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The Ottawa Police Service is reminding drivers that telling an officer “I thought I was doing 150” will not overturn a stunt driving charge on Highway 417.

The police Road Safety and District Traffic Unit said an officer observed a driver going 164 km/h on Highway 417 at Carp Road on Monday.

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[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I love racing and fast cars and driving fast in general. I've also driven the Autobahn and felt no need to drive faster than 130kph. To me its a risk/reward thing. I'd rather arrive alive but a bit late than have something like a tire blowout - which at 120kph is a problem but very unlikely to be lethal - absolutely ruin my day or even my life.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 2 points 19 hours ago

I race cars and would comfortably cruise at 240 on the autobahns in the unlimited sections all day.