Cops disappointed at week of high-range speedsters
A driver caught doing 138km/h on Canberra Avenue – an 80km/h zone – was an example of a week of high-range speeding on Canberra's roads.
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An L-plate motorcyclist from Queanbeyan has been booked for travelling at almost 170km/h on the Majura Parkway.
A P-plater from Bruce lost his licence and was fined more than $1800 after being caught travelling at 147 km/h in a 90 km/h zone on Friday night.
A speeding, teenage P-plater has had his his vehicle seize and his licence suspended after being caught driving more than 50km/h above the posted speed limit.
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P-plater clocked at 157 clicks on highway
A provisional driver, not displaying P-plates, was booked on Saturday evening on the Monaro Highway, Symonston, for driving at 157km/h in a 100km/h zone.
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Speedster caught by dash-cam dobber
A 30-year-old Macgregor man has had his licence suspended after dash-cam video from a member of the public captured him driving more than 75km/h above the speed limit.
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Speeding P-plater suspended on the spot
A Honda Accord was clocked doing 153 km/h on the Majura Parkway late on Saturday afternoon. The driver was P-plater and her licence was immediately suspended.
Police issued 162 traffic infringement notices for offences identified across the double demerit period – June 9-June 12. But wait, there's more...
Two Canberra drivers were caught double the limit over the weekend, one more than double the speed limit and one more than double the alcohol limit.
A 52-year-old motorcyclist lost his licence for riding a motorcycle at Denman Prospect at double the posted limit during the double-demerits period on Tuesday.
Two speeding provisional drivers have lost their licences after being caught in a police speed-enforcement operation.
A 37-year-old man travelling at twice the posted limit near a childcare centre in Belconnen has lost six demerit points, fined $1841 and been issued an infringement.
A 57-year-old Palmerston man will lose his licence after he was clocked speeding by 106km/h on Ginninderra Drive, Lyneham, yesterday afternoon
Two "duelling" drivers have been caught on Gungahlin Drive racing at more than 70km/h over the speed limit.
Running late for work has cost a 22-year-old motorcyclist $1841 in fines and six demerit points on his licence after police booked him in Newcastle Street, Fyshwick, travelling at 108km/h in the 60 zone.
A highway speedster has copped a $1841 fine and 6 demerit points after he was clocked travelling more than 48 km/h over the speed limit.
An 18-year-old Fisher man faces licence suspension after police caught him doing 128 km/h in a 90 km/h zone on Caswell Drive, Aranda, on Friday afternoon.
A teenage P-plater driving at double the speed limit has copped more than $2200 in fines after being picked up early this morning.
Two Canberra drivers have lost their licence and another on an expired licence is nearly $2800 poorer as the Labour Day long-weekend, double-demerit period continues in the ACT.
