A MAN has been warned about the perils of driving at almost twice the speed limit.
Michael Gough, 23, was going at 58mph on Pontefract Road, Lundwood, which has a 30mph limit, Barnsley Magistrates' Court was told.
District Judge John Foster said: "Driving at virtually twice the speed limit is potentially dangerous."
Julian Brook, defending, said Gough was overtaking a slower car and thought the quicker he went the less he would be exposed to danger.
Chantel Lowery-Green, prosecuting, said Gough, of King's Road, Cudworth, was stopped by police doing speed checks.
Gough, who admitted speeding, was fined £275, ordered to pay a £27.50 victim surcharge and £35 in costs.
