THREE motorcyclists who allegedly filmed themselves travelling at speeds of up to 200km/h through the Sunshine Coast Hinterland last month have been charged by police.
A 45-year-old man set up a camera on his Yamaha motorbike and filmed himself in the company with two other motorbike riders at Peachester, police allege.
The footage depicts the man travelling in excess of 140km/h while overtaking vehicles and at one point reaching 200km/h, climbing up into the hinterland towards Kilcoy Beerwah Road.
The road winds in various locations and was also being used by several other vehicles at the time.
The man is then seen riding through Bellthorpe allegedly crossing the double lines of a narrow road more than 22 times.
The vision was published on social media and subsequently referred to Sunshine Coast Highway Patrol, who on July 28 executed a warrant at a Parreara address and seized a GoPro allegedly belonging to a 45-year-old man.
He was issued a Notice To Appear (NTA) for dangerous operation of a vehicle and is due to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on August 22.
Ongoing investigations also led to a 49-year-old Mooloolaba man being issued with two Traffic Infringement Notices for high speed ($1,653 and 8 demerit points) and one for fail to attach registration plate in a way that complies with regulation ($460).
A 46-year-old Birtinya man was also issued with an NTA for dangerous operation of a vehicle and is due to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on August 22.
Senior Sergeant Shane Panoho from Sunshine Coast Highway Patrol said the behaviour was disappointing considering the high number of motorcyclists who have lost their lives on Queensland roads this year.
“The Sunshine Coast Hinterland is a popular place for riders, but what many fail to understand is that the winding roads can be extremely dangerous, especially travelling at high speed,” Snr Sgt Panoho said.
“Riding at excessive speed and crossing double lines when you can’t clearly see oncoming traffic is reckless and puts other road users’ lives at risk as well.”