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My mate's been caught speeding...on a scooter.
« on: 10 February 2011, 00:21:05 »
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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Re: My mate's been caught speeding...on a scooter.
« Reply #1 on: 10 February 2011, 00:29:22 »
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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Re: My mate's been caught speeding...on a scooter.
« Reply #2 on: 10 February 2011, 00:30:47 »
Yep, I thought that was also an option.  :(
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« Reply #3 on: 10 February 2011, 00:32:22 »
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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Re: My mate's been caught speeding...on a scooter.
« Reply #4 on: 10 February 2011, 00:51:37 »
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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Re: My mate's been caught speeding...on a scooter.
« Reply #5 on: 10 February 2011, 01:05:10 »
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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Re: My mate's been caught speeding...on a scooter.
« Reply #6 on: 10 February 2011, 01:17:21 »
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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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« Reply #7 on: 10 February 2011, 02:39:13 »
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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« Reply #8 on: 10 February 2011, 03:19:01 »
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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Re: My mate's been caught speeding...on a scooter.
« Reply #9 on: 10 February 2011, 08:07:58 »
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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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« Reply #10 on: 10 February 2011, 08:22:55 »
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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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« Reply #11 on: 10 February 2011, 08:24:13 »
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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Re: My mate's been caught speeding...on a scooter.
« Reply #12 on: 10 February 2011, 08:31:36 »
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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Re: My mate's been caught speeding...on a scooter.
« Reply #13 on: 10 February 2011, 08:37:19 »
Where was this ? Northampton town centre? ;D ;D
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Re: My mate's been caught speeding...on a scooter.
« Reply #14 on: 10 February 2011, 09:27:23 »
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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.

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