Mustang hits 150 m.p.h. on Colorado interstate; cops give up chase

[Dr Walt Fair PE]

Yeah, I'll bet he hit 150 going downhill and yours could do it uphill, right?

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[Lost User]

super-highspeed-bentley-in-northern-territory[^]

Peter Wasser "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell

[dandy72]

RJOberg wrote:

Obviously the solution is to follow the lead of the police in Dubai! They had to purchase super/hyper cars to keep up with the rich kids driving them over there

Getting the cops faster cars is just asking for trouble. The solution is much simpler, given that no car can outrun a radio. Decades ago police gave chase to a speeding idiot inside city limits where I live. And by city, I mean a small town of less than 10,000 at the time--this didn't take place on a 4-lane highway, but main street. It ended with a dead pedestrian--incidentally the mayor's nephew. It didn't take long before the rulebook on police pursuits were changed in Ontario.

[Chris C B]

dandy72 wrote:

The solution is much simpler, given that no car can outrun a radio.

Clearly a DeLorean can. ;P

[HobbyProggy]

Quite normal speed for German Autobahn :doh:

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[CodeWraith]

On the other hand, my little car can't go 150 mph, but 135 is quite possible and I occasionly really enjoy blowing the dirt out of the motor. Am I now a selfish nut job as well?

I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

[CodeWraith]

Have you ever hit anything with one of these? :-)

I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

[CodeWraith]

Only if you catch the short time window when nobody is driving like grandma Waltraud on the leftmost lane. :-)

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[HobbyProggy]

There is always a right lane to overtake :laugh:

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[CodeWraith]

Wait until I find a way to get one of these[^] into my car...

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[HobbyProggy]

Death Race inc.

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[Daniel Pfeffer]

My only experience with weapons is using an M-1 carbine on a firing range (in the civil guard in Israel). Even there, my score was terrible. :(

Ad astra - both ways!

[CPallini]

You forgot:

d) I usually chase the police, not the opposite.

[CodeWraith]

It may have been some time since I last practiced with such a weapon, but believe me, hitting a fast car would be a stroke of luck.

I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

[realJSOP]

Not at all. Granted the window of opportunity would be open for much less time, but a skilled marksman could easily hit anything that big. Hitting the driver himself would be harder, but still possible.

".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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[CodeWraith]

With a rifle? Sure. But not with any sort of unguided anti tank rocket. Shooting the rocket straight at the approaching car could work, but you get only one try.

I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

[dandy72]

If you have that DeLorean, you won't be able to reach 150mph without running into...lets call them "side-effects"...before you even get there.

[Dr Walt Fair PE]

That'll make them wonder!!

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[xiecsuk]

I got 125 mph out of one at midnight on the Tampa freeway once. My main problem was when the street lights stopped. Suddenly, absolute total darkness. Still the new pants were cheaper to buy in the US.

[Dr Walt Fair PE]

Well shooting twice is just crazy!!

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Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software