of four traffic offences this week, and told the 17-year-old's mother he would rather see the young man pay off the fines himself.

Mr. Francis suggested that Clarence A. Burrows of West Avenue, Southampton, should "work like mad'' to pay off the $600 in fines instead of passing the bill onto his mother, who was present in court.

Burrows was also banned from the roads until April, 1996.

The Warwick Secondary School student pleaded guilty to charges of riding an unlicensed, uninsured motorbike in a dangerous manner on August 20 while disqualified from driving.

Sgt. Earl Kirby, prosecuting, told the court that Burrows and another cyclist were observed by a Police patrol racing side-by-side down Horseshoe Road in Southampton, at speeds between 60 and 70 kph.

The pair were pursued, and signalled to pull over. Although his friend stopped, Burrows sped off across a section of the Southampton Rangers Club parking area.

With Police still following him, Burrows drove up Scenic Heights Pass, swerving from side-to-side to prevent officers from overtaking him. He then turned onto Scenic Heights Lane, where he lost control of the cycle and slid into a wall.

"Did you seriously think you would get away with this nonsense?'' said Mr.

Francis before passing sentence. "Even if you get away from the Police temporarily, they would have known who you were after all this.''