Biker caught doing 156mph (251 kph)

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-17201667 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-17201667)

[SMOKEU]

What a good cunt.

[Big Dave]

Really 'dangerous road' hey.

[Jay GTI]

I used to live about 5 minutes from that stretch of road, it's open, clear, there is excellent visibility and you are well away from any residential areas.

Of course the bike cop was also doing 154mph along the same road, but yet he's being "safe"...:angry:

[slofox]

251km/hr? Pfffft! Must've been having a bad day...:whistle:

[schrodingers cat]

What a cunt.

Fixed that for you:clap:

Its all good fun til you're on the losing side of physics...

[SMOKEU]

Fixed that for you:clap:

Its all good fun til you're on the losing side of physics...

Going fast isn't dangerous. Stopping too quickly is, however.

[yod]

what could possibly go wrong.....:pinch:

[Muppet]

Going fast isn't dangerous. Stopping too quickly is, however.

That's like a car driver saying "I always pull out in front of bikers. It's not the pulling out that's dangerous, it's the biker hitting me", isn't it????

[scumdog]

Going fast isn't dangerous. Stopping too quickly is, however.

'Speshly if stopping quickly was not your own doing...

[DMNTD]

A nice wee pootle!

[SMOKEU]

'Speshly if stopping quickly was not your own doing...

Yeah that's what I was trying to say.

[onearmedbandit]

That's like a car driver saying "I always pull out in front of bikers. It's not the pulling out that's dangerous, it's the biker hitting me", isn't it????

Not really. Does speed kill? Not by itself it doesn't. but the sudden stop does. In your scenario pulling out in front of bikers (the equivalent of speeding in your example) will almost always result in an accident, regardless of the environment (ie a congested street or an open airfield). Speeding down a congested street may quite well end in an accident, but speeding along an empty airstrip will most certainly not (excluding mechanical failure).

[scumdog]

I guess soon the Police comments regarding crashes will go along the lines of: 'It is believed that stopping excessively quickly was a factor in the death of the motorist':lol:

[quickbuck]

I guess soon the Police comments regarding crashes will go along the lines of: 'It is believed that stopping excessively quickly was a factor in the death of the motorist':lol:

Well.... YES!
It always annoys me when they say "Speed was a factor".
OF COURSE it was! Unless the motorist was sat there doing ZERO, there was definatly a factor of speed.

[DMNTD]

Well.... YES!
It always annoys me when they say "Speed was a factor".
OF COURSE it was! Unless the motorist was sat there doing ZERO, there was definatly a factor of speed.

"Thanks for adding reputation....etc"

[Zedder]

I used to live about 5 minutes from that stretch of road, it's open, clear, there is excellent visibility and you are well away from any residential areas.

Of course the bike cop was also doing 154mph along the same road, but yet he's being "safe"...:angry:

The biker was also undertaking. Not on!

[Gremlin]

I guess soon the Police comments regarding crashes will go along the lines of: 'It is believed that stopping excessively quickly was a factor in the death of the motorist':lol:
Well, more technically, it was most likely the brain being asked to suddenly stop against the side of the skull in a lot of the deaths... :lol:

OF COURSE it was! Unless the motorist was sat there doing ZERO, there was definatly a factor of speed.
Zero can still be a factor, ie, they had stopped and someone behind them didn't...

[quickbuck]

Zero can still be a factor, ie, they had stopped and someone behind them didn't...
ZERO Can not be a factor in the mathmatical sense....
Also, if they were stopped and hit, then the other vehicle must have been moving... So their speed was also a factor.

[DMNTD]

ZERO Can not be a factor in the mathmatical sense....
Also, if they were stopped and hit, then the other vehicle must have been moving... So their speed was also a factor.

Must spread...

[98tls]

Albeit in the wrong place i guess at least he was attempting to use the bike for its intended purpose,talking to a bloke today at the March Hare about his just purchased new GSXR1000 i said "betcha cant wait to get it on a track" he replied "na fuck that".:scratch:

[scumdog]

Albeit in the wrong place i guess at least he was attempting to use the bike for its intended purpose,talking to a bloke today at the March Hare about his just purchased new GSXR1000 i said "betcha cant wait to get it on a track" he replied "na fuck that".:scratch:

Bikes ALWAYS go faster on the street.

Cos there's no other bikes to compare them to and nobody there to see how slow they really are....

[quickbuck]

Albeit in the wrong place i guess at least he was attempting to use the bike for its intended purpose,talking to a bloke today at the March Hare about his just purchased new GSXR1000 i said "betcha cant wait to get it on a track" he replied "na fuck that".:scratch:

And that is the very point that amazes mr about many riders of large sports bikes on the road....
I guess they really are unaware of the risk they face every time they ride..... Or completely unsure of their own ability.....

