New Street Racing Bill In Ontario Options

[confucious]

No right to appeal? That shouldn't be legal.

Unfortunately you fail to realize its called the UNITED STATES Constitution for a reason, it does NOT apply to Canada.

[jwells]

No right to appeal? That shouldn't be legal.

Unfortunately you fail to realize its called the UNITED STATES Constitution for a reason, it does NOT apply to Canada.

Yet Canada claims to be superior to the U.S. as far as civil liberties.

[hitcachi]

haha, I've been going up to the local street races for years now. In fact, i just got back home tonight from them. You know what, they are some really good times. You meet new people, see some nice cars, bull sh*t around and just have a good time. In all the years I've been going we've never had any sort of problem with any one getting hurt or cars crashing. This is probably because *gasp* we arent retarted! But......thats had to come by in this world today.

[Valo666]

No right to appeal? That shouldn't be legal.

Unfortunately you fail to realize its called the UNITED STATES Constitution for a reason, it does NOT apply to Canada.

Yet Canada claims to be superior to the U.S. as far as civil liberties.

....we are..lol Just because there is 1 law that they are passing due to numerous accidents related to the same cause doesnt mean we are less. The reason they are saying that you have no right to appeal is so that people who are racing dont say "oh, i had to change lanes and move over quickly, but this guy beside me was being a dick and not letting me in." They are doing it so that no dumba$$es who are street racing can get away with it. Yea its strict, but i mean..in the last 2 or 3 months we have had 68 deaths due to accidents related to racing or highspeed driving. I mean im all for modifying your car and all, but i mean, if your stupid enough to street race, your car should be crushed.

[elvasoshexai]

68 deaths in last 2-3months??? you mean in all of canada? because the 2nd article in the 1st post says:

Street racers who put innocent lives at risk should lose their cars, lose their licence for life and spend time in jail, say police and others battling a deadly street racing culture that has claimed 31 lives in Greater Toronto since 1999.

i really just think they are doing this because modified cars are easy to target and the general public find cars with loud exhausts annoying and associate them with street racing

[saleeka]

I strongly dislike the way that the people who are backing this bill characterize modified cars' owners as unlawful people with the soul purpose to go out and street race... The kid with the B16 civic isn't at any more of a disposition to brake traffic laws than the 45 year guy who bought a corvette during a mid-life crisis (or the housewife who's kids are fighting in the backseat and shes running behind scedule to get home)... Worse yet, this is the type of bill that nobody wants to challege because, as already stated, you get characterized as insensitive and "all for street racing"... This situation is very similar along the lines of the patriot act- suspected of terrorisim, you don't get due prosses in the legal system. Both are against the core issues of democracy in that you don't get to defend your actions and therefore are at the mercy of the higher power- and this is why I feel that this bill is inappropriate, regardless of it's good intentions. So what happens to the kid who has just rims on his 96 accord and passes a car at 61 in a 55 and gets a prick of an officer who knows the above proposed law? Before you say "well I dont street race so I dont need to worry", how do you figure? What happens to the kid who IS street racing- In his dad's maxima? All it takes is a cop who knows how to manipulate the law in his favor, and your screwed and you dont get a fair say because "you were street racing" ....

[eggman40]

Man that bill if freakin' rediculous! Im a firm believer that anyone who is caught speeding or racing should be punished, its breaking the law. But going after people with modified cars without any reason is stupid. They should hold more sanctioned events if they want to help the problem, because people will race anyway. And towing your car for mods is also rediculous. if registration, smog and insurance are legit, than why should they hassel you for a front mount? Its also hipocritical, Ive met a cop with a 400hp Turbo charged 350z another with a hopped up mustang, nitrous ready? WTF? This kinda crap pisses me off, you should only be pulled over if your breaking the law. sorry guys had to get that off my chest.

This post has been edited by eggman40: Jun 20, 2006 - 2:58 AM