A South African skateboarder named Decio Lourenco set off a speed camera, and it was captured on video. The speed limit down the road that he was riding was roughly 37 mph (60 kph). The speed camera was set off when Lourenco zoomed by at 70 MPH!! Check out the video and see his explanation of why he did it. 

...the South African city's safety authorities say he could have caused a major crash on the busy road, and plan to have him prosecuted him for reckless and negligent road behaviour.

 

It was filmed by a friend using a camera attached to his car bumper and his speed was tracked by a GPS sensor fitted to his ankle.

The graphic design student insists that he took all possible precautions, choosing a quiet time of day and wearing helmet and gloves.

 

"I accept that it's dangerous but so is stepping out of my front door," he said. "I skate down that road all the time and was skating well within my limitations."

 

Here's the video. You can see the speed camera go off at around the 1:05 mark.

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