128 mph not reckless

[Firecat]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051207/ap_on_re_us/brf__reckless__charge

 

[logo]

cool

 

[fbc]

Wow, finally some sense in the speeding debate.

 

[watto]

A cop car that has an odometer that only goes to 128mph? What POS are they driving??

And good on the judge for being sensible about it

 

[zenkidori]

I'll be citing that case in future court appearances

 

[jeffy777]

Pretty cool judge

 

[chaos386]

A cop car that has an odometer that only goes to 128mph? What POS are they driving??

And good on the judge for being sensible about it

I'm surprised that he was using his odometer to measure his speed. I usually use the speedometer, but I suppose using the odometer and a stopwatch works too.

Our family has a car with a speedometer that only goes up to 85mph, a minivan's that goes up to 110mph and a hatchback's that goes up to 200km/h (124mph), so I suppose 128 isn't that bad. A bit odd of a number and a bit slow for a pursuit vehicle (even the crown vics have 140mph speedometers), but not unheard of.

 

[bartboy9891]

lol atleast one judge is thinking logically. If there isnt anyone else on the road and you are speeding, who are you putting at risk other than yourself?

 

[ryosuke]

128? we're doing that all the time... :lol:

 

[BlaRo]

I wonder what the judge drives?

 

[watto]

I'm surprised that he was using his odometer to measure his speed.

hahaha, I only just realised the article's mistake

 

[bartboy9891]

I wonder what the judge drives?

i bet he drives a Geo Prizm with a 3 speed auto.

 

[p0w3r]

A cop car that has an odometer that only goes to 128mph? What POS are they driving??

And good on the judge for being sensible about it

prob. a ford crown vic...police crown vics have a shorter gear ratio for better acceleration but worse top speed..plus they are underpowered and heavy.

 

[Lusitano]

A cop car that has an odometer that only goes to 128mph? What POS are they driving??

POS indeed! Cortesy of either GM or Ford.

128mph around here would get you, besides the customary red and blue light show, a couple of helicopters, a couple of dozen of cop units, and a good old-fashioned beat-down by one of the laziest cop forces in the worlds.

 

[chaos386]

A cop car that has an odometer that only goes to 128mph? What POS are they driving??

And good on the judge for being sensible about it

prob. a ford crown vic...police crown vics have a shorter gear ratio for better acceleration but worse top speed..plus they are underpowered and heavy.

Police Vics are limited to 135mph and have 140mph speedos though, so it must have been another car, possibly a FWD Chevrolet Impala.

 

[patrick10]

A cop car that has an odometer that only goes to 128mph? What POS are they driving??

And good on the judge for being sensible about it

my 240 has only a 120 mph speedometer which is weird bc stock it goes faster than that. ive gotten to like 125ish when my 4800 rpm rev cutoff in 4th gear comes in

 

[zeoniks]

New York City cops are worse. Honestly, we have so many fat cops here in the city.