A Sydney P-plater has copped fines totalling $3,568 after he was caught performing a common driving act unsafely.
The 18-year-old overtook another car on Campbell Hill Rd at Guildford, west of the CBD, about 8.45pm last Friday — but several other factors made the manoeuvre illegal.
He was fined for crossing a double white line, travelling more than 45kph over the speed limit, and “overtaking when unsafe”, police said.
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The road in question has a speed limit of 50kph, but the teen’s Mitsubishi was doing 115kph, police said.
Speeding more than 45kph over the limit allows police to take away a driver’s licence and licence plates.
The teenager had his provisional licence suspended for six months and his plates confiscated for three months.
But netizens online believe the penalty did not go far enough.
“The court should impose 12-month suspensions. We probably all did some dumb things when on P-plates and after obtaining a full licence, but this is bordering on criminal,” one person wrote.
“Until consequences are increased, these people will not decrease unsafe behaviour,” another wrote.
The stretch of road where the 18-year-old was pinged is notorious for speeding.
“Cumberland Highway Patrol officers will continue to actively target Campbell Hill Rd for speeding and dangerous driving offences given a recent spate of high-speed detections on this section of road,” police said.
