A man who had his licence suspended after police clocked him travelling southbound on the Pacific Highway at 190km/h in a 100km/h zone on Friday afternoon has had his licence suspended.
The 26-year-old man allegedly told police he was ‘just having some fun’ after buying the motorcycle in Brisbane two hours earlier.
Tweed/Byron Highway Patrol officers charged him after he led them on a high-speed pursuit at Sleepy Hollow at around 3.15pm.
He stopped his bike near the Byron Bay exit and was issued a notice to appear in Byron Bay Local Court on Thursday 5 July.
The man was charged dangerous driving, not stopping for police and exceeding speed limit by more than 45km/h. His licence was also suspended.
‘This rider was not only putting himself in grave danger but posing a risk to everyone else who was on that road at the time,’ Traffic and Highway Patrol Command’s operations manager Superintendent Stuart Smith said.
Speed limit according to weight of vehicle. RTA get a grip. How can you let a 20000kg plus vehicle drive at the same speed as a 200kg? You can probably stop a motorbike in less space at 200km/h than a loaded truck at 120km/h (but you know is never 120). You do not fall asleep in a motorbike because you are piloting and not on a couch on wheels. You can react faster stop and accelerate swifter. I am less dangerous at 160km/h than a truck at 100km/h. Get a grip RTA use your common sense and stop treating us like stupid kids ffs we are adults. Some locals roads have 100km/h speed limit: how can be possible that the highway is limited to 110km/h capriciously here and there? Where is the sense in a speeding truck overtaking a motorbike that is following the rules, under the rain, in a windy night? where the safety?