Street racing - idiots everywhere

Marcin_diy

I read quite often on this forum about idiots on the streets, pirates, boy racers and another people who slightly drive/ drove over the speed limit.

Check out this video from Poland's capital city.

It got to attention of media in Poland, so I'm sure Police is working now to find the driver, as media are chasing them for an update every day.
I've also seen on many portals, that people found other videos of this m3 driver, and they were able to forward to media information like - his pictures from facebook profile, name, surname, address, place of work, car reg number and even his company details.

I'm originally from Poland myself, and yes sometimes i drive few km over the limit, but I really hope this particular driver will molder in jail. And lets be happy we have only our boy racers in Ireland

vectra

I reckon he must have stole it.

Kev.

Absolutely mental

Marcin_diy

vectra wrote: »

I reckon he must have stole it.

nope it is not stolen.
There are other videos uploaded by the same driver

and this fcuker as well as his car is well known in illegal street racing environment in Warsaw.

btw car reg of his car is S2YBKI , what means FAST

peasant

The best one can hope for is that they take nobody with them when natural selection finally takes care of these morons.

Red Nissan

"Bullitt 2014"

Steve McQueen is dead, long live the king.

We should perhaps chip in to get him a better camera. :pac:

snaps

what makes me smile is the fact any road like that in my part of Poland, there is multiple radar speed cameras and I always see Police around! They must have really hit the jackpot with having neither in those 12 minutes!

Also they wont allow RHD cars to be registered here as its too dangerous and they will cause accidents............:D

Marcin_diy

snaps wrote: »

what makes me smile is the fact any road like that in my part of Poland, there is multiple radar speed cameras and I always see Police around! They must have really hit the jackpot with having neither in those 12 minutes!

Also they wont allow RHD cars to be registered here as its too dangerous and they will cause accidents............:D

check 4:07 on the video - idiot is passing crash scene and few policemen on his way.

There was an interview with Police spokesman - he said, that policemen just seen a flying bullet passing them, and had no chance to react , or see the car make.

snaps

Marcin_diy wrote: »

check 4:07 on the video - idiot is passing crash scene and few policemen on his way.

There was an interview with Police spokesman - he said, that policemen just seen a flying bullet passing them, and had no chance to react , or see the car make.

I thought it was road works.....

Big Nasty

Brave fool.

Take it to a race track.

Marcin_diy

Red Nissan wrote: »

"Bullitt 2014"

Steve McQueen is dead, long live the king.

We should perhaps chip in to get him a better camera. :pac:

Bullitt is brilliant - I reccomend to anyone who haven't seen this before.
The only thing is that VW beattle appearing on every second street

CiniO

snaps wrote: »

Also they wont allow RHD cars to be registered here as its too dangerous and they will cause accidents............:D

They will. They don't have a choice now after EU court of justice verdict.

CiniO

Marcin_diy wrote: »

nope it is not stolen.
There are other videos uploaded by the same driver

Do I see that towed vehicle has got his hazard lights on?
That's illegal.

arleitiss

Dat Sound :pac:

bryaner

Ahh sure he's only tipping along!

power pants

quality driving tbh. should be caught and maybe asked to turn professional

wonski

power pants wrote: »

quality driving tbh. should be caught and maybe asked to turn professional

Should be, before he turns into something else.

Even his passenger got scared and asked him to calm down on 2 occasions - he didn't listen.

Good driver or not, this is no place to do racing, and there were few close calls in 12 minutes. Not to mention his attitude towards other drivers.
Pushing his way through like he did is a pet hate of mine.

wonski

CiniO wrote: »

Do I see that towed vehicle has got his hazard lights on?
That's illegal.

It doesn't matter when you tow at that speed, does it?

BMJD

looks like fun

schriss

He will crash/die sooner or later, because no skills can save him, sooner or later someone will jump out in front of him (pedestrian or bike or car, whatever) or suddenly move out and block his way, there is plenty inexperienced or very tired drivers, all it takes is someone move without checking side mirror and it's all over.

Bio Mech

CiniO wrote: »

Do I see that towed vehicle has got his hazard lights on?
That's illegal.

That's what you got from this video?

