113 cars towed for new speeding law this long weekend

[Mafty]

people still dont seem to grasp the 50 over law, as OPP report 113 cars towed for doing 50km/h over. average age of people pulled over was 21, and majority was males. there was also 4 deaths that were car related this long weekend which is significantly down from last year of 11 deaths.

[MSMitch]

There was also a report of a plane radar catching a bike doing over 211 as well - dumb@ss

[dentinger]

i was taking the highway home from hamilton yesterday, and there was a OPP suv on the overpass doing radar... and a cruiser just down the highway a bit.
thank god i was doing 100 cuz all my windows were down, and my exhaust gets loud between 105 and 125

[mleblond]

113 x 10 000$ = 1 130 000$ + all the court fees and towing business, insurance, etc.

Pretty good budget for next year I think! They must be proud!

[cereal83]

^ The people have to be found guilty to get a fine.

[mleblond]

^ The people have to be found guilty to get a fine.


lol how are they not guilty? Sorry officer I didn't see you? If you get caught 50 over excuses are pretty much useless...

[MattC]

man speeding is so useless now, espeically with the amount of fuel you save.

if you want to go 130ish legaly, go to the US!

[cwp_sedan]

113 x 10 000$ = 1 130 000$ + all the court fees and towing business, insurance, etc.

Pretty good budget for next year I think! They must be proud!

Alot of people are actually getting out of paying the huge fine. Most people are not getting tha max $10,000 fine but still it's a good $$ grab.

[mleblond]

suspending your license should be enough as your insurance would go rocket high.

i hope it's back to normal again. Paying overtime for all those cops aint cheap :chuckle

[06Touring3]

you will seldom hear of people getting the max fine unless their speed results in something else occuring or if theirs ACTUAL street racing going on...the number is a deterrant i think

[ziegs2020]

Is there no traffic on the highway, or is the average speed of the traffic that high?:chuckle

[Jeff-TheBiz]

Alot of people are actually getting out of paying the huge fine. Most people are not getting tha max $10,000 fine but still it's a good $$ grab.

I think the fine collected should go to putting more cops on the street


suspending your license should be enough as your insurance would go rocket high.


And line their pockets?

If you can afford to speed then speed, but don't complain when you get caught.

If you can't then don't speed.

[EastYork3]

Driving back into the city on the 400 yesterday the average speed in the center lane was around 115-120km/h...Every time we came up on an OPP cruiser or SUV the guys in the left lane doing 150+ would jam on the brakes and get into the center or even the right lane. Really dangerous. I don't get the point of going 140+ through Barrie when you're riding the bumper of the guy in front...

[Iceman_F1]

I'll admit. I used to be one of those going faster. Most of the times, it was on an empty road. But even before the new law, I toned down my driving. Just not worth it. Most of the time, 120km/h is my max. And even then, sometimes I want to slow down just in case. I don't know why people are in such a hurry and go that fast in and out of traffic.

[EastYork3]

I agree Iceman...I also have to admit, I picked up my new Mazda3 Sport on friday and drove up to the cottage that night. Man was it easy to get to 140kmh without even realizing it, such a smooth, quiet ride.

[crazycanuck]

Ditto.

Honestly, I don't see why people need to go that fast in the city. Getting to places 5 minutes faster isn't worth risking the safety of others and yourself.

What are you going to do? There are always going to be insecure people trying to prove their worth on the roads.


I think the fine collected should go to putting more cops on the street



And line their pockets?

If you can afford to speed then speed, but don't complain when you get caught.

If you can't then don't speed.

[openuser]

On the side note, somethings gotta be done about tailgating on highway.
Every time I get on highway, I always see someone few meters behind my bumper doing over speed limit, and worse yet, I see over ten cars driving couple meters behind each other doing 130+.
Just looking at it gives me chills, it is just a ticking time bomb that can go off any time.
No wonder there are so many accidents involving twenty, thirty cars on highways.

Plus, I rarely see people following two second rule. It's almost come to the point that drivers think you are dumb when you leave two second gap in front of you; they tailgate you to push you out of the way (even though you are keeping constant distance from the car in front of you, which means that you are going with the flow, not slower or faster).
Or they undertake you to end up tailgating the car in front of you.

