Street racing fools get cars seized (M6, F430)

JCL · #1 10-01-2010, 02:34 PM

An F430 Scuderia, chased by a white M6, headed through a residential neighbourhood here and went up Mount Seymour, a local ski hill, a few days ago. The city has a 50 km/hr limit, the ski hill road is a 60 km/hr limit. It was 10 am, and the road is primarily used by hikers at this time of year. They were clocked at 200 km/hr. Seems that after neighbours called in to complain, the radio call went to an RCMP officer who was already up the hill, and caught them in the parking lot. We just got new laws here on Sept 20 related to driving at excessive speed, and impaired driving. As a result, they got $1000 fines, licenses taken away, and cars impounded (for 7 days), all at the roadside. Local opinion is split on whether that is a lack of due process, or whether the cars should just have been crushed for scrap. Other suggestions are that punishment should relate to income, as they likely won't notice the $1000 fines. The drivers are 21 and 22 years old, and the Ferrari driver had the car for one day. No word on whether they were still on novice licenses.

Is that punishment typical in your city or state?

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Meiac09 · #2 10-01-2010, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JCL

An F430 Scuderia, chased by a white M6, headed through a residential neighbourhood here and went up Mount Seymour, a local ski hill, a few days ago. The city has a 50 km/hr limit, the ski hill road is a 60 km/hr limit. It was 10 am, and the road is primarily used by hikers at this time of year. They were clocked at 200 km/hr. Seems that after neighbours called in to complain, the radio call went to an RCMP officer who was already up the hill, and caught them in the parking lot. We just got new laws here on Sept 20 related to driving at excessive speed, and impaired driving. As a result, they got $1000 fines, licenses taken away, and cars impounded (for 7 days), all at the roadside. Local opinion is split on whether that is a lack of due process, or whether the cars should just have been crushed for scrap. Other suggestions are that punishment should relate to income, as they likely won't notice the $1000 fines. The drivers are 21 and 22 years old, and the Ferrari driver had the car for one day. No word on whether they were still on novice licenses.

Is that punishment typical in your city or state?

I know that in Ontario its a $10,000 CAD fine and roadside impound for +50 km/h

In SC, they just give you a $500 ish negligent driving ticket (no points) or a speeding ticket, unless they catch both cars. They'd rather let you go so they can catch you again for more money. Maine will actually arrest you for 30 over.

CarsRmyVICE · #3 10-01-2010, 06:34 PM

Sounds fair to me. Losing your license has got to be a pain in the ass. That sounds really irresponsible though, if it is common for hikers to be on that road they should know better. I once got a ticket in northern ontario....3 hours north of toronto....clocked at 165 kmh in a 100kmh. The cop was nice enough to write me for 140kmh. He said otherwise it was a mandatory court appearance. Cost me 350 USD...then uncle sam called 3 months later and billed me for 8 points....another 400 usd or so. For the record it was on a 4 lane highway in the sticks, north of Huntsville. I have been told in NYS you can receive a felony charge for speeds in excess of 100mph (around 160kmh).

motordavid · #4 10-01-2010, 06:46 PM

21 & 22?!

Must be the local bankrobbers, or a couple of TrustFundPunques.

In NC, anyone is going to jail for that speed.

JCL: what's your "vote"?

GL, mD

JCL · #5 10-01-2010, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by motordavid

21 & 22?!

Must be the local bankrobbers, or a couple of TrustFundPunques.

In NC, anyone is going to jail for that speed.

JCL: what's your "vote"?

GL, mD

Likely a couple of kids just arrived for university at UBC. Offshore family money. No proof, but that would be my best guess.

I think that crushing the cars is extreme, but I think they need to lose their licenses for longer than a week. I am hoping a one year driving suspension comes out of it. The news here has all been about the roadside penalties handed out and the impounding, but presumably there will still be a court appearance.

AzNMpower32 · #6 10-02-2010, 10:38 PM

At that kind of speed, Virginia would throw you in jail for a million years. Or give you the death penalty (nah, only if the driver kills someone). In VA, anything over 80mph or +20mph, whichever is lower, will land you a reckless driving charge, which is a misdemeanor. Don't ask how I know.

They ought to get a 1-year licence suspension and a hefty ($1000+ CAD) fine at the minimum.

PersonaNonGrata · #7 10-03-2010, 01:25 AM

Here in California that would likely be a misdemeanor (similar to a summary offense in Canada) of reckless driving or possibly illegal speed contest. (23103 and 23109 of the Vehicle Code, respectively.) I'm not sure but it could also result in a 30 day impound which means storage fees of about $1800 plus whatever comes out court. I'm not sure what DMV would do to the drivers but at minimum it would mean a rack of points.

I think JCL is accurate in his educated guess about the drivers. The young kids have parents who have money and send them for school. They have a distorted sense of car costs because where most of them come from, cars are at least double the cost for the same thing in Canada so even very expensive cars seem like a bargain. Plus, I'm sure they are trying to buy their kids' love and loyalty but that's just my dime story psycholoanalysis.

LeMansX5 · #8 10-03-2010, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by PersonaNonGrata

The young kids have parents who have money and send them for school. They have a distorted sense of car costs because where most of them come from, cars are at least double the cost for the same thing in Canada so even very expensive cars seem like a bargain. Plus, I'm sure they are trying to buy their kids' love and loyalty but that's just my dime story psycholoanalysis.

Reminds me of one of my classmates from middle east. He called his parents that he needed money to buy laptop and they sent him over $60,000 dollars. He bought the laptop and a Bimmer.

wallyx5 · #9 10-03-2010, 11:38 AM

Guess I better slow done when I'm working there in BC.

PersonaNonGrata · #10 10-04-2010, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by LeMansX5

Reminds me of one of my classmates from middle east. He called his parents that he needed money to buy laptop and they sent him over $60,000 dollars. He bought the laptop and a Bimmer.

That's one helluva laptop! It's crazy how distorted some people's sense of money value is.

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