Speeding on M4 - Caught by Police Helicopter

[itaintemeyouno]

If a police helicopter is patrolling and sees a performance car driving at high speeds they will follow it as there is a chance it may have been taken in a break in to a house for the keys.

You also can't drive just any speed on all of Germany's Autobahn. Much of it is regulated, much of it not outside peak hours. They do have strict rules on tailgating, however and have cameras in place to catch people not allowing more than a specified distance. My brother in law got caught on it having told me a few weeks prior that there would be no way of enforcing safe gaps with cameras

 

[martyz]

I don't know, driving fast in essentially a straight line isn't particularly difficult or skillful, especially in a modern car, and that E63 will have some almighty stoppers on it.

As for £3.5k an hour, there's always Legal Aid , although he probably wouldn't get it in this case.

The skill is needed when something goes wrong.

 

[Deleted member 37751]

Doing 140 or even more on an open clear motorway isn't dangerous.

It wasn't open or clear at 1am though, the driver admitted that, which more than likely means it was 20.00 of an evening and he was doing 150mph.

I, along with a few people I know, regularly travel on the motorway at 90ish mph when it's appropriate, which is 'illegal' so if I was caught and tried at that speed, I'd hold my hands up and say fair cop.

What I wouldn't do is try and worm my way out of it like a weasel, I know that I've committed an offence/crime and these are the consequences.

All this talk of German motorways at 140mph is a load of crap; on an autobahn you are expecting someone to fly past at those speeds, in the UK you're not.

 

[John]

All this talk of German motorways at 140mph is a load of crap; on an autobahn you are expecting someone to fly past at those speeds, in the UK you're not.

This was my next post.

Regardless of the fact the 'other driver' might be in the wrong if they make a mistake, you hitting them at 140mph will not end well for anyone - a fatal collision will be on the cards.

 

[Deleted member 37751]

I don't know what others think, but I think that your post is unnecessarily hostile and personal.

Personal to who? Someone that's been caught at a stupidly fast speed and is now trying to dodge the consequences like a coward?

The English language is such that it is quite possible to make your point without resort to puerile name calling, which frankly, in my opinion, shows the forum in a bad light.

It's one persons view, not 'the forums', so I'm not sure how that works out.

 

[flango]

The skill is needed when something goes wrong.

Or it usually ends up like ths

 

[Oli]

It wasn't open or clear at 1am though, the driver admitted that, which more than likely means it was 20.00 of an evening and he was doing 150mph.

I, along with a few people I know, regularly travel on the motorway at 90ish mph when it's appropriate, which is 'illegal' so if I was caught and tried at that speed, I'd hold my hands up and say fair cop.

What I wouldn't do is try and worm my way out of it like a weasel, I know that I've committed an offence/crime and these are the consequences.

All this talk of German motorways at 140mph is a load of crap; on an autobahn you are expecting someone to fly past at those speeds, in the UK you're not.

He did specify it was 1 am in his post so I am taking it at face value and don't consider what he did to be dangerous, I'm not saying speeding everywhere is appropriate, built up areas are a big no no, but a motorway isn't.

The Police were just doing their job, I see nothing wrong with this guys defence Solicitor doing theirs.

 

[Dieselman]

Or it usually ends up like ths

Bloody Deer...

 

[Deleted member 37751]

140 mph on a clear motorway in the hands of the average driver is LETHAL as pointed out peoples views of their driving ability in high powered cars is usually greatly exaggerated.

Exactly this ^^

If you ask an advanced driver how 'good' they are, they tend to be very humble and say that driver education is a never ending process.

Ask some yellow belly trying to squirm out of a speeding rap and he will blame 'the law' being wrong, not him.

 

[flango]

Bloody Deer...

Bloody expensive if you ask me

 

[finisterre]

I am sympathetic to a few mins of pushing it a bit then backing off, just to see what it is like. Habitually and consistently, and grossly exceeding the speed limit is different.

It kind of depends which before I will think them deserving of a very hard time from the authorities.

 

[Terry_]

All this throw the book at him carry on is wrong IMHO. At that time of the morning with very little else on the road I would and have opened my car up in the past. At any point I would have approached traffic (even 1 car travelling in the middle lane I would decrease my speed to the limit). Whether or not that was the case, or is the case with most folk is debatable.
I have been tugged twice by the law on the M6 toll in the past and my backside got very worried. After a short chat with the cops I was free to go. I counted myself lucky but also appreciated the warning!
Some do not get so lucky!!!!
I know what sort of nasties traffic cops have to deal with on a daily basis so appreciate that these cases are going to happen. I worked on call out through the night when I was younger and you get some shocking reality checks on what motorway cops have to deal with.

 

[developer]

Ask some yellow belly trying to squirm out of a speeding rap and he will blame 'the law' being wrong, not him.

I did hear of a recent case where the driver had considered the defence of his car not being able to do the speed he was nabbed at - the manufacturer's quoted top speed of the car 2mph less I believe .

 

[Dieselman]

I worked on call out through the night when I was younger and you get some shocking reality checks on what motorway cops have to deal with.

What? No doughnut shops open?

 

[Deleted member 37751]

He did specify it was 1 am in his post so I am taking it at face value and don't consider what he did to be dangerous

Driving at 140mph isn't inherently dangerous, but some Herbert thinking he should get off because it was '1AM and the roads were almost clear' is.

Seriously, when did people stop having backbones and standing up to what they've done?

There are a few laws in our country that I think are blatantly wrong but the only way to go about it is through legitimate means; not waiting till I've got caught and then whining like a spoilt brat that I don't agree with the laws I've just broken.

 

[finisterre]

actually I reckon showing contempt in court is foolhardy and pretty brave,

whining on here is pointless.

If the offender actually had the courage of the naked rambler I would have a bit more respect.

 

[flango]

Driving at 140mph isn't inherently dangerous, but some Herbert thinking he should get off because it was '1AM and the roads were almost clear' is.

Seriously, when did people stop having backbones and standing up to what they've done?

There are a few laws in our country that I think are blatantly wrong but the only way to go about it is through legitimate means; not waiting till I've got caught and then whining like a spoilt brat that I don't agree with the laws I've just broken.

Totally agree, as they say if you can't do the time don't do the crime. People know the consequences of their actions when they choose to break the law. Then when they get caught they bitch and moan about how unfair it is.

Time they grew a pair, put their hands up and accepted the punishment administered

 

[jamesfuller]

At the end of the day, regardless of whether it was safe or not (so many variables) The one thing that doesn't change is the law.

There is always a chance that if you break it you may have to face the consequences. If taken to extremes, either higher speed or doing it more often increases the chance of being caught. At this stage you just have to man up and take the punishment.

There is pushing your luck a bit and then there is asking for it!

 

[Terry_]

What about some of the young cops that race around in Vauxhall Astras through town centres at high speed for no reason? Blues flashing, pedestrians all over the place. Just to get to the scene of a petty crime and give someone a caution

 

[jamesfuller]

Totally agree, as they say if you can't do the time don't do the crime. People know the consequences of their actions when they choose to break the law. Then when they get caught they bitch and moan about how unfair it is.

Time they grew a pair, put their hands up and accepted the punishment administered

Didn't see this as posted while writing my post

(yes i'm very slow)