I just find all these really silly and dangerous. Frustrating, even..

[mazda lover]

Alot of people are actually getting out of paying the huge fine. Most people are not getting tha max $10,000 fine but still it's a good $$ grab.

one question, what proof do you have that people are getting out of paying the max fine of $10,000 but you are probably right as its like not getting the max sentence for doing a crime and its not a $$ grab as its in place to protect you and me and us from idiots.

[Mafty]

one question, what proof do you have that people are getting out of paying the max fine of $10,000 but you are probably right as its like not getting the max sentence for doing a crime and its not a $$ grab as its in place to protect you and me and us from idiots.

lol i was wondering that as well, i dont know any idiot friends who do 50 over, or know anyone who has been pulled over for this 50 over. Are you guessing that they dont pay the max fine by just word of mouth? Although i do doubt anyone has ever paid the 10,000, just curious to how you guys "know" that as a matter of fact.

[alhope34]

A friend told me on CTV news they said 55% of the new 50-over law are thrown out in court.

[matt9]

With the amount of traffic on the highways sometimes, I don't think the 2-second rule is physically possible :P

[openuser]

With the amount of traffic on the highways sometimes, I don't think the 2-second rule is physically possible :P

:whoa Traffic Jam doesn't count :whoa :chuckle

[matt9]

Well going 100km/hr = 100000m/h = 27.8m/s, then you would need 56m separating each car. Based on how many cars on are the highway and the size of the highway, it is probably physically impossible..:/

[cwp_sedan]

one question, what proof do you have that people are getting out of paying the max fine of $10,000 but you are probably right as its like not getting the max sentence for doing a crime and its not a $$ grab as its in place to protect you and me and us from idiots.

I heard or read it in the news. They had statistics with it too.


A friend told me on CTV news they said 55% of the new 50-over law are thrown out in court.

+1. Something like that, for whatever reason it is.

[Iceman_F1]

Well going 100km/hr = 100000m/h = 27.8m/s, then you would need 56m separating each car. Based on how many cars on are the highway and the size of the highway, it is probably physically impossible..:/

Most of the time, yeah it is. Since any room you leave is gone a short while later by people weaving in and out of traffic. Then you have to slow down to create that space again and someone else makes use of it. However if you drive really late at night or on the 407, there's a bit more leeway, but still can be pretty bad.

[jaimie08mazda3]

my buddy got hit doing 180 in a 50 zone. got his neon taken away and licence. yet he only paid 5000$ for the fine so that has me confused.

[Iceman_F1]

my buddy got hit doing 180 in a 50 zone. got his neon taken away and licence. yet he only paid 5000$ for the fine so that has me confused.

180...in a 50 zone?

I'm sorry...but WHY would someone be doing that kind of speed?

[06Touring3]

my buddy got hit doing 180 in a 50 zone. got his neon taken away and licence. yet he only paid 5000$ for the fine so that has me confused.

he didn't cause an accident.....that's why

like i said you will be hard pressed to find anyone that has actually been given the full extent of this new law

but in the old days going that fast would have been an automatic court summons since i know at least 3 people that have been caught that fast back in high school.....1 got off and the other 2 jsut recently can drive again with *decent* insurance premiums

[Thrizzl3]

my buddy got hit doing 180 in a 50 zone. got his neon taken away and licence. yet he only paid 5000$ for the fine so that has me confused.

trying to turn a side street into a indycar track:loco

[cosic]

My cousin was busted right infront of the car I was following her in on the way to London at 143.. Lucky idiot!

[Scottobot]

I guess I'm a grumpy old man nowadays but 180 in a 50 zone is just so incredibly stupid I'm hoping your buddy doesn't get his license back anytime soon.

And if I may, 180 in a neon isn't safe whether you're on the road or a track with nobody else, further proving your buddy's complete disconnection with the really real world.

[06Touring3]

And if I may, 180 in a neon isn't safe whether you're on the road or a track with nobody else, further proving your buddy's complete disconnection with the really real world.

:chuckle

[Noisy Crow]

my buddy got hit doing 180 in a 50 zone. got his neon taken away and licence. yet he only paid 5000$ for the fine so that has me confused.

