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A group of teenage dirt bike riders have been arrested following a mass ride across Melbourne, with police alleging the riders performed dangerous stunts on major freeways.
The more than 50 dirt bike riders were witnessed riding dangerously across some of the city's busiest freeways
Police suspect the ride was part of a dangerous trend of teenagers taking part in stunts for social media clicks.
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Just days before Christmas, the large group took part in a dangerous mass ride.
Victoria Police Inspector Dean Allen alleged the riders were unregistered and some were unlicensed.
"It's really reckless, it's dangerous," he told 9News.
"They're performing acts such as monos burnouts, doughnuts, those types of activities and they're doing them on major arterial roads.
"Any slight deviation, or any slight accident has the potential to cause serious injury or even worse," Inspector Allen said.
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The meet was organised online, with the riders travelling from the Tullamarine Freeway across the Bolte Bridge and towards St Kilda.
A police car was damaged allegedly at the hands of a 19-year-old Reservoir man.
The riders filmed their antics across multiple lanes of traffic.
"There seems to be a trend with younger people posting these types of incidents to social media for likes," Inspector Allen said.
"It's outright dangerous."
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It took police more than six weeks to track down those allegedly responsible, executing nine search warrants across Melbourne.
Five people have been arrested, with a 19-year-old Reservoir man charged with 15 offences, including criminal damage, reckless conduct endangering life and dangerous driving.
Four other people were charged on summons with reckless conduct endangering life, driving unlicensed and driving an unregistered vehicle.
