Holy speeding beemer, Batman!

tmcw

Anyone else see a white BMW today, going like a bat out of hell? I don't think I've ever seen a car go past me so quick, and I may have been the wrong side of legal myself, heading out the Naas dual-carriageway this afternoon.

Was a white BMW (I think), with English or NI reg plates (beginning L1 or LL possibly). Was overtaking a car myself, around where the quarry entrance is after Newlands, nothing in my rear-view mirrors, then a few seconds after I pulled back over, this thing goes past me like I'm going backwards.

Fcuking nuts!

bladebrew

dont worry, he is more than likely embedded in the back of a micra:D



edit: *** please note im only pointing out how tricky it would be to speed on that piece of road, anytime im heading that way all 3 lanes are full, i am not suggesting the driver may have been killed because he was speeding****

stealthyspeeder

bladebrew wrote: »

dont worry, he is more than likely embedded in the back of a micra:D

or maybe he continued his journey at a high speed with no incident, slowing down later and arriving safe and sound at his destination?

I know which one the RSA would have you believe is more likely, but we'll check the news tomo and see?

Captain Slow IRL

jaffa20

I saw them. Managed to spot Gay Byrne in the back seat without his seatbelt fastened too.

c-note

did it feel anything like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IibcmOyXBZ4

bear in mind the guy filming speeds up to about 150km/h so is prob between 120kmph and 130kmph when he is "overtaken"

tmcw

c-note wrote: »

did it feel anything like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IibcmOyXBZ4

bear in mind the guy filming speeds up to about 150km/h so is prob between 120kmph and 130kmph when he is "overtaken"

Wasn't far off it.

The thing that struck me most was how short the time I could hear the other car as it went past was.

bladebrew

stealthyspeeder wrote: »

or maybe he continued his journey at a high speed with no incident, slowing down later and arriving safe and sound at his destination?

I know which one the RSA would have you believe is more likely, but we'll check the news tomo and see?

i couldnt care less if he was speeding tbh, but going anywhere fast on that bit of road is tricky, its normally busy and people will be in the outside lane for no apparent reason:)

tossy

Will some one please inform Joe Duffy!!!!!

This is what the live line was invented for "high powered saloooooooon seen driving in a fhast manner"

bladebrew wrote: »

people will be in the outside lane for no apparent reason:)

The reason is they are Irish and haven't a clue how to use a multi lane carriageway!

galwaytt

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Was it a coupe by any chance?

LOL.....late for work, were we ??

...and you're just panicking now ??

v240gltse

hi ,

may have seen the same ( white bmw 6 with 11d plate) going like the proverbial clappers on the n7 last night about 20:30 , so if this was the same beemer as the original poster seen the driver must have been doing loops between newlands and somewhere in kildare .

ironic not a single squad car/van/motor-bike to be seen when there's a genuine twat on the road :mad:

nice machine though


brendan

keithclancy

I was heading home yesterday, clock in the car was showing 200km/h, a BMW M3 Flaked past in the overtaking lane like I was parked.

Got to the next town over the border and the same Beamer was stopped at lights, hot german blond dolly bird listening to pumping choons lighting up a cigarette.

I felt like I was the girl

langdang

keithclancy wrote: »

I was heading home yesterday, clock in the car was showing 200km/h, a BMW M3 Flaked past in the overtaking lane like I was parked.

Got to the next town over the border and the same Beamer was stopped at lights, hot german blond dolly bird listening to pumping choons lighting up a cigarette.

I felt like I was the girl

Make it a porsche and it sounds like a scene from SuperTroopers..

Chriscl1

What's that meow?

tmcw

v240gltse wrote: »

hi ,

may have seen the same ( white bmw 6 with 11d plate) going like the proverbial clappers on the n7 last night about 20:30 , so if this was the same beemer as the original poster seen the driver must have been doing loops between newlands and somewhere in kildare .

ironic not a single squad car/van/motor-bike to be seen when there's a genuine twat on the road :mad:

nice machine though


brendan

Could have been the same car, I thought the plate began "LL", or "L1", but it could well have been "11" - it was so quick going past, I didn't time to have a good look. It was going on for 1pm yesterday when I saw it.

As for it being a 6 or a coupe, couldn't be sure, the back of BMWs these days all look the same to me, and that's all I saw of it.

Normally I wouldn't have taken much notice of a fast-going car, I'd often see cars going 20, 30 or 40 kmph more than me on the M4, and at that speed, a car going past is quite pedestrian, but this car was going a serious rate, I was sure someone else here would have noticed it.

