Cops won't even bother trying to catch someone going that fast. They might block off every exit from the highway so that the guy can't get off of the highway until he runs out of gas, but until they they'll just let him go.
Trying to catch that idiot is more dangerous than letting him get away because if he's looking backwards he's more likely to run into someone and hurt them.
Canadian police searching for a motorcyclist wanted for riding 186 mph on a public highway may turn to the United States for help in tracking down the speedy scofflaw.
Investigators in the city of Saanich on Vancouver Island have been looking for Randy George Scott since last week, when he was charged with a criminal count of dangerous driving after several sworn witnesses fingered him as the man behind a YouTube video of a high-speed run down a busy stretch of the Trans-Canada highway that was posted to the site in April.
Scott’s mother, the legal owner of the motorcycle seen in the clip, has already been issued several moving violations amounting to $1,449 under statutes that hold the registered owner of a motor vehicle responsible if it is used in an illegal act.
Saanich Police Sgt. Dan Jantzen describes Scott as an unentrenched individual without a steady job who has remained out of sight since the arrest warrant was issued. He’s had previous brushes with the law in town, but as he has yet to be contacted directly by law enforcement regarding these new charges, Scott is not technically a fugitive at this point.
But Jantzen tells FoxNews.com that recent postings made to Scott’s Facebook page indicate that the 25-year-old appears to be aware of the allegations made against him, and the department is set to widen the net. If a crack isn’t made in the investigation soon, he’ll be contacting the relevant border services personnel to see if Scott went to the United States, which is just a short ferry ride from Vancouver Island.
A priority case in the otherwise low crime municipality of 115,000, Scott is listed on Saanich’s most-wanted list and police are asking anyone on either side of the border with information on his whereabouts to contact the department.
Of course, the way this guy rides, police may have to start looking in Mexico soon.
There wouldn't be anything usable for organ donation had he crashed. The owner of the company I worked for, died tragically in a motorcycle accident. The police estimated he was doing over 100 mph when he left the road and hit a telephone pole. The owner of the house next door was the first person on the scene and related that several pieces of my boss's body were scattered in the lots next door.
The speedometer topped out at 300 km/hour (186 mph) but police say he may have been doing faster than that since they hear the bike still accelerating.
The speed limit there was only 50 mph
The police identified him from his computer's IP address after he posted on YouTube and Facebook.
He has a prior history. At least 25 traffic violations.
This guy will be caught. It will be interesting to see what happens.
I remember when this happened weeks ago. I haven't heard of the guy being caught yet. But then, Vancouver Island is such a quiet place that the horsemen do not send the A-Team out there.
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However, I have been in this speed neighbourhood and I was scared shitless. Some serious rush though!
Trying to catch that idiot is more dangerous than letting him get away because if he's looking backwards he's more likely to run into someone and hurt them.
Investigators in the city of Saanich on Vancouver Island have been looking for Randy George Scott since last week, when he was charged with a criminal count of dangerous driving after several sworn witnesses fingered him as the man behind a YouTube video of a high-speed run down a busy stretch of the Trans-Canada highway that was posted to the site in April.
Scott’s mother, the legal owner of the motorcycle seen in the clip, has already been issued several moving violations amounting to $1,449 under statutes that hold the registered owner of a motor vehicle responsible if it is used in an illegal act.
Saanich Police Sgt. Dan Jantzen describes Scott as an unentrenched individual without a steady job who has remained out of sight since the arrest warrant was issued. He’s had previous brushes with the law in town, but as he has yet to be contacted directly by law enforcement regarding these new charges, Scott is not technically a fugitive at this point.
But Jantzen tells FoxNews.com that recent postings made to Scott’s Facebook page indicate that the 25-year-old appears to be aware of the allegations made against him, and the department is set to widen the net. If a crack isn’t made in the investigation soon, he’ll be contacting the relevant border services personnel to see if Scott went to the United States, which is just a short ferry ride from Vancouver Island.
A priority case in the otherwise low crime municipality of 115,000, Scott is listed on Saanich’s most-wanted list and police are asking anyone on either side of the border with information on his whereabouts to contact the department.
Of course, the way this guy rides, police may have to start looking in Mexico soon.
Just think - 86 MPH is fast in traffic - but then add another 100!
The speedometer topped out at 300 km/hour (186 mph) but police say he may have been doing faster than that since they hear the bike still accelerating.
The speed limit there was only 50 mph
The police identified him from his computer's IP address after he posted on YouTube and Facebook.
He has a prior history. At least 25 traffic violations.
This guy will be caught. It will be interesting to see what happens.
I remember when this happened weeks ago. I haven't heard of the guy being caught yet. But then, Vancouver Island is such a quiet place that the horsemen do not send the A-Team out there.
Why do they ask you when opening an account if others may make deposits in your account? I say GO FOR IT, ANYONE!