grant Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 The only thing is, he could always get another bike. I know, amputate his legs, that would teach him a lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Not really, he could then get hold of prosthetics. Cut his fucking head off! That'll do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitantDogOwner Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 MDO, I really can't understand why you're not standing for the Prime ministers job! You're just full of such great ideas and solutions. You're just magic Just offering my ideas to get the idiots and dangerous motorists off the road. Its not just motorcyclists but all speedster cocks who should be harshly punished. Lets face it he didn't pass the speed limit by a smidge. He smashed it beyond all recognition. 1st offence...vehicle crushed, ban for 10 years and 5 years inside. 2nd offence...Banned from owning, let alone driving, any form of motor vehicle and 10 years inside. But hey this is the Isle of Speed. Lets just get rid of speed limits and watch the the death count soar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananaman Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Yayyy, we all know that all sentencing is fair http://tinyurl.com/yz6xptl And this daft biker bloke gets a custodial sentence for a victimless crime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Send for Judge Dread Moyle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 1st offence...vehicle crushed, ban for 10 years and 5 years inside. 2nd offence...Banned from owning, let alone driving, any form of motor vehicle and 10 years inside. Could you please make sure that only your tax money is used to fund thoses sentences? Maybe you can save some cash by cooking and looking after them yourself. Fine & ban, yes. Prison sentence ? Definitely not. By all means, that far over the limit take the bike & sell it - proceeds to road safety funds or something, but sending someone to prison for this is pathetic, creates unnecessary costs and does not stand in relation to the offence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terse Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Fine & ban, yes. Prison sentence ? Definitely not. By all means, that far over the limit take the bike & sell it - proceeds to road safety funds or something, but sending someone to prison for this is pathetic, creates unnecessary costs and does not stand in relation to the offence. Correct. Execute the bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitantDogOwner Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 What this arse did was similar to running around with a loaded gun with the safety off... Its fun and games until the thing goes off and kills someone. "sending someone to prison for this is pathetic, creates unnecessary costs and does not stand in relation to the offence" Pathetic?!? He would without a shadow of doubt kill whoever he hit in the event of a collision. I'm sure you'd be baying for blood if your family was killed by this kind of arsehole. I honestly cannot see why some of you are defending the wally... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxy Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 ClickyA biker has been jailed for nine months after being caught doing what is believed to be the fastest speed ever recorded on a Scottish road. Neil Purves, 27, of Cockburnspath, was detected by police as he travelled at 166mph on a 60mph stretch of the A702 near West Linton in the Borders. Seems some folks on another forum think it's OK to exceed the speed limit in such a foolhardy way. Quote "He had admitted a charge of dangerous driving in a previous appearance" Can someone work out the stopping distances/reaction times for such a speed? IMO, he was lucky this time, as there was no-one killed in the process, but it could have been much, much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitantDogOwner Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Had a bit of a dig around and the general concensus is that the total stopping distance at 166mph would be around 370ish meters (just shy of a 1/4 mile). Some bright spark also worked out: Average car travelling at 70mph 688,345 joules of energy transfer in a head on... Bike travelling 166mph 654,00 joules head on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Entirely agree that a prison sentence was appropriate. Hopefully, he'll end up with a much larger 'exhaust' by the time he gets out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Personally I think the problem lies with consistantcy... he broke the law but the emphasis is on MAY HAVE or COULD HAVE.... the papers are littered with criminals who actually hurt people who get less... drink drivers who get banned and fines but no jail term... that's a joke. I agree with Floyd - we seem harder on 'potential damage' than actual damage. Not defending the biker for a second - I've not studied the news reports - but the fact is he didn't actually do anyone any harm. There are plenty of places in the UK where that speed on a powerful motorbike isn't excessive - but it's clearly massively over the speed limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I agree with Floyd - we seem harder on 'potential damage' than actual damage. Is this based on any kind of analysis, or are you just pulling the numbers out of the air? The figures are compiled and available, and average custodial sentencing lengths for violent crime is more than double that of motoring offences. This case has hit the press because it's a record top speed, but I think it's misleading to use it as an example of regular sentencing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitantDogOwner Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 The reason this plonker has been dealt with so harshly is because they are trying to send a message that this sort of reckless endangerment will not be tolerated. If they were lenient with him they would be opening up the floodgates for other plonkers to go tear arseing around at stupid speeds and play russian roulette with other peoples lives. They are drawing a line in the sand and anyone who steps over it gets the wrong end of the law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terse Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 LINK You can understand the need to crack down on speeders on this road when you read that "Last year more than 20 motorists were clocked at over 100mph on the 60mph Dolphinton straight where Purves was caught." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.