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Biker Sandor Ferenci, who posted footage of offences on YouTube, jailed

2008-10-21 09:24:06

David Byers

A motorcyclist who posted footage of himself on YouTube performing "lunatic and

grossly irresponsible manoeuvres" at up to 130mph was today jailed for 12 weeks

today.

Sandor Ferenci, 28, performed wheelies, skids and raced on the opposite side of

the road around Banbury, Oxfordshire, and then put the footage on the

video-sharing website.

Ferenci, a carer, then inadvertently spilt the beans to police about the

YouTube footage after being reported by a member of the public who saw him

performing wheelies and other stunts on his Yamaha R6 bike on the A422 Banbury

to Brackley road on June 10 this year.

When officers called at his home after the complaint, and before they had a

chance to say anything to him, Ferenci asked them: Is this about the YouTube

video? Police then discovered that he had posted the video clips of himself on

the internet.

The footage, which was played to the court, had been filmed by a friend from

various angles including from a footbridge. It shows the bike performing

wheelies, wheelspins and skids, causing the tyres to smoke, the bike

undertaking other vehicles and driving at excessive speed.

Brian Payne, prosecuting, said it was impossible to attribute an exact speed at

which Ferenci was driving, but police have estimated he may have reached up to

130mph.

Judge Terence Maher - disqualifying Ferenci from driving for two years at

Oxford Crown Court and ordering him to take an extended driving test before he

is allowed on the road again - told Ferenci that he had carried out lunatic

and grossly irresponsible manoeuvres at considerable speed .

Sgt Bryan Smith, of Thames Valley Police, said: "It's important to qualify that

we are talking about public roads and they are there as a transport network,

not a race track or show ground.

"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."