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Tim Brady sentenced to 10 weeks in jail for speeding he was clocked at 172 MPH on a country road i think he should have got 10 years what do other people think ?
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No I thin that sentence is enough, but I think that other measures should be put in place (if they arn't already) such as lessons and classes for those who don't take driving at those speeds seriously. Maybe some wake-up calls on accidents that have occured from this type of driving and see it's devistation!
At least he did get a jail sentence, I expected him to have been let off with a fine/12 month ban. Irresponsible idiots like him should be banned from driving for life, I see he's been 'disqualified' - does this mean a lifetime ban? How many stories do we hear about police officers caught driving at ridiculous speeds who don't even get a fine, and how about those among us who drive without a license or insurance? All of these offenders should be given a lifetime ban, then the roads will be left for the responsible drivers and you would hope they would become safer. Sorry I waffled on a bit there - anyway it may seem like a light punishment but at least he has been punished.
I know the A420 at Kingston Bagpuize and it isn't a little twisty country road - it's a long straight road with some sections of dual carriageway see here: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q =&ie=UTF8&ll=51.684623,-1.406052&spn=0.001869, 0.004426&t=k&z=18&om=1
but it is a road with a horrible reputation for fatal accidents and 172 is just plain reckless.
But I have to agree with andrea that 10 weeks sounds about right - it sends a strong signal that that sort of behaviour is reckless and criminal without being seen as some draconian over-reaction
but it is a road with a horrible reputation for fatal accidents and 172 is just plain reckless.
But I have to agree with andrea that 10 weeks sounds about right - it sends a strong signal that that sort of behaviour is reckless and criminal without being seen as some draconian over-reaction
I hope that he has to go on a course and that at the very least has to see some of the training videos that the emergency services use. I for one would never want to see some of those, but ive heard how graphic they are.
With any luck no-one will insure him in any fast car in future, but sadly we know many insurers that will do it for a premium. With a porsche turbo in his possession i doubt money will be an issue.
With any luck no-one will insure him in any fast car in future, but sadly we know many insurers that will do it for a premium. With a porsche turbo in his possession i doubt money will be an issue.
Apparently he'd asked his boss if he could take the car from the forecourt, and was told no. Then he went and took it anyway, so with any luck, he's lost his job as well.
Not sure about a life ban, but two or three years would have been sufficient. A colleague of mine was banned for a year for being over the drink-drive limit. He hadn't caused any accidents or anything, but it really hit home. Suddenly he couldn't drive his son to visit his grandparents, and couldn't get to his beloved band rehearsals quite so easily. It changed him, because I never saw him drink at all after that if he was driving. Indeed, he said himself, that his ban was a fair one, and that actually, he'd got off pretty lightly.
Not sure about a life ban, but two or three years would have been sufficient. A colleague of mine was banned for a year for being over the drink-drive limit. He hadn't caused any accidents or anything, but it really hit home. Suddenly he couldn't drive his son to visit his grandparents, and couldn't get to his beloved band rehearsals quite so easily. It changed him, because I never saw him drink at all after that if he was driving. Indeed, he said himself, that his ban was a fair one, and that actually, he'd got off pretty lightly.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2523597.h tml
He has had a ban and a fine, I don't think he'll be speeding again in the near future, but you never know!
He has had a ban and a fine, I don't think he'll be speeding again in the near future, but you never know!
Rather annoyingly, the google ads on the right of this column are all advertising speeding fine avoidance services. I hope the solicitors can live with themselves when one of their "successes" kills somebody when they should have been banned.
I live near a relatively new bypass that has become a mecca for bikers who career along it on a Sunday morning without any thought for other road users. Without fail I'm overtaken by some idiot doing well in excess of 100mph, usually banking round a long bend that at those speeds leaves little room to manoeuvre when something comes the other way. The bypass was built as a result of a lorry speeding through the local village, going out of control and killing a friend's daughter. If it's that important to you, buy a track day at Brand's Hatch, 30 miles up the road.
I live near a relatively new bypass that has become a mecca for bikers who career along it on a Sunday morning without any thought for other road users. Without fail I'm overtaken by some idiot doing well in excess of 100mph, usually banking round a long bend that at those speeds leaves little room to manoeuvre when something comes the other way. The bypass was built as a result of a lorry speeding through the local village, going out of control and killing a friend's daughter. If it's that important to you, buy a track day at Brand's Hatch, 30 miles up the road.
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