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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Turk on 10 February 2011, 00:21:05
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90 in a 30 !!! :o Isn't that an automatic ban ? :-/
I feel a bit sorry for him as he lives and breathes motorcycling. He's been riding for over 60 years and never wanted a car licence.
I know speed limits are there for a reason and rightly so, but where he was caught has nothing but wide open land for hundreds of yards on each side (dunno why it's a 30 anyway), so I hope he gets leaniency and doesn't lose his licence as he's always been a cautious, sensible rider.
I'm amazed to hear he's ever exceeded the speed limit...let alone tripled it. :o
This is the 'scooter' he got caught on.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj1irO5UY68[/media]
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Unless hes even more lucky than I was, it will be a matter of deciding between a long ban and a custodial sentence. ::)
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Yep, I thought that was also an option. :(
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In Brunstroms day it would have been the gallows. ;D ;D
(although he would have needed to be a bit further north)
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sorry but if he is stupid enough to get caught doing 90 in a 30 zone then he deserves a long ban regardless of the road he was on
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whilst i feel for him, he was way over the limit and if i was a judge taking into the account of his age i wouldn't be giving him his licence back again may sound hard but he must be hitting 75-80 and how good are the reactions at that age
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whilst i feel for him, he was way over the limit and if i was a judge taking into the account of his age i wouldn't be giving him his licence back again may sound hard but he must be hitting 75-80 and how good are the reactions at that age
Yep, that's what I'm thinking too. :(
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Oh dear...
not good,
wouldn't be surprised if its a 2 year ban on that or a year with a very heavy fine
:'( :'(
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im a biker myself, and ad say 90 in a 30 is well dangerous,no matter how long youv been riding both for yourself and other members of the public. how did he get caught out of intrest, camera or police ?
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90 in a 30 !!! :o Isn't that an automatic ban ? :-/
I feel a bit sorry for him as he lives and breathes motorcycling. He's been riding for over 60 years and never wanted a car licence.
I know speed limits are there for a reason and rightly so, but where he was caught has nothing but wide open land for hundreds of yards on each side (dunno why it's a 30 anyway), so I hope he gets leaniency and doesn't lose his licence as he's always been a cautious, sensible rider.
I'm amazed to hear he's ever exceeded the speed limit...let alone tripled it. :o
This is the 'scooter' he got caught on.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj1irO5UY68[/media]
Some speed limits are there for noise reduction as I understand it. They may have no bearing on accident prevention. Also, there is a minimum distance that they would apply a limit to; so if there was a particularly un-predictable hazard they might have to limit a longer length of road than just the hazard area.
N.B. I'm not trying to argue that all speed limits are appropriate! ;)
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Oh dear...
not good,
wouldn't be surprised if its a 2 year ban on that or a year with a very heavy fine
:'( :'(
that is worse than what is dished out to pissheads
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Can't see custodial or more than 6 months.
Why?
Because pissheads get a year, and we all know pissheads are more dangerous.
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jesus - they'd throw the book at him for being twice the limit.....three times? i dont think he'll ride again :o
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Where was this ? Northampton town centre? ;D ;D
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im a biker myself, and ad say 90 in a 30 is well dangerous,no matter how long youv been riding both for yourself and other members of the public.
+1
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I'm sure he'll be back on two wheels..
I suspect the back wheel will have pedals attached, though.
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Triple the limit no matter the scenario is going to be dangerous and is asking for big trouble.
I'd only do 90 on NSL dual carriageways, in a 30 is quite frankly absurd.
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********** False Alarm **********
A certain OOFer, who may be in a position to offer 'off the record' advice has pm'd me for further info on the matter, and on obtaining the requested details I found out that Stan was winding folk up.
It was 35mph !! ::)
If he decides to contest it...I'll be at the back of the courtroom shouting "HANG THE LITTLE SH*T !!"
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Where was this ? Northampton town centre? ;D ;D
Roflmao ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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********** False Alarm **********
A certain OOFer, who may be in a position to offer 'off the record' advice has pm'd me for further info on the matter, and on obtaining the requested details I found out that Stan was winding folk up.
It was 35mph !! ::)
If he decides to contest it...I'll be at the back of the courtroom shouting "HANG THE LITTLE SH*T !!"
That's what friends are for, right? ;D ;D ;D
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training courses for bike riders are being pushed at the moment, tell him to write a letter asking to go on one, thats what i did. I got caught doing 49 in a 30 zone (just over took something ::))
Got offered a course :)
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35 or 90 ... he can look up the "possible" results of a court appearance here .. page 131 .. :)
http://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/docs/web_sgc_magistrates_guidelines_including_update_1__2__3_web.pdf
HTH :)
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35 or 90 ... he can look up the "possible" results of a court appearance here .. page 131 .. :)
http://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/docs/web_sgc_magistrates_guidelines_including_update_1__2__3_web.pdf
HTH :)
:y Most interesting.