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Mish mash => Open Forum => Topic started by: stevewfl on May 31, 2012, 11:51:26 AM
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http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/national/story/11156154/ (http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/national/story/11156154/)
"ROSENDALE, N.Y. — Authorities say a 28-year-old man in upstate New York has been charged with driving his motorcycle at nearly 200 mph on a highway in the rain.
State police say a trooper clocked Anthony Anderson of Poughkeepsie driving at 193 mph around 8 p.m. Wednesday in the southbound lanes of Interstate 87 just south of Albany — the same stretch of road where another motorcyclist was spotted doing 166 mph earlier this month.
The trooper was able to get a description of the high-performance bike and alerted nearby patrols.
Troopers eventually stopped Anderson in the town of Rosendale. He told them he was headed to a hospital to visit a patient.
Anderson was issued 14 traffic tickets, including one for speeding.
It couldn't be immediately determined if he had a lawyer.
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14 tickets? How many different ways are there to speed?
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I can guess a few of them. I bet Jay can throw a few more out there.
1. Reckless endangerment
2. Eluding an officer
3. Dangerous and aggressive tailgating
4. Excessive speeding on any public road
5. Aggravated assault with a vehicle
6. Passing in a no passing zone
7. Dangerous weaving through traffic
8. Speeding through a construction zone
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I bet "driving too fast for conditions" (rain) was somewhere in the ticket pile too ;)
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I noticed that they didn't mention him doing jail time or a bail amount like they did the other guy who was caught doing 166 mph in the same area.
I wonder what kind of "high performance" bike he was driving? ::)
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I can guess a few of them. I bet Jay can throw a few more out there.
1. Reckless endangerment
2. Eluding an officer
3. Dangerous and aggressive tailgating
4. Excessive speeding on any public road
5. Aggravated assault with a vehicle
6. Passing in a no passing zone
7. Dangerous weaving through traffic
8. Speeding through a construction zone
You still have six more to go. ;D
I hope he was arrested and had his bike impounded for that showcase of stupidity.
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You still have six more to go. ;D
I hope he was arrested and had his bike impounded for that showcase of stupidity.
6 more is simple for the ^%$%ing cops. I'm not a cop and can think of things such as illegal turn signals (flush mount), tires no good tread, illegal tag mount, no tag mount light, might have blockof plates in place of mirrors, etc etc etc on a sport bike :D
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but ..... we all want to know.... what kind of bike!!!!!???? speed Voyeurism does exist in bikers...even though it is stupid and dangerous and irresponsible... :-X
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As utterly stupid as this was on public roads I find it hard to not find his nerve impressive, even more so in the rain. He's lucky it was public law that caught up to him before mama nature did.
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Still 14 tickets? I'm sure you would get off easier for trying to rob a bank. Why do they have to seek things out, why not just write the things that happened. If we are going to enforce laws, enforce all of them, all the time... Not just when you are pissed at some stupid kid.
And yes, I do not believe officers should have discression. that is what judges and jurries are for. Officers are there to deliver them to the courts.
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I can guess a few of them. I bet Jay can throw a few more out there.
1. Reckless endangerment
2. Eluding an officer
3. Dangerous and aggressive tailgating
4. Excessive speeding on any public road
5. Aggravated assault with a vehicle
6. Passing in a no passing zone
7. Dangerous weaving through traffic
8. Speeding through a construction zone
:-[ (http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/swiqe.gif)
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That's pretty fast in the rain, he must have had the PR3's eh? ;D :thumbs:
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That's pretty fast in the rain, he must have had the PR3's eh? ;D :thumbs:
Yes sir (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/dblthumb2.gif)
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If I was the Cop:
I'd finish my book of tickets on the asshat, called a wrecker and have the bike drug on its side up onto the flatbed, and chained down. I put afformentioned asshat behind bars with a bunch of club members from an HD group, and as he was going in say: "so you don't like Harleys or their riders".
But that's just me.
Ride safe all.
Greg
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If I was the Cop:
I'd finish my book of tickets on the asshat, called a wrecker and have the bike drug on its side up onto the flatbed, and chained down. I put afformentioned asshat behind bars with a bunch of club members from an HD group, and as he was going in say: "so you don't like Harleys or their riders".
