Sunshine Coast motorcycle rider fined $1854 after clocked at 121km/h

A motorcycle rider has been clocked at more than 120km/h along one of the busiest tourist strips on the Sunshine Coast. SEE THE VIDEO

A motorcycle rider has been clocked at more than 120km/h along one of the busiest tourist strips on the Sunshine Coast.

The rider was recorded doing 121km/h in the 60km/h zone by a highway patrol officer as part of Operation Suppress. A mobile radar locked in a speed of 118km/h.

The offence was captured on camera along Alexandra Parade at Alexandra Headland.

“Mate, you are a low flying missile coming up that hill,’’ the officer told the rider.

The strip is heavily populated with pedestrians, including tourists crossing the parade to go the beach.

The 25-year-old Mooloolaba man was issued with a traffic infringement notice for exceed speed limit in speed zone by more than 40 km/h worth $1,854 and eight demerit points.

A highway patrol officer recorded a motorbike travelling along Alexandra Parade at Alexandra Headland on the Sunshine Coast, a 60 km/h zone, at 121 km/h, before locking in a speed of 118 km/h on the mobile radar. Photo: Queensland Police

He has also been issued with a six-month drivers license suspension.

Sunshine Coast Highway Patrol Officer in Charge Senior Sergeant Shane Panoho said speeding is one of the major killers on Queensland roads.

“We’ve sadly lost eight lives on Sunshine Coast roads so far this year,” Senior Sergeant Panoho said.

“Speeding is a major contributor to fatal and serious injury crashes, but is completely avoidable.

“Sunshine Coast residents know Alexandra Parade is a busy area with many pedestrians.

“Driving at a high speed reduces your reaction time and ability to stop quickly if a pedestrian or another vehicle makes an unexpected movement.

“We also know motorcycle riders and their passengers make up around 27 per cent of lives lost on Queensland roads so far in 2024, a shocking statistic when motorcycles make up only around 5 per cent of vehicles registered on the road.

“As vulnerable road users, research shows that they are 30 times more likely to be killed in a crash than car occupants.

“I urge all motorbike riders to prioritise the safety of themselves and all other road users.”