This is nothing. In Canada, traveling 50 kph over the speed limit is punishable by a $10,000 fine, roadside seizure of your vehicle, and roadside suspension of your license.
I have to say, in my short time up there I did not encounter any aggressive drivers. I’m not saying... just saying.
Just happier where I live after reading stuff like that. My daughter got caught doing 85 in a 65. The HP guy only ticketed her at 75. On about 3 occasions I’ve been caught speeding, and the excessive speed was not ticketed, but not wearing my seat belt was.
I have to say, in my short time up there I did not encounter any aggressive drivers. I’m not saying... just saying.
There is a good argument for increasing the fine for more agressive driving, but the method by which it is applied should consider the impact on the life of the individual being fined.
For starters, a REGISTERED mailing should be required if the gov is going to start fining for not responding. I ended up with over $600 in fines for blowing through a few toll booths in Chicago because I failed to respond to notices I never received.
And my credit card expired without me receiving the replacement cards that had been sent out two months before. And it’s been two weeks since I let them know and I still have not received the replacement cards.
I no longer trust the USPS to get mail to me. It’s been a slow decline in confidence, but the cards not showing up was the final straw. BTW, we actually had the USPS start holding our mail for pickup a few months ago, so it’s not being stolen.
But back to your main point and where I tend to disagree: You could make the penalty for being a “super speeder” 10 years in prison. Sure, nobody would speed, but would that be the way a free country would do it. Also, if you were caught, might you be less inclined to pull over and more inclined to be featured in a “great police chases” video?
I would. But having outrun the police twice in my life (a few decades ago), my mind always goes that way. ‘Course, they didn’t have dash cam’s back then...