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STUNT DRIVING - RACE A MOTOR VEHICLE - EXCESSIVE SPEEDING

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At the roadside you were issued:

  • A summons to appear in court.

  • A 30-day suspension of your driver’s licence.

  • Your vehicle was impounded for 14 days and you have to pay the towing charges and storage fees.

What awaits you at court?

  • A fine of not less than $2,000 and not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or both.

  • In addition, your driver’s licence will be suspended for a minimum of one year and a maximum of three years for a first conviction; a minimum of three years and a maximum of 10 years for a second conviction; a lifetime suspension, reducible after 10 years under certain criteria, for a third conviction; a lifetime suspension, non-reducible for a fourth and subsequent convictions.

  • Six demerit points.

  • A mandatory driver improvement course upon conviction.

What is Stunt Driving or Race a Motor Vehicle or Excessive Speeding?

Driving a motor vehicle on a highway in a race or contest is defined as:

  • Driving two or more motor vehicles at a rate of speed that is a marked departure from the lawful rate of speed and in a manner that indicates the drivers of the motor vehicles are engaged in a competition.

  • Driving a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to chase another motor vehicle.

  • Driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention, without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway or in a manner that may endanger any person by,

    1. Driving a motor vehicle at a rate of speed that is a marked departure from the lawful rate of speed,

    2. Outdistancing or attempting to outdistance one or more other motor vehicles while driving at a rate of speed that is a marked departure from the lawful rate of speed, or

    3. Repeatedly changing lanes in close proximity to other vehicles so as to advance through the ordinary flow of traffic while driving at a rate of speed

    4. that is a marked departure from the lawful rate of speed.

Whereas Stunt Driving includes any activity where one or more persons engage in any of the following driving behavior’s:

  • Driving a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to lift some or all of its tires from the surface of the highway, including driving a motorcycle with only one wheel in contact with the ground, but not including the use of lift axles on commercial motor vehicles.

  • Driving a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to cause some or all of its tires to lose traction with the surface of the highway while turning.

  • Driving a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to spin it or cause it to circle, without maintaining control over it.

  • Driving two or more motor vehicles side by side or in proximity to each other, where one of the motor vehicles occupies a lane of traffic or other portion of the highway intended for use by oncoming traffic for a period of time that is longer than is reasonably required to pass another motor vehicle.

  • Driving a motor vehicle with a person in the trunk of the motor vehicle.

  • Driving a motor vehicle while the driver is not sitting in the driver’s seat.

  • Driving a motor vehicle at a rate of speed that is 50 kilometres per hour or more over the speed limit.

  • Driving a motor vehicle 40 kilometres per hour or more over the speed limit on roads with a speed limit less than 80 kilometres per hour.

  • Driving a motor vehicle 150 kilometres per hour or more, even on portions of the highway where the posted speed limit is 110 kilometres per hour.

  • Driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention, without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway or in a manner that may endanger any person by,

    1. Driving a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to prevent another vehicle from passing,

    2. Stopping or slowing down a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates the driver’s sole intention in stopping or slowing down is to interfere with the movement of another vehicle by cutting off its passage on the highway or to cause another vehicle to stop or slow down in circumstances where the other vehicle would not ordinarily do so,

    3. Driving a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to drive, without justification, as close as possible to another vehicle, pedestrian or fixed object on or near the highway, or

    4. making a left turn where, 

      1. the driver is stopped at an intersection controlled by a traffic control signal system in response to a circular red indication;

      2. at least one vehicle facing the opposite direction is similarly stopped in response to a circular red indication; and

      3. the driver executes the left turn immediately before or after the system shows only a circular green indication in both directions and in a manner that indicates an intention to complete or attempt to complete the left turn before the vehicle facing the opposite direction is able to proceed straight through the intersection in response to the circular green indication facing that vehicle. 

The summons that was issued to you by the police officer, directs you to attend court.  The first appearance date is NOT a trial date.  The legal process for Stunt Driving – Race a Motor Vehicle – Excessive Speed takes numerous appearances in court before the matter is resolved.