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A rider was caught in the UK travelling at 161 mph (about 260 km/h) on a motorcycle. It's reportedly the highest speeding violation recorded by West Mercia Police in the past five years, renewing warnings about extreme speeding on public roads.
160mph is a speed I can't even imagine... The appeal of motorcycles and the temptation of speed are two sides of the same coin, but doing this on public roads is genuinely dangerous. I hope it gets across to people just starting out that speed is something to enjoy safely on a closed course.
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This kind of enforcement seems like the sort of thing that could end up with a license suspension, not just a fine.
What area does West Mercia Police cover?
That's the police force covering the Midlands area of England, including the region around Birmingham.
I had the image that UK speed enforcement is stricter than Japan's, but there are still people who go this reckless.
161mph is territory near the rev limit even for a liter-class supersport — that's either serious guts or plain recklessness.
Without details on the bike model or the circumstances at the time of the citation, this ends up looking like an article that's just stoking the number for shock value.
The number itself being the worst in 5 years has news value on its own, and it seems like meaningful reporting as a warning.
Hitting close to 260km/h on a public road is a level where, braking distance included, you couldn't handle anything that goes wrong.
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