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At the roadside you were issued :
- A summons to appear in court
- A 7-day suspension of your driver's licence
- Your vehicle was impounded for 14 days
Stunt driving Ontario?
What should I do?
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After 14 days:
- Go to your local licensing office to get your driver’s licence reinstated. There will $281.00 reinstatement fee.
- Go and retrieve your vehicle from the impound. There will be a fee for the towing and impound of your vehicle. On average, the fee is $700.00 or more.
The impact on your insurance
- If convicted of stunt driving it’s not a question of what your cost for insurance will be but rather will you be able to obtain insurance or will you be placed in facility.
Your first appearance in court:
- The summons that was issued to you by the police officer, directs you, or if you hire us to represent you in the matter, then we will attend on your behalf. You will not be required to attend. The first appearance date is NOT a trial date. You can plead guilty if you wish and they would gladly accept your guilty plea or you can adjourn the matter so as to seek legal advice or set a date for trial. The legal process for Stunt Driving – Race a Motor Vehicle – Excessive Speed takes numerous appearances in court before the matter is resolved. It may take up to 18 months to complete a file.
What awaits you at court?
- A fine of not less than $2,000 and not more than $10,000.
- Imprisonment for a term of not more than six months.
- Suspension of your driver’s licence for up to two years, and up to 10 years for a subsequent conviction.
What is Stunt Driving? What is Race a Motor Vehicle?
The most common is driving a motor vehicle at a rate of speed that is 50 kilometres per hour or more over the speed limit or driving a motor vehicle at a rate of speed that is 150 kilometres per hour or more.
However, it also includes :
About stunt Driving
Driving a motor vehicle on a highway in a race or contest is defined as:
- Driving two or more motor vehicles at a rate of speed that is a marked departure from the lawful rate of speed and in a manner that indicates the drivers of the motor vehicles are engaged in a competition.
- Driving a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to chase another motor vehicle.
- Driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention, without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway or in a manner that may endanger any person by,
- Driving a motor vehicle at a rate of speed that is a marked departure from the lawful rate of speed,
- Outdistancing or attempting to outdistance one or more other motor vehicles while driving at a rate of speed that is a marked departure from the lawful rate of speed, or
- Repeatedly changing lanes in close proximity to other vehicles so as to advance through the ordinary flow of traffic while driving at a rate of speed
- that is a marked departure from the lawful rate of speed.
Whereas Stunt Driving includes any activity where one or more persons engage in any of the following driving behavior’s:
- Driving a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to lift some or all of its tires from the surface of the highway, including driving a motorcycle with only one wheel in contact with the ground, but not including the use of lift axles on commercial motor vehicles.
- Driving a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to cause some or all of its tires to lose traction with the surface of the highway while turning.
- Driving a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to spin it or cause it to circle, without maintaining control over it.
- Driving two or more motor vehicles side by side or in proximity to each other, where one of the motor vehicles occupies a lane of traffic or other portion of the highway intended for use by oncoming traffic for a period of time that is longer than is reasonably required to pass another motor vehicle.
- Driving a motor vehicle with a person in the trunk of the motor vehicle.
- Driving a motor vehicle while the driver is not sitting in the driver’s seat.
- Driving a motor vehicle at a rate of speed that is 50 kilometres per hour or more over the speed limit.
- Driving a motor vehicle at a rate of speed that is 150 kilometres per hour or more.
- Driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention, without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway or in a manner that may endanger any person by,
- Driving a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to prevent another vehicle from passing,
- Stopping or slowing down a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates the driver’s sole intention in stopping or slowing down is to interfere with the movement of another vehicle by cutting off its passage on the highway or to cause another vehicle to stop or slow down in circumstances where the other vehicle would not ordinarily do so,
- Driving a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to drive, without justification, as close as possible to another vehicle, pedestrian or fixed object on or near the highway, or
- making a left turn where,
- the driver is stopped at an intersection controlled by a traffic control signal system in response to a circular red indication;
- at least one vehicle facing the opposite direction is similarly stopped in response to a circular red indication; and
- the driver executes the left turn immediately before or after the system shows only a circular green indication in both directions and in a manner that indicates an intention to complete or attempt to complete the left turn before the vehicle facing the opposite direction is able to proceed straight through the intersection in response to the circular green indication facing that vehicle.