Driving Ban for Leadfoot....

[dle]

This defies all common sense:

https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-s ... htm#201127

We are turning into the most stupid country on the planet when it comes to law enforcement and this article brings it home once again....guy's license should be immediately and forever revoked, huge fine, car impounded and sold and money given to a worthy cause, no ifs, and's or but's. But no, authorities will consider this and that, impound for 60 days, etc etc.

The laws in Canada are "no,let's wait til somebody gets killed by some other moron's actions, THEN we will THINK about doing something.

Stupid, stupid, stupid....

[jimmy4321]

Should NEVER get a license to drive again - Evidently cash isn't an issue maybe he can hire a driver.

Our Country is as it's always been.

[the truth]

jail time ,nothing less

[seewood]

Impound the car and crush it in front of him. Otherwise sell it( not back to him) and donate the funds.

10 year ban on driving at a minimum and a decent fine that likely would still be less that his visa limit.
I suspect we will hear a bunch of belly aching from him and daddy in September at the court date....

[my5cents]

This defies all common sense:

https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-s ... htm#201127

We are turning into the most stupid country on the planet when it comes to law enforcement and this article brings it home once again....guy's license should be immediately and forever revoked, huge fine, car impounded and sold and money given to a worthy cause, no ifs, and's or but's. But no, authorities will consider this and that, impound for 60 days, etc etc.

The laws in Canada are "no,let's wait til somebody gets killed by some other moron's actions, THEN we will THINK about doing something.

Stupid, stupid, stupid....

How about we see what happens ? So far the police have impounded the subject vehicle and the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles has extended the impoundment for a further 23 days, for a total of 30 days.

All of this has taken place before the accused has been tried and convicted of anything. So, that's pretty good, so far.

Are you suggesting once an alleged offense passes a certain threshold of severity that we suspend the presumption of innocents and go straight to punishment ?

[Bsuds]

Not much point in taking his license away because this moron is the type who would drive without one.
Jail time and loss of the car just for a start.

[What_the]

If I had that car at 22, I'd be before the courts too.

Want to talk about common sense? Why are cars like that manufactured for street use?
Oh? Because you can afford it? Bad apples spoil the bunch?

Common sense says there's no need for a, I&T, a top fuel race car in city streets.

[stuphoto]

If I had that car at 22, I'd be before the courts too.

Want to talk about common sense? Why are cars like that manufactured for street use?.

You are not alone with your first statement.
All my high school friends thought I would be dead by 30 for a reason.

I pretty much agree with you, todays cars should be electronically goverened. Then if there is a need for more speed ( like legal racing ) then by all means let the owner raise the limit for the event.

[dle]

Hi my5cents.....this is not this idiot's first rodeo! He's already been nicked for the same thing not long ago so obviously the brain department is a tad spongy...... obviously isn't mature enough to be behind the wheel of a potentially lethal weapon so no sympathy here I'm afraid...

[my5cents]

Hi my5cents.....this is not this idiot's first rodeo! He's already been nicked for the same thing not long ago so obviously the brain department is a tad spongy...... obviously isn't mature enough to be behind the wheel of a potentially lethal weapon so no sympathy here I'm afraid...

Oh, I have no simpathy for him at all.

In the system I respect, we just need to convict him before we take whatever (and hopefully very severe) action we can against him.

[Even Steven]

Laws are the same for everybody. If you take away someone's license away for life for one count of speeding, be prepared to see hundreds of people caught every day for speeding lose their vehicles. Just because somebody drives a nice vehicle doesn't mean there should be extra penalty for them in terms of jail, or crashing their car, or losing DL forever.

[dle]

Even Steven - let's review:

1) its driver was allegedly caught going 210 km/h in a 60 zone.
2) same officer stopped the same driver for a similar offence on the bridge in April, and at that time the Ferrari was allegedly travelling at more than 130 km/h.

So, you call going 210 in a 60, and 130 in a 60, "speeding"? This is not speeding, this is dangerous driving at the very least.

[Even Steven]

So, you call going 210 in a 60, and 130 in a 60, "speeding"? This is not speeding, this is dangerous driving at the very least.

I think the law is pretty clear on what charges can be thrown at somebody for doing 210 in 60. Police officers can't go around and arbitrary throw charges at people just because somebody is going very very fast as opposed to just fast and driving an expensive car instead of Yugo.

Law is the same for everybody.

[spooker]

One thing that makes a big difference as were seeing these days in court is "intent" ... if we just blanket yank licenses of stupid people there would be so many people on bicycles we wouldn't global ... oh wait! I like that ... sure, let's make all the idiots walk or ride bikes!!!

The recent case of the 35-year-old woman having sex with a 14-year-old getting tossed out ... "she didn't mean to"

The driver who killed the cyclist on Bernard 2 years ago ... "it's not murder because he didn't mean to do it"

People make mistakes, yes, pretty stupid ones at times ... but let's trust the intent first before getting judgemental, people *can* learn (saying this as I haven't been arrested in over 25 years now)

[stuphoto]

The one thing that I am wondering is how did the officer catch him at that speed. I don't believe that they are even allowed pursuing anyone at 210 for the safety of everyone.