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A dad who drove his motorbike at 122mph, with his son riding on the back, has been jailed for six months.
Speeding biker
Motorcyclist Robert Bennett was caught speeding on police camera
Robert Bennett, 47, was caught by a police camera on the A361 North Devon link road with his boy perched on his 1300cc Suzuki.
The cleaning supervisor, from Barnstaple, Devon was sentenced at Exeter Crown Court, where he was also told he was banned from the road for 18 months.
Speeding At 122mph
Reporting from the court, Sky's Katie Stallard said Judge Philip Wassall had handed out a custodial sentence in the hope it would send a clear message about the gravity of the offence.
"Setting aside the position of having your son on the back, there is a steady stream of traffic coming the other way, the road is wet, had you lost control, it would have become a missile.
"The potential consequences of which would have been a certain serious accident and at least highly possibly the death of at least one other road user."
He continued: "If you add to that the fact you had your son on the back, the level of lack of responsibility is almost unbelievable.
"The matter is so serious, the custodial sentence can't be avoided."
Bennett, who was divorced from the boy's mother, had just picked his son up from his mother's for a visit in April last year when he was caught speeding.
A police officer sitting in a van activated his camera when he heard the bike accelerating towards a bend.
The device clocked the speed and also picked up an image of his son, who was not wearing protective trousers or gloves, clutching the back of the seat with his bare hands.
Bennett's barrister David Sapiecha said his client had ridden at that speed for no more than half a mile on the 60mph two lane carriageway.
The court heard he had expressed regret when in a police interview he was told how fast he had been going.
Speeding biker
Motorcyclist Robert Bennett was caught speeding on police camera
Robert Bennett, 47, was caught by a police camera on the A361 North Devon link road with his boy perched on his 1300cc Suzuki.
The cleaning supervisor, from Barnstaple, Devon was sentenced at Exeter Crown Court, where he was also told he was banned from the road for 18 months.
Speeding At 122mph
Reporting from the court, Sky's Katie Stallard said Judge Philip Wassall had handed out a custodial sentence in the hope it would send a clear message about the gravity of the offence.
"Setting aside the position of having your son on the back, there is a steady stream of traffic coming the other way, the road is wet, had you lost control, it would have become a missile.
"The potential consequences of which would have been a certain serious accident and at least highly possibly the death of at least one other road user."
He continued: "If you add to that the fact you had your son on the back, the level of lack of responsibility is almost unbelievable.
"The matter is so serious, the custodial sentence can't be avoided."
Bennett, who was divorced from the boy's mother, had just picked his son up from his mother's for a visit in April last year when he was caught speeding.
A police officer sitting in a van activated his camera when he heard the bike accelerating towards a bend.
The device clocked the speed and also picked up an image of his son, who was not wearing protective trousers or gloves, clutching the back of the seat with his bare hands.
Bennett's barrister David Sapiecha said his client had ridden at that speed for no more than half a mile on the 60mph two lane carriageway.
The court heard he had expressed regret when in a police interview he was told how fast he had been going.
