Driver Jailed For Doing 192 mph !

The rs6 (which was mapped) will crack 200 easily :D Theres quite a discussion about his vids on the rs6 boards where he used to be a member.
 
Looks to me like they searched his phone for drug related evidence, couldn't find anything, so decided their best option was to get him for this instead.

I suspect quite a few people have similar videos, but most people are bright enough not to record the road/their face, and mount the camera in such a way that only the speedo is visible.
 
nothing wrong with this a part from its illgal and that he was filming it. if it had been in germany on an autobahn nobody would care. don't really see why this is bad.
 
Director of policy and research [Institute of Advanced Motorists] Neil Greig, said: "You simply cannot control a vehicle at that kind of speed on a normal road
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Well if you watch the video, I think you'll find you can....
 
This is why the E60 or any car similar is terrifying the ease of getting to that sort of speed seems ridiculously easy as per the vids and 70mph in an M5 feels like 40.
 
Jumper118 said:
nothing wrong with this a part from its illgal and that he was filming it. if it had been in germany on an autobahn nobody would care. don't really see why this is bad.
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Because back in the '60s, the government plucked the number 70 out of thin air and arbitrarily decided that that was the maximum speed it was possible to drive on a motorway or dual carriageway without killing someone. Since then, cars have become more safe, with shorter stopping distances, airbags, bonnets shaped so as to not shatter every bone in a pedestrian's body, you-name-it. The speed limit is still 70.

That said, one does have to question the wisdom of concentrating on filming a speedo while hurtling down the road at OMFG miles per hour. And then uploading the video to the Internet. And listening to such crap music. I'm not going to lose much sleep at the thought of this gentleman not being able to drive for a while.
 
SlyReaper said:
Because back in the '60s, the government plucked the number 70 out of thin air and arbitrarily decided that that was the maximum speed it was possible to drive on a motorway or dual carriageway without killing someone. Since then, cars have become more safe, with shorter stopping distances, airbags, bonnets shaped so as to not shatter every bone in a pedestrian's body, you-name-it. The speed limit is still 70.

That said, one does have to question the wisdom of concentrating on filming a speedo while hurtling down the road at OMFG miles per hour. And then uploading the video to the Internet. And listening to such crap music. I'm not going to lose much sleep at the thought of this gentleman not being able to drive for a while.
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True.

UK should adjust speed limits for Dual carriage ways and motorways for sure but both a wet and dry speed limit.

Wet: 75mph
Dry: 95mph

At the same actively fine and issue points for those who sit in the outside holding others up and also those who tailgate.
Perfectly safe speeds in modern road worthy cars and of course you don't have to drive at the limit, extreme weather then of course much slower, just common sense really.
 
Gibbo said:
True.

UK should adjust speed limits for Dual carriage ways and motorways for sure but both a wet and dry speed limit.

Wet: 75mph
Dry: 95mph

At the same actively fine and issue points for those who sit in the outside holding others up and also those who tailgate.
Perfectly safe speeds in modern road worthy cars and of course you don't have to drive at the limit, extreme weather then of course much slower, just common sense really.
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Think of the cars on the UK roads though. My 1.4 Focus would struggle to hit that speed limit! lol And Smartcars, Fiat 500's etc, Fiestas, Corsas...
 
Gibbo said:
True.

UK should adjust speed limits for Dual carriage ways and motorways for sure but both a wet and dry speed limit.

Wet: 75mph
Dry: 95mph

At the same actively fine and issue points for those who sit in the outside holding others up and also those who tailgate.
Perfectly safe speeds in modern road worthy cars and of course you don't have to drive at the limit, extreme weather then of course much slower, just common sense really.
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Trouble is only a few of us check the car regularly and the condition of the tyres, many use the MOT do do it for them. My next door neighbour regularly has carers and they state of their tyres is worrying, the worst one was down to the canvas. It's scary to know they are on the roads as it is let alone to be able to go faster. Not going to even mention some struggle at doing 40mph around here.

I would think the speeding driver at least knew his car was roadworthy even if he was a complete numpty.
 
helpimcrap said:
Think of the cars on the UK roads though. My 1.4 Focus would struggle to hit that speed limit! lol And Smartcars, Fiat 500's etc, Fiestas, Corsas...
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Well, it's a speed limit, not a target. Just drive at the speed you would normally drive but stick to the correct lane so faster cars can then overtake safely.
 
Finglonga said:
Trouble is only a few of us check the car regularly and the condition of the tyres, many use the MOT do do it for them. My next door neighbour regularly has carers and they state of their tyres is worrying, the worst one was down to the canvas. It's scary to know they are on the roads as it is let alone to be able to go faster. Not going to even mention some struggle at doing 40mph around here.

I would think the speeding driver at least knew his car was roadworthy even if he was a complete numpty.
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Other countries manage it... so can we
 
Gibbo said:
True.

UK should adjust speed limits for Dual carriage ways and motorways for sure but both a wet and dry speed limit.

Wet: 75mph
Dry: 95mph

At the same actively fine and issue points for those who sit in the outside holding others up and also those who tailgate.
Perfectly safe speeds in modern road worthy cars and of course you don't have to drive at the limit, extreme weather then of course much slower, just common sense really.
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While I wish the limits were higher because I can drive to them with ease, I wouldn't want them.

Because the drivers in this country are incompetent beyond belief. Either on their phone, sitting in the middle lane or pulling out/switching lanes/crossing lines with no attention what so ever.

Our vehicles are not the limit. Its the vast amounts of idiots on the road ruining it.
 
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