mmm prison food

[Dave20046]

Imagine doing this, doing it one handed and distracted and then posting it publicly on the internet.
Several levels of stupidity :smt048

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/reckless-motorist-film-themselves-going-22066738

[Sir Trev]

With complete door knobs just like this around my area, (RS Audis, AMG Mercs and M5s are all status symbols to elements of the male youth around here) who love to scream around the town at all hours of the day and night, it's no wonder I don't enjoy riding as much any more.

Hope they catch the ****.

[Dave20046]

I'm more bothered about texters and tweeters who you can see a mile off with eyes pointed at their crotches but it is worrying how little people care. And also the rage, I saw an article not long ago about a bloke who got sworn at by a biker so he rammed him off his bike and seriously injured him (possibly killed, I can't remember now). Turned out it was his mate at work on the bike winding him up with a friendly swear...but he didn't know that until it was too late

[chris8886]

That is insane! Why the hell would you hold something other than the steering wheel?! At that speed the slightest thing amiss is going to see it go very horribly wrong.

[SV650rules]

With the large number of cameras, including dashcams on UK motorways and the evidence from the posters IP address and the signs on the motorway it should not be hard to track the scrote down - also the rarity of cars able to do 200mph and the dashboard can narrow the model of car down to a handful. People think internet is anonymous - but they can easily be tracked.

[Craig380]

What car is it in the video?

And yes, I've read of cases where police have used evidence from traffic cameras to convict speeders when they haven't been able to snap the number plates.

[SV650rules]

https://www.automobilemag.com/news/all-cars-that-go-200-mph/

Not many of above in UK except footballers or City of London traders...

[DJ123]

Fairly sure i heard it is an RS6 (definitely an Audi RS series product - and fairly certain it is the 6).

A good number a registered in the UK https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/audi_rs6_tfsi_v8_quattro_auto

[SV650rules]

Fairly sure i heard it is an RS6 (definitely an Audi RS series product - and fairly certain it is the 6).

A good number a registered in the UK https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/audi_rs6_tfsi_v8_quattro_auto


You can actually see RS6 on the LH dial at the bottom. So that has narrowed it down to 1600 people.....

[Dave20046]

I was surprised how fast it got to 160ish. I did wonder what car it was.

Must admit a Tesla took me by surprise on the bike the other week .

[Adam Ef]

You can actually see RS6 on the LH dial at the bottom. So that has narrowed it down to 1600 people.....


And any of their friends that might / might not have been borrowing it.

[SV650rules]

And any of their friends that might / might not have been borrowing it.

Probably police now looking for this model of car on traffic cameras in the area shown on roadside signposts for the off ramps, and appealing for dashcam footage from other vehicles in the area. If it was a friend of the owner driving the car he may not be a friend much longer when registered owner ( as the owner it is up to you to prove you were not driving the vehicle ) is threatened with loss of licence and huge fine.

[Bibio]

yes i know its the UK and the speed limit is 70mph but in Germany on the autobahn its the norm. lets take the UK speed limit and law out the equation for a moment and then ask whats the harm.


if the speed limit was 100mph in the UK a large majority would all drive at 100mph up the speed limit to 200mph and if your car could do it then people would. its the law that makes it bad.

[SV650rules]

Problem is this is the UK and not Germany, around towns and junctions the German speed limit on autobahns drops as well. Other drivers are not expecting idiots to be doing those speeds in UK and can think they have more time to do stuff - when they don't. You can bet if you raised UK speed limit cars in the 'BMW lane' would always go 10 or 20 MPH more and think it was OK for the unwritten 10% + 2 rule...

[Adam Ef]

You can be done for speeding on the Autobahn. Not sure how. Possibly for reckless driving?



Problem with doing 200mph on the UK motorway is that no one expects it. My van can do 70mph tops. If I pull out to overtake (rare!) then I don't really look for someone a mile back who might be coming through at 200mph. Maybe I should?

[DJ123]

yes i know its the UK and the speed limit is 70mph but in Germany on the autobahn its the norm. lets take the UK speed limit and law out the equation for a moment and then ask whats the harm.


if the speed limit was 100mph in the UK a large majority would all drive at 100mph up the speed limit to 200mph and if your car could do it then people would. its the law that makes it bad.

If you look at the sections of Autobahn that are derestricted, you'll find the reasons why;
Road surfaces are essentially flawless
Flat surface with very little Camber or Descents/Climbs
Good Visibility; little/no bends
Very few junctions
Wide roads

Doing speeds in a safe environment is fine, especially where people expect it and are looking out for other vehicles. On a UK motorway it's not safe doing that level of speed.

[Adam Ef]

+ if it was normal to do 200mph we'd all be looking at 10mpg* fuel "economy"




(* made up stat )

[punyXpress]

When working for Goodyear fitting F1 tyres in 1973, the other truck was stopped for speeding on an autobahn.
They were stopped from about 90mph by a helicopter!
It flew beside them, getting lower & lower pointing a gun at the driver & pointing downwards. The summons was about A3 size so the culprit circled the biggest number on the sheet, converted it to £££ & claimed that on his expenses. Happy Daze!

[keith_d]

I might have a friend who hit 150mph (GPS, not speedo) on a UK motorway many years ago before the days of speed cameras hidden behind motorway signs.

At 150mph our motorways aren't close to flat, they are a mass of lumps and bumps that try to throw you off line. And, even the shallowest bends need full concentration because you're getting 4x the centripetal force that you get at 70mph.

OK, cars have improved a bit since then, but doing 200mph while holding a camera in one hand is crazy even if you are in an RS6 with all the electronic gizmos turned on.

