How a learner motorcyclist managed to cop a whopping $77,000 worth of fines in one go
- Learner motorcyclist copped fines after police pulled him over in North Sydney
- Officers confiscated 23-year-old's camera after allegedly catching him speeding
- Police combed through the footage and served the man with 41 further charges
- Charges include 14 counts of dangerous driving - which each carry $2,200 fines
- Also charged him with 15 counts of driving more than 45km/h over speed limit
A learner motorcyclist received fines of more than $77,000 after police pulled him over and discovered he filmed himself committing dozens of alleged offences on a GoPro-style camera.
Police confiscated a 23-year-old driver's action camera after allegedly spotting him driving at 162km/h in an 80km/h zone on the Warringah Freeway in North Sydney on September 11.
Officers then combed through the footage and served the man with 41 further charges - including 14 counts of dangerous driving.
Vision on the memory card allegedly showed him regularly reaching speeds of more than 200km/h.
A learner motorcyclist has received fines of more than $77,000 after police discovered he filmed himself committing dozens of alleged offences (file image)
The dangerous driving charges alone carry $2,200 fines each for each offence.
The other charges included 15 counts of driving more than 45km/h over the speed limit and three counts of exceeding the limit by more than 30km/h.
The fines for those offences are $2,520 and $935 respectively per charge.
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Authorities charged the man with six more traffic offences and one count of breaching public orders potentially related to Covid-19 restrictions.
The final two charges were for offensive behaviour.
In March, another motorcyclist was fined more than $17,000 in similar circumstances after police caught him speeding on a wet road in Maroochydore on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
Police said they confiscated the 23-year-old driver's action camera after spotting him driving at 162km/h in an 80km/h zone on the Warringah Freeway (pictured) in North Sydney
Police searched through footage on his helmet camera to find evidence of him riding at 201km/h in a 100km/h zone, as well as 32 other traffic infringements.
He also filmed himself doing wheelies at 109km/h in a 60km/h zone.
A search of his Maroochydore then found a marijuana 'grow room' and eight mature cannabis plants, police said.
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