Auto Express / Evo Critic done for speeding

[geekman]

The guys clearly one of those people that does this more than once. He's an accident waiting to happen.

And all the people saying we all speed, do we though? I can't reacall the last time I went over the limit by 50-60 mph...

Poor DB9, never getting a chance to stretch it's legs!

 

[mrk]

Damn, sometimes you gotta speed!

 

[HEADRAT]

And you're using the mistaken belief that everyone else does it as well to convince yourself that it's fine. That's what justifying it to yourself means

Well not everybody but me and 50% of other people yes:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4241215.stm

this one is 80%

http://conversation.which.co.uk/tra...ed-limits-safe-driving-admiral-car-insurance/

I'm sure it's well over 50% (as above) though as people would always be "Holier Than Thou" and not admit it by "The Boys in Blue"

You've already admitted that you speed as well I hope one time when you're doing more than 5-10% of the speed limit you don't have an accident! So even though you know your might be risking your licence (and job, home, etc.) you still do it, amazing

I've been driving 26 years btw and never had a speeding ticket that stuck, I have been pulled over and ticked off a number of times, I should wear "the cone of shame".

HEADRAT

 

[233]

Wonder what police Scotland were rocking that night to catch a racing driver in a rather brisk Porsche?

Surely if they were behind him they were tramping or if they were ststionary or heading the opposite direction then kudos to whoever is speccing police Scotland's traffic cars

 

[HEADRAT]

They were probably ragging the whotsits of some poor 1.6 Vectra

 

[Haggisman]

You've already admitted that you speed as well I hope one time when you're doing more than 5-10% of the speed limit you don't have an accident! So even though you know your might be risking your licence (and job, home, etc.) you still do it, amazing

I'd be extremely surprised at getting any kind of punishment (or even noticed) for doing ~75mph on the motorway (probably more like 72 given the speedo over read)

 

[HEADRAT]

I was stopped doing 33MPH in a 30 limit, luckily the Copper didn't put my registration number on the ticket so it wasn't filled in correctly, I got my license and fine back

 

[NVP]

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[Wucked]

Yes, he made the decision to speed and you would hope he'd be fully aware of the consequences, however the severity of the punishment compared with the incident at hand in my eyes, and the majority of motoring enthusiasts would probably agree, shows that the current laws we have in place for motoring convictions are extremely harsh compared with those for more severe crimes.

This is why he has my sympathies - he did it and got caught, ok that's his "choice" - but to be made an example of due to the excess in speed without taking into account the other factors (mentioned multiple times by many in this thread) without considering the impact to his job and livelihood is disproportionate to the amount of van drivers I know who have managed to get away without a ban, and thus no job impact, for incidents I, and I suspect many others, would consider far more severe than what this guy has done.


e: I suck at English, sorry if that doesn't make sense.

Actually you do kind of have a point, but this woman beats you with 42.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...2-points-license-Woman-motorists-30-road.html

 

[AndrewNR]

I still don't see how that makes him a "poor guy". He made a conscious decision to ignore the law, whilst fully aware of the consequences if he got caught.

Pretty much my thoughts. The speed limit is 50/60. It doesn't get adjusted if it's night/day, sunny/raining, you're in a Porsche/Reliant Robin.

Or perhaps if I get a racing licence, hop into an F40, I can just zoom about outside schools at 10am (it's OK, they're inside) doing 80 in a 30 (as long as it's sunny) to my hearts content?

 

[Deleted member 66701]

Everyone has a license and in obtaining that license you agree to abide by the rules of the road/highway code etc. If you don't drive as per the terms of your license, then you risk feeling the weight of the law and whatever punishment is deemed appropriate.

I've no sympathy for the guy - plenty of other ways to enjoy driving a high performance car perfectly legally.

 

[Sindri]

Regardless of this guys talent I would fear more about the effects of an imperfect surface when doing circa 130 mph.

Sadly I haven't had the chance to drive a performance vehicle on the road, but surely the damping isn't so good that hitting a pothole wouldn't prove pretty catastrophic at that speed?

Regularly when driving roads I'm used to I encounter potholes that were a lot less pronounced a matter of days ago.