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[dragon]

Speeding YouTube biker jailed

A motorcyclist who posted footage of himself speeding at up to 130mph on YouTube has been jailed for 12 weeks.

http://www.orange.co.uk/news/topsto...om=hp4&link=ticker_pos_1_link_5&article=index


Watch out those who posted here.

 

[psmart]

Watch out those who posted here.

I was doing 221km/h (138mph) last night for long extended periods, legally .... the joys of driving German cars in Germany

 

[dragon]

I was doing 221km/h (138mph) last night for long extended periods, legally .... the joys of driving German cars in Germany

Lucky you. I always wonder how many accidents in German motorways a day.

How much is petrol there?

 

[television]

Here is a picture of me doing 130mph,,I was doing 150 mph but by the time I got the camera out of my bag and out of the case I ran out of road

 

[brandwooddixon]

Lucky you. I always wonder how many accidents in German motorways a day.

How much is petrol there?

I don't think that there's that many more accidents.
Not all of the autobahn network is unrestricted. There are areas where due to the nature of the road or terrain your speed is restricted e.g. twisty sections, bad surface or near junctions.

The german police do tend to prosecute more people for dangerous driving than the english ones, which I think is more important. After all it's not the speed itself which tends to cause accidents but the method of driving and use in inappropriate situations.

Petrol was also a bit cheaper over there than here last time I went.

 

[psmart]

Lucky you. I always wonder how many accidents in German motorways a day.

How much is petrol there?

Good question, Ive never seen one which was clearly excess speed related. They have sensible measures regarding speed, for example lorries are not to overtake during certain times of the day and night, and certain tracks of motorway are restricted to 70mph until after 8pm at night, but more recently they are replacing static signs with dynamic overhead boards and just vary speeds according to traffic situations. Night time travelling is the best, because apart from Larmschütz (noise abatement) areas the roads are near empty and there are no restrictions.

Here in Stuttgart Diesel is 1.26 (~1.00 pound) and petrol was a tad more expensive.

 

[dragon]

There are more lorries on the autobahn than on the motorways.

I remember driving from Augsberg to Frankfrut, the autobahn road surfaces were full of mends and potholes in 1986.

Been back on my C-class twice in 1997 and 1999 along the romantic route and Bavarian-Stuttgart and Munich was very nice.

 

[dragon]

Here is a picture of me doing 130mph,,I was doing 150 mph but by the time I got the camera out of my bag and out of the case I ran out of road

Pretty good at 4K rpm in 110mph. My C-class 3.5Krpm in 80mph.

Last Friday night I went to West End for the theatre at 65mph and managed 180 miles in a quarter of the fuel gauge. In winter and at higher speed say 80mph will cover only 100 miles per quarter of the fuel gauge.

My slk is a constant 100 miles per quarter of the fuel gauge no matter what speed at 55 or 65 or 80 mph.

 

[psmart]

Here is a picture of me doing 130mph,,I was doing 150 mph but by the time I got the camera out of my bag and out of the case I ran out of road

Well done Malcolm

Great to see a retired gentleman using his car in the manner it was meant to be used. You see so many people buying fast cars such as Porsche, Ferrarri, Mercs and using them as genital extensions driven by snails, sad really!

Given the way the C-Class drives flat out, so firm solid and stable, your SL must be even more incredible. 155mph to Sweden next time ?

 

[star]

Well done Malcolm

Great to see a retired gentleman using his car in the manner it was meant to be used. You see so many people buying fast cars such as Porsche, Ferrarri, Mercs and using them as genital extensions driven by snails, sad really!

Given the way the C-Class drives flat out, so firm solid and stable, your SL must be even more incredible. 155mph to Sweden next time ?

Some of us do use them and not as a genital extension

 

[television]

Some of us do use them and not as a genital extension

That made me feel as though my car was in bottom gear

 

[star]

That made me feel as though my car was in bottom gear

Anything above 150 IS fast.

 

[television]

Anything above 150 IS fast.

Back in the 60's I used to drive a MK10 jag from Watford to Shefield,,at 125mph flat out it would empty both tanks between Shefield and Newport Pagnal, that was 2 times 12 gals.

Things do happen quickly as you say even at that speed,,cant see me doing 200 in the near future

 

[star]

Back in the 60's I used to drive a MK10 jag from Watford to Shefield,,at 125mph flat out it would empty both tanks between Shefield and Newport Pagnal, that was 2 times 12 gals.

Things do happen quickly as you say even at that speed,,cant see me doing 200 in the near future

I no, people often ask me what is does to the gallon, who cares as long as it puts a smile on my face.

 

[Alex M Grieve]

Back in the 60's I used to drive a MK10 jag from Watford to Shefield,,at 125mph flat out it would empty both tanks between Shefield and Newport Pagnal, that was 2 times 12 gals.

Well done Malcolm - much better economy than I used to get in my Chieftan Tank in the 1970s, even on road.

But I guess main battle tanks are more economical these days too? :wink:

 

[television]

Well done Malcolm - much better economy than I used to get in my Chieftan Tank in the 1970s, even on road.

But I guess main battle tanks are more economical these days too? :wink:

On a visit to the tank museum I was amazed at how small they are inside,, the engine noise must have been horrendous.

I had to laugh at the Swedish tank there with air suspension and air con

 

[psmart]

Anything above 150 IS fast.

Fastest Ive been is ~175mph in my tuned Sierra Cosworth, so Im jealous

Trouble is, on the autobahns, when you can go that fast you do! and at these high speeds, if you spill your coffee or drop your mars bar, by the time you look up, your Knockin on Heavens Door

I always thought the Swedes were up there at the pinnacle of greenliness.... aircon in tanks, now thats going overboard, just think of the harm they are doing to the planet

 

[Alex M Grieve]

On a visit to the tank museum I was amazed at how small they are inside,, the engine noise must have been horrendous.

I had to laugh at the Swedish tank there with air suspension and air con

Yes the Swedish tank was clever - no turret and rotating apparatus, but able to lower the front of the tank using the pneumatic suspension so as to depress the gun if firing downhill. That may well have made it roomier inside too, so as to enable full enjoyment of the aircon!