Due to the increased risks that British Troops take whilst on operations, they find it difficult adjusting to the risk thresholds of normal civilian life, particularly when on the road where they drive faster and more recklessly. In fact they are twice as likely to die on the road as civilians. Consequently, the British Army commissioned Golley Slater to create a campaign in an effort to alter the behaviour of British troops when they return home from active service.
Computer games have their small monsters in the closet, but Hollywood beats them all. There can be no bigger proof than the scene in Mission Impossible 2 in which Ethan Hunt races around on a Triumph and competition soon arrives on a Suzuki.
Bullets, burnouts, jumps, everything was there for a box-office success. You don’t see this being done any more, but you can’t really say you loved it, don’t you?
This ambitious project showed enough interest in order to start being produced so rich adrenaline junkies will get a new toy on their hands. Let’s just hope this won’t be their last because when it comes to outrageous numbers, I don’t know what beats it.
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On April 2 Mathew Engelbeck, who was riding with a suspended license and had a history of reckless driving, was observed on his 2006 Honda CBR motorcycle traveling around 140mph in morning rush-hour traffic on U.S. near Mesa Drive, Ariz.
After exiting the freeway, the 20-year-old drove through a crosswalk near Whittier Elementary School at more than 160mph.
Arizona Department of Public Safety said that at one point the speeding biker was heading right towards him.
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Powerful motorcycles could have their top speed capped to try to cut the number of riders killed in accidents, an influential group of MPs said Thursday.
Electronic speed limiters, already fitted on some scooters and high-performance bikes, could be required by law if the government adopts the committee’s ideas.
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If you’re a speed junkie, you will probably love this enclosed motorcycle. How fast does it go? How does 0 to 258 mph in 19 seconds sound? Without a governor it tops out at 300 mph, and even with that governor it can still hit 265 mph.
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The Honolulu Police Department responds to a "YouTube" video and warns a speed demon to slow down.
That motorcycle rider is catching more than just the attention the motorcycle community. With speeds topping a hundred miles an hour, police say it creates a dangerous situation for anyone on the road.
It may have started as a rush for a thrill-seeking rider, but the police and even the military are looking into who he is. And riders say they don’t like it because things like this put all bikers in a bad light.
It looks like a scene from a movie or a video game, but it’s real. A motorcycle going well above a hundred miles an hour on the H-3. The rider filmed himself and put it on "YouTube" for the world to see. Local motorcycle riders are outraged.
"A person that does that is not thinking," said Sue Radell, a long-time motorcycle rider who lives in Kaneohe.
"It’s insane," said Mark Hoppis, a rider and a Kailua resident. "It’s not right. It gives every biker a bad name."
Police say behavior like that puts everybody at risk.
"Very dangerous driving," said Lt. John Vines of the Honolulu Police Department. "Motorcycle traveling at a high rate of speed. He endangered himself. He endangered traffic."
Continuing this type of behavior will lead to only one outcome.
"He will die and may kill somebody else in the process," said Lt. Vines.
Bikers say dangerous riding defeats the purpose of why they do it.
"Ride to live," said Radell. "Ride so you can ride again. There’s really nothing to prove to yourself or anyone."
On his website, the speeding motorcycle rider indicates he spent time in Iraq. Marine Corps Base Hawaii says it will investigate to see if one of its marines is involved.
