Ferrari owner in Japan arrested after posting video

[CELICA3SGE]

A doctor in Japan who posted a video of himself putting his Ferrari 458 Italia through some high-speed driving on public roads now faces jail time and a fine, after authorities used the video to track him down. It's one thing to get caught by roadside speed cameras; quite another by one inside the car.

The video shot in April 2011 below shows the 50-year-old doctor leaving a parking deck in the $230,000 458 and unwinding its 570-hp V8 on city streets and rural highways. (He does apparently stop at one point to put on special red driving gloves.) While there's some weaving through traffic, most of his moves are simply going faster than the posted limits or the traffic around him.

After posting the video in Japanese car forums last year, authorities began investigating. According to the Mainichi Daily News, they were able to not only identify the driver, but pinpoint when and where he broke a traffic law -- driving 77 mph in a zone marked for 25 mph. Thanks to strict laws against speeding in Japan, if convicted the doctor could face up to six months in prison and a $1,220 fine, the kind of rules that played a role in last year's million-dollar Ferrari pileup in Japan. There will be Ferrari owners around the world who would say driving the 458 at speed was still worth it.

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[Allen]

Si no, totalmente otro tipo de extremos de Ley de lo que uno conoce! Aunque se entiende lo de la altísima velocidad dejan al pobre Doctor en indefenso para poder alegar, lo que sea que piense alegar! Pero bueno, no dudo que salga de prisión, siendo "otro hombre" , jajajajajajajajaja....

[T.T]

A doctor in Japan who posted a video of himself putting his Ferrari 458 Italia through some high-speed driving on public roads now faces jail time and a fine, after authorities used the video to track him down. It's one thing to get caught by roadside speed cameras; quite another by one inside the car.

The video shot in April 2011 below shows the 50-year-old doctor leaving a parking deck in the $230,000 458 and unwinding its 570-hp V8 on city streets and rural highways. (He does apparently stop at one point to put on special red driving gloves.) While there's some weaving through traffic, most of his moves are simply going faster than the posted limits or the traffic around him.

After posting the video in Japanese car forums last year, authorities began investigating. According to the Mainichi Daily News, they were able to not only identify the driver, but pinpoint when and where he broke a traffic law -- driving 77 mph in a zone marked for 25 mph. Thanks to strict laws against speeding in Japan, if convicted the doctor could face up to six months in prison and a $1,220 fine, the kind of rules that played a role in last year's million-dollar Ferrari pileup in Japan. There will be Ferrari owners around the world who would say driving the 458 at speed was still worth it.

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[twinturbo_RB26]

p.d. q rico suena!!! sueño de cualquiera pudo mejor ir a un circuito cerrado en yokohama darle mas duro!

[JCB]

en japon permiten los autos con volante a la izquierda?

cual era el carro que iba delante del ferrari que nunca lo alcanzo

[Jose Carlos Gonzalez]

en japon permiten los autos con volante a la izquierda?

cual era el carro que iba delante del ferrari que nunca lo alcanzo

Me parecio un Porsche 911 Turbo ( min 2:07 en el video )

... tiene razon por ahi, se lo hubiera gozado mas en algun "track Day" o similar...

Saludos,

[Pilsen]

Guantes?

[Bperez]

Para que tener un carro así si uno no puede majarlo. Yo creo que en le mundo no deberían hacer tantas leyes para regular la velocidad lo que tienen que hacer es una ley mundial para que los carros no sobrepasen los 90 Kph.

[156 GTA]

nada raro que empiecen a utilizar la "Técnica " en nuestra Costa Rica

[156 GTA]

en japon permiten los autos con volante a la izquierda?

cual era el carro que iba delante del ferrari que nunca lo alcanzo

Sí solo quí se ponen a inventar el agua Tibia No permitiendo RHD.

[escholl]

solo aqui? ajá

[Leoae86]

fianza $1220 en un carro de $230000 pecado

[eurotuning]

En Japon si los permiten con volante a la izquierda, claro solo este tipo de carros. Las calles que tienen de sobra les da para manejar a estas velocidades. Yo he manejado en varias areas de Japon tanto autopistas como en ciudad y no es tan facil, hay que pensar rapido, en realidad nadie hace idioteses solo que se maneja muy rapido y NADIE pero NADIE toca el pito esa es una ofensa o falta de respeto. Por ejemplo si va en un carril rapido tiene que ir a la velocidad indicada y si ud viene mas rapido que el carro de adelante la cultura general es que de una vez le dan campo. Si lo agarran con 1 gota de alcohol en la sangre pierde la licencia, va a la carcel y le pueden meter hasta $60 mil dolares de multa, por eso si uno se hecha los tapis nada mas llama a una empresa o hasta los mismo saloneros se lo llaman y le recogen el carro y lo llevan a taxi a la casa y se lo dejan parqueado.

Tiene 2 tipos de policias como decir los traficos de aqui con uniforme y otros que andan en solo navesotas sin rotulos, esos son como estilo policia federal y si lo detienen es para multarlo, a mi me pararon para pedirme la licencia internacional por que vieron que no era japones, me revisaron y jalaron, los japonenses les tienen miedo o panico, yo estaba muerto de risa con mi hermanillo mas bien salieron vacilados.

[156 GTA]

solo aqui? ajá

que tonito más irónico.

Pues sí manejar en Japón es interesante.