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Nikkolaus McCarthy, from Charlton, NY, was arrested after he was clocked going 170 mph.
After being pulled over for speeding, a motorcyclist clocked traveling at speeds up to 170 miles per hour on the New York State Thruway reportedly was anything but remorseful. When told how fast he was going, he allegedly told troopers on Wednesday his bike could easily top 190 miles per hour, the troopers said.
Nikkolaus McCarthy, 25, was first spotted by a state trooper heading south on the Thruway just before 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday in the village of Ravena, N.Y., according to the New York State Police. The trooper noted his speed at the time -- 166 mph -- as well as the license plate number of his Suzuki motorcycle as it slowed down in traffic.
But after McCarthy sped up again, the trooper didn't follow him, instead giving out a description over the air. McCarthy was clocked by other troopers at other locations going between 150 and 170 mph.
Twenty minutes and 50 miles later, in New Paltz, N.Y., troopers were able to stop McCarthy when he slowed down in traffic. After being pulled over, McCarthy told the troopers he was low on gas; when he was advised of his speed, he told them his motorcycle could go over 190 mph, WHEC reported.
McCarthy was arrested and charged with fleeing police, reckless driving, speeding and operating out of class because he didn't have a motorcycle license. He's being held on $20,000 bail in the Albany County Correctional Facility.
McCarthy's fine for speeding would be determined at his arraignment, a representative for The New York State Thruway told msnbc.com.
McCarthy is from Charlton, N.Y., in Saratoga County, according to The Albany Times Union. His bike is a 2007 Suzuki, The Times Herald-Record of Hudson Valley said.
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Typical retard creep who rides a motorcycle.
I guess you would be a typical retard creep who stereotypes then.
I suggest you both join the "R-Word: Spread the Word to End the Word" Campaign at r-word.org
(fallout, I understand why you used the same words that greene used, although the point could have been made without doing so.)
"My Maserati does 185.....I lost my license, now I don't drive".....I have a limo...I ride in the trunk....I like it there in case I get drunK'........Joe Walsh
A good example of why a PhD doesn't mean you have common sense. A good thing you lost your license and have someone else drive you, no matter where you ride.
Nitpicking:
It's a song lyric, Joanne. Settle down, harumph.
They should "Crush the Bike" while he is watching as the fine for his "Stupidity"
If that happens, dude, say goodbye to yer 'puter.
Hayabusa no doubt! The fastest production motorcycle in the world. Although at those speeds, this guy would be but a bloody trail left on the pavement, and that's assuming he didn't hit a guardrail.
That picture should be one of those inspirational posters...
"Twenty Something: When you're old enough to enjoy all the benefits of being an adult...but still too stupid to act like one."
Please, let's just have this guy hang up his driving privileges for life.
And another thing to all those bikers out there; zipping between lanes in between cars is really dangerous. You have come so fast that I have many time almost squeezed you between cars. I guess if you want to end up a heaping pile of protoplasm on the road, it is your decision, but don't make me part of it.
Thanks
"And another thing to all those bikers out there; zipping between lanes in between cars is really dangerous."
And your evidence consists of. . .? Oh yeah, I forgot, you're talking out your a**. The only study done on the causes and results of motorcycle accidents (the Hurt Report by Professor Harry Hurt of USC) found no over representation of lane splitting motorcycles involved in accidents.
You must be a person who rides (read; speeds) between lanes all the time. I'm sure the good Professor has done nice research. Has he also noted how many accidents those bikers caused by doing so? Also have you ever read "How to Lie with Statistics"? I hope your luck holds out for you. And I also hope that at some point in your life you too will be able to talk cleanly out of your mouth, because your comment was really uncalled for!
Professor Jimmy has a nice ring to it. I love when the stupid argue against facts. Do you even know what a statistical over representation means?
In California and every civilized country (and many uncivilized countries) lane splitting is legal. Why? Because it's safe when done at safe speeds (kinda like driving). As a box driver you have no clue what you are talking about, yet you argue the point - evidence of arrogance and stupidity. Oh sorry, evidence doesn't mean sh*t to you.
Once upon a time, some dipsh*t politician tried to outlaw lane splitting in California (back in the late 80's / early 90's if I recall correctly). She was as stupid as you and rejected the facts presented to her ("I don't see how that could be right" was her basic response). Only when the CHP intervened and politely told her to f*ck off, that her proposal was stupid, did she back off.
Some countries that have large numbers of motorcycles and scooters and very dense city traffic actively encourage lane splitting. Japan, for example, has crosswalks designed to let lane splitting motorcycles stop further ahead than cars so they can get away from traffic easier.
"Has he also noted how many accidents those bikers caused by doing so?"
How does a motorcyclist cause a car driver to crash by lane splitting at a safe speed? Clarify please. Is it the same way that gays are going to destroy marriage?
"Also have you ever read "How to Lie with Statistics"?"
You can only lie with statistics to someone who doesn't know how to read them. I do (a degree in Sociology helps with that). Statistics is a language. Learn to read the language and it's difficult to be lied to in that language. And what exactly was the dear professor's motivation for lying? A pathological urge to kill motorcyclists? A pathological urge to cause traffic accidents? I guess it's possible. But then I guess it's possible that people with foil hats are actually talking to aliens.
"I hope your luck holds out for you."
Spoken like a true box driver. Driving is a skill based task. Riding a motorcycle is a more difficult skill based task (though it usually has less distractions than box drivers do). If you are just depending on luck when you drive then you can't drive worth a crap. I hope you don't hurt anyone else when your luck runs out.
