C&D Tips Drivers How to Go Over the Speed Limit and Avoid Tickets

 
If you drive a car, or have driven at some point in your life, you will undoubtedly be familiar with the concept of  speeding. Most drivers do it quite frequently, and it's not even intentional. These days the speed limit can change within a few miles, and if at the moment you were passing the restriction sign you happened to be looking at your mobile phone, or just away generally speaking, the cop around the corner is going to write you a ticket.
Now, though, since it is the future and we have so much technology and know-how at our disposal, Car&Driver says we can speed safely, and by that they mean free of tickets and accidents. They argue that if you don't overdo it (drive too quickly and erratically), and pay close attention to what's ahead, it can be done.
 
A journey on the highway is taken as an example, and the host, Csaba Csere, explains (with the aid of two vehicles) how drivers can maintain a steady speed, which is above the legal limit, without being caught or crashing. He suggests driving in a different lane, in order to slip under the noses of cops who are trained to look for specific patterns and can be fooled. That way you can maintain a slightly higher speed than you would normally, without drawing attention.
 
The video makes some other good points, and talks about app-integrated radar detectors, which are quite new and interesting… 
 
In the end, I wonder if this video hasn't done more harm than good, because we're sure at least some police officer watch these videos and will find out about these "secrets" and develop new ways of countering them…
By Andrei Nedelea

Source;
http://www.carscoops.com/2013/04/c-tips-drivers-how-to-go-over-speed.html

TomTom New Speed Camera App (for UK markets)

 
While governments place speed cameras to catch drivers that go over the limit, the private sector has come up with several anti-countermeasures such as radar detectors and jammers, which as most of you probably already know, can be illegal in certain countries. 
 
Adding to the wide selection of solutions for drivers is TomTom's new Speed Camera app for iPhone users in select European markets. 
 
The app, which is powered by the largest European driving community with 1.6 million drivers in 15 countries, gives drivers access to fixed and mobile speed camera alerts by keeping users informed about speed limits during their trip. 
 
"Our Speed Camera service can be of real benefit, helping people to stay focused as they know where the next camera will be," says Gerry Hinds, Vice President Mobile at TomTom. "We all know that confident driving is safer driving. And that’s why we’re so pleased that we can now offer this accessible service to a much larger segment of the driving community."
 
TomTom's app informs drivers of their speed, the speed limit, the type of camera ahead and the remaining distance to reach it, with real-time updates from customer reports in the UK, Ireland, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Poland, Norway, Sweden and Finland.
 
The TomTom Speed Camera app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store, but users are required to purchase a monthly or annual subscription. 
 
In the UK, TomTom is currently offering an introductory price of £1.49 (US$2.4 or €1.8) for one month or £16.99 (US$27.6 or €20.9) for 12 months, with the regular price being £3.99 for one month and £26.99 for a year. 

Source;
http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-tomtom-speed-camera-app-for-iphone.html

300 km/h motorcycle ride shocks Vancouver Island police

Police on Vancouver Island are trying to track down a motorcyclist who made a video recording of himself travelling at extremely high speeds on a busy highway outside Victoria.

In the video, the driver could be seen weaving between vehicles, sometimes passing them along the centre line on the road. At one point, the motorcycle speedometer hits a speed of close to 300 km/h.

The video, which was posted to YouTube a week ago under the account name Joe Blow, has shocked even veteran traffic officers, and investigators say it's lucky no one was killed.

Saanich police say they are now looking for the driver of the blue Yamaha bike and are prepared to recommend several charges. Anyone with information is asked to contact them.

Source;
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/04/16/bc-speeding-motorcycle-video.html

Millionaire Hit With $290,000 Swiss Speeding Ticket

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland — A Swiss court has slapped a wealthy speeder with a chalet-sized fine — a full $290,000.

Judges at the cantonal court in St. Gallen, in eastern Switzerland, based the record-breaking fine on the speeder's estimated wealth of over $20 million.

A statement on the court's Web site says the driver — a repeat offender — drove up to 35 miles an hour faster than the 50-mile-an-hour limit.

Court clerk Heidi Baumann-Becker said Thursday the unidentified driver can appeal the decision, handed down in November, to the Swiss supreme court.

The Blick daily newspaper in Zurich reported the fine was more than twice the previous Swiss record of about $107,000.

Source;
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,582394,00.html