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nedsram
PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2007 18:52 
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A motorcyclist who rode past speed cameras at speeds of up to 105mph because he believed that he would not be caught has been convicted of careless driving.

Philip Coffey, 45, a bus driver from Dunstable, Bedfordshire, would make two-fingered gestures at the cameras, believing that his helmet and lack of a numberplate would prevent detection. He was captured after detectives realised that there were only three motor-bikes like his, a BMW 1150, in the county. One camera was in a 40mph zone but Coffey’s recorded speeds varied between 70mph and 105mph.

Next time he should ride something rather more anonymous. :lol:

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nedsram wrote:
Next time he should ride something rather more anonymous. :lol:


Just like the tens of thousands who have got away with something similar.

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I followed two scooter riders going through a forward facing camera in Derby the other day. First time I had ever seen a forward facing camera flash.

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SafeSpeed wrote:
nedsram wrote:
Next time he should ride something rather more anonymous. :lol:


Just like the tens of thousands who have got away with something similar.


Only they did not set out to do it deliberately :roll:

Ist a bit like the teenagers in Berne who kept driving past the scam at high speed.. with the passenger sticking out his bare bottom at the scamera so that it got a full moon shot :lol:

Only.. they forgot to remove the reg plate :roll: They ended up with a ban und a fine ... which was based on abillity to pay ..so perhaps not such a bad sentence .. a short ban und a small fine in line with a student's pocket money :roll:

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Pity a similar amount of energy, commitment, dedication etc etc can't be put into the other take the p**s out of the establishment - the illegals (no tax/licence/etc) and the source of their next deathtrap. Then perhaps we might believe that it's all about road safety

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sounds like he caved under interogation - thats not sufficient evidence.

secondly why could they not do him for speeding - type approval?
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