Three adrenaline-junkie skateboarders take advantage of empty Toronto expressway during lockdown but get slapped with a $110 fine

Three opportunistic skateboarders took advantage of an empty expressway during the coronavirus lockdown by riding down an off-ramp. 

The chancers dressed in dark-coloured clothes ride their boards and perform flips and tricks on the three-lane road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

Traffic on the road is light but a handful of cars can be seen in the distance approaching the riders along a Gardiner Expressway ramp.

Skateboarders ride down deserted Gardiner Expressway in Toronto

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The adrenaline-junkies ride their boards and perform flips and tricks on the three-lane road in Toronto, Canada, on Friday evening

Toronto police charged three people under Ontario's Provincial Offences Act after they illegally rode on the off-ramp leading to York Street on Friday evening.  

The incident appears to have been captured in a video posted by Morgan Smith and was later posted on TikTok by an account called @6ixdriptv. 

Toronto traffic police said: 'We are seeing more and more of these grand standing and publicity seeking stunts.

'The Toronto Police do NOT condone this behaviour and will investigate those who choose to act in this way.' 

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In the video, posted by Morgan Smith and later shared on TikTok by an account called @6ixdriptv, they can be seen illegally riding on the off-ramp leading to York Street

Constable David Hopkinson told Global News Canada that the law considers skateboarders as pedestrians and pedestrians are not allowed on the highway.  

He also said the particular situation was a safety issue.

'They're all dressed in black and it was getting dark. If one of them fell a car would have a hard time seeing him,' Hopkinson said.

The Toronto Star reported each of the skateboards was handed a $110 fine for their risky journey.