"But officer, I didn't know I wasn't allowed to do that!"

0asis · 07-18-2009, 07:46 PM

Pair doing 200 km/h in a 50km/h zone

TORONTO - Two young men face street-racing charges after they were nabbed driving side by side at an unbelievably reckless 150 km/h over the posted speed limit on a Rexdale street, police say.

The pair of leadfoots were heading into the city from Woodbridge around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, heading south on Martin Grove Rd. past Steeles Ave. W., when they were clocked at an astonishing 200 km/h in a 50 km/h zone, Toronto Police said.

"When I heard about this my eyes nearly popped out of my head," Traffic Services Sgt. Tim Burrows said yesterday. "It's four times the posted speed limit and they were coming into a residential area."

The veteran cop, who thought he had seen it all when it came to speeders, said it was a good thing the two drivers were stopped because they could have caused untold carnage travelling at such speeds.

He said Const. Sue Fisher, of 23 Division's Traffic Unit, was stopped in an unmarked cruiser in the northbound lanes of Martin Grove, just south of Steeles, when she spotted the two cars flying toward her.

The quick-thinking officer, whose vehicle was equipped with mobile radar, activated it and got a reading of 200 km/h as the new red Mini Cooper and the purple Honda Prelude SR-V whizzed by.

"They didn't even realize they were passing a police car," Burrows said.

Fisher immediately spun her unmarked car around to give chase and caught up to the speedsters soon after, he said. One of the drivers was stopped at a red light and the other, who had apparently made it through the intersection before the light changed, pulled a U-turn and drove back north on Martin Grove.

"The two cars basically came right to her," Burrows said. "It was a combination of good police work and good luck."

The drivers, 20 and 21, said they weren't racing and denied knowing each other.

"One of them is from the Netherlands and acted surprised to learn he was not allowed to drive like that in Ontario," Burrows said.

Holland actually has speed limits similar to Ontario and even highways there have a maximum of 120 km/h.

Burrows said Traffic Services was called in to investigate because of the excessive speed involved.

He shudders to think what might have happened to other motorists and any pedestrians had either of the drivers been forced to make a sudden manoeuvre at 200 km/h.

Under ideal conditions, with full braking, Burrows said reconstructionists estimate it takes more than two football fields and about 71/2 seconds to bring a car to a stop.

"After five seconds of 100% braking, you would still be going about 70 km/h," he explained. "And unless you're using high-performance tires, your tires would most likely explode if you slammed on your brakes at that speed.

"At the very least, the tires would most likely keep spinning even though the rims are stopped."

The two drivers, whose names were not released, have had their licences suspended for seven days.

"They also both had to call their older brothers and explain their cars were being impounded," Burrows said, adding neither actually owns the car they were driving.

skip2mylou123 · 07-18-2009, 08:11 PM

unbelievable... even though this is no laughing matter, I kinda lol when I imagined the expression on the police officer's face when she saw two cars whizzing by her at 200km/h in a 50km/h zone. But on a more serious note, these kids should have their license suspended permanently...its a miracle that no one was hurt in the incident.

SGxi · 07-18-2009, 08:17 PM

So the officer also drove up to 200 km/h or more to catch up????

Me_Hi · 07-18-2009, 09:51 PM

QUOTE=SGxi;5535743]So the officer also drove up to 200 km/h or more to catch up????[/QUOTE]

[they're trained to do that !!!

f30Seth · 07-18-2009, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Me_Hi

Quote:

Originally Posted by SGxi

So the officer also drove up to 200 km/h or more to catch up????

they're trained to do that !!!

Yeah, They sip their coffee while doing the doughnut LOL

02themax · 07-18-2009, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by SGxi

So the officer also drove up to 200 km/h or more to catch up????

They were caught at a red light. Police do limit their speed for safety reasons after a short time.

Garduna · 07-19-2009, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by SGxi

So the officer also drove up to 200 km/h or more to catch up????

yar! cuz i'm allowed too!

Anywho, I'm glad those 2 kids got nabbed. Stupid to be doing those speeds on city streets. Even worse cuz it close to a residental area.

visor · 07-19-2009, 12:45 AM

I'm more surprised that the Prelude and Mini can even reach 200km/h!

///M3Lover · 07-19-2009, 04:58 AM

Thank God, no one was killed.

SGxi · 07-19-2009, 10:17 AM

Good to know!!!!

0asis · 07-19-2009, 04:34 PM

The icing on the cake was:
"They also both had to call their older brothers and explain their cars were being impounded," Burrows said, adding neither actually owns the car they were driving.

Talk about an impending brother beat down of epic proportions...

montreal red · 07-20-2009, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by visor

I'm more surprised that the Prelude and Mini can even reach 200km/h!

+1

those two cars could prob do 200 but it would take them some time to reach that speed... so they must have been speeding for quite a while.

nospleeny · 07-20-2009, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by SGxi

So the officer also drove up to 200 km/h or more to catch up????

I don't think so...

The cop caught up with them at the red-light it says in the article.

TheDarkone · 07-20-2009, 01:01 PM

pay day for metro cops. they met their monthly quota just by catching these idiots i'm sure.

The guy that circled back should get a darwin award.

Inzane · 07-20-2009, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 0asis

"And unless you're using high-performance tires, your tires would most likely explode if you slammed on your brakes at that speed.

"At the very least, the tires would most likely keep spinning even though the rims are stopped."

^^^ No one else caught these retarded comments by Sgt. Burrows?

Idiot.

M3 vert · 07-20-2009, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Inzane

^^^ No one else caught these retarded comments by Sgt. Burrows?

Idiot.

+ 1

M3 vert · 07-20-2009, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkone

pay day for metro cops. they met their monthly quota just by catching these idiots i'm sure.

The guy that circled back should get a darwin award.

If I was that guy, I would have gunned down and probably made a pit stop somewhere busy and just left the car there...and bailed....
ok im watching too much of the show cops....

Me_Hi · 07-20-2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by M3 vert

If I was that guy, I would have gunned down and probably made a pit stop somewhere busy and just left the car there...and bailed....
ok im watching too much of the show cops....

did that once.... That's why I'm paying $487 / month insurance

07-18-2009, 07:46 PM	#1
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