So, your story is:
You were travelling at excessive speeds on public roads in France and almost got caught?
I'm all for driving fast on clear roads, etc., but this souds like you got away with driving like a cock.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 18:21, 2 replies)

And your point is

(Bushcricket, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 18:31, closed)

There is no place on a public road, however clear, for that kind of speed..
Not much you can do at 160mph+ when a car load of someone's family pulls out in front of you, is there?
(Vinnie Strokes Got bummed on, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 18:31, closed)

You can break...
But anyway the 160Mph happened early in the morning on a French autoroute on sunday...there was no one else around but us lot.

And besides, it would have more than likely been a French family...so no great loss.
(Bushcricket, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 18:37, closed)

Sorry but...
I'm afraid I'm with "Me, I'm not" on this one, you're a cock.
(Vinnie Strokes Got bummed on, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 18:46, closed)

And I've got to agree.
160mph on a public road?
Arseholery of a very high order.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Mon 18 Jul 2011, 19:08, closed)

it's spelt 'brake'
but perhaps yours is more appropriate...
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 10:12, closed)

Hit by a car at 160, dead.
Hit by a car at 80, dead.

No big difference.

Bring on unrestricted motorways! Let the old farts complain, they will have their licenses taken away soon anyway.
(tyrellsOwl, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 12:19, closed)

the point is that at 80mph you've got a lot more time to react to something that might be in the way

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:08, closed)

I admire your persistance
but trying to talk to the Clarkson-ites about the rationale for speed limits is like trying to get fluffybunnykiller to spell 'cat' properly.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:23, closed)

or get Bushcricket to spell 'break', come to that.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:23, closed)