WA teen caught driving at 201km/h

[Twinpiston]

I still want to know how the copper actually caught him!!

Think about it, this guy was doing 189k's when the gun was on him, the copper was doing 90. add in stopping time, turning and acceleration times to try and get to over 200k's to try and catch him. Something really doesn't add up unless the guy gave up when he saw the lights in the distance!!!

[bladexr8]

Interesting debate. Whilst doing high speeds in built up areas is a stupid thing to do, I remember reading an article a few years ago where some states in the US actually worked out it was safer to raise the speed limits - fatigue was a major factor in accidents.

Slower speeds = Longer Trips = More Fatigue
Faster speeds = Shorter Trips = Less Fatigue

Kind of the opposite of what Oz governments tend to think...

[normxb]

Originally Posted by TEaaron

Yeah^ Young people will always be hoons.
1/ I don't get people 40-50 on this forum saying that it's absolute stupidity - and that they were always angels cause 90% of the people I work with are 35 and over tell me stories 2/ doing 120mph in their slapped together clevo's.
And the stories I hear from my dads mates about what they use to do...
3/ At least today cars are more stable at higher speeds.

1/ Yes , it is stupidity , No I'm "No Angle" but never been over about 130 - 135 k's (maybe2 - 3 times) in my mid 20's , value my life too much . Yes , I've been over 200k's - in a race car on a race track , NOT ON A PUBLIC ROAD.

2/ Yes , but the National road toll was around the "1700" mark in those day's I think (could be wrong) but it was somewhere near there , also a Lot less cars on the roads then too.

3/ May be , but it also gives you a "false sense of security". They still "fall off the road".

Originally Posted by Outbackjack

200 kph in anything that resembles a built up area is just plain dumb. I think that a prison term is in order for an offence like that. Perhaps 30 days of loss of liberty would change his/her ways...... He should not get the chance to attain hero status out of this.

Agree with you there Outback.

Originally Posted by FORD3V

I wonder how many people on here who condone speeding have visited there road trauma ward at there local hospital or worse still had a loved one killed by some lunatic who felt he was driving safely?.

Yes , FORD3V , 16 Family and friends .Most by a Speeding driver hitting them , Three of them their own fault , all in the one car.

*****A question I've alway's wanted to ask on here *****

How Many people have killed someone in their car ? (come on , own up to it).
I Have , a guy didn't "give way to his right" and I "T-boned him" and I was doing less than 100k's on a 100k country road , we were both 20 y/olds .19th Sept 1974 , 33 years ago , "you never forget" Not a good feeling , believe me , looking at someone with blood coming out their eye;s , nose , ears and mouth Still Flinching (sorry about being so graphic, but that is what it's like). I hope none of you invincible guys have to go through it !

Norm.

[normxb]

Originally Posted by Outbackjack

You will find that in trauma wards around the country that there are more people in there due to alcohol related accidents than just speed related accidents.

Yea , OBJ , partially agree about 1/3 the accidents in my case .

Norm

[StealthAu]

The Stuart Highway rocks, speed limit is 110 but there hasn't been 1 trip I've made between Mt Isa and Townsville that I didn't crack 180km. A fair portion of this road is dead straight with nothing to each side of it, you can see for miles in all directions and if theres nothing in site why not?

[dtp]

Originally Posted by bladexr8

Interesting debate. Whilst doing high speeds in built up areas is a stupid thing to do, I remember reading an article a few years ago where some states in the US actually worked out it was safer to raise the speed limits - fatigue was a major factor in accidents.

Slower speeds = Longer Trips = More Fatigue
Faster speeds = Shorter Trips = Less Fatigue

Kind of the opposite of what Oz governments tend to think...

Slower speeds = Longer Trips = More Fatigue
Faster speeds = DIE = HELL = Shorter Trips = Less Fatigue :togo: