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lowey:

--- Quote from: "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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Police are people like anywhere else, there is no way any agreement will ever be forthcoming when personal preferences will dominate. Cars with identical specs in the final analysis will come down to availability & budget in the final decision. The evidence you suggest is in a driving experience context very subjective. It is the feel, the handling that matter to drivers, but might just be 'How many traffic cones can we squeeze in the boot' for other appraisers. There will be different constraints for mountain regions compared with fen regions or city regions or Mway patrol for example.

Let a local force choose their own I reckon they know best.

I know a local force who will be buying silver metallic cars next since their white cars lose value quicker.

Fleet management can be a nightmare, but I reckon local cops know what they like.

Range Rover Blues:
What a b****y waste of tax-payers money.
1, train a driver to go very very fast indeed.
2, buy him a car that goes very, very fast
3, prosecute him for going very, very fast.

It wasn't like he even got caught, his colleagues grassed him up!

If an officer is ever likely to be called upon to drive like this then surely he should be confident in the knowledge that he can do so, safely, and that the car is capable.

As for training at MIRA, well actually it's not that easy to go really fast on a proving ground.  The neutral speed for the banking at Milbrook is I think 100MPH on the outer lane, but you are scrubbing 2mph off your top speed just trying to hold the left hand side of the lane (inside line) so you can't get the vehicle to it's max speed.  Even that place in Italy (think it's called Mireval or something) with a 10Km radius curve knocks a few MPH off, that's how Jaguar managed to claim a top speed of 220 even though they never reached it.

Wanderer:
One vital bit of information has been left out of the discussion.
I saw some video clips from the video that was taken.

He was doing over 80mph in a built up residential area which I would have thought would be the main reason it was brought before the courts whereas 156 on a motorway would have been dealt with in house.

I'd have thought anyone would question the sanity of the officer involved. When firearms officers have to undergo psychiatric evaluation you'd think a vehicle in the hands of someone capable of making such a gross error of judgement would be seen in the same light.

The police have a hard enough job without some speed freak having a bit of a jolly.

I've often come across the training teams in the past, usually around Warwick/Stowe area and they certainly give it some but drive to the conditions.

Ed

Sooty:

--- Quote from: "Range Rover Blues" ---It wasn't like he even got caught, his colleagues grassed him up!
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He drove a car on the public road faster than the speed limit permits and was reported by an officer of the law for doing so.
If that is not getting caught then what is???
As far as I can see the guy can be forgiven for doing 159mph on a deserted motorway were if you are crossing the road you must be trying to commit suicide any way(we would all like to do that and get away with it) but to do 60 in a 30 limit and 100 in a 50 limit (and don't quote me on that) but he did crazy speeds in built up areas were somebody may be wandering home a little worse for a drink or two and step off the pavement for a second.
That man should not be allowed to drive anything faster than a desk until he can tell the difference between a housing estate and a motorway.
Sooty steps down off his soap box.

Wanderer:
I've hd a look to see if there's anything on the net about the speeds involved. I specifically remember seeing at least 80mph in a 30 but a repot from the Telegraph says

He was also accused of "grossly excessive" speed and driving dangerously on the A5 near Telford at 137mph, and on the town's Redhill Way and St Georges Road at speeds of around 100mph.


Ed

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