Look Out after Saturday

CURTIS RUSH
STAFF REPORTER
Ontario’s new street-racing
law comes into force Saturday
at midnight, and OPP Sgt.
Cam Woolley says drivers
will be shocked and awed.
If a driver is caught going 50
kilometres over the speed
limit, police will impound the
vehicle for seven days, issue a
minimum $2,000 fine and
suspend the driver’s licence
for seven days.
“This is going to be a good
day for safety,” says Brian
Patterson, president of the
Ontario Safety League.
And what a difference a day
will make for many.
On Saturday, if you are
caught going 160 km/h in a
100 zone, you would receive a
summons to appear in court
and be on your way.
A few hours later, under the
new law, that same offence
will get your car impounded,
“and you better get your bus
pass out,” Patterson says.
Street-racing law takes effect