Lee54 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 How can a car driver get away with more than a bike rider. A BENTLEY driver who was busted for speeding at 138mph on the M6 has been given a 56-day driving ban, just a month after a biker who was caught doing 139mph has been jailed for a year. David Boothman, who comes from the Isle of Man, bought the 2-tonne Bentley as a 60th birthday present to himself and his barrister claims that because he lives on the Isle of Man where they don't have speed limits on their best roads, we should be able to understand how he could find himself doing almost double the limit on the M6 - one of our worst roads. However, David Saxby, 40, was caught by Humberside police doing 139mph on his motorcycle earlier in the year and jailed for 12 months last month and a one year ban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather of Manx House Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Plum in mouth Bentley driver. Salt of the earth smelly biker. One mile per hour difference. Seems fair to me ... ...GOMH*... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 There would appear to be something lost in the translation in particular the concept of best as in 'best roads' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
censorship Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 How can a car driver get away with more than a bike rider. A BENTLEY driver who was busted for speeding at 138mph on the M6 has been given a 56-day driving ban, just a month after a biker who was caught doing 139mph has been jailed for a year. David Boothman, who comes from the Isle of Man, bought the 2-tonne Bentley as a 60th birthday present to himself and his barrister claims that because he lives on the Isle of Man where they don't have speed limits on their best roads, we should be able to understand how he could find himself doing almost double the limit on the M6 - one of our worst roads. However, David Saxby, 40, was caught by Humberside police doing 139mph on his motorcycle earlier in the year and jailed for 12 months last month and a one year ban. What previous did the two motorists involved have? If one was a first offence and the other the latest in a long string of offences that may explain the decisions of the courts. Do we know whether there were any aggravating factors in relation to the motorcycle incident - such as the road involved being a small B road rather than a motorway, evidence of poor riding standards, dangerous overtaking, the area involved being a notorious accident blackspot, volume of traffic on the road at the time, the time of day etc etc. Once again, a court may choose to impose a stiffer sentence depending on the environment and riding/driving involved - 138 on a motorway is hugely fast, but potentially less dangerous than 139 on a single carriageway country road. I don't know the answers to these questions, just suggesting we see a few more of the facts before we label the justice handed out unfair. Edited to add - actually, I do know the answers to these questions. One was a simple charge of speeding. The other was a charge of speeding - which was admitted - and another of dangerous driving - which was denied. The court hearing the case of the biker was told a cop struggled to keep up despite being on the world's fastest bike, the rider laughed when he was stopped and was also filmed overtaking on the brow of a hill. These factors might, just might, be the reason he was banged up, rather than there being an anti-bike conspiracy among the England and Wales judiciary! Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 How can a car driver get away with more than a bike rider. Because of the circumstances, first offence, motorway vs single carriageway, and it was a different offence: dangerous driving vs speeding. You really do have a habbit of ignoring the detail. There's even a video of the biker you're talking about: Note how he goes through the 30 at 90mph? Unfair my arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 A particularly revealing comment on the video crking (4 weeks ago) i ride that road and wheelie faster down it then the copper goes, no fair at all and the pig cant even park properly he is in the middle of the road! Grade A twat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addie Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 ...and his barrister claims that because he lives on the Isle of Man where they don't have speed limits on their best roads, we should be able to understand how he could find himself doing almost double the limit on the M6 That wouldn't wash over here in France where ignorance is no defence. How can a car driver get away with more than a bike rider. Maybe he couldn't afford the best justice that money can buy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Don't you just love biker sites like the one this story is lifted from. Last month they condemned the same biker for riding like an utter fucknut but now they've got an evil bastard car driver to compare him to he's Mother fucking Teresa all of a sudden and it's not fair? They're so anti-car it's laughable. One was hammering up the M6 in a straight line - too fast yes, but not otherwise dangerously. The other avoided death to himself and others purely by the grace of god whilst hammering through 30 zones at triple the limit on sigle carriageway roads with oncoming traffic overtaking at high speed on crests and corners, all whilst using illegal number plates to avoid getting reported for riding like an utter cock. Unfair my hairy arse! It's like saying Bernard Madoff was unfairly sentenced to 150 years when a shoplifter gets a 3 month suspended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee54 Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 How can a car driver get away with more than a bike rider. Because of the circumstances, first offence, motorway vs single carriageway, and it was a different offence: dangerous driving vs speeding. You really do have a habbit of ignoring the detail. There's even a video of the biker you're talking about: Note how he goes through the 30 at 90mph? Unfair my arse. And a Local shows you the safe way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I see that was filmed in 06. Has he suceeded in removing himself from the gene pool yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellyup Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 A particularly revealing comment on the videocrking (4 weeks ago) i ride that road and wheelie faster down it then the copper goes, no fair at all and the pig cant even park properly he is in the middle of the road! Grade A twat. Must be something in the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Whose water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee54 Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 I see that was filmed in 06.Has he suceeded in removing himself from the gene pool yet? Still alive and kicking and probably a lot older than you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 and the fact there was 2 of them made it worse. and prob cause he was a cocky git. sounds fair to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee54 Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 And the fastest man in the world is a Manxman. http://www.realroadracing.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4096 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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