Jail term for 130mph motorcyclist

[grommit]

BBC NEWS | England | Wiltshire | Jail term for 130mph motorcyclist

[Hellgate]

That was one windy, narrow and what looked like a very slick road. Good thing no one was hurt or killed.

[mdr]

I didn't see 130 mph in that vid, maybe it happens elsewhere in the clip. And the policeman made a very questionable overtake with an oncoming lorry in the other lane. So much for "I'm gonna hang back." Actually I'm surprised he got jail time for that - (at least what I saw in the vid).

[Ozfazer6]

That guy even made the evening news over here !
What an idiot.

[mglowe]

Originally Posted by mdr

I didn't see 130 mph in that vid...

Neither did I. Many of us have seen 130+ MPH and no where in that video is 130 MPH. However, it may have occurred before or after the chase scene we saw. I question the validity of the caption.

[Nooj]

Excess speed is one of the main causes of collisions and this sends a strong message that the criminal justice system and our community safety partners will not tolerate this type of behaviour

What a crock of ****. Nobody's ever died of going fast. Misjudging the speed of an approaching vehicle and pulling out in front of it will lead to a crash and going too fast to cope with changing road and traffic conditions certainly will, but simply travelling at a high speed does not. The only message this sends me is that the criminal justice system and our community safety partners haven't got a ****ing clue what they're on about.

So anyway, on the long straight bit he was disapperaing off into the distance so could have been pushing a hundred and something, but so what, there was nothing else on that bit of road. I'd take more issue with his dodgy overtake on the bend with oncoming traffic and not following his vanishing point going into corners, that's the stuff that'll have him off and through someone's windscreeen or up a tree.

Jail for this? No. Not unless he'd been caught doing it before or had caused injury, death or damage to someone or something. Points, a fine and having to pay for an advanced riding course would have been better.

[mdr]

They have a saying in the parachute community: It's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop.

[sideslider]

I don't encourage this behavior but I have one question.

Everytime I hear of one of these stories the biker always returns home.

Why in the heck would you return home after the cops where just chasing you?

[Nooj]

Possibly thought he'd lost them, although they'd have his registration and would have got his address from that. I'm guessing he just wasn't that bright.

[jmerch44]

I"ll never understand why people run from the cops. A radio is way faster than whatever your riding, just take the ticket, fine, or whatever. It's certainly not worth going to jail over. I work in a prison, trust me, it's not worth it.