Scottish Rider Jailed for 166 MPH Ride - Fastest Recorded in Scotland

Neil Purves, 27, is a hairdresser and once owner of a Suzuki GSX-R1000. Of course, he lives and works in Scotland. One day he decided to really push the Suzuki and have some fun - well, 166 MPH will get the attention of law enforcement - and it did. Now - the motorcycle has already been sold - he will face 9 months in jail and suspension of his driving license for five years. To be fair, this was the fastest anyone has ever been clocked on a Scottish road, but the punishment seems extreme for a man who had no drugs or alcohol in his system, did not resist arrest at all, and caused no damage. Scotland is a funny place - they will jail you for going too fast, but if you blow up an airplane full of tourists you get to go home when you get sick...(http://tinyurl.com/ygmpjkt)

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