Comments by "Bond25" (@Bond2025) on "Driver Caught Doing 126mph on the A50" video.

  1. It is inappropriate speed that can be just one factor of many in accidents and not always the fault of the driver. If a child was playing in the road on a 20mph limit and run after a ball for example, someone doing 20 might hit them, someone doing 30 would be past before they run out - it is not always a case of saying "too fast". You might also need to ask why a child was put at risk by parents. I have been at 137mph in one car in a 40mph limit and 155mph in a 70 limit. The 155 was inappropriate I thought due to other road users and time of day, but the 137 was appropriate because it was early hours of the morning and no one about on a road that would require a car ato reach and no pedestrians, homes or businesses nearby. I must say those speeds were allowed, not just some boy racer! Many people do not know how to control a car, that is why they crash. Many can only go fast in a straight line and take no account of what is around them. That's why you see so many idiots crashing BMW or Audi cars all the time, they rely on driver assistance but run out of talent. I think the ban was uncalled for unless the person keeps committing the same type of offence. What we have now is clueless Magistrates who volunteer for something to do in retirement, or have an axe to grind and are not legally qualified. There are a few exceptions, but the Judiciary do NOT have any respect for them and often have to sit on appeals to guide them in the errors of their ways, or call in to question what a Law Student thought was legal advice before telling them what sentence to give and letting them decide how bad the person looks. Why else would someone dress up for a hearing if it was only a hearing based on facts and evidence? Some probably give full sentences to burglars if their shed was broken in to for example! Others might not like speeders. What we have to watch for is busy-body Magistrates falling for character references which are all rubbish as every criminal is "honest and trustworthy", "looks after sick relative" or "suffers a disability and would find it hard to get around", maybe "unable to take children to ballet or football" and the "hardship" argument. Time and time again it just means a person couldn't care less about his or her family, job or home unless he or she is caught. Why are people still driving with 12 or more points by the way? Bent Staff or people charging not to add points? Rant over!
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