A *rented* BMW. That’s going to be a chunk of change on the credit card bill.
> When police stopped the BMW it was found to be a rental car from Ontario, the driver was issued a $483 excessive speeding ticket and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
> “Rental car companies charge their clients for the impoundment and recovery costs when their vehicles are impounded which will add to the driver’s cost for his excessive speeding,” McNeil said.
compassrunner on
Clearly the fines are not yet high enough if so many are disregarding the limits.
sutton-sutton on
Fines should be linked to annual income, then it has equal impact on all people.
sartan on
$483 for this is just the price for this persons personal amusement ride. No punishment at all for endangering everyone around.
HistorianLopsided408 on
It would be way worse than that in Ontario!
•$2k minimum fine up to $10k.
•Vehicle impoundment – it may be permanent depending on how egregious the violation was.
• Possible 6 months jail time
• License suspension for up to 3 years
NomadicContrarian on
What reason does Canada have for not implementing the progressive ticketing system used in Finland/Switzerland?
JustChillFFS on
Bullet train ❌
Bullet car ✅
No-Attitude-6049 on
He must have thought he was in Germany… fun, fun, fun on the Autobahn.
MonkeySpunk666 on
That’s it? I know those bikes go way faster! What a chicken shit!
punknothing on
I bet he didn’t even use his turn signal to change lanes.
wet_suit_one on
200?
Those are rookie numbers.
Did 235 in my TL back in the day. Catching air over the rolling hills of east central Alberta was fun!
togocann49 on
I get going 20 over or so, under ideal conditions, but 202 kph is fucked. When this car goes by you at such speeds, you might learn why people say “they blew my doors off” when they passed so fast
drugaddictedloser1 on
NGL, $483 ticket for 50 over? That’s ridiculously cheap. I thought fines for reckless driving started at 5k?
Once_a_TQ on
Speeding is counter the law and yes, be fined, ect.
However, having lived in and traveled Europe, the Middle East, ect our laws, and driver education is antiquated and junk. Driver education and testing being a key piece here. I and my wife loved ripping across Europe and the Middle East when given the chance.
Cars are engineered for better now than ever. Canadian infrastructure for the most part could handle 10-30+ km/h more (on multi lane highways at least).
FireWireBestWire on
We prefer to be said to have gone twice as fast
Easy_Intention5424 on
Meh a car that was designed to go fast go fast big new
kyle240sx on
I’d feel safer with someone going 200+, paying attention, in a car designed for it, than a lot of people I see on the roads.
bdigital1796 on
MERC clocked above 300km/h, triple the speed limit..
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A *rented* BMW. That’s going to be a chunk of change on the credit card bill.
> When police stopped the BMW it was found to be a rental car from Ontario, the driver was issued a $483 excessive speeding ticket and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
> “Rental car companies charge their clients for the impoundment and recovery costs when their vehicles are impounded which will add to the driver’s cost for his excessive speeding,” McNeil said.
Clearly the fines are not yet high enough if so many are disregarding the limits.
Fines should be linked to annual income, then it has equal impact on all people.
$483 for this is just the price for this persons personal amusement ride. No punishment at all for endangering everyone around.
It would be way worse than that in Ontario!
•$2k minimum fine up to $10k.
•Vehicle impoundment – it may be permanent depending on how egregious the violation was.
• Possible 6 months jail time
• License suspension for up to 3 years
What reason does Canada have for not implementing the progressive ticketing system used in Finland/Switzerland?
Bullet train ❌
Bullet car ✅
He must have thought he was in Germany… fun, fun, fun on the Autobahn.
That’s it? I know those bikes go way faster! What a chicken shit!
I bet he didn’t even use his turn signal to change lanes.
200?
Those are rookie numbers.
Did 235 in my TL back in the day. Catching air over the rolling hills of east central Alberta was fun!
I get going 20 over or so, under ideal conditions, but 202 kph is fucked. When this car goes by you at such speeds, you might learn why people say “they blew my doors off” when they passed so fast
NGL, $483 ticket for 50 over? That’s ridiculously cheap. I thought fines for reckless driving started at 5k?
Speeding is counter the law and yes, be fined, ect.
However, having lived in and traveled Europe, the Middle East, ect our laws, and driver education is antiquated and junk. Driver education and testing being a key piece here. I and my wife loved ripping across Europe and the Middle East when given the chance.
Cars are engineered for better now than ever. Canadian infrastructure for the most part could handle 10-30+ km/h more (on multi lane highways at least).
We prefer to be said to have gone twice as fast
Meh a car that was designed to go fast go fast big new
I’d feel safer with someone going 200+, paying attention, in a car designed for it, than a lot of people I see on the roads.
MERC clocked above 300km/h, triple the speed limit..