192mph driver jailed

[SFTPhotography]

http://news.sky.com/story/1582486/jail-for-driver-who-filmed-himself-at-192mph

Passenger gets a killer ban for merely encouraging him. 2yrs seems steep for a driving ban when you weren't driving. A 42yr old is completely capable of making their own decisions, however bad they may be.

 

[Cobra]

I'm surprised there are any roads in Nothants that could sustain those speeds TBH.

But yeah the ban does seem a bit strange.
Maybe there is more to it?

 

[Byker28i]

Number of videos, comments on them.

 

[SFTPhotography]

M1 near Northampton services if quiet got a very long straight. A car like that will get up to speed very quickly.

 

[Cobra]

M1 near Northampton services if quiet got a very long straight. A car like that will get up to speed very quickly.

Road works and 50 mph average speed camera's before J16- and after J19 you would be a total moron to try that there
There is the A5 of course but a ton would be dangerous to say the least.

 

[Cg_Girl]

Made me chuckle that the songs he was driving too made the news as much as his speeds!

 

[Cobra]

Made me chuckle that the songs he was driving too made the news as much as his speeds!

I never saw the news, but I'll take a wild guess at "Born to be wild" and "Radar love"?
Possibly "highway to hell? or "bat out of hell" ?

 

[Cg_Girl]

I never saw the news, but I'll take a wild guess at "Born to be wild" and "Radar love"?
Possibly "highway to hell? or "bat out of hell" ?

Haha nope northants chron posted it wasn't me by shaggy and lady in red

 

[Cobra]

it wasn't me

Ironic

and lady in red

WTF?

 

[Cg_Girl]

Ironic


WTF?

Yeah exactly.. The first one yes but the need to mention the lady in red, seriously why is that relevant...unless I'm missing something and there's go faster messages hidden in it

 

[Cobra]

unless I'm missing something and there's go faster messages hidden in it

Like all good satanic hidden messages, you have to play it backwards to understand

 

[andyred]

What a complete muppet ...

 

[boliston]

looks like the daughter almost takes takes out another driver within seconds of flooring it on the a45

 

[Tigger.ufo]

Shame that they are not eligable for the Darwins....

 

[bigfub]

That stretch of the A45 is not great at the best of times, I'll be driving it tomorrow but a lot slower

 

[ZoneV]

I hope he's as fast in the prison showers as he was on the road.

 

[shapeshifter]

The thing is how did the idiot get caught? all they had was a recording of a speedo and some voices. He must have confessed big time. Why not just go "no comment" what a clown! LOL .

 

[ZoneV]

The thing is how did the idiot get caught? all they had was a recording of a speedo and some voices. He must have confessed big time. Why not just go "no comment" what a clown! LOL .

The article says he pleaded not guilty and was tried in a crown court so he must have been found guilty by a jury.

 

[MWHCVT]

Honest what a bunch of thundertwunts, seriously people like that I'd ban them for life from driving anything that wasn't limited to 75mph

 

[RedRobin]

There are plenty of stretches of the A45 where you can reach ~150mph in the right car if the road conditions allow (traffic, weather, visibility). Personally I wouldn't fancy it at night though but during the day and in the right conditions.... Yes please! But it's not legal in England and anything over 100mph is an automatic licence loser. But these two clearly have no idea what they are doing except going for numbers on a speedometer - Dangerous! And playing music as well!!? I never play music or radio when driving.

This is on a fast stretch I know in Belgium and very funny. The Z4 sounds very nice but Henri's R32 is awesome!....

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA_FYJDt7G8

 

[SFTPhotography]

Road works and 50 mph average speed camera's before J16- and after J19 you would be a total moron to try that there
There is the A5 of course but a ton would be dangerous to say the least.

Ah. There wasn't when I was last there, about 5yrs back

 

[SFTPhotography]

The thing is how did the idiot get caught? all they had was a recording of a speedo and some voices. He must have confessed big time. Why not just go "no comment" what a clown! LOL .