PLUG71

Unreal to be fair, what an absolute dickhead.

Observed alot of street racing over the last 30 years but I can't remember seeing anything so thoughtless towards other road users.

He won't last long at these speeds and actually i'm surprised he lasted for twelve minutes!

keithclancy

Marcin_diy wrote: »

nope it is not stolen.
There are other videos uploaded by the same driver

and this fcuker as well as his car is well known in illegal street racing environment in Warsaw.

btw car reg of his car is S2YBKI , what means FAST

180km/h ... pffft ... thats TDI Territory

snaps

keithclancy wrote: »

180km/h ... pffft ... thats TDI Territory

He's being towed at 180kph as his hazzards are on and 0rpm!

jimgoose

snaps wrote: »

He's being towed at 180kph as his hazzards are on and 0rpm!

Yup, definitely TDI territory! :pac::pac::pac:

H3llR4iser

power pants wrote: »

quality driving tbh. should be caught and maybe asked to turn professional

I have a better idea: made to drive a chase-specialized squad car with no salary.

snaps wrote: »

He's being towed at 180kph as his hazzards are on and 0rpm!

Which is actually even worse than the "street racing" clips, as the towed car has very little brake efficiency available with the engine off...

vectra

keithclancy wrote: »

180km/h ... pffft ... thats TDI Territory

jimgoose wrote: »

Yup, definitely TDI territory! :pac::pac::pac:

LOL
Not even TDi territory.

CiniO

Bio Mech wrote: »

That's what you got from this video?

Yeap.
Out of towing with a rope on motorway, and towing at 180km/h, towing with hazards on was first that hit my mind

CiniO

H3llR4iser wrote: »

Which is actually even worse than the "street racing" clips, as the towed car has very little brake efficiency available with the engine off...

I don't think any car has reduced brake efficiency with engine off.
All what happens there is no vacuum in a servo, so you need bigger force with your foot on a pedal to achieve the same braking as with less foot pressure with engine running.
It doesn't mean though, that brake efficiency is reduced - it isn't.

Red Nissan

CiniO wrote: »

It doesn't mean though, that brake efficiency is reduced - it isn't.

It is though, if one is not aware and prepared, experienced, the pedal goes to the floor first with no brake application ~ am I right?

CiniO

Red Nissan wrote: »

It is though, if one is not aware and prepared, experienced, the pedal goes to the floor first with no brake application ~ am I right?

Brakes work exactly as good as always.
All is different, is greater pressure on brake pedal needed to achieve the same level of braking.

wonski

Red Nissan wrote: »

It is though, if one is not aware and prepared, experienced, the pedal goes to the floor first with no brake application ~ am I right?

No, it doesn't. As a matter of fact it is much harder to hit the floor.

Much, much harder. And if that m3 braked, the towed car would have no chance to stop on time.

Red Nissan

wonski wrote: »

Much, much harder. And if that m3 braked, the towed car would have no chance to stop on time.

Gotcha like power steering failure.

wonski

Red Nissan wrote: »

Gotcha like power steering failure.

Exactly, you can turn the wheels, but it takes much more force to do it.

The problem with brakes is that if there is no servo it feels like there is no brakes. You really have to jump on the pedal to stop on time.
For an average driver it feels like there are no brakes.

CiniO

wonski wrote: »

Exactly, you can turn the wheels, but it takes much more force to do it.

The problem with brakes is that if there is no servo it feels like there is no brakes. You really have to jump on the pedal to stop on time.
For an average driver it feels like there are no brakes.

I wouldn't really class m3 driver as average.

CiniO

wonski wrote: »

Exactly, you can turn the wheels, but it takes much more force to do it.

The problem with brakes is that if there is no servo it feels like there is no brakes. You really have to jump on the pedal to stop on time.
For an average driver it feels like there are no brakes.

I wouldn't really class m3 driver as average.

Y2KBOS86

What a car that M3 is.

FearDark

Auto gearbox... :rolleyes: good driving...

wonski

CiniO wrote: »

I wouldn't really class m3 driver as average.

CiniO wrote: »

I wouldn't really class m3 driver as average.

