Subj : Re: Wannbe HAM
To   : Joe Delahaye
From : Tony Langdon
Date : Fri Sep 23 2016 06:39 am

-=> Joe Delahaye wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 JD> The law here gives the cops a lot of discretion.  Go over a certain
 JD> speed limit, and you can be charged with street racing, even if you are
 JD> not technically racing <G>.  They caught a guy from Florida here
 JD> several years ago.

Here, we have what have been dubbed "hoon laws", which cover a range of
behaviours from burnouts to excessive speed.  In the case of speed, this law
kicks in at 30 km/h over the speed limit, automatic confiscation of the
vehicle,  For a first offence, 30 days (and you have to pay a hefty fee to get
it back), can't remember if it's a second or third offence that they lose the
car for good.  There are also significant fines and demerit points or loss of
licence for a period of time.  Basically, ridiculous speed will land you in
some serious hot water.  And it doesn't matter who is the actually owner of the
car.  If you were driving it, it's impounded.  So if it was a teenager taking
Dad's car for a spin, there's another lot of hot water when he gets home.


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