South Africa - Speeding rider gets caught, big time!

**StoneChucker** · 24th March 2005, 20:51

This is how you do it, you bunch of soft cocks!!!

http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx...ews__national/

btw, the fine is about the equivelant of half the above average persons yearly salary, and like twice the lowest income earners yearly salary. (from memory)

**Biff** · 24th March 2005, 20:54

Where's Mikey these days?

**bugjuice** · 24th March 2005, 21:07

a quick 'internet' currency conversion would put that a shade under NZ$7,000.. ouch.
sounds like he nearly got away.. if it wasn't for those damn cages..

**Joni** · 25th March 2005, 05:05

Yup, unfortunately in SA People do those speeds, and way more often that is good....

Al · 25th March 2005, 06:13

And guess what....? NO DEMERITS!!

**Sniper** · 25th March 2005, 07:10

Too true, but you also know we can do those speeds on the freeway.

Did any of you other South Africans know why they built our road so long, wide and strait? It was in the event of a civil uprising that the military could then land any plane, anywhere.

Strange the things I know

**spudchucka** · 25th March 2005, 08:00

Originally Posted by Biff Baff

Where's Mikey these days?

His leave pass must have run out and they have taken him back to hospital.

**StoneChucker** · 25th March 2005, 12:02

Originally Posted by Sniper_CBR

Too true, but you also know we can do those speeds on the freeway.

Did any of you other South Africans know why they built our road so long, wide and strait? It was in the event of a civil uprising that the military could then land any plane, anywhere.

Strange the things I know

I didn't know that, thanks

btw, for this and other reasons I tried to give you some good rep. but it said I can't! I have to spread some rep around before giving to you again

?? grrr. I guess I'm just too powerful now hehehhe

**Sniper** · 25th March 2005, 12:05

Thanks SC. I just thought I would share that knowledge as my dad told me that

**sels1** · 25th March 2005, 12:18

And what is a "roadside court"? Sounds a bit scary?????

**madboy** · 25th March 2005, 12:50

275? Wow - can't imagine it would be possible to do anything like that in NZ, cos that would just be impossible on our roads to do without killing yourself or everyone else on the road!

Pretty good effort though.

**StoneChucker** · 26th March 2005, 03:06

Madboy, has anyone ever told you, you spray sarcasm when you talk?hehe

Sels1. Roadside court, is a mobile court-house. When they pull you over, they don't waste any time giving you paperwork to appear in court, etc... They march you straight over, and you get your appearance on the roadside.

It's a relatively new thing I think, never came across it before I left, which was just over 4 years ago.

Hmm, it would be almost worth it to save up $6888 and go over, back to the "mother land", and try my luck at 300!

Shosholoza!

**outlawtorn** · 26th March 2005, 08:53

Wow, that is one hell of a speed. The roads in NAtal are like cash cows for the Natal Traffic Police, I know of some bikers who wake up on a Sunday, ride down to Durban for lunch and ride back up to Johannesburg for supper with more than enough time to spare, and that is a 1200 km round trip. The fastest I've ever heard of anyone getting to Durban from Johannesubrg (600kms) was just under 3 hours, don't know what sppeds he was travelling though.