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Mobile camera units can only be used as speeding charge not dangerous driving,as a traffic officer proved when he was caught of duty at 136mph in his subaru wrx. Fined £500 and banned for 12 months but assured he will keep his job. Seems the sun was shining on him as a biker caught at 145 was called a sheer lunatic by the same judge banned for 2 years and fined £5000 yes £5000 sit a retest and may lose his job in the raf. He was caught by a traffic patrol. Up in the highlands anything over 100mph is usually is dangerous,but you learn something new every day.
Mobile camera units can only be used as speeding charge not dangerous driving,as a traffic officer proved when he was caught of duty at 136mph in his subaru wrx. Fined £500 and banned for 12 months but assured he will keep his job. Seems the sun was shining on him as a biker caught at 145 was called a sheer lunatic by the same judge banned for 2 years and fined £5000 yes £5000 sit a retest and may lose his job in the raf. He was caught by a traffic patrol. Up in the highlands anything over 100mph is usually is dangerous,but you learn something new every day.
agent006 said:
Up in the highlands anything over 100mph is usually is dangerous
No comment on the main point other than to say that's complete rubbish.
I have read of cases where the scottish police/scamerati/CPS have been automatically charging people who are well over the speed limit with a dangerous driving related charge. In fact I remember reading of a PHer being charged with dangerous or careless (ie a charge worse than just speeding) for doing 115 on a motorway.
DAZ
>> Edited by dazren on Sunday 9th January 13:23
I was charged with dangerous driving 2 years ago for 105 on a dual carrigeway near Aberdeen. Police officers said it was perfectly safe but procedure for them to charge anyone over 100 with dangerous driving.
Pled not guilty and it was dropped in the end (1 day before trial after numerous court apperances).
Pled not guilty and it was dropped in the end (1 day before trial after numerous court apperances).
mybrainhurts said:
.... Up in the highlands anything over 100mph is usually is dangerous.......
That's a purely local issue and becomes critical around 85mph.....
Something to do with kilt slap killing your nuts.
Sorry MBH, but as the weeks go on my sense of humour for these issues is rapidly disappearing.
Some of the best and most remote roads in Britain are to be found in the Highlands.
When I lived on Skye I frequently saw 145 in my Quattro on utterly deserted roads that are beautifully surfaced in total safewty, and I would argue that to the death!
Conversely there were some winter nights when the same road demanded 30 MPH, and I'm not exaggerating when I say that, mainly due to the singularly insane practice that is tolerated in this country of allowing farm animals to wander all over public roads with the blessing of the law.
These animals cause fatalities year in, year out, nothing is done about it; they now have speed enforcement on the Rannoch Moor in winter when it is virtually deserted; madness!
IOLAIRE said:
mybrainhurts said:
medicineman said:
.... Up in the highlands anything over 100mph is usually is dangerous.......
That's a purely local issue and becomes critical around 85mph.....
Something to do with kilt slap killing your nuts.
Sorry MBH, but as the weeks go on my sense of humour for these issues is rapidly disappearing.
Some of the best and most remote roads in Britain are to be found in the Highlands.
When I lived on Skye I frequently saw 145 in my Quattro on utterly deserted roads that are beautifully surfaced in total safewty, and I would argue that to the death!
Conversely there were some winter nights when the same road demanded 30 MPH, and I'm not exaggerating when I say that, mainly due to the singularly insane practice that is tolerated in this country of allowing farm animals to wander all over public roads with the blessing of the law.
These animals cause fatalities year in, year out, nothing is done about it; they now have speed enforcement on the Rannoch Moor in winter when it is virtually deserted; madness!
I have precisely the same problem three miles up the road from home.
The control freaks used the issue of sheep deaths to impose a blanket 40. Police objected to the proposal, but they did it anyway.
Happily, everone ignores it........
>> Edited by mybrainhurts on Sunday 9th January 19:37
mybrainhurts said:
I have precisely the same problem three miles up the road from home.
The control freaks used the issue of sheep deaths to impose a blanket 40. Police objected to the proposal, but they did it anyway.
Happily, everone ignores it........
Ringinglow - Hathersage road?
IOLAIRE said:
medicineman said:
.... Up in the highlands anything over 100mph is usually is dangerous.......
That's a purely local issue and becomes critical around 85mph.....
Something to do with kilt slap killing your nuts.
Sorry MBH, but as the weeks go on my sense of humour for these issues is rapidly disappearing.
Some of the best and most remote roads in Britain are to be found in the Highlands.
When I lived on Skye I frequently saw 145 in my Quattro on utterly deserted roads that are beautifully surfaced in total safewty, and I would argue that to the death!
Conversely there were some winter nights when the same road demanded 30 MPH, and I'm not exaggerating when I say that, mainly due to the singularly insane practice that is tolerated in this country of allowing farm animals to wander all over public roads with the blessing of the law.
These animals cause fatalities year in, year out, nothing is done about it; they now have speed enforcement on the Rannoch Moor in winter when it is virtually deserted; madness!
Madness is right.
How can any intelligent person have any respect for this way of thinking?
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