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Leslie Porterfield makes Guinness speed record history
By Visordown News on 24/03/2010 13:10:57
USA speed chick makes GBOR following record 232mph pass
AMERICAN FAST WOMAN Leslie Porterfield has officially entered the Guinness World Records books as the fastest woman on a motorcycle.Porterfield’s speed of 232.522mph, set in the 2008 BUB Speed Trials at the Bonneville Salt Flats on a 2002 2000cc
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Bikers' favourite route to get permanent speed cameras
By Visordown News on 10/02/2010 10:42:51
Lake District A66 targeted following consistent speeding, say authorities
ONE OF the Lake District's favourite biking roads is to get permanent speed cameras in an effort to cut accidents.The cameras are being installed on a two-mile section of the westbound A66 at Bassenthwaite Lake, where the existing 50mph limit
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Speed limit reduction consulation paper due today
By Visordown News on 21/04/2009 08:44:56
New anti-speed initiative to target high-risk areas
THE GOVERNMENT is expected to announce new proposals to reduce speed limits in areas where there is a higher risk of accidents, in a new consultation document due to be released today. Two months ago Visordown reported the news that reductions
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'Anti-speed' MP collared... again
By Visordown News on 06/11/2012 11:02:35
Speeding hypocrisy from leading Tory results in a ban
WELL-KNOWN 'anti-speed' Tory MP, Nicholas 'Fatty' Soames, grandson to Winston Churchill, has been banned from driving after his third speeding offence in four years. Soames was clocked travelling at 51mph in a 30mph zone in his Audi in Handcross
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Speeding fines drop by 23 per cent
By Visordown News on 07/05/2009 16:05:56
Local authorities ease on speed camera initiatives following decision to stop them pocketing the revenue
. The news suggests authorities are now ploughing less time and revenue into speed camera operation.
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Gatso speed cameras inaccurate in cold weather?
By Visordown News on 27/05/2010 15:16:13
Motorist challenges speeding fine after discovering expert evidence on camera reading reliability
A MOTORIST is challenging a speeding fine after discovering Gatso speed camera units may provide inaccurate readings in cold weather.Andrew Fowler, 48, is to take his case to court after the dad-of-three was snapped allegedly travelling at 41mph
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Swedish driver faces $1million speeding fine
By Visordown News on 13/08/2010 10:22:41
Mercedes-driving 37-year-old faces record fine for being 110mph OVER the speed limit
by the wealth of the driver and the speed recorded.Local police spokesman Benoit Dumas told BBC News "nothing can justify a speed of 290km/h"."It is not controllable. It must have taken 500m to stop," he said.Think about that the next time you rip through
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ROSPA: Ten Reasons to Maintain Speed Camera Enforcement
By Visordown News on 02/09/2010 11:23:38
Leading road safety group lists reasons why the UK's speed camera system should stay
ROSPA - The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - has published an article entitled 'Ten Reasons to Maintain Speed Camera Enforcement' following the Government's decision to cutback on road safety funding.The statistically-driven article
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US motorist gets revenge on speed camera officials
By Visordown News on 12/10/2010 13:06:44
Tennessee man buys Police domain name and opens anti-speed camera website
A MOTORIST in America who received a ticket for speeding has got his own back on US Police authorities by buying their website domain name after its licence had unknowingly expired and turning it into an anti-speed camera site.Brian McCrary swooped
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Top Notts Cop claims speed guns are inaccurate - after being caught speeding
By Visordown News on 20/08/2010 10:37:03
Superintendent Helen Chamberlain to challenge 79mph speeding charge
A SENIOR NOTTINGHAMSHIRE policewoman has claimed a speed gun used to clock her speeding at 79mph in a 50mph limit was not accurate.Superintendent Helen Chamberlain, 43, pleaded not guilty to a charge of speeding at 29mph above the posted limit when
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