Vancouver speeder loses licence for 3 months after 3rd violation this year

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Some people never learn. But if you’re going to be one of those people, and what you’re not learning is the law, don’t drive a yellow sports car. Vancouver police spotted this yellow Nissan 300ZX speeding excessively on Thursday, Sept 9. But when they pulled the car over and ran the plates, they noticed it wasn’t the first time this year — or even the second. 

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The driver already had two charges for excessive speeding, which in B.C. is handed out for travelling over 40 km/h over the limit and comes with a $368 fine and 3 points.  A Vancouver police officer documented the event on Twitter, explaining how the vehicle impound increases with each subsequent excessive speeding charge and attaching a photo of a tow truck pulling the Nissan away for its three-month lockdown. 

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Interestingly, the conversation didn’t end there, as one commenter noted that “kids” all jacked up on Vin Diesel and Monster Energy have nowhere to go to express themselves, automotively speaking… and couldn’t the police just host some type of racing event like in a large parking lot on weekends or something?

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That’s fun to imagine — police giving driving instructions, waving the checkered flag for street racers, and running hot laps in their cruisers — but as Vancouver’s Bald Guy points out, there are a few issues with the proposal, not the least of which would be insurance. 

But what’s your take? Could there be a community-building and safety-forward event that brings two of the country’s fastest drivers — police and street racers — together?