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discodaz:
For my twopennorth's worth NOBODY is in control of a vehicle at 159mph,
christ knows what he was thinking of doing 100mph in 30 mph zone, no amount of training makes that safe, when it's late at night there are people out there who also think it's late & theres no one else here, its a recipie for disaster, he was on a jolly abusing the privelige of his position, if a pursuit ever got that bad it would be called off & left to the helicopter.
I say lock him up & throw away the key!!! :evil:

Jim-Willy:
Theres no justification, 159 is insane, i would do it in a car like that but would expect the book to be thrown at me if i got caught.  But Tonys protectors can don no wrong, can they?

matthew:

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In America, if the chase would endanger the Officers - they call it off. However, in the UK, at 3am - on an empty motorway - how many people in here would actually stick to the speedlimit. And I want honest answers. I know some would, and I know some would not.
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If road conditions were appropriate ie. not wet or icy then no chance.

The 70mph limit is a joke anyway, it was brought in at a time when most family cars struggled to do 80mph and quite a few still had drum brakes at the front. A modern Mondeo or similar will probably stop quicker from 100mph than a Mk2 Cortina would from 70mph. Better tyres, brakes and ABS have all come along in the last 35+ years.

The biggest problem on motorways isn't speed, it's poor lane discipline, bunching up too close (normally because some prat won't move over after overtaking), and inappropriate speed in poor weather conditions.

A personal gripe is the spate of 50mph limits that have cropped up locally on otherwise fast open A roads across open country (almost all within Blackburn's area) just because a few pillocks that couldn't drive according to either the conditions or their own ability parked in a ditch.



--- Quote ---I have been "pulled over" by flashing blue lights at speeds well in excess of the speedlimit at 2am and 3am - they simply slow you down and you continue on your journey - I have never been physically stopped - just had the waggling finger.

It would be interesting to know what vehicle they were driving as I was under the impression that by law vehicles (cars) are limited to 155mph (if the engine can exceed it) maximum, and I think around 180mph for bikes. Also, I note with interest that he was actually caught by himslef ... what an odd situation to be in ;-)
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I think the German manufacturers have a voluntary limit of 155mph.


As for this policeman, I don't think what he did on the motorway was that terrible. What he might have done in a 30mph limit is more questionable but I don't think we have enough facts to make a real judgement on it, presumably the court did. In my view he should maybe have just been told off and stuck behind a desk for a couple of months instead of costing lots of money to take him to court.

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