Police in the Gympie Patrol Group and Tin Can Bay Division have been disappointed to detect far too many motorists disobeying the speed limit on various roads in the Tin Can Bay Division throughout June including Cooloola Cove, Rainbow Beach, Tin Can Bay, Inskip, Wallu and Toolara Forest.
Twenty drivers were detected exceeding the speed limit by at least 13km/h but not more than 20km/h, which incurred a $275 fine and a loss of three demerit points.
Speeding has a direct consequence on your life and those around you.
Two drivers were detected exceeding speed limit by more than 30km/h but not more than 40km/h, which incurred a $643 fine and a loss of six demerit points.
At 3.11pm on Thursday, June 2, a 65-year-old Cooloola Cove man was detected travelling at 115km/h in an 80km/h zone on Tin Can Bay Road, Tin Can Bay.
At 10.05am on Sunday, June 19, a 37-year-old Cooloola Cove woman was detected travelling at 92km/h in a 60km/h zone on Investigator Avenue, Cooloola Cove.
Two drivers were detected exceeding the speed limit by more than 20km/h but not more than 30km/h, which incurred a $459 fine and a loss of four demerit points.
At 9.22am on Sunday, June 19, a 27-year-old Rainbow Beach woman was detected travelling at 67km/h in a 40km/h zone on Inskip Point Road, Inskip.
At 12.41pm on Tuesday, June 28, a 17-year-old Cooloola Cove girl was detected travelling at 86km/h in an 60km/h zone on Nautilus Drive, Cooloola Cove.
Eight drivers were detected exceeding the speed limit by less than 13km/h which incurred a $183 fine and the loss of one demerit point.
Police are urging motorists to slow down and pay attention to speed signs and your speed, particularly with the school holidays upon us and the increase of traffic on our road network.
Remember, speed contributes to the severity of a crash, along with not wearing seat belts, drink or drug driving and driving while tired or distracted.
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