[SV650rules]

+ if it was normal to do 200mph we'd all be looking at 10mpg* fuel "economy"


Yup, if Germany is serious about its climate change low CO2 etc they would reduce speed limits and stop making cars that can do over 200.... Then again Germany has been building coal fired power stations up to recently -

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-13/germany-s-farewell-to-coal-complicated-by-new-uniper-plant

[Dave20046]

yes i know its the UK and the speed limit is 70mph but in Germany on the autobahn its the norm. lets take the UK speed limit and law out the equation for a moment and then ask whats the harm.


if the speed limit was 100mph in the UK a large majority would all drive at 100mph up the speed limit to 200mph and if your car could do it then people would. its the law that makes it bad.

I'd normally take that view, but this looked out of control to me - , one hand twitchyness, distracted messing about with his camera phone camera - it wasn't a clear road either and the other cars looked uncomfortably close at that speed.

And also just the stupidity of knowing how illegal and questionable it is and uploading it to the net

[DJ123]

Yup, if Germany is serious about its climate change low CO2 etc they would reduce speed limits and stop making cars that can do over 200.... Then again Germany has been building coal fired power stations up to recently -

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-13/germany-s-farewell-to-coal-complicated-by-new-uniper-plant

Every vehicle made (near enough) can break any/every speed limit there is . . . . just because your vehicle can do it, it doesn't mean you have to.
Look at the Motorcycle industry with the gentlemans agreement on the 186MPH limit, most superbikes can break it from factory - only the dash will still show 186....
Most superbikes can also do nigh on 100MPH in 1st gear . . . . what's the point of the other 5?

Volvo is now going to start restricting its vehicles to 112MPH from factory. Still above all speed limits on the continent. What's the point?

[Adam Ef]

Every vehicle made (near enough) can break any/every speed limit there is . . . .




Tell that to my van :)

[Red Herring]

Identifying the vehicle involved would be relatively easy if you have a time frame, but where are you going to get the information around when it was filmed? Pretty much the only way the police will manage that in the absence of a digital footprint is if they can read one of the registration numbers on one of the vehicle that gets overtaken, and I don't think the quality of the footage, even if it was enhanced, is good enough for that.

Speaking as someone who drove on UK motorways at over 150mph on pretty much a daily basis you do need to look beyond just the figures involved. They are certainly in a car capable of handling the speed, the weather, traffic and location are probably as suitable as you could ever reasonably get, and apart from mucking about with his camera he's ticking most of the boxes so although I'm not in any way suggesting what he did was appropriate or safe it's not quite the headline it's being made out to be. I've seen a whole lot more dangerous driving at half that speed.

[Grant66]

At 150mph our motorways aren't close to flat, they are a mass of lumps and bumps that try to throw you off line. And, even the shallowest bends need full concentration because you're getting 4x the centripetal force that you get at 70mph.




I've driven an SLK on the autobahn at 150mph.

After going round a gentle bend, I struggled to keep it in the lane with the traction lights flashing like a Christmas tree. Slowed down a bit after that.







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[rowdy]

Every vehicle made (near enough) can break any/every speed limit there is . . . . just because your vehicle can do it, it doesn't mean you have to.
Look at the Motorcycle industry with the gentlemans agreement on the 186MPH limit, most superbikes can break it from factory - only the dash will still show 186....
Most superbikes can also do nigh on 100MPH in 1st gear . . . . what's the point of the other 5?

Volvo is now going to start restricting its vehicles to 112MPH from factory. Still above all speed limits on the continent. What's the point?

Regarding Volvo this was dreamt up by the female head of safety centre Malin Ekholm. I can't help but think this will cost Volvo sales. Yes her intentions are good, but as most females aren't bothered about top speeds, ultimately male drivers spending that amount of money on a luxury vehicle will be more prone to the willy waving bragging rights down the pub, and will be less inclined to spend £40k an a car that on paper is slower than a basic fiesta, and go and buy a BMW instead. I drive a Volvo, it's only a diesel and is knocking on a bit now, but has a top speed of over 130 but I've never done it. Nor tried to either. So there isn't really any point to the 112mph speed cap.

Identifying the vehicle involved would be relatively easy if you have a time frame, but where are you going to get the information around when it was filmed? Pretty much the only way the police will manage that in the absence of a digital footprint is if they can read one of the registration numbers on one of the vehicle that gets overtaken, and I don't think the quality of the footage, even if it was enhanced, is good enough for that.

Speaking as someone who drove on UK motorways at over 150mph on pretty much a daily basis you do need to look beyond just the figures involved. They are certainly in a car capable of handling the speed, the weather, traffic and location are probably as suitable as you could ever reasonably get, and apart from mucking about with his camera he's ticking most of the boxes so although I'm not in any way suggesting what he did was appropriate or safe it's not quite the headline it's being made out to be. I've seen a whole lot more dangerous driving at half that speed.

This is a fair and balanced post. It also depends a lot on the individuals brain, and how it computes speed. I was listening to the radio in my car one morning, quite a while ago, and the discussion on the radio was about how we perceive speed. It was said that once we are travelling at 100mph we can no longer deal with the velocity at which we are travelling compared to driving at 70mph.
The speedo on my pointy stopped working for a while. At the time I was commuting on it every day, and with no speedo rode it at what I believed to be a safe and sensible pace. It wasn't until the speedo decided it would start working again, and I looked down to see what speed I was travelling at, that it was clear I was riding at a speed that wasn't quite as sensible as I had perceived it to be.

[yokohama]

The long arm of the law reaches out ?? https://news.sky.com/story/two-men-arrested-after-video-showed-car-going-more-than-200mph-in-west-sussex-12005522

[chris8886]

Good!

[Red Herring]

Anyone on here still going to use the valet parking service again....... :)

[shiftin_gear98]

I never knew an RS6 could do 200 mph.