Difference between revisions of "Provincial Driving Offences (13:VI)"
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=== 3. Street Racing === | === 3. Street Racing === | ||
Part 9 of the ''Motor Vehicle Act'' includes street racing provisions. Street racing has | Part 9 of the ''Motor Vehicle Act'' includes street racing provisions. Street racing has become a major public issue and authorities treat it very seriously. Per ''Motor Vehicle Act'' s 250, “Race” includes circumstances in which, taking into account the condition of the road, traffic, visibility, and weather, the operator of a motor vehicle is operating the motor vehicle without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway or in a manner that may cause harm to an individual, by doing any of the following: | ||
:a) outdistancing or attempting to outdistance one or more other motor vehicles; | |||
:b) preventing or attempting to prevent one or more other motor vehicles from passing; or | |||
:c) driving at excessive speed in order to arrive at or attempt to arrive at a given destination ahead of one or more other motor vehicles. | |||
According to ''Motor Vehicle Act'' s 251(1)(e), a peace officer may cause a motor vehicle to be | According to ''Motor Vehicle Act'' s 251(1)(e), a peace officer may cause a motor vehicle to be |