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Message started by darryl on 06/12/8 at 12:13:27

Title: Petition to Revise Ontario Street Racing Legislati
Post by darryl on 06/12/8 at 12:13:27

"To: Ontario Government
Petition to Revise Ontario Street Racing Legislation
The purpose of this petition is to demonstrate to the Ontario Government the opinion of Ontario citizens who feel that penalties in the recently implemented "street racing" legislation are unacceptable and must be changed.
Most notably, we feel that the 7-day car seizure and licence suspension penalty levied roadside by a Police Officer, with no recourse for the accused regardless of the Judge's court ruling is unacceptable as it violates our Charter Right to Due Process. "

http://www.petitiononline.com/civil013/petition.html

Title: Re: Petition to Revise Ontario Street Racing Legis
Post by Tom_H on 06/12/8 at 17:28:12

The best improvement to the street racing legislation would be an increase to a minimum 30 day car seizure and a one year license suspension. Maybe that will start to weed out the people who do not deserve to drive. For those who remember the drive home after last year's Bear, that extra 3 hours to get home was cause by a racing accident.

Title: Re: Petition to Revise Ontario Street Racing Legis
Post by dtompsett on 06/12/8 at 19:54:43

Yes, but Tom, the concern here is with people who haven't broken the law. The law is written as such that a police officer can arbitrarily say you were 'street racing' or that he believes you to have been 'street racing', and instantly you've lost your license for 7 days and you're paying for a week's worth of impound fees.

And even if you win in court (or it gets thrown out because it's clearly a ludicrous charge), you're still stuck with the thousands of dollars in impound fees, towing fees, and aren't reimbursed for the money potentially lost while you were unable to go to work.

Title: Re: Petition to Revise Ontario Street Racing Legis
Post by darryl on 06/13/8 at 08:30:27

Exactly!

This is Canada. A person is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

ALthough, I fully support long license suspensions and fines for those who have been convicted of street racing. The key point being convicted, in a court of law. Not on the side of the street by a police officer.