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A speeding motorbike rider from Whitstable has been disqualified from riding and driving a vehicle for two years after being recorded by a mobile safety camera van at 146mph - the highest recorded by a mobile safety camera in the county (see attached photograph).
Lewis Matanle from Marine Crescent was riding his Suzuki Gsxr 750 on the A2 towards Dover on 6 October last year.
The rider was disqualified at East Kent Magistrates Court on 25 th July where he was also ordered to pay a fine of £400 and court costs of £50.
The junction for Womanswold on the A2 has been a safety camera van site since 2005 because 7 people were killed or injured there in speed-related crashes.
Katherine Barrett, communications officer for the Kent & Medway Safety Camera Partnership said: "Mr Matanle should not have been exceeding 70mph, so this shows blatant disregard for his own safety and that of other road users. We know people like to ride their bikes fast, but there are track days for that sort of thing - the two year ban proves this will not be tolerated on public roads and should be a warning to other motorcyclists."
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