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Speeding jet bike rider is fined | |
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Marine authorities have branded a water jet bike rider who was fined for speeding as "extremely dangerous". | |
Adam Langdown, of Seacole Gardens, Southampton, was caught doing 46 knots in a six-knot zone on Southampton Water in April. | |
He was cautioned by marine police and allowed to proceed, but he then broke the limit again and was apprehended. | He was cautioned by marine police and allowed to proceed, but he then broke the limit again and was apprehended. |
Magistrates fined him £700 and ordered him to pay a further £1,714 costs when he appeared in court last week. | Magistrates fined him £700 and ordered him to pay a further £1,714 costs when he appeared in court last week. |
Langdown was caught on 22 April when Cunard's "Three Queens" - Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth 2 - lined up in a historic meeting in Southampton. Speeding on the water is as unacceptable as it is on land Sgt Andy Simpson, Hampshire Police | Langdown was caught on 22 April when Cunard's "Three Queens" - Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth 2 - lined up in a historic meeting in Southampton. Speeding on the water is as unacceptable as it is on land Sgt Andy Simpson, Hampshire Police |
Police clocked him at 46 knots in a six-knot zone and claimed it was the equivalent of a motorist doing 230mph in a 30mph limit. | |
Harbour Master, Captain Philip Holliday, said: "In this instance, Mr Langdown was not only travelling at excess speed - on a day when the water was very busy and extra care would have been preferable in any case - but he had the audacity to ignore his initial warning from the police and to then actually increase his speed. | Harbour Master, Captain Philip Holliday, said: "In this instance, Mr Langdown was not only travelling at excess speed - on a day when the water was very busy and extra care would have been preferable in any case - but he had the audacity to ignore his initial warning from the police and to then actually increase his speed. |
"I believe the penalty given to him is therefore appropriate. | "I believe the penalty given to him is therefore appropriate. |
"Any mariner who does not comply with the law is posing an unacceptable risk to all users of the port." | "Any mariner who does not comply with the law is posing an unacceptable risk to all users of the port." |
Sgt Andy Simpson, of Hampshire Police Marine Support Unit, said: "Speeding on the water is as unacceptable as it is on land. | Sgt Andy Simpson, of Hampshire Police Marine Support Unit, said: "Speeding on the water is as unacceptable as it is on land. |
"In this particular case, it was potentially extremely dangerous." | "In this particular case, it was potentially extremely dangerous." |
In addition to the fine and costs Langdown was ordered to pay a £15 contribution to the Victims' Support Fund when he appeared at Southampton Magistrates' Court on 17 September. | In addition to the fine and costs Langdown was ordered to pay a £15 contribution to the Victims' Support Fund when he appeared at Southampton Magistrates' Court on 17 September. |
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