A motorcycle rider's rushed trip to the bank has cost him big time after police clocked him travelling well above the signposted speed limit on a Riverina highway.
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Narrandera Highway Patrol officers were conducting high visibility patrols along the Irrigation Way at Cudgel when they detected a black Yamaha motorcycle travelling at 155km/h in a 100km/h zone on Wednesday, November 1.
The rider, who police said was from interstate, was stopped and under went a random breath test, which returned a negative result.
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Police said when questioned about his speed, the rider told officers "I'm running late for the bank".
The man was fined $2794 for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h and hit with six demerit points.
His privileges to ride/drive in NSW were withdrawn for six months and, as the owner of the motorcycle, his registration was confiscated for three months.
![Police say the rider of this was clocked 55km/h over the speed limit on Irrigation Way. Picture by NSW Police Police say the rider of this was clocked 55km/h over the speed limit on Irrigation Way. Picture by NSW Police](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/JEQDf2CFmqVGDcvEsZPwEY/5da6b637-fbc5-431c-a83d-60c22fb4093d.jpg/r0_0_1200_600_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
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