2 Speeding cars, which one do you stop?

[cluelessboy]

Quick question came into my head when I saw 2 BMWs speeding along the inside lane on the M1 at probably 100mph+ one after the other.
If an unmarked police car had seen them, which one would they stop?

[wasted years]

Get both plates and the average speed and chose one to stop and the other can have the paperwork put through the post.

[FiveStar]

I believe in some cases where it is safe to do so they will attempt to pull both vehicles over by catching up with one making them follow until they are able to stop the other one.

[supermono]

If they weren't driving dangerously, speaking as a layman, I'd say neither. Take their numbers and present the tax demand through the post.

After all it's statistically far safer to be doing 100mph on the carriageway than zero mph on the hard shoulder.

Furthermore, if you're talking to someone on the side of the road you're not amongst the traffic watching out for the dangerous types most people would agree you're being paid to apprehend.

Or am I missing something?

SM

[Bing o]

supermono said:

Or am I missing something?

SM

The OP said BMW and inside lane. Must be something dodgy going on...

[vonhosen]

What if they were unmarked Police cars ?

[biglepton]

The red one.

[Balmoral Green]

If the conditions are such that two cars can do a ton in lane 1 of a motorway, why stop either? Unless they were driving on the cracks in the tarmac.

[wiliferus]

With the BiB cars we've got down my neck of the woods, I'd have a look at the back of both BM's and see which one had the smallest lump - thus if it failed to stop I'd have a cat in hells chance of keeping up!!!

[sublimatica]

FiveStar said:

I believe in some cases where it is safe to do so they will attempt to pull both vehicles over by catching up with one making them follow until they are able to stop the other one.

You really believe this, do you?

[Dracoro]

The 2nd one.

The 1st one is guilty of speeding.

The 2nd one is guilty of speeding AND chasing/racing the 1st one.

[Jasandjules]

cluelessboy said:

Quick question came into my head when I saw 2 BMWs speeding along the inside lane on the M1 at probably 100mph+ one after the other.
If an unmarked police car had seen them, which one would they stop?

I would guess it will depend on which one was driving like a t**t, i.e. was one right up the chuff of the other etc.. and it will depend on if they have Vascar etc I would imagine.

[Sheriff JWPepper]

Depends which colour I need for my 147 break.

[Bing o]

Sheriff JWPepper said:

Depends which colour I need for my 147 break.

Bugger if you were stuck on 134 (you'd have to hope for a really faded red E30...)

[Sheriff JWPepper]

Good call

If I'm on for the big one I've found a trip to a McDonald's car park often pays dividends and you are pretty much guaranteed a £30 ticket for an illegal reg plate. A 147 does take dedication and you may have to ignore a few assault or burglary reports on the radio, still food's okay.

[SlowMo]

Balmoral Green said:

If the conditions are such that two cars can do a ton in lane 1 of a motorway, why stop either? Unless they were driving on the cracks in the tarmac.

Because the speed limit is 70

[Silent1]

Sheriff JWPepper said:

Good call

If I'm on for the big one I've found a trip to a McDonald's car park often pays dividends and you are pretty much guaranteed a £30 ticket for an illegal reg plate. A 147 does take dedication and you may have to ignore a few assault or burglary reports on the radio, still food's okay.

if only it were true

[Jasandjules]

Silent1 said:

Sheriff JWPepper said:

Good call

If I'm on for the big one I've found a trip to a McDonald's car park often pays dividends and you are pretty much guaranteed a £30 ticket for an illegal reg plate. A 147 does take dedication and you may have to ignore a few assault or burglary reports on the radio, still food's okay.

if only it were true

Indeed. The Food is awfully plastic........

[supermono]

SlowMo said:

Balmoral Green said:

If the conditions are such that two cars can do a ton in lane 1 of a motorway, why stop either? Unless they were driving on the cracks in the tarmac.

Because the speed limit is 70

This should be obvious but on that basis you'd need one police car on the road for pretty much every civilian vehicle.

Nope, that's a bit dumb. You have to prioritise with a scarce resource.

So let's compromise and accept that after all the dangerous, inconsiderate, unroadworthy, drunk, etc drivers are caught then we can have the luxury of being able to kick back and deal with failure to display the correct number on the speedo.

SM

[vincenz]

I remember a few years ago a mate of mine was driving a few of us home from town and doing 60 in a, recently reduced to, 40 zone, another car in front was doign similar speed. A police car caught up with us and at a set of we had to stop but the police car was still behind us. The car infront continued and disappeared as it is a long road that has only one turn off. As soon as the lights changed the police car put its sirens on and over took. My mate thought the last of it, but i told him to turn off, even though this would have meant a lengthy detour. About a mile down the road the car infront had been stopped and the officer was waiting to pull my mate over.
They both got 3 points and a £60 fine I, being drunk, gave my mate £20 towards it and he still hasn't given it me back. So maybe he deserved it