Getting out of a 144-mph speeding ticket is undoubtedly a very tough business. Unless you have some very compelling evidence that the radar gun failed or the authorities were out to get you, your chances are likely rather grim.
Getting out of a 144-mph speeding ticket by claiming your car can’t go that fast, while simultaneously advertising said car for sale as a 420-horsepower turbocharged barnstormer, however, is a great way to guarantee you will lose. According to the Niagara Falls Review, a man from Canada has done just that.
Police say the 23-year-old was clocked at 144 mph on a public street on what they describe as bald tires. Judging by his speed and reported $25k worth of upgrades, we’d guess we were dealing with a Dodge Neon SRT-4, likely on racing-compound tires.
The alleged perp is trying to avoid the hefty $3,651 speeding ticket by claiming that his Dodge Neon is a crap can econobox incapable of such velocity. Problem is, he has the car for sale, advertising its $25,000 in upgrades, including a “Stage 3” turbocharged engine. The car also sports a fully-customized suspension and upgraded brakes. As many a weekend racer and enthusiast knows, the SRT-4 is one of the all-time great bargain-basement performers on the track and off, and we wouldn’t doubt its potential to nudge well beyond 144 mph. Asking price for this dangerous Dodge? Try $9,900.
Ha! Most non-car people would have bought his “it’s just a shitty Neon” argument too.
what an idiot
Lmao…
Link to this stage 3 SRT4 for 9k?
lol right!
…and delivered lol
The neon wasnt racing! Its pretty obvious :dunno:
With a user name of Just a Neon and being from Canada any chance you are the person in question or at least know who this is?
Yes I am aware Canada is a large country, but TO and the Falls are not that far apart.
Haha - the ricer (oops i meant racer) neon was Red, his is EBP.
How is 233 km/h not considered racing??
because he wasn’t racing anyone, just driving really fast
Didn’t mean racing by our terms, but moreso by the law.
Highway Traffic Act:
Definition, “race” and “contest”
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(1) For the purposes of section 172 of the Act, “race” and “contest” include any activity where one or more persons engage in any of the following driving behaviours:
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Driving two or more motor vehicles at a rate of speed that is a marked departure from the lawful rate of speed and in a manner that indicates the drivers of the motor vehicles are engaged in a competition.
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Driving a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to chase another motor vehicle.
3. Driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention, without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway or in a manner that may endanger any person by,
i. driving a motor vehicle at a rate of speed that is a marked departure from the lawful rate of speed,
ii. outdistancing or attempting to outdistance one or more other motor vehicles while driving at a rate of speed that is a marked departure from the lawful rate of speed, or
iii. repeatedly changing lanes in close proximity to other vehicles so as to advance through the ordinary flow of traffic while driving at a rate of speed that is a marked departure from the lawful rate of speed. O. Reg. 455/07, s. 2 (1
lol not a chance.
^^^ this. lol.
Im thinking that the douche in question is from Quebec given that the for-sale ad is in french. Nothing yet on srtforums.com or srtcanada.com but I shall keep my eyes peeled.