Ridiculously lenient punishments for traffic offences..

**DNS** · 27th March 2013, 21:08

Just watching a repeat of Police Camera Action on ITV4.

They've just showed a biker being nicked for racing another bike. Doing over 150mph on a dual carriageway (foggy conditions as well!). He got 5 points and a £275 fine.

Is it just me, or is that just ridiculously lenient?!

I'm no angel, I've had 6 points in the past (two speeding offences for 50mph in 40mph zones) but I really don't see how they can let people off for blatently breaking the law!

**GazVXLINE170** · 27th March 2013, 21:20

Originally Posted by DNS

Just watching a repeat of Police Camera Action on ITV4.

They've just showed a biker being nicked for racing another bike. Doing over 150mph on a dual carriageway (foggy conditions as well!). He got 5 points and a £275 fine.

Is it just me, or is that just ridiculously lenient?!

I'm no angel, I've had 6 points in the past (two speeding offences for 50mph in 40mph zones) but I really don't see how they can let people off for blatently breaking the law!

Cost of punishing them I think is the problem - knowing this country.

**veclee** · 27th March 2013, 21:28

Dude they say keep a look out for bikers at them speeds your never going to spot them until they slam into the side of you when your turning they have no brains absolute nutters

**vectra gsi 3.2** · 27th March 2013, 21:55

was he an off duty copper by any chance........???? on second thoughts, scrubb that cause if he was, it would never have seen court in the first place.......

**Hideous** · 27th March 2013, 22:20

not so much the leniency imo - there doesn't seem to be any consistency.
you hear of some drivers getting prison sentence for that, and then another one gets away with slap on wrist.
the system has failed.

**Даниил** · 27th March 2013, 22:27

i thought over 100mph and its an instant ban?

**XPCobra** · 27th March 2013, 22:54

Depends on the evidence and how carefully the paperwork is filled out, any flaws found etc etc

**Das** · 27th March 2013, 23:02

I completely agree with the OP. I love to watch all these cop based tv shows, and do like to guess the length of ban/fine/jail time. Example, guy fails to stop for police, charged with dangerous driving, Blows countless red lights, No licence, no insurance, crashes the car and the car is stolen. So your hoping for at least a 5 year ban and 2 years in the slammer. 2 year ban and 50 hours community service........ Im like W T F!!!! You could get that for being over the limit from the night before!!!(not that im condoning drink driving btw). The minute you fail to stop for police, you run the risk of deliberately killing someone that in itself should carry a mandatory jail sentence, regardless of excuse.

**DNS** · 27th March 2013, 23:25

Originally Posted by Das

So your hoping for at least a 5 year ban and 2 years in the slammer. 2 year ban and 50 hours community service........ Im like W T F!!!! You could get that for being over the limit from the night before!!!(not that im condoning drink driving btw). The minute you fail to stop for police, you run the risk of deliberately killing someone that in itself should carry a mandatory jail sentence, regardless of excuse.

It REALLY gets on my tits...

As some people on here know, I was done for drunk in charge late last year. Didn't know it was illegal to sit in my (fully insured, taxed and MOT'd) car having a few beers whilst on a private driveway.

I got 10 point and a BIG fine... Twice what that biker got for deliberately racing at 80mph over the limit...

**dannyjpuk** · 28th March 2013, 20:57

what i think is stupide is when they get caught and put in the slammer and they get a say 2 year driving ban and banged up for 3 years THEY ARE IN JAIL THEY CANT DRIVE lol