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YouTube video lands biker with road ban

Written by James Delahunty @ 23 Oct 2012 10:43 User comments (5)

YouTube video lands biker with road ban

Biker off the road for twelve months.
Michael Paul McIver posted a video he recorded while travelling on a new motorbike. In the video, the speedometer showed that he was travelling up to 120.6mph, over 11 miles in Denbighshire along the A5 near Corwen, and the A5104 at Llandegla.

The 25 year old was ashmed of his actions depicted in the video, Prestatyn magistrates heard. He has been banned from driving for a year, and ordered to carry out 200 hours of community service.

The prosecutor conceded that the speed was the only factor that he was being punished for, as the video showed that the bike was well controlled over the journey. Nevertheless, McIver accepted that his actions were dangerous.

It is not the first - and is not likely to be the last - incriminating video posted on YouTube showing a driver smashing the speed limit. Why do they post the videos?

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5 user comments

123.10.2012 11:38

Punishment fitting the crime in Americ--- oh wait.

223.10.2012 12:11

he should learn how to edit his videos better.

323.10.2012 12:17

I assume the video was taken down since there's no link?

423.10.2012 12:17

Originally posted by KSib:
I assume the video was taken down since there's no link?
Ye, sorry, couldn't find it.

523.10.2012 15:16

He should have claimed it wasn't him, but someone else and he just posted the video because he thought it was cool...unless he was showing himself in the video or something.

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