12 month ban for 103mph wheelie biker
A biker who was caught performing a 103mph wheelie on a Selby area road has received a 12 month ban.
Selby
26-year-old Lukasz Wisniewski was captured by North Yorkshire Police's mobile safety camera as he rode past the clearly visible camera van.
Wisniewski, of Firth Avenue, Leeds, performed a high speed wheelie on his motorcycle on the A63 at Newthorpe in the Selby district, on 20 June 2012.
In court, he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving. He was banned for 12 months and ordered to take an extended driving test. He was also given a community order to 200 hours of unpaid work.
Inspector Dave Brown of North Yorkshire Police's Strategic Roads Policing Group said: "Wisniewski should be thankful that he is still here to face a ban and a community order. His riding showed complete disregard for his safety and that of other people. The consequences of such irresponsible riding could have seen him facing far more serious offences.
"Riders and drivers need to be bear in mind the capability of the safety camera and its ability to capture indisputable evidence from all angles and at a greater distance than a conventional safety camera.
"We know the vast majority of riders are sensible and use their machines safely and considerately, this message is aimed at the arrogant minority who show complete disregard for safety and the potential, life-changing consequences to their own and their families' lives."