Driver films himself doing 200mph in an RS6 on UK m/way

[Durzel]

200mph on a public road is just insanely selfish and reckless behaviour.

I don’t think anyone is disputing that there are plenty of cars capable of that kind of speed, and in isolation it might not be dangerous (except to the driver, and if you disregard the impact on emergency services having to clean what’s left of you up), but that’s not the point.

If you’re driving on the same road as other people, who have just as much right to be there as you do, then it behoves you to act accordingly. A reasonable differential in speed is something that a competent or at least typical driver should be able to deal with. Closing speeds of ~130mph are not.

The autobahn argument is so tired, too. On the parts of it that are unrestricted you can at least say that people are trained to expect it. The same can’t be said for UK roads with a maximum speed of 70mph. This isn’t Germany, German Law doesn’t apply here, so it’s completely irrelevant.

I think it is right to say that stuff like this does “spoil it for the rest of us”, in the sense that any increased belief in the need for additional enforcement could translate to more people getting pulled or snapped for more “soft” infractions like 85-90 etc.

No one should be condoning this guys actions, regardless of the car’s capabilities.

Edited by Durzel on Sunday 14th June 12:04

[Kawasicki]

jakesmith said:

Kawasicki said:

RSbandit said:

I was referring to having people pull out on me when they prob shouldnt have and having to brake quite hard at that speed on the autobahn

Why are people pulling out in front of you? Are they just changing lanes for no reason at all?

Honestly, we get it you think you are an unbelievably talented and almost telepathic driver / rider, and I'm sure you concentrate and try hard and may well be very experienced and safer and better than many other drivers / riders on the road and have a very capable vehicle, I can assure you you have made it perfectly clear by now.

I honestly hope it isn't a case of pride coming before a fall literally and figuratively as there is a greatly reduced margin for error at those speeds that you can not entirely mitigate through percieved or actual skill. You may well be watching a car that you think may pull out and anticipating it as you approach ready to evade, brake, etc, but at some point you have to commit to passing them whether they have seen you or not and that is the point where, if anything that you haven't considered including their behavior, the road surface, their / your vehicle behaves in an unexpected way, that your posting on PH may abruptly end. Honestly, no one ever thinks they are going to have an RTA, a blowout etc. At 200 MPH on a bike your survival chances are not great. No disrespect to you & your driving ability but you are saying black is white and white is black if you think 200MPH for extended periods presents 0% increased risk to yourself or others it takes very little to go wrong at that speed for a vehicle to unsettle. Not sure there is much value continuing this but if you feel the need to bump the thread with another explanation of your level of driver skill then be my guest, I hope it's the only bump you experience though. You flaming mentalist.

You seem to be over-emotional on this whole topic. Why is that?

Where did I write that 200 mph for extended periods presents 0% increased risk? You have a distorted view (or you’re being dishonest) about what I have written.

Let me be quite clear. Going faster is more dangerous than going slower, if all other factors remain the same, though that’s not possible to achieve.

I don’t think I’m an unbelievably talented driver, I do think I can maintain an above average level of concentration though. Should I be embarrassed about that?

One final note, if people find driving fast stressful or that they have occasional frights, then they should probably slow down and think about how they are living their lives.

[jakesmith]

Emotional? Ok whatever.
I don’t find anything frightening apart from your hubris and the impact that might have on some completely innocent road user in the future, driving along minding their own business not expecting some flash Harry on a tuned up C90 who thinks he’s Comin Montgomery in his Evo closing on him at 130MPh or worse

[Gecko1978]

La Liga said:

implistic 'left' political generalisation was an NP&E bonus on the generic autobahn rant.

yeah for me this is less the 200mph more its nearly 3 times the posted limit, its not like doing 90 in a 30 (narrow roads etc) but then again its still extream. So I suspect he will be going to jail like many a biker has over the years for 150 plus.

re crushing the car, if it was insured then no its someone eles's property but if the driver was not insured might be a lesson to the owner not to lend his car to mates who might do that. I have always felt uninsured cars like untaxed cars should be crushed, subject to trial so mitigation might be presented, e.g. Company car you are told you are insured and your not etc.

[biggbn]

silentbrown said:

CCTV won't be anything like good enough to identify the driver. In most footage you probably can't even see the driver.

Speed cameras facing front of car catch driver very clearly. Ask me how I know.

[AJL308]

hucumber said:

And its not just the speeding, its the filming and glorification of it on youtube. The guy decided to put his head above the parapet for all to see, theres no way a judge is going to take that sort of blatant baiting lying down. 200mph is one thing, showing off about something which is clearly completely illegal on a public forum such as YouTube is another. If the driver expected anything other than getting caught and being made an example of then he is a moron

Which, in its self, calls into question his fitness to ever be allowed to drive! If you can make such blatantly wrong and dangerous judgment then can you claim to be suitable to be let loose on the public roads in anything?

I'm not saying that speeding is "dangerous", it clearly isn't depending on the circumstances, but it's a question of judgement. I'm having a hard time accepting that that velocity on any public road in the UK is a reasonable judgement call. Not because the roads aren't safe enough as some clearly are but because of the way in which they are actually used and the skill level of the average motorist.

[Red Devil]

jakesmith said:

Emotional? Ok whatever.
I don’t find anything frightening apart from your hubris and the impact that might have on some completely innocent road user in the future, driving along minding their own business not expecting some flash Harry on a tuned up C90 who thinks he’s Comin Montgomery
in his Evo closing on him at 130MPh or worse

Who he?? Never heard of him.

[Durzel]

He took a break from golf and got into WRC.

(And changed his name to “Comin”)

[jakesmith]

Red Devil said:

Who he?? Never heard of him.

Are you a caveman?
Or did you mean ‘who’s he?’?

[Don1]

Durzel said:

He took a break from golf and got into WRC.

(And changed his name to “Comin”)

Does that mean he has a good driver?

[Red Devil]

Durzel said:

He took a break from golf and got into WRC.

(And changed his name to “Comin”)

Ah the pro, Colin Montgomerie.
It's news to me that he was involved in any capacity with the World Rally Championship and have been unable to trace any source which confirms it. .

jakesmith said:

Red Devil said:

Who he?? Never heard of him.

Are you a caveman?

No. Why do you find it necessary to be insulting?
Or are you one of those internet hard men who wouldn't dare say it face-to-face to someone you have never previously met?

jakesmith said:

Or did you mean ‘who’s he?’?

If you did mean Colin Montgomerie it's a bit rich taking me to task considering you couldn't spell either his first or last names correctly.

PKB.