Speeding is a factor in at least one-third of all motor vehicle fatalities. Some of us are speeding because we are late or in a hurry, some because their extremely loud music makes them, some for the thrill of the moment. Truth to be told there is no good reason for speeding. Filming yourself speeding and risking your own or someone else’s life is just beyond the world’s, common sense.
An English court has freed Danny Hyde, a teenager who drove up to speeds of 210kmh in his car while filming himself with his mobile phone.
He proudly posted the video on You Tube under the name: ‘Danny’s Badboy Astraaa’ but anonymous e-mail in the inbox of Suffolk Police last autumn got him to the face of justice.
After police managed to identify him, he admitted the offence. This earned him a four-month suspended prison term and 210 hours of community service with drivers licence suspension of 18 months.
His defender Neil Saunders, said that Hyde had committed an act of “momentary madness” and had “learned a harsh lesson”.
Inspector Trevor Sharman of Suffolk Police said: “The sentence shows the court recognized the severity of this crime. The road is not a playground and its misuse is nothing to be proud of. Speed kills. Dangerous and irresponsible driving kills.
According to research, speeding leads to more fatal crashes than alcohol. The risk of involvement in a casualty crash doubles with each 5km/h increase, once you step over the 60km/h. On the other hand a 5km/h reduction in speed can result in a decrease of at least 15% in the number of crashes.
Knowing this I think I’d rather be a little bit late than sorry.
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