A scooter is first, one of the slowest vehicles on the road. However, thanks to some mechanical modifications, a resident of the common de Poio, in Pontevedra, has created run away from the local police in an old man Derby variant capable of reaching up to 145 km/h.
The events took place on 20 September. The motorcyclist was overtaking other motorists in areas with a continuous line, it is believed reckless driving. And it did it, moreover, at speeds between 120 km/h and 130 km/h, which is impossible in principle: mopeds are limited by law to 45 km/h.
Some agents saw him and stopped him, but the motorist managed to get to safety by taking advantage of the great mobility of his vehicle across the pedestrian streets of the locality
The agents lost track of the motorcycle, but a few days later, they found the Derby parked on the street. They immobilized her because they considered her a danger to road safety.
The moped, on ITV
Then they took the moped to a service station. BTI to carry out an extraordinary inspection, which revealed the enormous amount of modifications to which it had been subjected. Most notable was the replacement of his original 50cc engine for a 74cc one, but also others such as changing the sprocket, the cylinder head or the installation of a rotor
Thanks to this, this variant is able to reach speeds of up to 145 km/hmore than three times the legal speed at which it is allowed to circulate.
This made them open proceedings against the driver and owner for various reasons. Therefore, he is being investigated for having made illegal modifications to the moped, for falsifying the vehicle classification, for driving without the Mandatory insurance and finally, for reckless driving.
