Police speeding and tyres

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Kata
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Police speeding and tyres

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Just seen this on the BBC new site.

https://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/n ... _33613.htm

Prosecutor Ms Clare Walsh said Guest had reached speeds of between 94mph and 99mph on Shepcote Lane, Sheffield — a dual carriageway with a 40mph limit — shortly after leaving the nearby South Yorkshire Police custody suite at 10.30pm on November 2, 2017.

"Leeds Crown Court heard PC Guest had tried to take a corner at almost 100mph while responding to a possible serious assault.
Guest (33) admitted careless driving at the hearing on Monday as an alternative to the more serious charge of dangerous driving and was given a £400 fine and five points on his licence."

Apparently his defence was
"Mr Aldred said expert analysis showed that Guest had tried to take a corner at a speed 17.5 per cent higher than the grip of his tyres would have allowed — which made it akin to a minor speeding offence."

So, if you get caught speeding just say you got track tyres and you should be fine.... :-)
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What a C*CK!!

Any "normal" person would be doing jail time .....
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Re: Police speeding and tyres

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TLS-Moose wrote: Sep 27th, '19, 21:02 What a C*CK!!

Any "normal" person would be doing jail time .....
Totally agree Moose seems they are looking after there own as we would so be behind bars.
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