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Your thoughts on driving at 159 mph
scooby:
I thought police head quaters brought a new law out on traffic control cars or police vech" that they were not to speed anymore on a chase dew to the amount of injurys happen a report they whent into.
If we or not allowed to do speeds up to that, They should not be doing them aswell. But they do get away with alot more then we do. I say ban him and others doing that sort of speed. He probley did not get his brain back from henddon yet, But still lose his lience for 1yr big fine and retake his test again we do if cought but it's hard to catch a 4x4 at those sort of speeds anyway. Anyone at 159mph is a twit to all road users.
lowey:
If I was a copper I would be looking to the Police Federation for advice about the Health & Safety at Work Act and see if driving a cop car at high speed is contrary to health & safety to the driver in the course of his job.
Not to mention the general public put at risk as a consequence of the behaviour.
Just thought I would throw that one in to keep it on the boil.
Bush Tucker Man:
Apologies if I replicate anyones words, but I 'haven't read all 4 pages
Surely if he's been trained, examined, continually assessed, (& thus) authorised to drive at this level of speed & competance, he needs to keep 'up to speed' (no pun intended)
It has been suggested in the press (by journalists & readers) that a track be used.
Utter Tosh!!, how can a track replicate the varience of conditions that occur on a road?
It seems that the main problem was the lack of management control over the assessment & the actual videoing. Was the video for evaluation/training purposes?
I've been passed on numerous occasions up in North Yorkshire by unmarked cars (Omegas, Vectras, B*Ws, Imprezas) at vast increases over the speed limits.
But, they always have appeared to have been driven to the conditions & driver-visibility.
After all do the 'scrotes' stick to the legal niceties of driving when on the run?
Now, if he'd messed up & caused accident/injury/death, that would be a large book thrown at him.
Neil, the vehicle in question was a 3.2 Vectra (GSi?) that had had its ECU 'played with' (presumably by Vauxhall/Opel)
As a side-thought', What an advertisement for them, no ad company on earth could get better publicity for the performance of their cars
lowey:
--- Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man" ---
It has been suggested in the press (by journalists & readers) that a track be used.
Utter Tosh!!, how can a track replicate the varience of conditions that occur on a road?
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I agree that a track would not be representative on a driver training mission but I would regard the vehicle approval assessment driving which is more of a technical undertaking is better suited to a track.
The elimination of this element from public roads would in itself be an improvement.
Bush Tucker Man:
Yes, but how do they test top speed on a track without using somewhere like Bruntingthorpe?
A national standard of performance for each eligiblecar would have to be agreed on , so forces in (for example; the north of Scotland) could make a traffic car choice based on evidence
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