Can I drive my new Subaru Impreza

[MargeB]

Hi.

I wanted to test out my new Subaru Impreza's high end speed, I think it'll do above 160mph. Is there any chance I can join the police force temporarily so that I can do those speeds on the road for a while without getting knicked?

[OBonio]

As I said to a mate last night, Schumacher would have got banned for doing that and he's a much better driver. One rule for them, another rule for us. Reeks of Animal Farm. Some pigs are more equal than others.

[MargeB]

lol, top answers.

I saw the police spokesman on this morning "It mast be hemphazized thit this min was ay haighly skeelled drivah".

ARE YOU MAD?

From my memory of police anti-speeding leaflets "Most speeders consider that they are 'better drivers than everyone else.'"

Isn't there an absolute point where skill is not really a factor? At 160mph you are simply not able to react in time to someone pulling out 1/4 mile ahead.

(Sorry if I sound so impassioned, my old man was killed and I was nearly killed in an accident due to a motorway speeder, so needless to say talk of 'skilled police drivers' cuts little ice).

[Didwot]

Click here to see the law at work
http://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/site/1/Donkey_Watch .html?PHPSESSID=eb5e8caa73d122578e9c6b3ac5532446

[MargeB]

Seems to be catching on:

http://www.shropshirestar.com/show_article.php?aID=29518

[MargeB]

On the donkey link, click 'What donkeys can do' on the left hand side.

That's what I love about the internet, interesting and informative.

[Didwot]

That 4 in Hand looks dangerously over the speed limit.

[Gilli]

Having got the requisite 3 points & �60 fine for doing 37mph in a 30mph zone during daylight hours, (fair enough) - stories like these make my blood boil.

So what if it was the middle of the night - we're not just talking a little bit over but 3 times the speed limit at times. People are perfectly entitled to walk the streets at that time - and do ! (think shift workers, party goers etc.)

Had he requested - and received - permission for testing out this car at that time and in those places ??? ...... think not, so don't see how, if acting independently, it qualifies as "official" police practice.

I support the Police generally but this makes me spit .... PC or not this was a boy playing with his toy and therefore no different to the chavvy boy racers who think they're so-oooo clever. Letting him off because he's admittedly a highly qualified and skilled driver simply says that it's ok to break the law if you've got a certificate or two.

[MargeB]

Editor, you can change this thread title to :'Speeding Police Officer' if you like.

[MargeB]

Per rod's thread, maybe he should get one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4550076513&category=26428

Postage: local pickup only, will not deliver.

[Famous5]

The Police Oficer who did this 159mph drive isn't the only one at fault here.

The District Judge who presided over the court case should be sacked without delay, and the superior officer who condoned the deed should be too.

[MargeB]

Second that. Except you can't really go around sacking judges. They are there, after all, to judge, and he judged that this man was doing a great job honing his driving skills.

Just think...people will be killed as an indirect result of this judgement. It'll give the green light to a lot more speeding, and we know what that means.

If the prosecution were worth their salt they would appeal.