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[truescot]

A motorist allegedly clocked at 173mph (278km/h) by police has escaped jail after prosecutors failed to prove his car was capable of such a speed.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/derbyshire/7955457.stm

maybe all we have to do is add a couple of teeth to the front sprocket and run around everywhere at 200mph and say the bike cant do that.

edit - on the other hand having re-read the story they where saying his car which had a top speed of 120 was clocked at 175 and 105 in a 50 limit, personally i woulda challanged the reliability of the detector for both charges

[NinjaPaul]

I like the bit about the detection gear been deemed as 'reliable' 

how the hell can a car incapable of doing over 130mph be clocked at nearly 180mph with 'reliable' speed detection gear?

[thisall]

I like the part where it said that bikes had been seen doing 200+ but not been caught.

really how many bike are there in the UK that can do a true 200+
 

[truescot]

I like the part where it said that bikes had been seen doing 200+ but not been caught.

really how many bike are there in the UK that can do a true 200+
 

he says that the police have clocked several bikes at over 200mph and they havent been able to prosecute because they wher going so fast they couldnt be caught and the numberplate was a blur  do they get many ufo sitings there??? talk about hype!!! coppers that think they heard litre bikes do 300 and thinkin it ment mph they gie mouth

[doug_zx10r]

173 kph is 107 mph, isn't that a suspicious coincidence?  Maybe the driver and the police were right, only they were talking about different measurements.