Testament1

c-note wrote: »

did it feel anything like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IibcmOyXBZ4

bear in mind the guy filming speeds up to about 150km/h so is prob between 120kmph and 130kmph when he is "overtaken"

The top comment on that video:
"Cool video but the driver sounds like hes pulling himself off"

polyfusion

Testament1 wrote: »

The top comment on that video:
"Cool video but the driver sounds like hes pulling himself off"

Heh, he sounds like the Prime Minister in the Dead Kennedys "Kinky Sex Makes the World Go 'Round".

billymitchell

Speaking of which, I was bombing home on Saturday in my beemer(Dublin - Limerick). Anyway, its motorway all the way now, so a lot of the time I was on the road by myself. At one stage, I looked down at the speedo and I was doing 220km/h
Now, I didnt mean to drive at that speed, I just had kind of tuned out to what speed I was doing for a few minutes as can happen during motorway driving.
If I got busted by the fuzz, what sort of sh*t would I have been in??

BTW, I do understand this was stupid and reckless, before anybody starts sticking the boot in about me being reckless.

unkel

billymitchell wrote: »

If I got busted by the fuzz, what sort of sh*t would I have been in??

2 penalty points and a fixed €80 fine.

Presuming you were indeed on your own on the motorway and you weren't putting anyone else in danger. This has been confirmed by Gardai on this forum before.

billymitchell

unkel wrote: »

2 penalty points and a fixed €80 fine.

Presuming you were indeed on your own on the motorway and you weren't putting anyone else in danger. This has been confirmed by Gardai on this forum before.

Yeah, the motorway was my own at the time. So I wouldnt be getting a straight 3 months in prison that my mates told me I would be getting

unkel

billymitchell wrote: »

Yeah, the motorway was my own at the time. So I wouldnt be getting a straight 3 months in prison that my mates told me I would be getting

Unless the Garda reckoned it was dangerous driving and it goes to court and you get that imbecile judge Zaidan*. Then you will go to prison alright :rolleyes:

*yes who send a speeder to jail and who let that fella in donegal off with a fine the time he was caught driving dangerously (the time before he killed his 7 friends)

peasant

billymitchell wrote: »

BTW, I do understand this was stupid and reckless...

Doing 220 on an empty motorway isn't necessarily stupid nor reckless* ...not being aware that you are going that fast however ...that's both.


Sorry 'bout having to stick the boot in


*just illegal

-Chris-

Oh, God. I have a reeeeeeally bad feeling about this thread....

:(:(

kwalshe

keithclancy wrote: »

I was heading home yesterday, clock in the car was showing 200km/h, a BMW M3 Flaked past in the overtaking lane like I was parked.

Got to the next town over the border and the same Beamer was stopped at lights, hot german blond dolly bird listening to pumping choons lighting up a cigarette.

I felt like I was the girl

Was this her?


Do you drive one of these?

billymitchell

unkel wrote: »

Unless the Garda reckoned it was dangerous driving and it goes to court and you get that imbecile judge Zaidan*. Then you will go to prison alright :rolleyes:

*yes who send a speeder to jail and who let that fella in donegal off with a fine the time he was caught driving dangerously (the time before he killed his 7 friends)

Really, must read up on that case? What exactly was he doing that got him to court originall?

peasant wrote: »

Doing 220 on an empty motorway isn't necessarily stupid nor reckless* ...not being aware that you are going that fast however ...that's both.


Sorry 'bout having to stick the boot in


*just illegal

Yeah, it was both. But but but but......it was the cars fault for going allowing me to go that speed and not make me realise.

I bet there is nobody on here who hasnt gone over the speed limit accidently and not realised what speed they were doing......

unkel

billymitchell wrote: »

Really, must read up on that case? What exactly was he doing that got him to court originall?

Can't remember the details but iirc he was done for dangerous driving. He got a fine instead of a prison sentence / ban because the judge was in a good mood, celebrating his last day in court in Donegal :rolleyes:

What a fukcing muppet :rolleyes:

bazzachazza

unkel wrote: »

Can't remember the details but iirc he was done for dangerous driving. He got a fine instead of a prison sentence / ban because the judge was in a good mood, celebrating his last day in court in Donegal :rolleyes:

What a fukcing muppet :rolleyes:

Do you mean the judge or the driver or both, I hope both !

You reckon he has learned his lesson yet ?

challengemaster

billymitchell wrote: »

Speaking of which, I was bombing home on Saturday in my beemer(Dublin - Limerick). Anyway, its motorway all the way now, so a lot of the time I was on the road by myself. At one stage, I looked down at the speedo and I was doing 220km/h
Now, I didnt mean to drive at that speed, I just had kind of tuned out to what speed I was doing for a few minutes as can happen during motorway driving.
If I got busted by the fuzz, what sort of sh*t would I have been in??

