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Police pinpoint speeding drivers Lead-foot locals taking home fines FAR NORTH REGION…Speeding drivers are on the fast-track to fines as police crack down on the increasing number of lead-foot locals travelling between Olympic Dam and Port Augusta. Local police have teamed up with Adelaide traffic police to target speeding and drink drivers. For more than a month, the motorcycle police have been actively policing the highways and major roads throughout local Far North communities. “In excess of 100 vehicles have been reported for speeding or other traffic offences in the past month,” Senior Constable Neil Wasley told The Monitor. “Adelaide traffic police have been up here every week and they are paying particular attention to speed, drink driving and unroadworthy vehicles. “But the major concern has been speed – with almost half the number of people reported detected at speeds over 130km/h and as high as 179km/h.” Speeding on local highways was highlighted recently when SA Senate candidate Rolf Klotz, of Marino, was arrested at Pimba last month after travelling at speeds of up to 235km/h on his 1000cc Yamaha R1 motorcycle. The Port Augusta Magistrate’s Court heard, last week, that Mr Klotz travelled from Port Augusta to Pimba in a little less than an hour. When asked why he did not stop for
police, Mr Klotz said he was not flagged down by police – “they were flashing their lights, they might have been cheering me on”. However, despite the Adelaide man’s recent notoriety, local police say Roxby Downs residents are the number-one speeders on roads between Olympic Dam and Port Augusta. “A high percentage of those people reported are Roxby Downs residents.” With the help of a new traffic radar, Snr Cst Wasley is now better equipped to catch local speeders. The ‘Decatur’ radar outstrips older laser models which shoot a laser beam when aimed at a vehicle, measuring its speed. The new radar gun fires a broad beam, allowing speeding vehicles to be detected sooner. “The radar can be pointed in the general direction of a vehicle for a range of about 1.4km,” Snr Cst Wasley said. “By the time you realise there is a police vehicle parked on the roadside, your speed has already been recorded.” Officer Wasley warned that drivers travelling up to 15km/hr above the speed limit can expect a fine of $144. Fines of $228 apply to drivers travelling 15-29km/hr in excess of the speed limit. Drivers speeding in excess of 30km/ hr or more can expect a fine of $343 and a charge of ‘speeding dangerously’.
FOCUS ON SPEEDERS...Senior Constable Neil Wasley has speeding drivers in his sights. An increase in the detection of local drivers exceeding the region’s speed limits has prompted a police crack-down across the Far North region.
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