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I should think they could get them for polluting a waterway or something.
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on a serious note, i'm certain that when this incident was reported, rest assured the cops raced to the secene as well as the other emergency services. what if the 999 vehciles crashed and killed someone - these idiots should have then be charged with murder and not manslaughter imo. i'm certain these 2 did not think that far ahead. Thankfully these 2 weren't killed and nor was anyone else.
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Could they be done for endangering fish?
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With recent floods, boats have often been used on roads. What if a boat disobeys a red traffic light during a flood?
I also wonder if the law has ever defined the maximum height at which speed limits on roads apply. If a low-flying light aeroplane follows the route of a motorway, flying at 120 mph, is it technically breaking the law?
Edited by Sofa Spud on 12/01/2010 at 19:30
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It would be technically breaking several aviation laws, such as flying below the legal minimum over built up areas, etc
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Do you have a defo of 'low flying'?
reason i ask is that a few years ago we went to Alton Towers during the weekday with family that had come over from Chile - i clealry recall 2, world war type 2 plaves shooting over us as we were watch the kids on one of those death defying rides.
i had considered calling 999 but as i did not get their registration number, i did not bother.
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Maybe they got their idea from watching Ice Road Truckers.....
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The first cut is the deepest
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Quote:...."It would be technically breaking several aviation laws, such as flying below the legal minimum over built up areas, etc"" - I don't mean flying below the legal minimum - I suppose I mean flying at any height - if the plane's flying along the route of the road, is it technically subject to that road's speed limit? I know it's a very silly question, but it's a legal nicety that needs clarifying before someone drives a hovercraft along the M4 at 90 mph swerving from lane to lane!! Would a hovercraft be exempt from the limit as it is not in contact with the road surface but flying?
Edited by Sofa Spud on 12/01/2010 at 20:55
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Quote:...."It would be technically breaking several aviation laws such as flying below the legal minimum
well I did put my sat nav on once, on a flight from Heathrow to Glasgow. It was recording a speed of 550mph, the overspeed warning chimes came on, and the camera datyabse was in constant warning mode mode about speed cameras.
I didnt get a NIP tho. Pity i could have named Captain Julian Worthing Smythee (with two ees doncha know) C/O FlyBe PLC as the driver.
Edited by Altea Ego on 12/01/2010 at 21:32
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i had considered calling 999 but as i did not get their registration number, i did not bother. <<
If this was meant for real then /facepalm.
If it's self-deprecating humour then Bravo! 10/10.
:-)
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hi
having v careflly studying the pic, i've reached a clear conclusion re what happened.
the 2 kids got confused and though they were on a C road. as they drove along they must have been chatting 'you got Great tyres on your car joeY.'
THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THEY HIT A ICE POT HOLE & THE REST IS HISTORY
i'd get them to sue the the local coucil for not griting the canal
Edited by paul2007 on 12/01/2010 at 20:58
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Nah... obviously they put the new tyres on the front, otherwise they'd have been fine ;-)
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Surely they must be candidates for a Darwin award ? tinyurl.com/6hns
Although I think you need to perish (thus removing yourself from the gene pool) in order to qualify.......
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perhaps we need to add the car to HJ's list of vehicles to save from scrappage?
(i'll get me coat)
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Lock 'em up.
Lock....canal...lock 'em up see?
Oh never mind.
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that one sunk without trace
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I know this stretch of canal, ironically its not far from that part that a man has gone missing, hasn't been seen for a week when he left to walk along the canal in the bad weather to go to his work.
I think these two examples of what police resources in this area will be used for are at opposite extremes and so annoying to see pranksters do this sort of thing. I assume police would need to check the car to make sure no one else in it, so that will have involved an underwater squad being taken away from other uses.
On a much less serious note, but probably more relevant for the driver concerned, if he had managed to drive down the canal and back of it, it would have been a story that would be told in the pubs for years to come!!
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Do you have a defo of 'low flying'?
With obvious exceptions (take off, landing, emergency etc), an aircraft cannot be flown closer than 500 ft to any person, vessel or structure, unless advance written permission is obtained by the CAA.
This is increased to 1,000 ft for densely populated / urban areas or large gatherings of people. The basic idea is that in the event of an engine failure, the aircraft has sufficient altitude to clear the danger area.
In all cases, the CAA can (and do) give special permission for things like events, air shows and so on. It's highly possible the planes you saw had permission to do what they were doing. The CAA don't mess around when violations occur, and license loss is a highly probable outcome for deliberate, unsanctioned low flying, so most pilots won't risk it.
I will never forget the Goodwood Festival of Speed a few years ago when a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340 did a fly past at, what I would guess to be no more than 200ft, then throttled up and climbed out at a ridiculous angle. Got a huge cheer from the crowd.
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