In one of the recorded cases, a motorcyclist was driving at 179 km/h where the speed limit is 90 km/h – exceeding the allowed speed by 89 km/h. Another motorcyclist was recorded at 178 km/h on a similar 90 km/h stretch.
Drivers on roads with a 70 km/h speed limit also stood out. One motorcycle was recorded speeding at 157 km/h, another at 147 km/h. Thus, the speed limit was exceeded by 87 and 77 km/h respectively in these cases.
Several more violations were recorded in places where the speed limit is 50 km/h. According to radar data, motorcyclists were driving at 128, 133, and 130 km/h – more than two and a half times faster than allowed.
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Photos captured by the Šiauliai police speed camera show that some motorcyclists were not riding alone, so by choosing such speeds they risked not only their own safety but also that of their passengers.
High speed greatly reduces a driver’s ability to notice obstacles in time, react to changing situations, or avoid collisions. At the same time, it becomes much more difficult for other road users to properly assess the distance and speed of a rapidly approaching motorcycle.
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