An 18-year-old driver clocked at 163kmh on Uriarra Rd on Sunday afternoon has had his provisional licence immediately suspended for 90 days.
He also was issued an infringement notice for $1841 and incurred six demerit points.
About 3.55pm on Sunday, ACT Road Policing were conducting mobile speed enforcement on Uriarra Road when they detected a grey turbocharged Subaru Levorg wagon travelling 63kmh over the signposted 100kmh limit.
The high speed offence comes after a disappointing week of enforcement activity for police in which 221 traffic infringement notices were issued for a variety of offences, including against three drivers for high-range speeding.
One of these was a provisional driver who was 44kmh over the limit and driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle.
In June last year, the ACT government finally enacted legislation in line with that of NSW, in which drivers exceeding the posted limit by 45kmh incur an immediate licence suspension and police have the power to impound the vehicle.
In a submission to the ACT's dangerous driving inquiry last year, Uriarra Village residents said roads in the area were used by motorcyclists and high-performance sports car drivers as their own racetracks.
"When police do come and patrol these areas, it is typically not during activities of peak dangerous road use," the residents said.
Sergeant Ken Williams from ACT Road Policing said drivers should be aware that police patrol the territory's rural roads.
"While I was dealing with this particular infringement, I think I could have easily got another half dozen drivers for similar speeds, so clearly this message needs reinforcing," he said.
"My message to young drivers is that their friends will forgive them if they are running late, but not if they never arrive.
"Please, slow down and obey the road rules, for the sake of you, your family, and other road users."
