The stretch of the N3 southbound highway between the PPC Cement factory and the bend just after the Rand Airport turn-off in Germiston, notorious for accidents mostly attributed to excessive speeding, was targeted by the EMPD High Speed Unit, last Sunday.
The unit’s efforts yielded seven arrests between 6am and 10am.
All seven arrestees were male drivers aged between 26 and 41.
The highest speed of 176km was recorded by a 38-year-old man riding a Yamaha motorcycle who claimed that he was rushing home.
The rest of the speedsters clocked speeds of between 161 and 164km/h advancing reasons of being late for church services.
“The Germiston Police Station was their home for a couple of hours on charges of reckless and negligent driving before they all posted bail of R1 000 each,” said Lieut-Col Wilfred Kgasago, spokesman for the metro.
They are expected to appear in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court soon.
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