The m3 was a towing vehicle, not a towed one;)

By an average driver I meant a driver, not a specific car.

keithclancy

CiniO wrote: »

I don't think any car has reduced brake efficiency with engine off.
All what happens there is no vacuum in a servo, so you need bigger force with your foot on a pedal to achieve the same braking as with less foot pressure with engine running.
It doesn't mean though, that brake efficiency is reduced - it isn't.

If the brakes don't work as well as they possibly can that's called reduced efficiency

That's like saying a hydraulics failure in a 747 doesn't reduce its ability to fly it just makes it harder !

the_syco

schriss wrote: »

all it takes is someone move without checking side mirror and it's all over.

Looking at 1:09 and I wonder did he check his mirrors before he overtook the car?

He reminds me of someone who used to regularly release videos of his speeding (that he'd sell on some website). I think it was a similar type of car? The main difference being the other person seemed to have had better spatial awareness than this clown.

HandsomeDan

keithclancy wrote: »

If the brakes don't work as well as they possibly can that's called reduced efficiency

That's like saying a hydraulics failure in a 747 doesn't reduce its ability to fly it just makes it harder !

Efficiency is energy out/energy in.

If brakes are no longer power assisted, it doesn't mean they are less efficient, just not assisted.

The guy in the video ought to be taken out before he hurts someone. Image your OH/kids etc.. being injured on account of a knobber like this. How'd that make you feel?

SEPT 23 1989

I am just glad Gay Byrne is not alive to see that video

Y2KBOS86

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

I am just glad Gay Byrne is not alive to see that video

He is.

keithclancy

HandsomeDan wrote: »

Efficiency is energy out/energy in.

If brakes are no longer power assisted, it doesn't mean they are less efficient, just not assisted.

The guy in the video ought to be taken out before he hurts someone. Image your OH/kids etc.. being injured on account of a knobber like this. How'd that make you feel?

The point being they don't work properly.

If you were ever towed or have had a power failure in the car due to an electrical problem it's definitely much harder to stop.

RayCon

Big Nasty wrote: »

Brave fool.

Don't use words like that ... it only encourages them.

Big Nasty wrote: »

Brave fool.

This is spot on.

wonski

This guy posted another video of him driving a GTR.
Driving normally this time and sending his compliments to the Police and all the haters.

I think he is untouchable at this stage for some reason.

H3llR4iser

HandsomeDan wrote: »

Efficiency is energy out/energy in.

If brakes are no longer power assisted, it doesn't mean they are less efficient, just not assisted.

The guy in the video ought to be taken out before he hurts someone. Image your OH/kids etc.. being injured on account of a knobber like this. How'd that make you feel?

Are we discussing the technicality of the term "efficiency"? From the towed car's driver standpoint, which is the only one that really matters, the brakes don't work as well as they do with the engine running; The force required on the pedal to achieve the same braking force is greatly increased and there is not a single chance in hell that the unpowered car could effectively perform an emergency stop.

The fact that the brake calipers, ducts, piston et all work just as well as they do with the engine running is completely irrelevant when the driver is incapable of applying enough pressure to the controls.

Even if there was some monster of a bodybuilder that can squat 500 kilos at the wheel, the maximum realistic force the driver can apply is that of his/her own body weight; Above that, they'd literally start standing on the pedal.

HandsomeDan

H3llR4iser wrote: »

Are we discussing the technicality of the term "efficiency"? From the towed car's driver standpoint, which is the only one that really matters, the brakes don't work as well as they do with the engine running; The force required on the pedal to achieve the same braking force is greatly increased and there is not a single chance in hell that the unpowered car could effectively perform an emergency stop.

The fact that the brake calipers, ducts, piston et all work just as well as they do with the engine running is completely irrelevant when the driver is incapable of applying enough pressure to the controls.

Even if there was some monster of a bodybuilder that can squat 500 kilos at the wheel, the maximum realistic force the driver can apply is that of his/her own body weight; Above that, they'd literally start standing on the pedal.

???

The two boys were debating the use of the word efficiency - what's complicated about this for you?

HandsomeDan

keithclancy wrote: »

The point being they don't work properly.

If you were ever towed or have had a power failure in the car due to an electrical problem it's definitely much harder to stop.

Where did I say otherwise?