Speeding

[milliezoe]

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 ?

[IggyB]

why do you think he should get more than someone how actually kills someone by dangerous driving - that just silly

[andrea81]

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!

[Emu2005]

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.

[jiggy-gb]

I think the negative impact that having a criminal record will have on any future career prospects to this man will be an added sentence. And hopefully he will receive a hefty fine and an extended driving ban too, I feel that's punishment enough to make him think twice about speeding again?

[jake-the-peg]

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

[redcrx]

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.

[China Doll]

On balance, ten weeks, a criminal record and the public made aware of his wreckless behaviour seems about on the nail to me.

[spaced]

should have got a life ban too, then i would say justice has prevailed.

[Octavius]

I agree with spaced, it was premeditated and intentional, and the speed was extremely excessive. He should have been banned for life in addition.

[Louisa 69]

Sadly banning a driver doesn't always work. How many times have we heard in the news about a banned driver being up in court on a driving offence. One story i read about a guy who had just left court after being banned for driving was arrested after cops spotted him driving away.

[saxy_jag]

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.

[jiggy-gb]

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!

[eyeshade]

At that speed, a jain sentence, providing he serves the time in jail hopefully will do him some good plus a fine and a years ban. That should do it.

[Crewedaddy]

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.

[Booldawg]

I think he should get a sponsorship from Subaru and an apprenticeship at the RAC rally school.

[Phantaxus]

172Mph>172 days