faster, Grandpa, FASTER!

[ocnblu]

Check out this article I just found:

Man, 85, Clocked at 100 Mph in Snow, Ice

2 hours ago

TORONTO — An 85-year-old motorist lost his license and his Oldsmobile for a week and likely faces a hefty fine after becoming the oldest person snagged to date by a new Ontario law aimed at cracking down on street racers, even though he was just speeding.

The man, whose name was not released, was driving on a highway north of Toronto Wednesday when he was allegedly clocked doing 100 mph, 40 mph over the posted speed limit.

"He said he was going to the bank and shopping," said Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Cam Woolley, who noted snow and ice made road conditions treacherous at the time.

Under new provincial legislation, billed last year by Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Julian Fantino as a "shock and awe" campaign, drivers who exceed the speed limit by 31 mph or more stand to lose both their vehicle and license for one week, along with a fine of at least $2002.

While no other drivers were involved in Wednesday's incident, Woolley said the legislation — ostensibly aimed at ridding city streets and highways of street racers — is intended to crack down on all aggressive drivers.

"It got silly — we were getting crashes at high speeds and the defense was, `Well, if they weren't racing someone, then they weren't racing,' even though the consequences are the same," he said.

Police statistics show that more than 2,300 drivers across the province have been charged under the legislation since it became law on Sept. 30, 2007.

Most of those charged have been men in their mid-20s to mid-30s. But in the past three months, 20 drivers aged 65 and older, including three women, have been charged under the new Ontario law.

[Camino LS6]

That'll be me at that age.

[K.C.]

The Little Old Man from Toronto? Hmmmmmmmm It just doesn't have the same ring to it.

[mustang84]

I'm curious what kind of Oldsmobile it was. Maybe gramps drives a 442?

[daves87rs]

That'll be me at that age.

[SuperSport623]

I'm curious what kind of Oldsmobile it was. Maybe gramps drives a 442?

Gramps drives a 442 W-30 :AH-HA_wink:

[Cory Wolfe]

Sounds like me the other night. Was in a bit of a rush... doing 65 on snow covered roads is something I probably shouldn't do again.

[Oracle of Delphi]

That'll be me at that age.

Next year?

[Drew Dowdell]

LSS or Aurora

[vonVeezelsnider]

LSS or Aurora

It was an Intrigue...

An officer on patrol north of Toronto spotted an Oldsmobile Intrigue zipping through the eastbound lanes of Highway 407 on Wednesday morning, Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Cam Woolley told CBCNews.ca on Thursday.

Edited January 5, 2008 by vonVeezelsnider

[caddycruiser]

HAH!

And I thought it was funny to pick on my 73 year old grandfather, who got pulled over (with my grandmother in the passenger's seat) for doing 55 in a 35 (or 40?)...in her OLDSMOBILE Intrigue

"It was a curvy downhill section...and I just let the car coast" was what he said.

Well, at least now I can tell him, you still only went half as fast as a guy another decade older than you.

Edited January 6, 2008 by caddycruiser