Story highlights Video shows biker driving 21-mile ring road in less than 14 minutes

He reached 147 mph -- more than three times the speed limit

Beijing (CNN) A motorcyclist who clocked speeds of almost 237 km/h (147 mph) on Beijing's second ring road has been arrested for dangerous driving, after he posted a video of himself driving at three times the speed limit on social media.

The video, which has gone viral in China, shows the biker driving around the 21-mile ring road in less than 14 minutes.

The video, however, also attracted the attention of Beijing police.

Dangerous driving

On Saturday, they arrested the man, surnamed Pang, on suspicion of dangerous driving, according to an official statement posted by the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau on China's micro-blogging site Weibo on Sunday.

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