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| posted on November 15th, 2007 at 06:01 AM |
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British Speeding Ticket
Two British traffic patrol officers from North Berwick were involved in an unusual incident while checking for speeding motorists on the A1 Great
North Road. One of the officers used a hand-held radar device to check the speed of a vehicle approaching over the crest of a hill, and was surprised
when the speed was recorded at over 300 mph. Their radar suddenly stopped working and the officers were not able to reset it.
Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in fact latched on to a NATO Tornado fighter jet which was engaged in a
low-flying exercise over the Border district, approaching from the North Sea.
Back at police headquarters the chief constable fired off a stiff complaint to the RAF Liaison office.
Back came the reply in true laconic RAF style:
"Thank you for your message, which allows us to complete the file on this incident. You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the
Tornado had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked onto, your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it.
Furthermore, an air-to-ground missile aboard the fully-armed aircraft had also automatically locked onto your equipment. Fortunately the pilot flying
the Tornado recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the missile systems alert status, and was able to override the automated
defence system before the missile was launched and your hostile radar installation was destroyed.
Good Day..."
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| posted on November 15th, 2007 at 06:09 AM |
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Good one 
On our way back from Brisbane on the weekend we passed a "courtesy speed check" at some road works north of Yamba. I waited in anticipation to see
what speed I was doing, but the machine was broken.
The last recorded speed being displayed was 176 km/h!
LOL
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| posted on November 15th, 2007 at 10:25 AM |
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that is great now o have one fitted to by bike 
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| posted on November 15th, 2007 at 05:08 PM |
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PMSL thats funny
sounds abit far fetched tho
| Quote: | Originally
posted by 56astro
Good one
On our way back from Brisbane on the weekend we passed a "courtesy speed check" at some road works north of Yamba. I waited in anticipation to see
what speed I was doing, but the machine was broken.
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that one at yamba has been out for about a month now
they had one at each end of the road works
all the ones ive seen dont go over 99km/h 
they just flash - - if ur going faster than that 
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| posted on November 15th, 2007 at 05:39 PM |
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Sounds good Dave,
but was posted at work last week and proven to be an urban myth again.
The two radar systems work differently and the jet's speed would work against that sort of thing as well.
'Ah, whatever................'
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| posted on November 15th, 2007 at 08:13 PM |
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Had a cop point the radar at me on the pushy the other morning, I clocked 40 on the way past 
Even matched my speedo!!
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| posted on November 15th, 2007 at 08:52 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by penguin
Sounds good Dave,
but was posted at work last week and proven to be an urban myth again.
The two radar systems work differently and the jet's speed would work against that sort of thing as well.
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they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs
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| posted on November 15th, 2007 at 09:36 PM |
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i thnk yr right Penguin but itsa good laugh
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penguin
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| posted on November 16th, 2007 at 04:42 PM |
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Watch it dirt dart! :P I am still on a base with air to ground capability (that ain't human air to ground either)
Yeah, if you want a good one http://www.snopes.com/horrors/mayhem/slicer.asp 
'Ah, whatever................'
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| posted on November 16th, 2007 at 11:28 PM |
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was in Scotland a few years ago and saw a tornado jet
pass us in the vally below......that baby was hailin ! !
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| posted on November 17th, 2007 at 09:50 AM |
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My mate in the UK used to do deliveries all over the UK and once when driving through Scotland he started to get buzzed by two Harriers. He shat
himself, they then disappeared for a while then he heard the roar of an engine and looked out the side window of his van and one was flying along side
him and the pilot was doing a thumbs up!
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| posted on November 17th, 2007 at 04:46 PM |
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i was buzzed by one between Los Vegas n San Francisco they scarred the hell outta me from behind
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