Posted on 05/25/2012 10:37:33 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
RAVENA, N.Y. (AP) -- A 25-year-old upstate New York man has admitted driving his motorcycle at 170 mph as he tried to get away from police who caught him speeding on the Thruway.
The Times Union of Albany reports ( http://bit.ly/MqQHl0 ) that Nikkolaus McCarthy of Charlton will lose his license for 90 days and was sentenced to the 20 days he's already spent in jail.
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This is nuts. But I’d like to shake this guy’s hand.
They plead it down to a misdemeanor? As a former motorcyclist, I am appalled.
He’ll probably kill himself, which he deserves but hopefully he wont take anyone with him
I didn’t see a description of the motorcycle, but would I be right in guessing that the bike and rider probably weigh 700 lbs.? Say he drops the bike at that speed. Subtract the rider (say, 175 lbs.) as he grinds into the pavement, that remaining 525 lbs. is a lot of kinetic energy (featuring a fuel tank, to boot), ready to kill somebody. This schmuck should be serving a lot more time for public endangerment.
He is a complete idiot. Why didn’t they take the license away for good. I think the 20 days is enough but 3 months for what he did is not enough. Two years might be more adequate.
I didn’t see a description of the motorcycle, but would I be right in guessing that the bike and rider probably weigh 700 lbs.? Say he drops the bike at that speed. Subtract the rider (say, 175 lbs.) as he grinds into the pavement, that remaining 525 lbs. is a lot of kinetic energy (featuring a fuel tank, to boot), ready to kill somebody. This schmuck should be serving a lot more time for public endangerment.
I didn’t see a description of the motorcycle, but would I be right in guessing that the bike and rider probably weigh 700 lbs.? Say he drops the bike at that speed. Subtract the rider (say, 175 lbs.) as he grinds into the pavement, that remaining 525 lbs. is a lot of kinetic energy (featuring a fuel tank, to boot), ready to kill somebody. This schmuck should be serving a lot more time for public endangerment.
He’s lucky to be alive. Take it to the bank, if he hasn’t learned his lesson, he should start planning his funeral.
170? How did they catch him?
He’s trying to be like the Ghostrider except he threads traffic at speeds of up to 220mph riding a 599bhp Suzuki GSX1300R Hyabusa.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0EjLVGDJxQ
If he wrecks at that kind of speed, he won’t even make a good organ donor. There won’t be anything left but some goo wrapped in leather.
Too much jail time, not enough license revocation.
Probably with the little device they have in their cars that goes 186,000 mps.
You can't outrun that on a bike...
There’s something fishy about that video. Either he’s got a LOT of accomplices sneaking around with video cameras or its fake.
Although I wouldn't trust my abilities to do it any more, I have done 170 on the road in the past. Great road, good conditions, great fun. Until the time the rozzers caught me and 6 troopers were arguing over who got the honor of writing the ticket for 100 over on an interstate.
Jeeez, what a bummer. This 143mph-drunk-LEO got off with a slap on the wrist:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2887400/posts
And a 170mph-biker gets jail time and a fine?
Oh, the inequity of it all.
Sure you can. that device is no good unless someone has a visual on the bike. All he needs to do is go fast enough that no cop can keep a visual on him.
I’d say that’s pretty fair judgement. Helmets off for the Judge...
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