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Motorcyclist jailed for 130mph YouTube video

A motorcyclist who published a YouTube video of himself speeding at 130 mph on the wrong side of an Oxfordshire road has been jailed for 12 weeks.
 
Sandor Ferenci, 28, performed wheelies and skids on the A42 road Banbury to Brackley. His stunts were filmed by a friend and posted on the internet. When officers called him in regards to the complaint, Ferenci immediately asked “Is this about the YouTube video?”
The judge called his driving “lunatic and grossly irresponsible.” Ferenci has also been banned from driving for two years.
Sgt Bryan Smith, of Thames Valley Police, said, “It’s incredibly dangerous. A trophy video has been used on the internet and it could incite other road users to behave in the same way.”

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