Britain's Fastest Speeders

[DefiantAsh]

Found this on the MSN News.

This particular bloke was a copper, got took to court for speeding in his unmarked vectra doing 159mph. He was cleared of any charges because he was "an advanced driver" and was "familiarizing himself with the car".

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But who needs to go 159mph to get to grips with a new car, im only 17 but, wouldn't you just go on an abandoned airfield with permission or go to Germany and use the autobahn's?

I mean my dad got done for speeding when he was in his taxi, he was doing just over 80 in a 60 and a copper, on the same road 2 weeks later, went and done 100+ with no lights or sirens. The cop was let off, and my dad wasn't.

Does this mean cops are given different privileges for driving, like how can this be justified? There should be set limits, no matter if your an advanced driver or not.

What do you think?

 

[RadoX]

so 2003 lol

 

[DefiantAsh]

so 2003 lol

oops, didnt see that

But still how come he was let off and many others probably weren't, that is my point tbh.

 

[EdGey]

Speeding is speeding.

Public roads are no place to get to grips with how fast your new car is.

 

[arknor]

so how come f1 drivers dont get away with speeding? they are more than "advanced drivers"

 

[AHarvey]

^^ great minds think alike

I wonder if a formula 1 driver was pulled over the doing 160mph they'd be let off as they are more advanced then the police at high speed driving

 

[Dolph]

Speeding is speeding, unfortunately it's pretty much unrelated to causing accidents. You'd think that, given the government's own research shows this, they'd prefer to make roads safer rather than raise revenue...

 

[snowdog]

unfortunately it's pretty much unrelated to causing accidents. You'd think that, given the government's own research shows this, they'd prefer to make roads safer rather than raise revenue...

Unfortunately, only Germany seems to realize this . I wish other countries would get some sense when it comes to this...

 

[peterattheboro]

I find this topic very interesting but MSN cars is a joke. Their website sucks absolute dogturd. I will not click 'Next' for every little thing.

 

[Von Smallhausen]

Advanced driving is an art and the course is 4 weeks of very intensive driving and scrutiny.

Standard police driving course as well as advanced allows the student to break the speed limit, where justified, so response driving can be taught so progress can be made safely although making safe progress can be crawling at 5 mph through heavy traffic.

I have been the passenger in a Volvo T5 at 144mph responding to an incident late at night and on a major A road that was clear of traffic and that is justifiable.

I don't doubt the cop's driving ability but driving at nigh on 160mph when not responding to an incident is not justifiable.

 

[DefiantAsh]

so how come f1 drivers dont get away with speeding? they are more than "advanced drivers"

Lewis Hamilton got done for "being out of control" when he was doing burnouts in Melbourne last year .

 

[Morba]

I find this topic very interesting but MSN cars is a joke. Their website sucks absolute dogturd. I will not click 'Next' for every little thing.

this. the website is a complete joke.

 

[DefiantAsh]

this. the website is a complete joke.

Feel free to comment on speeding rather than complaining about the website, i know its rubbish and i think everyone else does so...

 

[Morba]

Feel free to comment on speeding rather than complaining about the website, i know its rubbish and i think everyone else does so...

Its a done topic many times..... in the Motors forum.

 

[DefiantAsh]

Its a done topic many times..... in the Motors forum.

oo, i should have really put it in there, sorry then but this is general discussion so i think this applies to here as well

 

[peterattheboro]

oo, i should have really put it in there, sorry then but this is general discussion so i think this applies to here as well

Not really.

 

[Meridian]

oops, didnt see that

But still how come he was let off and many others probably weren't, that is my point tbh.

The police have a blanket exemption from the speed laws written into the Road traffic Act when engaged in "police business". If you think this is wrong, then I assume that you don't mind them obeying the limits when coming to rescue you or your family. The court was asked to decide what "police business" is, and whether the officer was engaged in it or not. Most forces have strict lists of what is (e.g. responding to an emergency) and is not (e.g. driving to see a witness) "police business" for the purposes of the RTA. It turns out that West Mercia, the force concerned, had no such policy. This meant that effectively any act carried out by an officer while on duty, even if the act was not in itself duty, was "police business". The court had no option but to acquit him, therefore. However, since the courts love to launch a lynch mob as much as the OcUK forums do, he was then prosecuted for dangerous (IIRC) driving and found guilty.


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[mjt]

I did 130 today.
Suffice to say, I spent most of my evening picking out bits of child from my chromed kidney grille.

As for the OP, he got away with it because he's a ****.

 

[Greenlizard0]

I did 130 today.
Suffice to say, I spent most of my evening picking out bits of child from my chromed kidney grille.

See that's unlucky.

At least with deer you could have eaten it.

 

[AJK]

Does this mean cops are given different privileges for driving, like how can this be justified? There should be set limits, no matter if your an advanced driver or not.

It can't be justified, but that's how it goes. Who draws the sensible limits between driving at 100 to respond to an emergency, and driving at a ludicrous 150+ for no valid reason?