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| Jail for 172mph Porsche motorist | Jail for 172mph Porsche motorist |
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| The fastest driver ever caught in a routine speed check in the UK has been sentenced to 10 weeks in jail. | The fastest driver ever caught in a routine speed check in the UK has been sentenced to 10 weeks in jail. |
| Timothy Brady, 33, of Earls Crescent, Harrow, north-west London, pleaded guilty at Oxford Crown Court to dangerous driving. | Timothy Brady, 33, of Earls Crescent, Harrow, north-west London, pleaded guilty at Oxford Crown Court to dangerous driving. |
| Brady was clocked at 172mph in a Porsche 911 Turbo in a 70mph zone on the A420 in Oxfordshire on 27 January. | Brady was clocked at 172mph in a Porsche 911 Turbo in a 70mph zone on the A420 in Oxfordshire on 27 January. |
| He was banned from driving for three years and will have to take an extended driving test to get another licence. | He was banned from driving for three years and will have to take an extended driving test to get another licence. |
| He denied another charge of aggravated vehicle taking. | He denied another charge of aggravated vehicle taking. |
| The court heard Brady had taken the Porsche from luxury car hire firm Helphire, where he worked as a delivery driver. | The court heard Brady had taken the Porsche from luxury car hire firm Helphire, where he worked as a delivery driver. |
| Your driving was criminally self-indulgent and utterly thoughtless of the danger you might be creating for the innocent Judge David Morton Jack Search for 176mph biker | Your driving was criminally self-indulgent and utterly thoughtless of the danger you might be creating for the innocent Judge David Morton Jack Search for 176mph biker |
| He had nagged his boss to let him drive the sports car and had been repeatedly told no, but the court heard Brady took the car out the next day. | He had nagged his boss to let him drive the sports car and had been repeatedly told no, but the court heard Brady took the car out the next day. |
| Judge David Morton Jack said to Brady in court: "Your driving was criminally self-indulgent and utterly thoughtless of the danger you might be creating for the innocent." | Judge David Morton Jack said to Brady in court: "Your driving was criminally self-indulgent and utterly thoughtless of the danger you might be creating for the innocent." |
| Police have criticised Brady for travelling at such high speed. | Police have criticised Brady for travelling at such high speed. |
| Insp Martin Percival, of Thames Valley Police, said: "All road users share a great responsibility to others and need to realise that high speed increases the chance of failing to react to an emergency, let alone take sufficient action to resolve it." | Insp Martin Percival, of Thames Valley Police, said: "All road users share a great responsibility to others and need to realise that high speed increases the chance of failing to react to an emergency, let alone take sufficient action to resolve it." |
| Insp Percival said the 172mph speed equated to 77m per second. | Insp Percival said the 172mph speed equated to 77m per second. |
| "To put that into context, the average duration of a single blink of the eye is 0.3 seconds, during which time the car would have travelled 23m (five car lengths)." | "To put that into context, the average duration of a single blink of the eye is 0.3 seconds, during which time the car would have travelled 23m (five car lengths)." |
| Through his own selfishness, in what appears to be a lust for speed, he has completely disregarded the safety of others on the road Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents spokesman | Through his own selfishness, in what appears to be a lust for speed, he has completely disregarded the safety of others on the road Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents spokesman |
| A spokesman for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (Rospa) said: "This was an absolutely terrifying piece of driving. | A spokesman for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (Rospa) said: "This was an absolutely terrifying piece of driving. |
| "Our roads are not race tracks or for breaking speed records. | "Our roads are not race tracks or for breaking speed records. |
| "It is fortunate the police were there to take action before he ended up killing himself or someone else. | "It is fortunate the police were there to take action before he ended up killing himself or someone else. |
| "Through his own selfishness, in what appears to be a lust for speed, he has completely disregarded the safety of others on the road." | "Through his own selfishness, in what appears to be a lust for speed, he has completely disregarded the safety of others on the road." |
| Paul Smith of the Safe Speed Road Safety Campaign said: "Our official position is that we are worried that current speed enforcement policy based on cameras is ineffective, but this case is the exception that proves the rule. | Paul Smith of the Safe Speed Road Safety Campaign said: "Our official position is that we are worried that current speed enforcement policy based on cameras is ineffective, but this case is the exception that proves the rule. |
| "This is someone who was driving dangerously and it is important to distinguish between those who are a few miles over the limit and those who are driving dangerously. | "This is someone who was driving dangerously and it is important to distinguish between those who are a few miles over the limit and those who are driving dangerously. |
| "It is not the behaviour of a responsible motorist - dangerous driving is dangerous and should be punished," he said. | "It is not the behaviour of a responsible motorist - dangerous driving is dangerous and should be punished," he said. |
| The previous highest speed recorded by a camera which resulted in a conviction was 156mph in 2003. | The previous highest speed recorded by a camera which resulted in a conviction was 156mph in 2003. |
| It involved Aberdeen car dealer Jason McAllister, driving on the A90 between Aberdeen and Dundee. | It involved Aberdeen car dealer Jason McAllister, driving on the A90 between Aberdeen and Dundee. |