BTW, I do understand this was stupid and reckless, before anybody starts sticking the boot in about me being reckless.

unkel wrote: »

2 penalty points and a fixed €80 fine.

Presuming you were indeed on your own on the motorway and you weren't putting anyone else in danger. This has been confirmed by Gardai on this forum before.

Sorry but you're wrong on that one unkel, anything over 180km/h and it's an instant 12 points (loss of license), after that, it's whatever else the garda decides to throw at you.

opinion guy

polyfusion wrote: »

Heh, he sounds like the Prime Minister in the Dead Kennedys "Kinky Sex Makes the World Go 'Round".

No it sounds like Mickey Mouse getting a bit carried away with Minnie

billymitchell wrote: »

I bet there is nobody on here who hasnt gone over the speed limit accidently and not realised what speed they were doing......

Sure I have by 5 or 10 mph - not by 100kph:eek:

Zubeneschamali

challengemaster wrote: »

anything over 180km/h and it's an instant 12 points (loss of license), after that, it's whatever else the garda decides to throw at you.

Do you have a source for that?

I was done at 172 (he showed me the gun), and got 2 points. €80 fine, but the Garda was quite cross about it, and said I was lucky not to get arrested for dangerous driving.

jenizzle

This is how I felt whilst driving on the autobahn. I'd be overtaking a lorry and a snazzy bimmer would fly past like I was reversing down the motorway. God forbid you make the mistake of trying to get into the 2nd overtaking lane in a 206, your rvm would be dazzling in approx. 3 seconds!

challengemaster

challengemaster wrote: »

Sorry but you're wrong on that one unkel, anything over 180km/h and it's an instant 12 points (loss of license), after that, it's whatever else the garda decides to throw at you.

I dont think this is true. Its either 2 points for speeding or a court appearance for dangerous driving which is 6 points and maybe a separate ban. Don't think there is a 12 point offense.

unkel

challengemaster wrote: »

Sorry but you're wrong on that one unkel, anything over 180km/h and it's an instant 12 points (loss of license), after that, it's whatever else the garda decides to throw at you.

Nope, Gardai have confirmed it here on boards.ie several times. It doesn't matter what speed you do (even 300km/h ), if it is just speeding and not dangerous driving, you'll just get the 2 points and €80 fine.

keithclancy

unkel wrote: »

Nope, Gardai have confirmed it here on boards.ie several times. It doesn't matter what speed you do (even 300km/h ), if it is just speeding and not dangerous driving, you'll just get the 2 points and €80 fine.

Aye, I think its only when you can be charged with Dangerous Driving they can give you a ban.

http://www.anglocelt.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/10/13/4000739-160kmh-on-icy-road-earns-twoyear-driving-ban/print

Here in Holland their not so forgiving, 50km/h over the speed limit is an automatic 3 month ban.

jimbling

I was stopped doing 187km/h on my own on the motorway from Cork to Dublin.
The Garda wasn't even cross. In fact, he was a really nice guy and obviously understood the difference between speeding (in safe way) and dangerous driving.

I ended up not even getting any penalty points, but that was kind of a fluke.

Padraig Mor

unkel wrote: »

Nope, Gardai have confirmed it here on boards.ie several times. It doesn't matter what speed you do (even 300km/h ), if it is just speeding and not dangerous driving, you'll just get the 2 points and €80 fine.

Not sure that is 100% accurate. My understanding is that it is up to the individual Garda whether you are done for dangerous driving or just speeding - there is no specific 'rule' as such. While anecdotal evidence would suggest that most Gardai would let you go with speeding, I'm sure there's a little bollox somewhere who would be more than happy to drag you to court. I believe the line gets particularly grey over the 160 km/h mark, over which some Gardai *apparently* go straight for dangerous driving. IIRC one poster here was clocked at significantly over 160 km/h on an empty motorway and received four points but no DD charge.

Moral of the story: don't get caught!

Matt Simis

What about the guy on the M4 that was doing well over the limit and got something like 6mth Jail time...?

Padraig Mor wrote: »

IIRC one poster here was clocked at significantly over 160 km/h on an empty motorway and received four points but no DD charge.

4 Points for contesting it in Court and failing maybe?

Padraig Mor

Matt Simis wrote: »

4 Points for contesting it in Court and failing maybe?

No. Pretty sure he got 4 points straight and a biggish fine. Not sure how that works with the point system (maybe put him down for 2 speeding offences?) but I think the poster concerned was more than happy with it given the speed he was doing!

unkel

Matt Simis wrote: »

What about the guy on the M4 that was doing well over the limit and got something like 6mth Jail time...?

That's the case I was referring too. Mind the motorway was NOT empty, but the judge is still a muppet of the highest order.