A driver caught doing 138km/h on Canberra Avenue – an 80km/h zone – was an example of a week of high-range speeding on Canberra’s roads.

The driver’s licence was suspended, their vehicle seized and a court attendance notice issued.

Police have expressed disappointment after multiple drivers were booked for high-range speeding this past week.

They also included:

• Four drivers travelling 149km/h, 132km/h, 126km/h, and 118km/h on Majura Parkway with traffic infringement notices issued to all drivers and an immediate suspension notice issued to the driver travelling 149km/h.
• A driver detected travelling at 125km/h on Tuggeranong Parkway (in a 90km/h zone) was issued with a traffic infringement notice.  
• 34 others were issued with traffic infringements for speeding within roadwork zones.
• Additionally, multiple other drivers were detected driving while unlicensed, licence suspended, unregistered and uninsured.

The officer in charge of Road Policing, A/Insp Mark Richardson said: “We continue to see this type of behaviour on ACT roads where some drivers show no regard for other road users by driving at these sorts of speeds.

“Driving in excess of the posted speed limit to any degree increases the risks of being involved in a collision.  The speeds of some of these drivers significantly increase these risks and can quite obviously lead to tragic outcomes. We would urge those people to think about that before getting behind the wheel.”