But that's just me.
Ride safe all.
Greg
What does that accomplish besides getting 90% of them tossed out by the prosecution before trial, and makes sure the next kid who gets wig wags in the rear view defiantly does not want to stop. And guaranteeing the kid will never be able to get a decent job, meaning I will have to pay for him the rest of his life.
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I will pay to not have this guy try it again and possibly endanger my family, not worried about him.
Reread the post, if 14 tickets were warranted, the officer did the right thing. I was not there so I do not know what the 14 tickets were for, when you find out we will decide if they were "applicable" or not I guess.
Shoot, I'm mad and I was not there! Each ticket carries a penalty, so it may keep him off the street for a few days longer.
And on today's bikes, almost any 1Kcc or bigger with the right computer programming will do this: right now they are supposedly electronically limited to 186MPH. So name the manufacturer, including BMW.
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I will pay to not have this guy try it again and possibly endanger my family, not worried about him.
Reread the post, if 14 tickets were warranted, the officer did the right thing. I was not there so I do not know what the 14 tickets were for, when you find out we will decide if they were "applicable" or not I guess.
Shoot, I'm mad and I was not there! Each ticket carries a penalty, so it may keep him off the street for a few days longer.
And on today's bikes, almost any 1Kcc or bigger with the right computer programming will do this: right now they are supposedly electronically limited to 186MPH. So name the manufacturer, including BMW.
Easily cheated with a few mods, software and sprocket changes
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I'm guessing that when the facts come out, it will be much like the "205mph" RC51 skywatch ticket several years ago. As reported, the story just doesn't hold water. Yeah, the guy probably was speeding, but getting an accurated 193mph clocking in the rain is somewhat unlikely, as well as some of the other details.
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There have been several members here who have reportedly found their bikes speed limiter of 155mph but noone was calling for their heads on the chopping block. Is the extra 40mph this guy was doing that much more horrible??? WTF!!!
I read the news report yesterday and I may have forgotten it but I don't recall it saying he was riding in t-shirt, shorts and flip-flops. I thought that was pretty much the definition of squids. So how did he rate being a squid?
I am guessing a newer ZX-14 that had been modded a little to bypass the speed limiter wouldn't take long to go from a regular highway speed of 70 or 80 up to the 193 he was clocked at. He may have just seen a long stretch of open interstate and decided to open it up to see what it would do. Even the rain story could have been bs just to make up another ticket. 14 tickets is stupid and the cop was just piling on. 4 would have been sufficient, 2 would have been realistic, speeding and wreckless driving.
With the thousands of hard core criminal biker types out there giving bikers a bad name, I don't think this guy is worth worrying about as far as image goes.
Matt
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"like" this ^
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I'm with "Dweller"-I've hit 130-ish +/- several times-don't think I'll prolly ever go beyond 140 on the connie (Did 140 in my cage and still pulling). That said i've read a h*ll of a lot of threads about some serious MPHs in our little group. I also believe the "take it to the track stuff "....done it ,on bike & cage both more fun than you'd think AND you'll learn quickly you are not and will not mess with top speed of any serious sports vehicle.
I think that leaves long straights of public roads using "best judgements" unless of course you have access to The Flats or The Texas Mile.
Its a bit nutty to me- but these thing are really fast Right??
Mike
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I really want to do an all out speed run on my Connie. I have just never seen a road I am willing to try it on. It would have to be something like the salt flats or something where the likelihood of a critter or other thing is virtually zero. I have done 138 on a road not to far from my home. It is about a mile long straight with flat clear land on either side so no critters can come on the road without being seen. No places for Johnny Law to hide either! It isn't long enough or clear enough for much more than 140 on my Connie though.
Matt
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After being pulled over, Anderson claimed that he was en route to a hospital to visit a patient. He was issued 14 traffic tickets and booked into the Ulster County jail in lieu of $1500 bond (he has since been released).
Anderson's motorcycle, a 2005 Suzuki, was impounded at the scene.
from http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/motorcycle-going-193-mph-768923 (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/motorcycle-going-193-mph-768923)
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I thought radar didnt work well in rain? Or maybe they used a laser?
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I thought radar didnt work well in rain? Or maybe they used a laser?
Laser works worse....