270km/h on the freeway in France

[Zafiro]

BORDEAUX (Reuters) - A motorist that rolled to 270 km/h - more than two time authorized speed - on an expressway close to Bordeaux (Gironde) was shouted at by the french police force and placed in police custody.

The car of big displacement was identified on clichés take in the Tuesday night to Wednesday by the radar of the peloton autoroutier of the french police force of Mios on l'A660, to height of the Teich.

His driver, a Portuguese French one of 27 years working in the sector automobile, was shouted at Thursday in a near commune of the arcachon pool where it stayed.

Placed in police custody in the framework of a procedure of the floor of Bordeaux for "endangered deliberate of the life of others", it had to be presented to the floor Friday.

"While supposing that the driver reacts immediately to a danger, close to 400 meters would have been necessary to stop the vehicle", specifies the french police force in a communiqué.

Speed is limited to 130 km/h on the expressways in France.



http://fr.news.yahoo.com/06102005/290/un-automobiliste-qui-roulait-a-270-km-h-en-garde.html


What do you think. Jail or just a speed ticket?

 

[dOmInIX]

speed ticket...

Just because my dad likes to drive very fast..

 

[Sayyaaf]

Jail .. lol in my country Jail all the way ..

 

[Ahmed]

Its jail lol and they take ur car away from u.. oh ya .. and u pay a fine. but if it was my decision.. I wouldve ran over him at 270 km/h..

not that i dont like speed .. i speed alot .. but not to that extent.. double the limit? cmon

 

[Zafiro]

Its jail lol and they take ur car away from u.. oh ya .. and u pay a fine. but if it was my decision.. I wouldve ran over him at 270 km/h..

not that i dont like speed .. i speed alot .. but not to that extent.. double the limit? cmon

Well then I wont tell you that I've been in car at 270km/h where the limit is 90km/h

 

[Giannis]

Well then I wont tell you that I've been in car at 270km/h where the limit is 90km/h

what kind of a car was it??

 

[Alx]

What kind of car was it....

I say a fine, and community service, and a ticket for reckless endangerment. Let his insurance go up a bit!

 

[wltsm]

I'd say take away his drivers licence for a year or 2!

In the UK if you are caught doing over 100MPH you are banned for a year from driving instantly!

 

[Snake Vargas]

I say that the circumstances should determine the severity of the punishment - if there were many other cars, if the road was narrow, if it was during daytime or night time.. then he should receive a more severe punishment. I often complain about speed limits, but a crime's a crime, and if they expect them to be obeyed, they need to make sure that people who violate the laws so flagrantly and to such an extent need to be punished. I'm quite sure he knew the limits, and even if he doesn't like it, he can't say that it's unfair.

was shouted at by the french police force

Well, that'll teach him, right? Wow, getting shouted at by the police force..

 

[Zafiro]

What kind of car was it....

I say a fine, and community service, and a ticket for reckless endangerment. Let his insurance go up a bit!

it was a Corvette and the speedo showed 270-275km/h

but I want to defend myself, I didnt drive in 270km/h, the owner did so Im not quilty for this crazy stunt. I just sat in the passenger seat holding hard to the door.

 

[Ahmed]

it was a Corvette and the speedo showed 270-275km/h

but I want to defend myself, I didnt drive in 270km/h, the owner did so Im not quilty for this crazy stunt. I just sat in the passenger seat holding hard to the door.

Like holding hard to the door was going to save you incase something happens

Im not bashing or anything im gonna do 300 kph one day but thats going to be on an empty road. lol

 

[Zafiro]

Like holding hard to the door was going to save you incase something happens

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no it wouldnt help but thats how we humans react