Mr T
Junior Member
It was a quiet Saturday for two traffic officers who were speed trapping along the N2 near Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, until they nearly fell off their beach chairs. One of three motorcyclists riding past was clocked at 295km/h, the highest recorded speed yet.
And this week magistrate Mahendra Daya handed down the highest fine yet recorded - R100 000 or three years' jail; half suspended for five years.
"I'll never do it again," said a very relieved speedster Jan Hendrik de Vos while shaking hands with officer Aboo Aboobaker.
De Vos was found guilty in the Scottburgh District Court on Thursday for travelling at 295km/h on his Suzuki GSX-R 1100, a motorcycle he no longer owns.
The record-breaker also has to pay a further R2 000 for riding an unlicensed vehicle and for not displaying his number plate or face six months in jail.
And this week magistrate Mahendra Daya handed down the highest fine yet recorded - R100 000 or three years' jail; half suspended for five years.
"I'll never do it again," said a very relieved speedster Jan Hendrik de Vos while shaking hands with officer Aboo Aboobaker.
De Vos was found guilty in the Scottburgh District Court on Thursday for travelling at 295km/h on his Suzuki GSX-R 1100, a motorcycle he no longer owns.
The record-breaker also has to pay a further R2 000 for riding an unlicensed vehicle and for not displaying his number plate or face six months in jail.
