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[Hum]

RAVENA, NY (AP) - Authorities say a 25-year-old upstate New York man has been arrested after troopers clocked him driving his motorcycle at 170 mph on the Thruway.

State police say a trooper first observed the motorcyclist going 166 mph Wednesday afternoon in the southbound lanes of Interstate 90 just south of Albany. The trooper pursued the biker and was able to get the Suzuki motorcycle's license plate number and a description of the rider when he slowed down in traffic.

But the man sped off again, and other troopers clocked him going as fast as 170 mph. Troopers eventually stopped him in New Paltz.

Police charged Nikkolaus McCarthy of Charlton with fleeing police, reckless driving, speeding and operating a motorcycle without a license.

He was being held in jail on $20,000 bail.

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[+littleneutrino]

Why would you even want to go that fast on a moterbike. the slightest bump or pot hole and you are dead

[+Xenosion]

I came here because I thought it was a bicyclist.

[Rudy]

Almost as fast as the idiot who filmed himself going 300km/h in Victoria, BC not too long ago (about 186pmh)

[I_Kaplan]

Xenosion, on 03 May 2012 - 13:28, said:

I came here because I thought it was a bicyclist.

Me too, and was thinking how did he do it! :-D.

[Hum]

Xenosion, on 03 May 2012 - 13:28, said:

I came here because I thought it was a bicyclist.

I don't think 170 mph would be possible, without a jet engine.

[what]

littleneutrino, on 03 May 2012 - 13:27, said:

Why would you even want to go that fast on a moterbike. the slightest bump or pot hole and you are dead

Because it's exhilarating.

[DocM]

littleneutrino, on 03 May 2012 - 13:27, said:

Why would you even want to go that fast on a moterbike. the slightest bump or pot hole and you are dead

Unless you've done it you'll never know. Some people ard cautious, and others are Type T personalities who get off on speed, climbing rocks. skydiving, X-Sports etc.

I've had my cycle license since age 16, 47 years, grew up in the country where roads were mostly vacant, and started riding superbikes with a Kawasaki KZ-900. It most definitely got aired out

[FalsePositive]

I've done it but not on a busy highway. Out in the boonies where a car may come by once and hour.

[+remixedcat]

damn!!!

[Hum]

I was just reading in a Newspaper, 66 people died and 1,509 were injured in Maryland, last year.

Worth the thrill ... ?

[Kelxin]

Hum, on 04 May 2012 - 14:28, said:

I was just reading in a Newspaper, 66 people died and 1,509 were injured in Maryland, last year.

Worth the thrill ... ?

It always amuses me the difference between US drivers and European. I.E. Highway vs Autobahn. It really shows the differences in mentalities and abilities, and how Americans really are special ed drivers.

I've gotten my cobra over 160 multiple times going through Arizona, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, and in my home state of Colorado. I have not been in an accident in almost 20 years (when I was a teenager) and that accident was when I was doing 30 mph in the middle of the night going around a corner and hitting a pure black trailer without reflectors on it. If you're not retarded, and the people around you drive responsibly (i.e. using turning signals, only using the left lane to pass, etc) it's actually quite safe to do those speeds in vehicles made to handle them.

I don't, on the other hand, condone idiots doing 130+ in cheap crappy ~$15k cars like Geo Metro's that are not made to handle it.

[Rudy]

Kelxin, on 04 May 2012 - 14:33, said:

It always amuses me the difference between US drivers and European. I.E. Highway vs Autobahn. It really shows the differences in mentalities and abilities, and how Americans really are special ed drivers.

The difference is the average speed, if everyone is going slow except one person weaving in and out of traffic at crazy speeds, the risks are very high. If everyone is going faster then the risk is a lot lower since the traffic flows better.

I agree highway speeds are way too slow in North America but going 170mph through the rest of traffic is just reckless

[threetonesun]

100+ on American highways really isn't a great idea. They haven't been improved much since the 50s, and there are still plenty of notorious examples of very poorly engineered curves out there. It would be nice if the speed limit was higher on longer stretches between states though.

I've no problem with speeding, I used to spend a lot of time driving at night, and you certainly get places faster at 120mph than at 60 mph.

[Kelxin]

Rudy, on 04 May 2012 - 14:38, said:

The difference is the average speed, if everyone is going slow except one person weaving in and out of traffic at crazy speeds, the risks are very high.

Perfect example of what I just said. You're not weaving in and out of traffic at "crazy speeds" if everyone was obeying the law and staying to the right except to pass, and they are only "crazy speeds" because you feel they are. In the 1920's 60 mph was considered "crazy speeds" also.

To further explain also, since people are assuming I'm saying, "Hey lets do 200 mph on a 2 lane back country road", no, I'm talking about the 4 - 5 lane each direction interstate highways that are completely wide open but in the US you have old, slow people doing 45 in the far left lane saying everyone is doing "crazy speeds" while they're the ones causing accidents.