POLICE have issued a reminder to cyclists that they must abide by the same road rules as motorists after a man was caught speeding through a school zone on his bicycle.

Senior Constable Lance Munckton was shocked to clock a cyclist doing 56km/h through a children’s crossing outside St John’s Primary School in Scarborough, on Perth's Sunshine Coast, during morning peak hour earlier this month.

It was the fastest speed of a bicycle the officer had ever recorded in 28 years of policing.

The speed limit in designated school zones is 40km/h.

The 34-year-old cyclist from Mt Hawthorn was fined $150 and issued two demerit points - a penalty he was “very annoyed” with.

West Metropolitan Traffic officer-in-charge Patricia Lagan said although there was no one crossing at the time, a bicycle hitting a pedestrian at that speed was likely to kill or seriously injure them.

The cyclist could not be contacted for comment.

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