Daredevil motorcyclist who filmed himself ‘doing a wheelie at 200km/hr while OVERTAKING on a highway’ is fined $17,000 after brazen stunt
- A motorcyclist has been fined more than $17,000 by Queensland Police
- Cops pulled the man over on the Sunshine Motorway at Maroochydore
- He allegedly filmed himself doing a wheelie at 200km/h in 100km/h zone
- The 27-year-old is now facing 43 dangerous driving and riding offences
A motorcyclist who allegedly filmed himself doing a wheelie at 200km/h while overtaking cars on a motorway has been fined more than $17,000.
The 27-year-old man was intercepted by police while riding his BMW motorcycle on the Sunshine Motorway at Maroochydore in Queensland on Tuesday.
Cops seized footage from the man’s own helmet camera, with the vision allegedly capturing him doing a wheelie at 201km/h while overtaking cars in a 100km/h zone.
The man also allegedly filmed himself taking off and going through a red light, then performing a wheelie at 109km/h in a 60km/h zone.
Inspector Shane Panaho said the man’s alleged actions were ‘bloody stupid’ and added ‘it’s a miracle he is alive and still breathing’.
A motorcyclist who allegedly filmed himself doing a wheelie at 200km/h while overtaking cars on a motorway has been fined more than $17,000
The 27-year-old man was intercepted by police while riding his BMW motorcycle on the Sunshine Motorway at Maroochydore in Queensland on Tuesday
Police later raided the man’s Pacific Paradise home and allegedly found a grow room for cannabis and eight mature plants.
The man is facing 43 dangerous driving and riding offences after police reviewed all of the footage on his camera.
He is also facing drug charges and will appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on May 10.
His $17,500 in fines include 17 for speeding. Three of those are for exceeding the speed limit by more than 40km/h.
Inspector Panaho said the man’s alleged motorway behaviour was extremely reckless and disappointing given the number of motorbike riders who have lost their lives on Queensland roads this year.
‘There’s already 21 families whose loved ones never came home this year after being involved in traffic crashes,’ he said.
‘Rider safety is everyone’s responsibility, but it starts with you as a rider. Your behaviour on the road has direct consequences on your life and those around you.’
Police later raided the man’s Pacific Paradise home and allegedly found a grow room for cannabis and eight mature plants
His $17,500 in fines include 17 for speeding. Three of those are for exceeding the speed limit by more than 40km/h
The man’s alleged conduct came one day after another senior Queensland police officer said motorists were ‘weaponising’ their vehicles by driving in ways that defied belief.
Acting Chief Superintendent Ray Rohweder said Queensland was on track for its worst death toll in decades as he pleaded with road users to stop behaving like idiots and end the carnage.
In 2019, 219 people died on Queensland’s roads. That rose to 276 last year, despite coronavirus lockdowns keeping people at home. This year Supt Rohweder expects the figure could hit 300.
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