-=> 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 .  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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