Jail for 172mph Porsche motorist
So they've jailed the guy who drove a full 100 mph over the speed limit on an A road (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/7009923.stm) for 10 weeks. He'll probably serve 5 at most.
The BBC doesn't say if he received a driving ban as well although I guess that goes without saying.
I think a condition of his return to driving should be that he employs a man with a little red flag to walk in front of him wherever he goes.
The BBC doesn't say if he received a driving ban as well although I guess that goes without saying.
I think a condition of his return to driving should be that he employs a man with a little red flag to walk in front of him wherever he goes.
Craziness. He got banned for 3 years BTW
He was banned for 3 years.
The BBC drove along the stretch of road he traveled on. It's just a piece of dual carriageway with hazards all over it including a junction and pedestrian access. He must have traveled a long way whilst speeding. The stopping distances even in that kind of car is enormous.
I don't understand how his self preservation instinct didn't stop him much earlier.....
Perhaps a life ban would have been more appropriate than prison, not sure would that be too harsh?