They had an innocent Bystander killed by a Street race over in Orlando not long ago that has prompted a huge legal battle. In fact, their has been a few instances over there like that. It's just crazy. If I want to race, I'm going to the strip. But not the Blazer, too many people there will hand me my ***. lol

 

Not that uncommon of a law, in my experience. Kind of like a 'contest for speed' citation. They are used for multiple circumstances.

But if you use public roads, you lose a certain amount of privacy under the law.

 

Well the only problems with this that I have is I dont street race. And probably never have. But when there is no one around I like to feel a 327 spin the tires and break pavement. Its part of the dirt track in me. I used to do it a lot. I havnt lately but if I were to have been caught I sure wouldnt want to go to jail. especially when I am really composed behind the wheel when there is spin. IF i were to wreck and hit something it wouldnt be another car. It would have to be something like a pole or something ridiculous. I dont believe in illegal street racing though. It is very dangerous due to the stakes that are put up. Such as money or pinks.

 

I thought they called it "stunt driving" you can get nailed for parking lot donuts and burnouts, as well as wheel spin from a set of lights... blah blah blah.

2 summers ago there were a few street-racing related deaths in Ontario, so it prompted the new law. Sudbury's too big for the number of cops we have, so in a week, I may see one cop... so really it hasn't curbed much, but there were a couple of kids doing some gymkhana runs in a parking lot in civics and **** who got nailed lmao, serves them right IMO.

And honestly, I know personally when I'm coming up to a little town I'm looking for the speed limit signs lol.

 

if they had free public tracks i'd do with this law. otherwise im against it.

free:not having to pay a single cent to use.

 

That is just plain stupid. Doing it on the open road where the lives of innocent bystanders can be impacted by your "fun" because you would have to pay to do it otherwise...? Are you serious?

You have to pay to play. Do you think that the upkeep on a track is free? Or that it is free to build a good track??

 

why not use taxpayers money for the upkeep of the track & building it
im a taxpayer and i know they spend it on some ridiculous stuff. why not put it to something that would help. if you had a public track it would decrease the amount of street races. *something similar was mentioned above by another member. plus make it an extracurricular activity for teenagers that have somewhere to contructivly blow off some steam. maybe it would lower fights in school. who knows.

 

Wow... Again, I'll ask... ARE YOU SERIOUS?? Use everyone's money to fund the hobby of a select few? Misguided much? This is the epitome of the entitlement generation. Oh what it is to be young and naive.

 

isn't that what happens to tax payers money kyle? its suppose to benefeit all but even you can agree not everyone is going to agree 100% on one topic. the system isn't perfect and it probably never will be. why do cars go over 70mph? i'd have thought if they wanted to stop speeding they would put sensors in vehicles to limit speed. which could be easily done. then where would they get the money they would lose from speeding tickets? im not gonna go on cause we are on complete opposite ends and i could come up with many examples. like you said im young, yes, inexperienced, yes.. i guess you learn when you grow up....

 

That is not what is supposed to happen with tax money. But saying that it is supposed to benefit all like you have said is contrary to having a free, tax funded drag strip or circle track. Racing is a hobby that is not shared by everyone. Actually, the majority of the population could likely care less. I would venture a guess that the reason for that feeling is due to the image that current street racers have put on the whole sport, but that is besides the point.

Hobbies are chosen not only because of the cost of the hobby, but mainly because of the enjoyment you get out of it. I'll reiterate a statement I made a few posts up. You have to pay to play. You will pay up to a point where the expense out weights the enjoyment you get out of it. If it gets too expensive, you will change hobbies. Change to something that is illegal and you should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. You know the consequences. When you choose to do something illegal, you have made a choice to deal with the consequences. Once you get out into the real world, this will be something that becomes painfully obvious to you.