dankman Member 270 Member For: 21y 8m 24d Location: zadank village Canberra Posted 22/01/04 01:47 AM Share Posted 22/01/04 01:47 AM From http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-20040...4031766,00.htmlNicked for doing 406mph By PHILIP CARDYDRIVER Peter O’Flynn was stunned to receive a speeding notice claiming a roadside camera had zapped him — at an astonishing 406MPH. The sales manager, who was driving a Peugeot 406 at the time, said: “I rarely speed and it’s safe to say I’ll contest this.”Officials last night admitted it was a clerical bungle, but insisted he would still be prosecuted.Peter was driving the courtesy car while his own was being repaired. A garage worker phoned to tell him he had been nicked for speeding.Peter added: “He said, ‘Are you sat down, you’ve been caught at quite a speed — 406mph’. I thought it was a wind-up.”The Peugeot 406 Sport has a top speed of 129mph. But when he saw the letter it confirmed that he had been exceeding the 60mph limit in Runcorn, Cheshire at 406mph.Peter said: “I don’t see how anyone can trust this camera.”But the Cheshire Safety Camera Partnership, which issued the fine, said they would still take action despite the blunder.A spokesman said they would be applying to magistrates for a summons.---Even better was the commentary from The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/35014.htmlSpeed camera clocks motorist at 406 mphBy Lester HainesPosted: 21/01/2004 at 10:35 GMTSince we Brits already hold the land speed record as a result of jet-powered Thrust SSC going supersonic in 1997, it seems only natural that we should attempt to be the first nation to break the sound barrier with a petrol-driven reciprocating-engined vehicle. That at least appears to be what sales manager Peter O’Flynn was attempting when clocked at an impressive 406mph (653kmph) by a speed camera in Cheshire. The achievement becomes even more admirable when we learn that Peter was at the time at the controls of a humble Peugot 406, until now thought to have a top speed of 129mph. Heroic Peter is modest about his tremendous effort, insisting: "I rarely speed and it’s safe to say I’ll contest this." Officials, however, say Mr O’Flynn still faces prosecution despite the obvious attack of insanity which afflicted it speed (sorry, safety) camera. This superb piece of bureaucratic madness is just the latest chapter in the ongoing saga of the government's war against speeding motorists. We look forward with eager anticipation to police slapping the cuffs on the first OAP to reach hypersonic velocities in a battery-powered disabled buggy. ® Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8656-i-want-this-car/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Member 131 Member For: 21y 6m 22d Gender: Male Location: Country Victoria Posted 22/01/04 05:51 AM Share Posted 22/01/04 05:51 AM I'll have that pug thanks! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8656-i-want-this-car/#findComment-85101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
saleen Big Gun Donating Members 4,170 Member For: 22y 6m 3d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 22/01/04 08:10 AM Share Posted 22/01/04 08:10 AM Tad coincindental that its a Pug 406 and got they state 406mph. Weird Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8656-i-want-this-car/#findComment-85150 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-carty nutter Member 1,966 Member For: 21y 3m 8d Location: Wagga Wagga Posted 22/01/04 11:02 AM Share Posted 22/01/04 11:02 AM wow... them policia's must be ultra stupid to think that a little 4 cyl. car could reach a speed anything like that... musta had it in neutral and rolling down everest =/ Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8656-i-want-this-car/#findComment-85240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RATT Member 230 Member For: 22y 5m 7d Location: Sydney Posted 22/01/04 11:29 AM Share Posted 22/01/04 11:29 AM Tad coincindental that its a Pug 406 and got they state 406mph. Weird Well then you wouldn't want to be driving a Pug 607 past that camera... :lol: Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8656-i-want-this-car/#findComment-85257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasQLD Lifetime Members 1,197 Member For: 22y 4m 8d Gender: Male Location: Albany Creek QLD Posted 22/01/04 11:39 AM Share Posted 22/01/04 11:39 AM They didnt even clock Columbia that fast over texas! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8656-i-want-this-car/#findComment-85261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 5m Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 22/01/04 01:06 PM Share Posted 22/01/04 01:06 PM Tad coincindental that its a Pug 406 and got they state 406mph. WeirdVery subliminal isnt it. :banghead: Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8656-i-want-this-car/#findComment-85282 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducatijb Lifetime Members 3,448 Member For: 22y 11d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 22/01/04 10:32 PM Share Posted 22/01/04 10:32 PM They didnt even clock Columbia that fast over texas! I don't think it could go that fast if you dropped it out of Colombus :lol: Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8656-i-want-this-car/#findComment-85438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEN 24T Gandalf the Grey, Maiar of Manwë and Varda, Team HgAg/Sneaky Member 7,371 Member For: 21y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: The Shire, Middle Earth Posted 23/01/04 12:19 AM Share Posted 23/01/04 12:19 AM Tad coincindental that its a Pug 406 and got they state 406mph. WeirdVery subliminal isnt it. :banghead:Completely off-topic ... :o ... shuddup! Just love this effect ... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8656-i-want-this-car/#findComment-85481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 11m 19d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 23/01/04 12:27 AM Share Posted 23/01/04 12:27 AM This sounds like the story of the guy who got a speeding ticket when the camera actually locked onto a low flying F-18 fighter jet and the car just happened to get caught in the photo. There's more to the story, I'll try to dig it up. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8656-i-want-this-car/#findComment-85487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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