Re: FELONY Street Racing?

[Jim <jimfmd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We have a similar situatin here in Australia

But your car does not get seized till the 3rd time.

http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content.asp?document_id=16499




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From: "Bill" <Y1TopBanana73@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "62-65 Mopar List" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 5:13 AM
Subject: FELONY Street Racing?


> Sorry about the first shot...didn't send as plain text. anyway...
>
> Anyone else read the article in the new MCG about the bill they are
> trying to pass in Ohio? Basically it was described that a cop can
> construe almost anything he wants that has to do with a moving
> violation (including simple speeding) and charge you with "Street
> Racing"...and it's the officer's sole discretion as to what is street
> racing. This will be a FELONY and you automatically have your vehicle
> SEIZED...not impounded...you WILL NOT get it back. You also lose your
> license for 1 year minimum.
>
> Apparently some drunk punk flew onto a highway and hit a
> lady...seriously injuring her & putting her in a coma for 6 months.
> They apparently ignored the fact that he was drunk, and said it was
> the fact that he was "racing" that caused the accident. Now they are
> creating this Nazi crackdown law instead of further enforcing the
> drunk driving issue.
>
> Any thought's or comments? I honestly haven't had time to hunt down
> the actual bill for the exact language...I only read the MCG article
> so far.
>
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