Unfortunately we have losers here who think they own Australia as well as the whole world and have no respect for someone from another culture,” another person commented.
“I don’t understand why she wouldn’t just want to wear one when it’s legal here in Australia…or you get a ticket and $24 Aus is nothing compared to what she’d get back home,” a third person wrote.
Ms Daniell argued that her helmet had been stolen and claimed she was on her way to get a new one. Officials in Bali confirmed that the Australian citizen has been fined $25 for the traffic violation
Bali officials have launched a public campaign to crack down on inappropriately dressed tourists who flout local rules and customs.
Bali Tourism Board Chairman Ida Bagus Agung Partha Adnyana announced on March 7 plans to use billboards to raise awareness and teach tourists how to behave in cultural settings.
Authorities have confirmed that a minimum of 10 large billboards written in English will be installed in places where most violations occur, including Kuta, Seminyak, Legian, Canggu, Ubud, Sanur, Nusa Dua and Uluwatu.