* Mex Cooper The Age * May 6, 2009 - 5:33PM
A learner motorcylist has had his bike impounded after he was caught speeding at nearly twice the legal limit in Melbourne's outer east this morning.
The 19-year-old male from Bayswater was clocked travelling at 153 km/h in an 80 km/h speed zone in Wantirna.
The teen's learner permit also meant he was prohibited from riding the high-powered bike he was on.
(IDIOT!)Leading Senior Constable Mark Dewey was on an unmarked motorbike when he pulled over the rider outside the Knox Shopping Centre complex on Stud Road. The teen's motorbike was confiscated under anti-hoon laws.
"This is a bloke that shouldn't be on the road and we've been able to do something about it with the use of the unmarked solo (motorbike)," Leading Senior Constable Dewey said. "The message to irresponsible drivers is you will never know who we are and where we are."
The teenager will be summonsed at a later date to appear at the Ringwood Magistrates Court.
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