Biker jailed after filming himself riding at 189mph

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Biker jailed after filming himself riding at 189mph

A motorcyclist who filmed himself doing wheelies and riding at 189mph (304km/ph) has been jailed for 21 months.

Adam Campion, 26, pleaded guilty to five counts of dangerous driving at Nottingham Crown Court.

When police raided his home in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, they found hundreds of videos and images of motorcycles being ridden dangerously, including one video that showed Campion driving one-handed and filming his speed with his mobile phone.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-nottinghamshire-44898534/biker-jailed-after-filming-himself-riding-at-189mph

[True Dough]

1. Well, that's just reckless

Anything over 180 mph is asking for trouble.

[matt819]

2. How about the person recording this?

He'd have to be going pretty darn close to that speed.

[CentralMass]

3. I hit 150mph on my bike in my misspent youth. I would not have considered taking either hand off the

grips even at that speed.

[LuvNewcastle]

4. That sentence is excessive, IMO.

Hope he's getting some counseling for his obvious death-wish, however.

[Kaleva]

5. For some reason I thought the article was about a bicycle rider and I was impressed!