Comments by "The french are harlequins" (@thefrenchareharlequins2743) on "'I'm not breaking the speed limit!' Driver overtakes police at 125mph" video.

For going fast on a race track?
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A18 in the Isle of Mann
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@googlewolly Given the road is being used as a race track as opposed to a public highway at the time of filming, then the video is right to imply this
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Not according to rule 160 of the highway code
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because it's one way
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Clearly there wasn't any danger since he performed the overtake successfully
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@GavinShowell Right, but that's true for any overtake, but that doesn't make it dangerous in and of itself. He could see the offside of the carriageway was clear, and the high speed made it arguably less dangerous as he was able to return to the nearside in a short time.
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The road is one way for the TT.
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No such thing as the "wrong side of the road", Highway Code says you should keep left, not that you must keep left.
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 @ededdynova If you don't believe me you can look it up yourself.
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Well, there would be a nasty accident, but if someone tries burning down a petrol station, should the petrol station be liable for placing a highly flammable liquid where people could commit arson against it? Likewise, if a person travels the wrong way down a racetrack, causing a collison, who is responsible, the racer or the person going the wrong way? Besides, there would be 2 cars and therefore the energy would be dispersed among them, so the closing speed would in fact be 125 mph.
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Given the road was a one way at the time, this would be unexpected
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The "dangerous stupid" thing of driving on a racetrack... like it is a racetrack
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Max Verstappen drives up to 196 mph when he is on a racetrack. This does not mean he comes anywhere close to those speeds on public roads.
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Not really since he knew that the road was one way at the time and thus was gave due care and attention to his actions
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