Japanese doctor busted by Ferrari youtube video

He needs a gold chain to go with those red gloves...

 

Seems a little bizarre that 1) the police went to that much trouble to arrest someone for going 77mph on a fairly empty road (in the US I can't imagine us dedicating that kind of resource to catching a speeder, even if they were going 200mph like the video of the F40 several years back); 2) that the video got so many dislikes... I feel like people watching driving videos on youtube aren't hating on Ferrari videos or reporting speeders to the police 3) the possible outcomes... 6 MONTHS in PRISON or $1,200 bucks... that seems like a pretty immense disconnect right?

Is speeding more villainized in Japan than the US? Did he give some obnoxious commentary along with the video?

 

I just want to know what time it was, man those roads were clear! Perfect day for pushing gears!


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From what I see, the Pork Chop Carrera dueced him.
It rips past him. He joins in and ;'- -, - and what?

 

I will admit that LOOKS like it would be a lot of fun, until you realize its not a video game. Then you realize that those conditions were not controlled, so it was entirely too dangerous to do that sort of thing.

Not cool....




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At least if he got into an accident there would be a Doctor on-site!!!




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I can't believe the police bothered to go after him .. it isn't like the Japanese guy many years ago that posted a video in an F40 doing +300km/h ... whilst HOLDING the camera!

That last section reminded me of the skyline route heading to Hakone near Mt Fuji, except that is 2 lanes wide and only one way. One the best pieces of driving road I've ever been on and you can really do some high speed apex corning. Ah I miss those Japanese roads (& no I never picked up a speeding ticket)

 

^^ he should have learned from the F40 owner, but he at least sold a bunch of DVDs to cover (some) of his eventual fines.....or, simply place the vid-cam on the dash, so the driver can't be identified

 

That's one of the funniest things about Japan. Speed camera's not only need to identify the car, but also the driver visually .. so when I went driving I'd always wear a cap with the peak pulled right down. I also discovered that traffic police generally won't bother pulling over a gaijin, as I got stopped a few times only to be waved on again once they caught a look of the foreign face.

 

In California, depending on how fast over the posted limit your speed was determined, your car is impounded a mandatory 30 days. It's an officer discretion call, sometimes they do, sometimes they don't.

In Los Angeles, if it is determined you are street racing, exhibition of speed, etc. Government seizure of personal property comes into play. The car is seized and crushed. Jail-time is included in the package.

 

why would you post evidence of your illegal activities?

 

It's always good to arrest someone to set an example of what you're not suppose to be doing. The problem is, that people see videos like this and say, "Hey! I want to make a video of me speeding on the road too!" And then before you know it, you get a bunch of dangerous yahoos on the road making their own video.

We all know that people speed. Filming yourself speeding or driving dangerously and posting it on YouTube is just stupid.

 

He wasn't holding the camera, he had it set up to magnify his speedometer:



[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc-7VKC3O-Q[/ame]

 

I stand corrected .. it's been a long time since I saw that video

 

The only case I remember of which happened in Italy is this one.
The guy has been found but I don't know what sort of fine he had to pay.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2HpF3yJOIA[/ame]

 

Takes his hand off the wheel and reaches for something at about the 56 second point in the video. Not that big of a deal, but still a distraction.

 

And drivers in this country cry about a $80 ticket...

 

Holy cow!

 

According to the commentator he had the camera set up in the back seat. ?????

I was wondering about the Porsche too. Did he get arrested as well or was it just the last part on the two lane road that we illegal??

 

I can see why he wasn't winning over any friends after posting that video.

 

I'll give you guys a little hint

If you're going to break the law, don't record it. If you have broken the law, don't put it on YouTube.

You can thank me later.

 

Actually, what I suggest is that you do put it on, but use someone else's name when you post it. Someone you don't like, who happens to own a Ferrari.

Art

 

Car sounds awesome!