very high speed Fine

How the hell do you be aware or cautious driving at 300km?

Are you a clown by any chance?
 
Some articles found :

KZN man caught doing 243km/h
11/10/2007 07:38 - (SA)

Durban - A local speedster was fined R35 000 or 12 months' imprisonment after he was trapped travelling at 243 km/h on the south coast N2.

Jason Evans was caught near Ellingham on March 17 2006. KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department spokesperson Nonkululeko Mbatha said Evans initially pleaded not guilty to the charges but he changed his plea on Wednesday.

The Witness also learnt that the car Evans was driving, a V8SS Chevrolet Lumina (ND 488 651) was later written off in a crash on Durban's North Coast Road, in which one person was killed.

The Witness could not obtain details of the accident. Inspector Terry Murphy of the Durban Accident Combating Squad confirmed the accident but could not provide detailed information.

"The accident happened on May 29 2007 and I am still collecting evidence at this stage. All I can say is that we are investigating a case of culpable homicide."

It has been alleged that the vehicle had been fitted with speed increasing devices.

Mbatha said Evans paid R25 000 of the fine and is expected to pay the outstanding amount in instalments.

She said KZN Transport MEC Bheki Cele was happy with the sentence.
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I find the bold sentence of interest. Most of these people aren't once off offenders! And the fine does not deter them... chances are if you have a car like that, what is R10,000 or R20,000? Bring on the points system!

R10 000 FINE FOR SPEEDING MOTORIST

The driver of a Mercedes Benz, Mr A S Akoonjee (40)of Umhlanga Rocks, Durban was caught travelling at a speed of 177 kilometres per hour in a 120 kilometre per hour zone on the N3 near Cato Ridge in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands yesterday and was fined R10 000 at the Road Side Court in Cato Ridge.
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Avalon Edward Van der Heever (40) from Gauteng was fined R15 000 in the Escourt Magistrates Court for travelling at 208 kilometres per hour in a 120 kilometre per hour zone on the N3 near Escourt on 05/12/2003 at 20:30. At the time he was driving a BMW 540i and was granted bail of R1 000. His reason for speeding was that he was late for a meeting.

Beatrix van Schalkwyk (28), a medical assistant from Pretoria was fined R16 000 today in the Scottburgh Magistrates Court. She was caught speeding at 202 kilometres per hour in a 120 kilometre per hour zone along the N2 near Sezela yesterday afternoon. She was driving a VW Polo Classic. Her reason for speeding was that her passenger broke his tooth.
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You are crazy man!!! Thats all I will say you will be lucky if its only R24 000 and not your life!
 
Yes guys speeding dangerous and I don’t blame anyone for flaming me but there are factors that need to be made clear here it doesn’t justify speeding at 200 but I would just like to say before I made the decision of doing that speed I made sure no other car was close there where actually no other cars on that high way that’s y I decided to push it a bit, I made a call to get her home fast it might be a crap story but so the cookie crumbles I actually told the metro cops who stopped me that it was good to see them working and doing their job.
 
Still an idiot, but at least you were considerate enough to think that if you would have crashed and turned your car into scrap metal and yourself into mince that you wouldn't have taken anyone else with you.
 
No excuses mate. You might have thought it was safe but there are so many things that could have gone wrong. Ironic that you wanted to help your girlfriend but you put her at an even greater risk doing that speed on the road.
 
Hell_Fire said:
Yes guys speeding dangerous and I don’t blame anyone for flaming me but there are factors that need to be made clear here it doesn’t justify speeding at 200 but I would just like to say before I made the decision of doing that speed I made sure no other car was close there where actually no other cars on that high way that’s y I decided to push it a bit, I made a call to get her home fast it might be a crap story but so the cookie crumbles I actually told the metro cops who stopped me that it was good to see them working and doing their job.
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Read my post above.... everyone who gets caught has a story! Personally if my girlfriend was feeling nauseous and had a dodgy stomach I would have driven slower especially considering the possibility of an imminent stop for her to puke or whatever.

No other cars? At over 200km/h it does not take long for another car to appear! And at 12:30 at night the soberness of other road users may also need to be questioned which means you were probably taking more of a risk.

Anyway I think I have made my feelings regarding this idiotic behaviour obvious already!
 
CaTcH21 said:
at what speed do car manufactures do crash tests ?

I cant give you evidence on what you requested because its circumstantial.
It couldbe that driving 120 and hitting someone head on is more detrimental than hitting someone 200 from the rear , or vice versa. Then you take the cars involved etc.

I have no problem with a person driving 300 as long as he is more aware and cautious than a person driving 60.
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Crash tests are done at 60kph
 
Idiot yes and yes i agree with u snapshot I didnt start this thread looking for excuses or complaining about getting cought i started the thread to find out from other guys who made the same stupid decision on driving that fast what their fine was.
 
The most I have ever done by mistake (for like 10 seconds) is 162 in a 120 zone. I soon slowed back to 140 - 145 driving a long road from Cape Town up to Langebaan area, this was in November last year.

Fastest I have been this year must be 130.

So apparently some cars also have a over read so I guess I havnt really gone over the speed limit this year in terms of 120.

In town I mostly stay behind everyone thats in front of me which is usually between 70 and 80.
 
froot said:
... you cannot use laser trapping between sunset and sunrise. Told by the Metro themselves.
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Is there an official source for this titbit of info? A buddy got nailed doing 145 in a 60 zone at night with a laser camera on a tripod.

I also wouldnt mind printing it off and keeping a copy in the car in case I ever need to remind the cops...
 
I am the same i never speed during day or night judgment error on my part but like i said if u wanna speed u gotta take whats coming 2 u so im ok with what the law throws at me its only right.
 
Whats the reason for not being able to use lazer trapping during sunset or sunrise?
 
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