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datalas:
ok, I'm going to get killed for saying this but..

Silverstone is a test track, should all criminals happen to drive onto it for a grid start before trying to escape I'm sure that training here would be a great idea.  As it stands, he was wrong but there is a question of "how" wrong.  The motorways around manchester are utterly deserted at around 3am and you have six lanes of motorway with a visibility of around 2 miles.  Not that I have ever driven anything that could speed down them, but it's hardly "life threateningly dangerous" when placed in this context, since the road is twice the width of silverstone and the only life at risk could well have been his own.

That said, I do not entierly approve of his action, just trying to point out that media driven hysteria over something we know sweet diddley about is perhaps not entirely called for.

It does also prove a more important question, which is.. where are we supposed to train high speed persuit drivers ?  test tracks aren't real roads, nor are they designed to vaugely resemble them...

Ahh well, I'm going to shut up now

wing nut:
a couple o years ago, their were a couple of lads who got nicked for driving at 148 and 152 mph on their motorbikes ,both had responsible jobs, which they depended on. and both were sent to prison for two months let out after a month for good behaviour ..  :idea: what is the difference between the copper and them :?:

datalas:

--- Quote from: "wing nut" ---a couple o years ago, their were a couple of lads who got nicked for driving at 148 and 152 miles an hour on their motorbikes ,both had responsible jobs, which they depended on. and both were sent to prison for two months let out after a month for good behaviour ..  :idea: what is the difference between the copper and them :?:
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Were they trained in high speed persuit driving and did they hold accreditations from the institute of advanced motorists as testiment to their driving abilities ?  at what time of day were they stopped and where?  If so, not a lot.

muddyweb:

--- Quote from: "wing nut" ---and both were sent to prison for two months let out after a month for good behaviour ..  :idea: what is the difference between the copper and them :?:
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It isn't part of their job to chase down the little scrotes that steal cars, rob people and generally hurt others.   Don't forget, pursuit drivers literally put their lives on the line to take these people off the streets.... they aren't saints, and they aren't all heros... but they do have a job to do.

muky-kid.:
Datalas, good point. It must be difficult for Police drivers to train in high speed driveing.
And to be honest seen as though there was no accident to either him self or others, and if he hadnt of been dobbed in. Wede be none the wiser..

All im saying is, hes either a dam good driver or just lucky he didnt have an accident.
Right im going to leave this now because it drags up bad memorys of my old mate.

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