Tommy
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The 159mph driver
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/5284962.stm
title edited to correct spelling.. 
[Edited on 25-08-2006 by mav]
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Edd
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looks like a wanker tbh
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Dean_W
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Should have been jailed IMO TBH.
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Steve
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good news imo
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SetH
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Prosecutors said Pc Milton, described as " the creme de la creme" of police drivers, had also driven at 131mph on a nearby A-road.
creme de la creme, ROFL fuck off 
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3CorsaMeal
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i'm the coffee-mate of the driving world 
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Tommy
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TBH if he got away with it, it would have caused huge problems.
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JadeM
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I think a 2.5 year court case for that is a joke & the man should be allowed to return to his job!!!
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Steve
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a 2.5 year court case is a joke, but he has done wrong and shouldnt return to his job
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Tommy
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Gross miscounduct, he shoudnt return to his job, complete misuse of power as well.
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JadeM
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Nah if I was in his shoes (line of work) & expected to use a car to its limits on the open road in persuits I would want to have a test of the new car otherwise I wouldnt feel comphertable booting it!!
I dont think he's done wrong!!!
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--Dave--
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I drive a Vectra 
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All Torque
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Theres plenty of test cicuits and closed roads, no need to do it on a public highway and endanger other people.
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Tommy
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They have training for this, if its ok for a police officer to speed that much just because he wanted to see what the car could do , and that he thought it was safe, why cant everybody.
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Edd
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quote:
Originally posted by JadeM
I think a 2.5 year court case for that is a joke & the man should be allowed to return to his job!!!
no he shouldnt
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by JadeM
Nah if I was in his shoes (line of work) & expected to use a car to its limits on the open road in persuits I would want to have a test of the new car otherwise I wouldnt feel comphertable booting it!!
I dont think he's done wrong!!!
tell me?? what is there to test at 150mph? any tom dick or harry can plant a car until it wont go any faster
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by All Torque
Theres plenty of test cicuits and closed roads, no need to do it on a public highway and endanger other people.
And how many tests do you think the governemnt fund?
TBH im with Colin on this. So what if he did do 160? Just because someone drives fast doesnt automatically mean they blow up or suck small kids from their beds into the intakes. He was testing the car, hes a trained police driver (better than most!) and if he were on an autobahn in germany (lower accident rate than uk) then he wouldnt of broken the law.
Our speed limits are outdatted as much as our way of thinking.
He was trying to help be a better police officer, now he has no job so people can put 20mph signs everywhere in the misguided beleif that speed is the alon cause of accidents.
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Jambo
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** also i would rather the guy chasing the maniac with a gun in his stolen imprezza through a villiage at 3am knew what his car could do its limits and its handling properties so he didnt hurt himself and managed to catch said criminal!
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Steve
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the point is, whether or not it was safe to do that speed, if it were one of us we would have had the book thrown at us, you cannot have one rule for joe public and another for an off duty police officer.
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Tommy
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
quote:
Originally posted by All Torque
Theres plenty of test cicuits and closed roads, no need to do it on a public highway and endanger other people.
And how many tests do you think the governemnt fund?
TBH im with Colin on this. So what if he did do 160? Just because someone drives fast doesnt automatically mean they blow up or suck small kids from their beds into the intakes. He was testing the car, hes a trained police driver (better than most!) and if he were on an autobahn in germany (lower accident rate than uk) then he wouldnt of broken the law.
Our speed limits are outdatted as much as our way of thinking.
He was trying to help be a better police officer, now he has no job so people can put 20mph signs everywhere in the misguided beleif that speed is the alon cause of accidents.
I really dont think he was trying to be a better policeman, i just think he wanted to see how fast he could go for the thrill of it. Laws shouldnt change from prossession to proffession.
What if army people just went into a random field and started shooting, there are proper places to test things like this.
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
the point is, whether or not it was safe to do that speed, if it were one of us we would have had the book thrown at us, you cannot have one rule for joe public and another for an off duty police officer.
No thats not the point.
If he was with a bunch of his mates showing off i couldnt agree more. If he was testing it its a completely different matter.
When was the last time you were "testing" the capabilites of your car? For law enforcement properties?
We wouldnt as were not police officers, nor would we have the same driver training as him.
I see what you mean, but thats the problem, he wasnt doing it to "show off" it was for OUR safety and his own!
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Edd
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if thats the case all sorts can get away with it then jambo
off duty armed police officer shoots someone can he just say he was practicing?
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Dean_W
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quote:
Originally posted by Edd
off duty armed police officer shoots someone can he just say he was practicing?
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by Edd
if thats the case all sorts can get away with it then jambo
off duty armed police officer shoots someone can he just say he was practicing?
Agreed, Edd, the point im trying to make, is everyone is their own worst enemy when it comes to things like this. You all automatically assume that hes a cunt as hes a policeman, and MUST be breaking the law. Why? Feeling pissed as they puleld you over? got caught speeding? This doesnt mean hes a criminal.
Im not sure how to explain what i mean, but essentially hes a trained driver dirivng fast testing his equipment. I am sure other coppers can use it as an excuse, but if they were a half decent copper they wouldnt drive recklessly. And IMO just because he did 159mph doesnt mean he is reckless!!
I would like to point out also the number of people on internet forums such as this who have claimed top speeds near this figure. None have lost their livelyhoods.
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Tommy
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quote:
Originally posted by Dean_W
quote:
Originally posted by Edd
off duty armed police officer shoots someone can he just say he was practicing?
Yes i laughed when i wrote it as well
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