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Biker jailed after being clocked at 166mph
10/29/2009

Biker jailed after being clocked at 166mph



The fastest biker ever clocked by police in Scotland was jailed for nine months yesterday.

27 year old Neil Purves was clocked riding his GSX-R 1000 at 166mph (more than 100mph over the speed limit) on the A702, Peeblesshire.

The defence stated that "no other vehicles were using the road at the time nor were any cars parked nearby."

"I think it's fair to say the level of risk that the public were subjected to was very low but there was considerable danger to the accused himself."

His lawyer pleaded for his client to be spared a jail sentence over the "appalling" speed, saying that he was "normally a mature and reasonable young man in every way." But Sheriff John Horsburgh told Purves: "The speed at which you were travelling means a custodial sentence is the only option I have."

Procurator fiscal Morag McLintock told a previous hearing: "A police speed check was taking place when officers were alerted by a high-pitched whine from the motorcycle's engine. We believe that this is the highest speed that the police have ever recorded in Scotland."

The court was told that Purves, who has since sold his GSX-R 1000 motorcycle, covered 0.7 of a mile in just 16 seconds.


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Anonymous: I cant help but think that 9 months inside for this guy is pretty unfair. Reading the article it says "I think it's fair to say the level of risk that the public were subjected to was very low but there was considerable danger to the accused himself." As far as i'm concerned, if the guy wants to put himself at risk then thats his call, if he'd put anyone else at risk then fair enough but we all occasionally like the stretch the bikes legs and 9 months in the nick is bad news.

What annoys me is these people who go out robbing houses and glassing people on a fri night seem to get off with a slap on the wrist whereas this guy is hit with a long prison sentence.

Not condoning his actions - 166mph is pretty silly on the road but still smacks of a bit of biker prejudice to me.

Gixxer6: I agree with that comment. Fair enuff, the guy was a bit of a dick for doing that sort of speed on a policed road but 9 months in the nick? Nah.




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