Driver caught doin 150mph

[Steve H]

Story here ; http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3683441.stm

Whilst that is rather dangerously over the limit, a woman road safety officer claims ;

She said: "Driving a car at that speed carries the same danger as discharging a shotgun in a crowded street.

How the hell can she compare driving a car at that speed to letting a shotgun off in a crowded street?

It's also mentioned that a car's apparantly uncontrollable at that speed, what? It's a sport's car... I have mate's who regulary drive their home car's on circuits reaching these kind of speeds, and dont have any problem controlling them. Granted this is under controlled conditions, and im not in any way condoning what this driver did.. but these people's reactions are ludacris.


Who's to bet the road was deserted at the time

lets not upset any of our female members, who might be Road Safety Officers, there Steve H

I know of at least one who has an informed opinion

- however I do take your point, the car will be more than capable of it's function, even my modest 1.4 now has discs all round & abs, for example

Also it was on a motorway. This isnt really that bad and he will be punished. I would have said "sorry bout the speed but your wife is waiting for me at home" that should please him

[Tezcatlipoca]

Originally Posted by homealone

the car will be more than capable of it's function

...the car, yes...but what about the driver?

And the story also says he was talking on a mobile at the same time as doing 150mph....

[Shaun]

Where's Chim when you need her??

[Xaccers]

Hmm 200 caught speeding, 20 of them doing over 100mph, 1 doing 150mph and on the phone (idiot), yet no accidents....

[Ramrod]

150 mph...at night? in a performance car....no problem.
Talking on a mobile at 150 mph.....complete t*sser.
.....obviously on the phone saying....'I'm doing 150mph, aren't I great'

[Steve H]

Originally Posted by homealone

lets not upset any of our female members, who might be Road Safety Officers, there Steve H

Wasn't intentional... honest

Originally Posted by Tez

...the car, yes...but what about the driver?

Wasn't really thinking about the driver's capability's.. moreso questioning the claim's that the actual car was un-manageable at that speed...

Would it make it better if the driver was Schumacher or somebody to his degree? :pp

Originally Posted by Xaccers

Hmm 200 caught speeding, 20 of them doing over 100mph, 1 doing 150mph and on the phone (idiot), yet no accidents....

Lucky to be honest I think that speed it-self isnt the problem, its bad drivers. THis guy was on a motor-way and didn't hit anyone it wasn't right but if he has doing it outside a school then it would be different. Also slow drivers ARE THE WORST. I dont drive yet but I go on my bike and the worst thing other than car drivers are SLOW drivers. You cannot predict them and they take there time which is uncomfortable for me. When you try to cross the road and there are no cars apart from one stupid driver who is going slow enough to allow other traffic to catch up and fast enough so that it will be unsafe to cross.

Originally Posted by Tezcatlipoca

...the car, yes...but what about the driver?

And the story also says he was talking on a mobile at the same time as doing 150mph....

have to agree there Tez, doing 150mph & talking on a mobile is not on, apologies for not reading the whole link, in concept modern cars are 'safe' at way above current motorway speeds - anyone who travels on motorways will have had the experience of 'cruising' at 80 & found that is 'too slow' - but you do have to concentrate to go faster

- and an empty road in the middle of the night is deceptive, I have shocked myself, before now, doing over 100, when it only felt like 70

[Xaccers]

I've had to re-train my ears.
Like most drivers, unless I need to specifically know what speed I'm doing, I can judge it by the engine sound, ie I know that when the engine makes the sound it does at X rpm in 5th I know what speed I'm doing.
Now in my laguna, 3000rpm was 90mph, so I knew if the sound gets near that, I'm speeding.
In my new car, first thing I noticed was at 3000rpm the car's doing 110mph!
Time to ease off and just let the engine idle
70 is about 2000rpm.

Originally Posted by Xaccers

I've had to re-train my ears.
Like most drivers, unless I need to specifically know what speed I'm doing, I can judge it by the engine sound, ie I know that when the engine makes the sound it does at X rpm in 5th I know what speed I'm doing.
Now in my laguna, 3000rpm was 90mph, so I knew if the sound gets near that, I'm speeding.
In my new car, first thing I noticed was at 3000rpm the car's doing 110mph!
Time to ease off and just let the engine idle
70 is about 2000rpm.

good point - crank the cd up & you don't even get that cue

Originally Posted by Steve H

Wasn't intentional... honest



Wasn't really thinking about the driver's capability's.. moreso questioning the claim's that the actual car was un-manageable at that speed...

Would it make it better if the driver was Schumacher or somebody to his degree? :pp

If it wasn't intentional why did you italise the word woman?

Incog gives SteveH a very long teachers look.


:pp

[Steve H]

Originally Posted by Incognitas

If it wasn't intentional why did you italise the word woman?

Incog gives SteveH a very long teachers look.


:pp

My sarcasm wasn't intentional either :pp

//me backs outta this thread quietly :pp

[Xaccers]

Originally Posted by homealone

good point - crank the cd up & you don't even get that cue

I listen to radio 4, which is really quiet anyway

You can't beat the Archers