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‘Late’ uni student booked at 161 km/h on parkway

The Kawasaki motorcycle… its rider was clocked doing 161 km/h on the Majura Parkway. Photo: ACT police

A P-plate motorcyclist, “late for a university lecture”, will be without his licence for the next six months after being caught driving at 161 kilometres per hour on the Majura Parkway.

Police say the 20-year-old Casey man was caught riding his Kawasaki motorcycle 61 km/h above the posted 100 km/h speed limit late on Friday morning.

The man – a provisional licence holder – told officers he was running late for his university lecture.

The man was fined $1841 as well as six demerit points, which prevents him from driving in the ACT for the next 180 days.

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One Response to ‘Late’ uni student booked at 161 km/h on parkway

cbrapsycho says: 15 March 2025 at 3:34 pm

He’s lucky he’s not dead or injured and that he didn’t harm anyone else.

There is a very good reason that insurance companies charge under 25s for more expensive insurance. Poor decision-making due to under-developed brains, impulsiveness & immature frontal lobes & executive functions.

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