Motorists try to get out of speeding fines using very creative excuses
A man desperate to get to a toilet and another with a crying little child in the car were arrested for speeding on the East Rand on Sunday.
The metro police said, “A 21-year-old driver was caught going 202km/h in a 120km/h zone in his BMW near Alberton. For travelling at such a high speed, the BMW driver used the reason that the reason he was rushing was because he urgently needed to use the toilet.”
Police had chased him after he ignored instructions to stop. The spokesman said, “Ekurhuleni bike squad had to hit speeds of between 280 and 290km/h to apprehend him.”
One speeding motorist used his poor daughter as an excuse. A Polo driver who said his daughter’s crying prompted him to “press hard on the pedal” was arrested for zipping along at 175km/h on the same road. Two other drivers, who registered speeds of 198km/h and 182km/h, said they were “going to a family meeting” and “late for an appointment”.
This just shows that you should take speeding seriously. The BMW driver was denied bail and was due to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court on Aug 25 2014. The other three were charged with reckless or negligent driving and released on bail of R500 to R1000. If you were wondering about speeding fines, check out our article on things you need to know about fines.