A motorcyclist is facing serious charges after allegedly filming himself speeding through Canberra's streets before posting the footage on the internet.
The 20-year-old man will face court after police used the videos, posted on YouTube, to track him down.
In the videos, the camera is aimed at the motorcycle's speedo as the bike exceeds 200km/h in a 60km/h zone.
The videos also show the rider committing other serious traffic offences.
On Monday, police executed a search warrant at a house in Kingston where they seized unedited footage of the incident, a video camera, a laptop and a hard drive.
On Tuesday, they found the bike at a house in Kambah.
The man was later interviewed by police and will face ACT Magistrates Court at a date to be fixed
The woods are lovely, dark and deep But I have promises to keep. And miles to go before I sleep. And miles to go before I sleep. (Robert Frost)
There are idiots and then there are fuckin idiots..
Yet another candidate for Darwin's theory of evolution........
MEGA WANKER if you ask me. What bloody tool would film their own rego then post it after doing that shit. Our super rider is only quick in straight lines too it would seem. I like the final note that more videos will be posted later, i think not fella LMAO
It's fuckwits like that that get the coppers all hot under the collar about bikers in general. No wonder they come down on us like a ton of bricks when they get the chance..
Fark me!!!! I'm told that not having a sticker on ya helmet is a crime, this dude would havta be transported out of the country, Afghanistan maybe.......
Bt
Posted 5 hours 39 minutes ago Updated 5 hours 19 minutes ago
The footage showed the 20-year-old driving at speeds of more than 230 kilometres an hour. (YouTube)
A man who went on a number of high speed motorcycle rides through Canberra's streets last year has had his licence disqualified but has not been fined.
Police charged Joel Mason, 20, from Kingston after finding videos of his actions on the YouTube website.
The footage showed the 20-year-old crossing double lines, ignoring red lights and speeding along Anzac Parade and the Monaro Highway at speeds of more than 230 kilometres an hour.
Mason pleaded guilty to dangerous and negligent driving.
Prosecutors told the court his actions put drivers and pedestrians in danger and posting the footage was an attempt to glorify the offences.
The defence lawyer said Mason's actions were idiotic and a month after the offences he had an accident, leaving his motorbike in pieces.
Magistrate Karen Fryar disqualified Mason's licence for more than two years and ordered he complete 300 hours of community service as part of a good behaviour order.
She said Mason had been incredibly anti-social but that she believed his offending behaviour had been an aberration and hoped his punishment would serve as a deterrent to others.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/02/24/2500238.htm
bit like the tools in Perth who rode past speed cameras... not once but I think twice, the second time sitting on the bars... finally tracked down and matched to tats on an arm... convicted