[98tls]

And that is the very point that amazes mr about many riders of large sports bikes on the road....
I guess they really are unaware of the risk they face every time they ride..... Or completely unsure of their own ability.....

Concur on the 1st bit fella but lets face it on the second its not about risk or ability its about being naive enough to actually shell out all that hard earned and actually believe that anyone else believes you can ride the thing to its ability on the road.:wacko:Actually SD summed it up better than me.

[98tls]

Bikes ALWAYS go faster on the street.

Cos there's no other bikes to compare them to and nobody there to see how slow they really are....

Nail... head.Though no doubt wont be well received by many.:2thumbsup

[quickbuck]

Concur on the 1st bit fella but lets face it on the second its not about risk or ability its about being naive enough to actually shell out all that hard earned and actually believe that anyone else believes you can ride the thing to its ability on the road.:wacko:Actually SD summed it up better than me.

Well, I too agree with that.
I for one can see from somebody leaving a car park if they can actually ride or not. Shame those that buy a big bike think they can actually fool me (or anybody else)..... sad really...

[speedpro]

156mph on a motorway :yawn:

He slowed down approaching cars. Also don't forget that they have a "keep left" law I think and even passing someone in a clear lane to the left of another vehicle is called undertaking, not the same as here.

It's pathetic how over a certain speed it's automatically "dangerous". Cruising down the Bombay hills on a deserted weekday night at 180kmh would probably get you an automatic "dangerous driving" ticket. Utterly pathetic.

The Nazis knew something about propoganda - say something often enough and people will start believing it. e.g. - "Speed Kills".

[speedpro]

About the guys who ride big sports bikes. When I worked in a bike shop you'd always get the odd one who came in and reckoned he thrashed his R1/ZX10/GSXR1000 or whatever to the Coromandel or wherever. Utter crap. Thrashed? I don't think so. Probably lucky to hold 1/2 throttle for more than 30 seconds in most places.

[jaffaonajappa]

So, the cop followed him for 8 minutes. Bet he/she was just enjoying the ride..."hoping" the poor bugger he was about to Book did something even worse than he already was.
Sounds like pommy pigs are worse than ours? At least ours pull you over asap, and don't keep following you hoping you will go faster yet.

[Jay GTI]

Also don't forget that they have a "keep left" law I think and even passing someone in a clear lane to the left of another vehicle is called undertaking, not the same as here.



Correct, passing must be done on the right on UK motorways, passing in a clear lane to the left of the vehicle ahead is classed as undertaking and really quite ridiculously dangerous. I'm pretty sure several people died when I did it when I lived over there. I'm also convinced it was the true cause of global warming... sorry, I mean climate change. What was I thinking...

[quickbuck]

Correct, passing must be done on the right on UK motorways, passing in a clear lane to the left of the vehicle ahead is classed as undertaking and really quite ridiculously dangerous. I'm pretty sure several people died when I did it when I lived over there. I'm also convinced it was the true cause of global warming... sorry, I mean climate change. What was I thinking...

Hell, you were one bad A$$

[RDJ]

156mph on a motorway :yawn:

He slowed down approaching cars. Also don't forget that they have a "keep left" law I think and even passing someone in a clear lane to the left of another vehicle is called undertaking, not the same as here.

It's pathetic how over a certain speed it's automatically "dangerous". Cruising down the Bombay hills on a deserted weekday night at 180kmh would probably get you an automatic "dangerous driving" ticket. Utterly pathetic.

True. And at the risk of wandering off topic, it is fascinating to note how during debates about speeding and getting fined even if only 5 k's or so over the limit, many people are very quick to judge / opine along the lines that "you decide to speed, you pay for it, don't whine etc"; yet many of these same people say during debates about funding pregnancies on benefits, dole bludger lifestyles, and so forth "don't you dare judge me, you should pay more taxes to fund my choices, my problems are not my fault".... the cognitive dissidence is strong in these ones...

[EJK]

Name that bike which is described "...that it was built for speed."

[Old Steve]

That cop was definitely one of us! He followed for 8 minutes. 8 glorius minutes of being legitimately able to ride at 150 mph down a relatively clear motorway. Pure heaven, and he got paid for doing it. I just wonder why he didn't follow for longer?

[jrandom]

I for one can see from somebody leaving a car park if they can actually ride or not.

Well, shit. I'm going to be horribly self conscious if I ever find myself riding out of a carpark in front of you, now.

[Berries]

It's the A1. The best thing you can do is get off it as quickly as possible.