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Driver Provides His Own Speed Camera

By Jack Huber

Stanislav Vadimovich Bakanov is a big fan of YouTube. And he loves his slick, hot, finely tuned 2005 BMW. Hmmmm ? what if he could combine his two passions into one magnificent moment? And so, amid the controversy surrounding speed cameras on the nation's highways, Stanislav took time out from steering to film his speedometer hitting 140 mph along Oregon Interstate 5. Woo-hoo! Mr. Bakanov was actually pulled over by local authorities when he was clocked at a mere 118 mph. The sheriff's deputy found it curious that the speeder was videotaping him. When asked what was up with that, his response was more or less ?I'm speeding and filming my speedometer!? This is his third speeding incident in the past year. The video was confiscated and will be used as evidence against him ? so don't look for it on YouTube...continue to full post

Full post as published by Bizarre Crimes of the Week on February 28, 2011 (boomark / email).