Police driver suspended for 140mph

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A police driver has been disciplined after a prisoner he was transporting reported him for driving at 140mph.
According to the Northern Echo, the Durham Police officer was travelling from Leeds and began speeding when he was asked by his passenger how fast the marked car could go.
On arrival at Darlington, the prisoner told another officer about the drive.

Durham Police said the PC's licence had been suspended and he had been removed from road policing duties.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-25877943

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All of a sudden, driving at speeds of 140 mph isn't dangerous!
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It depend on who you are asking;

Joe Burns, spokesman at road safety charity Brake, said driving at very high speeds on public roads posed a “horrendous danger”.