Multiple motorists, including drivers who will be forced to defend their case in court, have lost their licences and vehicles following an ACT-wide weekend speeding blitz.
ACT Policing has released footage of several incidents showing motorcyclists and drivers, including a taxi, breaking posted speed limits in a fresh warning to Canberrans.
Senior Constable Ben Simms said police officers had caught a number of drivers travelling at "ridiculous speeds" in the past week.
A 33-year-old Calwell man, who was already subject to a good behaviour order after facing the ACT Magistrates Court days before, was among six motorists penalised on Sunday, July 19.
Police allege he was driving with methamphetamine in his system when he was caught speeding in a 60kmh roadworks zone on William Hovel Drive in Hawker. The Calwell resident has been charged with three traffic-related offences and breaching his good behaviour obligation.
The previous evening, on July 18, it is alleged another driver, a 38-year-old man in a silver Mercedes-Benz sedan, was caught drug-driving in Fadden.
The Bonython man, who police found was a disqualified driver, was arrested and charged with two traffic offences which he is set to face in court at a later date.
Other incidents reported on Sunday included a 24-year-old taxi driver, carrying a passenger, who was caught speeding through a roadworks zone on the Monaro Highway. The Wright man was fined $750 and received four demerit points for travelling at 100kmh in a 60kmh zone.
A 39-year-old man from Ngunnawal received the same penalties after driving a black BMW SUV at 131 kmh in a 100 kmh zone on Gungahlin Drive in Aranda.
Minutes later, on the same stretch of road, police said they caught a blue Honda motorcycle travelling at 154 kmh. The 21-year-old motorcyclist, a Gungahlin local, was fined $1891, suspended from riding for six months and received six demerit points.
Footage of another incident in the area showed police speaking to the driver of a blue Hyundai i30N detected travelling almost double the 80kmh speed limit on Horse Park Drive.
Asked why he had been speeding, the 19-year-old P-plater said, "I don't have a reason for it" before the police officer seized the vehicle, suspended the driver's licence, and handed him a court appearance notice.
Another young man, who had held his learner motorcycle permit for three months before it was suspended on Sunday, was travelling at 138 kmh on Barry Drive, an 80 kmh zone.
Senior Constable Simms said inexperienced drivers might have a "distorted" sense of safety, similar to people travelling in cars who felt protected by the chassis of the vehicle.
Referring to a previous incident, Senior Constable Simms said a P-plater had had his licence for three weeks before being caught travelling at 170 kmh in a 100kmh zone.
"If you have a collision at that speed, you will die. The danger, obviously, when it comes to speeding, is not just to the individual driving the car. Other motorists, including motorcyclists, vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists, if someone hits them again, they will be killed," the police officer said.
"You can drastically change the course of someone's life or their family's lives, and police are tired of going to speak to families to tell them one of their loved ones is dead."
He urged motorists to slow down noting nine people had already died on ACT roads halfway into 2026.
"There is no reason to exceed the speed limit in the ACT. We have a good road network. is important to stay safe on those roads," Senior Constable Simms said.
