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| Biker clocked at 122mph with son | Biker clocked at 122mph with son |
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| A Devon motorcyclist has been told he could face jail after he was caught speeding at 122mph (196km/h) - with his 14-year-old son riding pillion. | |
| Robert Bennett opened the throttle on his 1300cc Suzuki because it started to rain, Exeter Crown Court was told. | Robert Bennett opened the throttle on his 1300cc Suzuki because it started to rain, Exeter Crown Court was told. |
| The cleaning supervisor was on the A361 North Devon Link road near South Molton when he was caught by a police camera. | The cleaning supervisor was on the A361 North Devon Link road near South Molton when he was caught by a police camera. |
| Bennett, from Barnstaple, admitted dangerous driving and was bailed until March for sentencing. | Bennett, from Barnstaple, admitted dangerous driving and was bailed until March for sentencing. |
| He was also banned from driving until he is sentenced next month. | He was also banned from driving until he is sentenced next month. |
| Christopher Bennett, prosecuting, said a police officer was sitting in a van when he heard a motorbike accelerating hard and he activated the camera. | Christopher Bennett, prosecuting, said a police officer was sitting in a van when he heard a motorbike accelerating hard and he activated the camera. |
| Dual carriageway | Dual carriageway |
| Bennett was snapped doing 122mph and the camera also picked up his son holding on with his bare hands to the back of his seat. | Bennett was snapped doing 122mph and the camera also picked up his son holding on with his bare hands to the back of his seat. |
| David Sapiecha, defending, said Bennett had ridden the bike at that speed for about a quarter to half a mile on the 60mph dual carriageway. | David Sapiecha, defending, said Bennett had ridden the bike at that speed for about a quarter to half a mile on the 60mph dual carriageway. |
| I hold my hands up - I was doing 122mph on that road and that was dangerous, especially with my lad on board Robert Bennett, motorcyclist | I hold my hands up - I was doing 122mph on that road and that was dangerous, especially with my lad on board Robert Bennett, motorcyclist |
| He said: "He accepts his 14-year-old son was on board at the time. He now accepts that that was dangerous. | He said: "He accepts his 14-year-old son was on board at the time. He now accepts that that was dangerous. |
| "There were no injuries, there was no accident." | "There were no injuries, there was no accident." |
| Judge Phillip Wassall adjourned the case for a reports, but told Bennett that custody was one of the options open to the court. | Judge Phillip Wassall adjourned the case for a reports, but told Bennett that custody was one of the options open to the court. |
| The judge said: "You have pleaded guilty to a serious offence." | The judge said: "You have pleaded guilty to a serious offence." |
| Outside the court, Bennett said: "I have been riding bikes since I was a lad. | Outside the court, Bennett said: "I have been riding bikes since I was a lad. |
| "My Suzuki GSX-R is a 1300cc machine. It is the fastest bike around and it has a top speed of 220mph. | "My Suzuki GSX-R is a 1300cc machine. It is the fastest bike around and it has a top speed of 220mph. |
| "But I hold my hands up. I was doing 122mph on that road and that was dangerous, especially with my lad on board. | "But I hold my hands up. I was doing 122mph on that road and that was dangerous, especially with my lad on board. |
| "But it had started to rain and I pulled back the throttle." | "But it had started to rain and I pulled back the throttle." |