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Old 02-11-09, 12:00 PM   #1
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Default Biker clocked at 383mph

From http://www.ananova.com/News/story/sm_3545802.html



An Italian motorcyclist is appealing after he lost his licence when speed cameras clocked him at an impossible 383 mph.
Paolo Turina, 26 - who also copped a £200 fine - claims the speed camera was clearly so defective the charge should never have been brought.
"If I could go that fast I'd enter my bike in the MotoGP world championships. Valentino Rossi would not stand a chance. What did they think they were clocking - a jet fighter?" asked Mr Turina, of Cernusco Lombardone.
"If the court rules the fine will stand then I'm going to send it to the Guinness Book of Records - after all if the court says its true then I should get the credit for this remarkable feat."
Police claim the camera was working perfectly but said they suspected bungling staff botched the charge paperwork.
The appeal court has not yet made a decision on the case.
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Old 02-11-09, 12:01 PM   #2
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Old 02-11-09, 12:04 PM   #3
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TBH, I'd accept the fine and get my name in the history books!
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Old 02-11-09, 12:05 PM   #4
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Wow! wish my Guzzi had been that fast! I could have had brolly men (or brolly blokes sounds better)
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Old 02-11-09, 12:29 PM   #5
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Old 02-11-09, 12:32 PM   #6
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Will they be able to prove what speed he was actually doing?
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Old 02-11-09, 12:37 PM   #7
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Default Re: Biker clocked at 383mph

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Will they be able to prove what speed he was actually doing?
Says it was a paperwork error not a camera failure so should be able to trace it back to what the camera originally said.
I, of course, hope he gets away with it. No harm done
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Old 02-11-09, 01:14 PM   #8
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It was probably 83 mph and a typo from some fat fingered bozo turned it into an impossible speed .
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Old 02-11-09, 01:18 PM   #9
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Well they do say red bikes are faster...
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Old 02-11-09, 01:32 PM   #10
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I bet it was 38.3 in a 30 limit.Anything more than that and the Guzzi would be in a thousand bits at the roadside.
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