South West Traffic and Highway Patrol Commander Robert Toynton has urged everyone to slow down after five motorists caught speeding since the start of the weekend had their licences suspended.
One of them was doing almost twice the 80km/h allowed.
Acting Superintendent Toynton stressed the importance of motorists following the road rules and thinking of other road users to ensure everyone reaches their destination safely.
“This reckless behaviour we’re seeing on our roads is very troubling for police,” he said.
“Police will continue to patrol the roads of NSW and people need to realise that your choices as a driver do not just affect yourself but everyone else on the road.”
About 9pm on Friday, Liverpool Highway Patrol were conducting stationary duties on Camden Valley Way (pictured below) at Leppington when they saw a motorcycle being ridden at high speed.
Checks showed the motorcyclist to be travelling at a speed of 156km/h in a sign-posted 80km/h zone.
The 27-year-old male rider was issued a fine for speeding by more than 45km/h and his licence was suspended for six months.
The registration was also cancelled for three months and the plates confiscated.
Less than an hour later – and at the same place – a 19-year-old P-plate driver was detected driving at 115km/h.
He was stopped and issued with a speeding fine as well as having his licence suspended for three months.
A few hours later at 1am on Saturday, December 12, Highway Patrol officers were conducting speed-enforcement duties on the M7 at Hinchinbrook when a white VW Golf was detected travelling at 132km/h in a 90km/h zone.
The 17-year-old female P-plate driver was issued with a speeding fine and her licence suspended for three months.
One hour later at 2am, the Liverpool officers had moved to the Hume Highway, Casula, where they detected a Mercedes sedan travelling at 142km/h in a sign-posted 90 km/h zone.
The 38-year-old male P-plate driver was issued with a fine for speeding by more than 45km/h and his licence was suspended for six months.
Thirty minutes later at the same location, a white Kia hatch was detected travelling at 133km/h.
The 20-year-old female P-plate driver was also fined and has lost her licence for three months.