Say, Fallout -
Solid refutation & info. Thanks. I just don't have the energy (or dialup speed) to deal with all the loud mopery on the googleNet.
BTW - Dr. Hurt's study was done in the 1970s. I believe it's been updated, but the methodology has never been suspect. Most officially-approved motorcycle safety training today is based in part on Hurt's findings.
Does the anti-gun logic work here? If its a gun's fault that people are shot to death, then it must be the motorcycle's fault that this guy was going 170 right? I guess we should all try to ban motorcycles now.
We should ban cops and radar guns. I wonder if they will force him to drink his own urine like the DEA requires?
The boy is not exactly a rocket scientist, is he??????
HUH! Low on gas?! Guess he doesn't know that when you are low on gas you should drive slower to conserve what gas you have. He could have pulled off the Thruway at any off ramp and found gas. What an idiot!
It was just a lame excuse - not a thought out reason.
Good for him... hoped he enjoyed the ride! I once hit 160 in my convertible cobra. Noone else on the road, wasn't endangering anyone but myself.
today's society of pantywaists, mommas boys, over protective soccer moms, and the ever watchful big brother eager to make a buck on fines is ludicrous.
The New York Turnpike is not exactly a desolate road. 170 is ridiculous by any standard.
So if he was out on the road in the middle of Nevada, would you all be saying the same thing or it's OK? Hawkeye, I love to go fast when I can too with out getting pulled over.
Let me guess. His car probably has a bumper sticker that says "Start seeing motorcycles".
When did you all get to be such wusses? "Crush his motorcycle". "Take away his driving priv's for life". All this from the same knuckleheads (self included) that did all the stupid stuff we did when we were teens? I once went under a dam and crawled over a rusty ladder just to see what was on the other side. I once (tried to) jump an 8 foot wide gulley on my huffy bicycle. Stop for a moment people. Chill. Look back and ask yourself "when did I turn into my great aunt"? Now, lighten up, light up, and enjoy the rest of your day. "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up - totally worn out and screaming "whoo hoo what a ride'!
I once, ran with sissors in my hand when I was 7. Does that count????
I was once on PCH 101 outside of Santa Barbara when a 2-trailer semi pulled on the 2 lane highway. He had to make a 180 degree loop to get on the highway. That wasn't the problem. Behind him was a Corvair with 2 old men in it that followed the truck in the onramp. The Corvair decided to pass the truck and moved into the fast lane. Only problem was that the semi was 3rd gear and doing 15 mph and so were the little old men when they moved into the fast lane. They did not speed up. I was cruzing at 70 and coming up fast. The only thing that saved my life was that I was on a bike. I sucked in a breath and went right between the semi and Corvair so fast it seemed that they weren't moving at all. Looking back in my rearview mirror, I saw a car that was 80 yards behind me doing all he could to keep from hitting either car or truck. Thank goodness I knew how to drive a bike and knew I had enough room to safely get by.
Nice to be on a bike sometimes.
Not once have I ever seen a Suzuki actually doing the speed limit the guys that ride them are always speeding and zipping in and out of traffic.
We had a guy just like this last month on I-4 in central Florida. Police stopped chasing him because of excessive speeds. In spite of that he collided with the back end of a family minivan and killed himself. Highway was closed for many hours in both directions while they found all the pieces and I didn't get home from work until 8:30 pm. Not that my arrival time was the most important thing. But I'm just glad he didn't kill anyone else, just himself.
"But I'm just glad he didn't kill anyone else. . . "
It's difficult (not impossible, just difficult) for a motorcyclist to kill someone else. It's easy (not necessarily likely, just easy) for car a driver to kill someone else. Review your junior high school physical science class (M x A = F).
SPLAT!!
I don't care how good of a driver this idiot was. At that speed he can't react to other drivers around him. At 170mph this fool is covering 2.83miles every minute. This is 249 feet every second, not quite but close enough to the length of a football. That is fast enough that he literally comes out of nowhere. So a driver in a car can look in the rearview mirror and see nothing on the road and this nutjob comes out of nowhere in seconds. I used to ride as well and fools like this make it bad for everyone on the road.
It's fools like this that do it in populated areas and traffic. We've all done this at some point. Maybe not 170mph, but if you say that you didn't, you're not a real motorcyclist.
You hit a bug at that speed, it'll killya!
You mean it'll kill the bug. Damn those bugs with bright guts.
Have been a bike rider since 1967, many thousands of miles, a few speeding tickets but nothing more than you get in a car - 10, 15, 20 Mph over - only idiots drive like this, and give the rest of us a bad name! Agree, sieze the bike, sell it and contribute the money towards something useful - homeless children or animal shelter.
All you have to do is look at your faceshield after you stop, and KNOW, SPEED KILLS!
Whoa! Here is an eventual organ donor. I hope he takes good care of his body otherwise.
You would make a nice hood ornament, Dousche Bag.
I had a 'Friend' that used to do this. Difference was, 'he' did it in a rural area, with no roads or turns. 'He' could easily hit 150 mph in no time, at nearly zero risk. It's all about risk management and it's not at all uncommon. My 'friend' wouldn't do this ever in a populated area or on an interstate with traffic. The only risk is to yourself, but honestly it's just as risky as jumping in your car and driving everywhere else.
People need to accept that life is dangerous and we're all dying more and more everyday.