This. Or hire a lawyer

 

[IanAshworth]

If you search the guy's name it seems he was actually 'in trouble' for growing cannabis, dealing cocaine and laundering money. I'm sure the prison sentence is more to do with that than the speeding.

 

[viv1969]

http://news.sky.com/story/1582486/jail-for-driver-who-filmed-himself-at-192mph

Passenger gets a killer ban for merely encouraging him. 2yrs seems steep for a driving ban when you weren't driving. A 42yr old is completely capable of making their own decisions, however bad they may be.

If you participate in, or otherwise encourage the commission of a crime you are open to being punished accordingly.
Shame he's not nobbing his mate in prison right now imo.

 

[SFTPhotography]

If you participate in, or otherwise encourage the commission of a crime you are open to being punished accordingly.
Shame he's not nobbing his mate in prison right now imo.

She's quite nobbable from the video.

 

[new2me]

She's quite nobbable from the video.

You should send her a nice photo of yourself,perhaps posing next to a lake, with a caption expressing "no need for ballbags in landscape photos". I'm sure she'd get the joke and love you for it



Boo hoo! :dummy1:

 

[viv1969]

She's quite nobbable from the video.

There you go then. ..win win all round

 

[julianhj]

If you search the guy's name it seems he was actually 'in trouble' for growing cannabis, dealing cocaine and laundering money. I'm sure the prison sentence is more to do with that than the speeding.

The sentences they got will be based on guidelines for dangerous driving and nothing else.

 

[andyscott]

These muppets unfortunately will end up never killing themselves but more likely an innocent party.

Glad prison was the sentence

 

[julianhj]

http://news.sky.com/story/1582486/jail-for-driver-who-filmed-himself-at-192mph

Passenger gets a killer ban for merely encouraging him. 2yrs seems steep for a driving ban when you weren't driving. A 42yr old is completely capable of making their own decisions, however bad they may be.

I don't think it's steep. I think they were both dealt with appropriately.

 

[jockwav]

 

[SFTPhotography]

There you go then. ..win win all round

I doubt I will be fast enough for her

 

[jakeblu]

http://news.sky.com/story/1582486/jail-for-driver-who-filmed-himself-at-192mph

Passenger gets a killer ban for merely encouraging him. 2yrs seems steep for a driving ban when you weren't driving. A 42yr old is completely capable of making their own decisions, however bad they may be.

I thought her ban was related to the video of her speeding too?

 

[SFTPhotography]

I thought her ban was related to the video of her speeding too?

IIRC it was reported for inciting dangerous driving, although that vid indicates her doing 190mph....

 

[arclight]

Honest what a bunch of thundertwunts, seriously people like that I'd ban them for life from driving anything that wasn't limited to 75mph

5 mph and require him to take a test for walking shoes.

 

[Cobra]

Ah. There wasn't when I was last there, about 5yrs back

I think its there for at least another year

 

[SFTPhotography]

I think its there for at least another year

Its never a route I am on..mercifully. I am going to France in March, but going via Poole so its M5 to Bristol, M4 for a bit then down thru Dorset

 

[boyfalldown]

I doubt I will be fast enough for her

Not what your last girlfriend said

 

[SFTPhotography]

Not what your last girlfriend said

She said I was too left leaning...

 

[SarahLee]

looks like the daughter almost takes takes out another driver within seconds of flooring it on the a45

I thought her ban was related to the video of her speeding too?

IIRC it was reported for inciting dangerous driving, although that vid indicates her doing 190mph....

If you read the bit in the Northants police video linked to above . . .

The second part of the footage showed Jordan entering the drivers side of a Nissan GTR. She is then believed to have switched into the passenger side of the car and encouraged the driver, before the car reached excess speeds.

Looks like they couldn't definitively prove that she was actually driving so decided to throw the book at her for inciting dangerous driving instead.
While I'd agree a 2 year ban for simply being a passenger and encouraging the behaviour seems harsh, in those particular circumstances it seems fair enough to me.