Not so long ago, a fellow got into a spot of bother speeding. Or, rather, put himself in a giant cauldron of scorching hot water through his own choice. The gentleman in question was recently jailed for two speeding offences (among some other, er, things…), one of which was 47mph in a 30mph zone, the other was vanishing into the distance from a police vehicle that itself was travelling at over 140mph!
The recently jailed chap had also been using false number plates on his machine but, possibly worse, he was seen goading the cops by waving at them before leaving them for dust. The police, who filmed both speeding incidents, eventually backed off because the speeds they were doing to try and catch him were too high, and his was estimated during one chase to be in excess of 180mph. Blimey…
Now, a few decades ago this would have been the kind of thing we’d have (probably, maybe) smiled at, being we were all young, daft and spent most of our time raging against the machine, man. In 2017 however, it’s not something we can condone. But at the same time we won’t condemn, either, because it’s a free (as it can be) world and people are likewise free to make their own choices within it, even stupid ones. The problem we now have with it, and coincidentally the reason the Fuzz backed off, is the potential danger to others.