June 30, 2014
More than 600 South Burnett motorists are about to get a nasty shock in the mail – if it hasn’t already arrived – in the form of a speeding ticket with a hefty fine attached.
Some may even face a loss of their licence.
Between June 9 and this morning, police operating a TruCAM radar gun from an unmarked police vehicle have snapped photos of more than 600 cars caught speeding in 60km/h zones throughout the region.
Officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant Duane Frank, said the radar gun had been used in Kingaroy, Blackbutt, Nanango, Yarraman and Wondai.
It was only placed in 60km/h zones, in either places where police have received multiple complaints about speeding or where there has been a history of crashes.
Snr Sgt Frank said each site had to be pre-approved.
The highest speed recorded was 100km/h in a 60 zone, however there were multiple cases of cars driving more than 30km/h over the speed limit.
On June 19, 102 vehicles were caught speeding in the 60km/h zone just outside Wondai.
On Saturday, 151 vehicles were snapped speeding in the centre of town.
One P Plate driver will be rueing the fact he was out and about on Sunday afternoon in Nanango.
Snr Sgt Frank said the unmarked police car caught him three times as he sped up and down Drayton Street over the limit – which means three penalty infringement notices in the mail and a loss of licence.
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Current penalties for speeding
- Less than 13km/h over the speed limit: $146 + 1 demerit point
- At least 13km/h but not more than 20km/h: $220 + 3 demerit points
- More than 20km/h but not more than 30km/h: $366 + 4 demerit points
- More than 30km/h but not more than 40km/h: $513 + 6 demerit points
- More than 40km/h over: $1026 + 8 demerit points and 6 month suspension
Double demerit points also apply to drivers and motorcycle riders who commit more than one speeding offence of more than 21km/h over the limit within a year.
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