Mercedes driver caught speeding at Rainbow Beach Rd

A 47-year-old Torquay man caught travelling along a Cooloola Coast road more than 60km/h above the speed limit is among a swath of dangerous drivers picked up by police along the popular tourist spot.

A man caught doing more than 60km/h above the speed limit on Rainbow Beach Rd has been one of many driving offences picked up by police along across the Cooloola Coast.

A man caught travelling 147km/h on Rainbow Beach Rd was just one example of bad driver behaviour at the Cooloola Coast which has left police “disappointed”.

The 47-year-old Torquay man was allegedly caught on February 19 when he overtook an unmarked police car while driving his silver Mercedes-Benz coupe.

A mobile radar returned the reading, and he was fined $1286 and stripped of eight demerit points.

Drink driving continued to be a problem along the popular coastline.

At Leisha Track at Double Island Point, police picked up a gold Nissan Patrol for a random breath test at about 3.40pm on Saturday, February 12.

Police allege the driver, a 42-year-old Margate man, returned a blood alcohol concentration of .075.

The man is scheduled to appear before the Gympie Magistrates Court on April 7

Not 20 minutes later, at 3.57pm, police intercepted a grey Ford Ranger on the same track.

A 39-year-old Buderim man reportedly blew .074.

He too will appear in Gympie Magistrates Court on April 7.

Police picked up two drink drivers at Double Island Point’s Leisha Track within 20 minutes of each other. Picture: TEQ/Larissa Dening

On Friday February 18 at Rainbow Beach police watched as man riding a small mini-motorbike drove past along Bombala Crescent.

They allegedly found the rider, a 37-year-old Gympie man, on a driveway at Coolberry Ct along with an unregistered Thumpstar brand motorcycle.

He returned a BAC of .078 and will appear in court on March 17 facing charges not only for drink driving, but also driving an unregistered or uninsured vehicle.

Police said defective vehicles were an ongoing problem at the coast too.

Offences detected over the weekend of February 11 to February 13 included drink driving, drug driving, disqualified driving, and driving while unregistered – uninsured.

Ten vehicle owners were given defective vehicle repair notices, with seven being problems serious enough for the vehicles to be grounded.

These defects included oversized tyres, uneven lift (front higher than the back), suspension lift that was higher than allowed and tyres outside the body of the vehicle.

Anti-social behaviour from campers involved in beach parties was targeted in the safety blitz, too.

Police said beach parties were continuing to occur, attracting large numbers of young adults engaging in reckless, unsafe, and irresponsible driving practices, and the use of fireworks.