$5K fine? That's it? He should have been in JAIL.

[condor888000]

See...this is the basic problem with the 50 over law. You have nothing after 50 over. Now, 100 in a 50 is dangerous and stupid, but 80 over that is just ****ing RETARDED.

Guy should have to start back at G1. 5 years from now that is. Till then no driving for him.

[alhope34]

See...this is the basic problem with the 50 over law. You have nothing after 50 over. Now, 100 in a 50 is dangerous and stupid, but 80 over that is just ****ing RETARDED.

Guy should have to start back at G1. 5 years from now that is. Till then no driving for him.

At 180 in a 50, he was 130 over.

[Noisy Crow]

See...this is the basic problem with the 50 over law. You have nothing after 50 over. Now, 100 in a 50 is dangerous and stupid, but 80 over that is just ****ing RETARDED.

Guy should have to start back at G1. 5 years from now that is. Till then no driving for him.

^^^ 100% agree.

I still think it should be percentage over the limit... 80 in a 40 zone and 200 in a 100 zone should have the same consequences.

[condor888000]

Agreed. Only problem I see is that 60 in 40 would be treated the same as 150 in a 100. While occasionally it deserves a severe punishment(school zones for example), there are some streets that should not be a 40 and are. Other than that, I have no issues with a percentage based system.


At 180 in a 50, he was 130 over.

I know, I was saying that 50 over is stupidly bad, but 80 overtop of that(130 over) is ****ing retarded.

[silvermist99]

he didn't cause an accident.....that's why

like i said you will be hard pressed to find anyone that has actually been given the full extent of this new law

but in the old days going that fast would have been an automatic court summons since i know at least 3 people that have been caught that fast back in high school.....1 got off and the other 2 jsut recently can drive again with *decent* insurance premiums

$5000/each still brings a lot of money to the government and their contracting partners, tow trucks, compound etc. The gov probably do a get a cut of that too?

[jaimie08mazda3]

i didnt say he was the smartest haha. he got his licence. interesting thign is his first neon he got crushed for street racing. then going through arkell *near guelph if you know where this is. he got his licence back after a week and his car. then he totalled it now he drives a ford f-150

[openuser]

i didnt say he was the smartest haha. he got his licence. interesting thign is his first neon he got crushed for street racing. then going through arkell *near guelph if you know where this is. he got his licence back after a week and his car. then he totalled it now he drives a ford f-150

So... did he learn his lesson? or when is he totalling his new shiny truck?
hopefully never, though.

[sauga_kid]

***Note to self, do not, no matter what you do, drive anywhere near Guelph as long as this guy is on the road***

Jamie, do us all a favour and let us knwo when your buddy loses his licence again, thanks!

[jaimie08mazda3]

well the truck is about ten years old. got a speeding ticket in that i believe. oh ya when he got his car taken away he still drove. btw for all of you that wanna know he drives from eden mills to mohawk raceways for work. truck more then likely will be a write off in a few months. ill keep you all posted

[shootemup]

well the truck is about ten years old. got a speeding ticket in that i believe. oh ya when he got his car taken away he still drove. btw for all of you that wanna know he drives from eden mills to mohawk raceways for work. truck more then likely will be a write off in a few months. ill keep you all posted

That's pathetic! You should be talking some sense into this kid before he kills someone.

[b.rabbit]

well the truck is about ten years old. got a speeding ticket in that i believe. oh ya when he got his car taken away he still drove. btw for all of you that wanna know he drives from eden mills to mohawk raceways for work. truck more then likely will be a write off in a few months. ill keep you all posted

Does this kid think he's invincible? One little mistake can ruin his life..or even end it! :loco

[crazycanuck]

Not invincible, just an incredibly small set of balls.


Does this kid think he's invincible? One little mistake can ruin his life..or even end it! :loco

[jaimie08mazda3]

That's pathetic! You should be talking some sense into this kid before he kills someone.
we have all tried but he dont give a ****. geoff more then likely youve seen the car before. he used to have a older 95 neon with gold painted steel rims. then a 2 dr 98 neon expresso i think with 17s and a fart can on it.