Safety campaigners have been left furious after a biker was caught riding at almost twice the speed limit on a busy north-east road
The 43-year-old was clocked at 114mph on the A952 as part of a police crackdown on rogue drivers.
The man was travelling between Mintlaw and Cortes on the Toll of Birness-Fraserburgh road when he was snared.
The road has a 60mph limit.
The motorcyclist was among nearly 200 people stopped by officers as part of Operation Cedar.
Five men were charged with drink-driving, another man was reported for failing to provide a breath test and three other drivers were charged with speeding.
Police warned or reported 81 motorists for a variety of offences, including using a mobile phone and driving without a seatbelt.
Last night, safety campaigners branded the 114nph biker “stupid” and “crazy”.
Labour MSP Dave Stewart, who is his party’s transport spokesman and founded the Sensible Driving, Always Arriving group, said: “This is a huge danger to the driver himself and to other road users.
“One of the things we perhaps haven’t done enough on is driver psychology, and educating young drivers.
“The idea that you pass your test and that’s the last time you learn anything about driving is a great mistake.”
The Highlands and islands politician added: “There’s a very strong association between high speeds and accidents.
“But doing almost double the speed limit is frankly suicidal.”
Ron Beaty, whose granddaughter Erin was struck by a car and left partially paralysed after stepping off a school bus 10 years ago, described the rider as “thoughtless”.
“There could have been anybody crossing the road, or anybody at a junction – that is just ridiculous,” he added.
“It’s just a lack of wit. Some people have no consideration for other drivers and are so selfish, interested in going only from A to B.
“There’s no way he’d be able to stop at that speed or avoid an accident. It’s crazy.”
Road policing inspector Ewan Innes said lives were being put at risk by speeders.
“Despite repeated warnings about the dangers, it is disappointing to find that drivers of all ages are still willing to ignore speed limits or drink and drive,” he said.
“These motorists are not only putting themselves in danger, but placing other lives at risk too.
It emerged just a few weeks ago that there were 28 fatalities in crashes across Aberdeenshire between April last year and March this year – an increase from the 21 in the previous 12 months.
Ed Morrow, a campaigns officer with road safety charity Brake, said the death toll on Scottish roads was “heading in the wrong direction”.
He said: “However, unlike other parts of the UK, Scotland has the power to act independently to tackle the problem.
“The Scottish Government has already taken strong, positive action by lowering the drink-drive limit, but as this only came in towards the end of 2014, it is too early to see an effect.
“The Scottish Government has also expressed its willingness to push for a graduated driver licensing pilot in Scotland to cut young driver crashes, a measure we urge them to pursue.
“By implementing these measures, we are hopeful that Scotland could turn the tide and set an example for the rest of the UK.”