Sunshine Coast police have recorded a man driving twice as fast as he should be on a busy beachside road.
While conducting patrols on August 31 as part of Operation Suppress, a highway patrol officer recorded a motorbike traveling along Alexandra Parade at Alexandra Headland – a 60kmh zone, at 121kmh, before locking in a speed of 118kmh on the mobile radar.
The 25-year-old Mooloolaba man has been issued a traffic infringement notice for exceeding the speed limit by more than 40 kmh, worth $1854 and eight demerit points.
“You were a low-flying missile coming up that hill,” the officer said.
He has also been issued with a six-month drivers license suspension.
Sunshine Coast Highway Patrol officer in charge Senior Sergeant Shane Panoho said speeding is one of the major threats on Queensland roads.
“We’ve sadly lost eight lives on Sunshine Coast roads so far this year,” he said.
“Speeding is a major contributor to fatal and serious injury crashes, but is completely avoidable.
“Sunshine Coast residents know Alexandra Parade is a busy area with many pedestrians.
“Driving at a high speed reduces your reaction time and ability to stop quickly if a pedestrian or another vehicle makes an unexpected movement.
“We also know motorcycle riders and their passengers make up around 27 per cent of lives lost on Queensland roads so far in 2024, a shocking statistic when motorcycles make up only around 5 per cent of vehicles registered on the road.
“As vulnerable road users, research shows that they are 30 times more likely to be killed in a crash than car occupants.
“I urge all motorbike riders to prioritise the safety of themselves and all other road users.”
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