Anyone we kow.??

[MadKaw]

A MAN clocked driving his Kawasaki ZX6 Ninja motorcycle at speeds over 200kilometres/per hour on the Barkly Highway last October was fined more than $8000 and disqualified from driving for the next two and a half years in the Mount Isa Magistrates Court last week.

Joshua Michael Steward, 27, was observed by police travelling north on the highway at a speed of 217km per hour and accelerating.

The court heard police attempted to intercept the rider but due to the speed of the bike, discontinued their attempts for public safety.

Steward pleaded guilty to a number of unregistered vehicle offences and not guilty in relation to the speed and evade police offences.

He was found guilty of all charges and ordered to pay $426 for driving unlicensed and uninsured, $150 for driving with cancelled plates, $2000 for the speeding offence, $5,500 for evading police and disqualified from driving for two years and six months.

In his summation, the Magistrate Rod Madsen highlighted that Steward's speed was dangerous and said it would have taken him 200 metres to come to a stop if he needed to do so suddenly.

Police reminded motorists that the "Fatal Five road safety campaign includes speeding which is a major killer on our roads especially when some motorists show a blatant disregard for not only their own safety but the safety of other road users".

[robracer]

$5,500

[tim]

Big money for evading, interesting to know how they arrived at the decision after he pleaded not guilty, guess you'd need to hear the evidence.

[Wattie]

Ouch, that will hurt

[Kermit]

$5,500

Could of bought himself a prepped track bike & gone nuts.

[dickfaber]

$5,500

Could of bought himself a prepped track bike & gone nuts.

mt isa being so well serviced by tracks

[AznCruiser]

Did the bloke even know he was being followed by the police or that the police wanted to stop him? bit hard to evade something if the police were nowhere to be seen or heard..........At that speed, I dont know anyone who would be busy looking at their rear view mirrors.

[Naked Twin]

, I dont know anyone who would be busy looking at their rear view mirrors.

I know of such a person who on the Putty when the undercover falcon came up on him from behind whilst doing 200+ thought this guy wants to race!