Biker caught doing 103mph wheelie past scamera van

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https://news.sky.com/story/987087/bikers-103mph-wheelie-caught-on-camera

Inspector Dave Brown said: "Wisniewski should be thankful that he is still here to face a ban and a community order."

"His riding showed complete disregard for his safety and that of other people."

"The consequences of such irresponsible riding could have seen him facing far more serious offences."


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[Knightsy]

He was trying to hide the numberplate by doing a wheelie?
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[Spangle2k4]

Watching this made me laugh

[Snorty]

Stretch of road just before the turn off for Squires isn't it? I don't know anyone who sticks to the speed limit on there lol.
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[symonh2000]

Someone did a similar thing in a village near me.

The only difference was that it was a fixed camera and he had removed the number plate.


They still caught him though.
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[cromwell]

Looks pretty safely executed to me, dont see what the fuss is all about.
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[MarkJ]

Cool wheelie Bullshit sentence At the rate things are going you'll be called a maniac for crossing the road without using a pedestrian crossing before too long.

Bloody camera van crosshair was all over the place, too.

[Derivative]

I use this bit of road all the time. Not sure I'd want to be doing wheelies on it. Road surface is naff at the best of times.

The M62 is even worse. Huge cracks between lanes.

[jimspeed]

he didn't look to be that much faster than the car he overtook either
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[soforene]

I hope he learns his lesson.

You must wheelie for at least a mile past the van so that they can't get your number plate.

[J.M.]

Damn... always had it in my mind that that would work to get away with it

These safety cameras are just horrible though. They get put in areas which earn them the most money, not where it increases safety. Like long and fast A roads where it's safe to go faster. Yet I followed somebody the other day in a van clearly knocking 60-70mph in a built up residential area, 30mph limit, tight corners, plenty of places to hide a child.

Also I've noticed that all the fixed cameras around here are pointing down-hill where possible. Never up-hill, always down-hill... as to catch the unsuspecting motorist who was trying to follow the speed limit as well.

I think so-called safety cameras decrease safety. They cause panic braking and make people focus more on their speedo than the actual road to make sure they avoid a fine and points.

As for the video, I watched a few seconds of it. If he had stuck next to that car he would have gotten away with it!
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[anthony_r6]

No speed camera improves safety. You slow down for them and then you speed right back up. They're pointless. If anything they should just have mobile cameras scattered around, if people realise there is a distinct possibility of getting caught/points wherever they are, they'll not risk speeding so much.

Also, isn't 100mph an instant ban ?
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[Paullec]

Was a good wheelie to be honest

[Rogerborg]

[Dean-J]

Reading the article, he admitted to dangerous driving - fuck that.
Id have argued the toss that to pull a wheelie and maintain that angle at that speed actually takes a great amount of skill, and therefore due to my obvious high level of skill was actually a perfectly safe manoeuvre and i should only be prosecuted for the speeding offence....

Wouldnt work, but would be fun to watch the faces of the judge and prosecution in court!!

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[lilredmachine]

There was a case on the Island a while ago where a lad was over the hundred with the front wheel in the air. Hauled him into court on a charge of dangerous riding only for the judge to throw it out because he was 'clearly in control of the vehicle'.

The law is at times, hilarious.
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[Joncrete Cungle]

Can't view the video at work. From the still I get the impression it was taken by a Talivan with a seperate camera forward facing through the windscreen?

[Matt-]

1+ For speed camera's for being Pointless

The most effective way if they wanted to would be to put Average speed Camera's EVERYWHERE.

Saying that, if they did that after a while their would have no drivers on the road
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