Sudbury police sergeant hopes stricter stunt driving laws prevent 'more carnage'
CBC
A Greater Sudbury police sergeant in charge of traffic management hopes Ontario's stricter stunt driving laws that took effect last weekend will help make the roads safer.
"The government is seeing stunt driving as a serious concern to road safety, and they're taking steps to try to deter people from doing it," said Sgt. Blair Ramsay, the officer in charge of the traffic management unit.
"Driving at high speeds does create slower reaction time, which turns into higher speed collisions, which means more injuries, more damage, more carnage, basically."
On Sunday, changes to the province's Highway Traffic Act increased licence suspensions for all stunt driving offences from seven to 30 days.
They also expanded the areas where police can charge drivers. In addition to highways, charges can be laid when stunt driving is done in a parking lot, beach, park, bike path, trail, farm field and sports field.
The stricter measures are in addition to changes that came into effect July 1, when the criteria for stunt driving dropped from 50 km/h to 40 km/h or higher for drivers operating a vehicle on a road that has a speed limit below 80 km/h.
Stunt driving on roads with a posted limit of 80 km/h or higher continues to be when a driver is going at least 50 km/h above the limit.
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