Cambridge OPP said they stopped a 29-year-old driver from London, Ont. on Highway 401 this morning travelling at nearly double the 100 km/hr speed limit.
The driver was arrested and charged with dangerous driving, says a tweet from Cambridge OPP.
184km/h - #CambridgeOPP stopped the 29 year old driver from London on a busy section of #Hwy401. Driver arrrested/charged - Dangerous driving #StuntDriving. #30DayLicenceSuspension #14DayVehicleImpound pic.twitter.com/Vp4nc9u2kJ
— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) April 28, 2023
Drivers caught driving 150 kilometres per hour or more are subject to stunt driving charges. This applies anywhere in the province, including sections of freeways with limits of 110 kilometres per hour.
Stunt driving includes:
- driving 40 kilometres per hour or more over the speed limit on roads with a speed limit less than 80 kilometres per hour
- driving 50 kilometres per hour or more over the speed limit
- driving in a way that prevents other vehicles from passing
- intentionally cutting off another vehicle
- intentionally driving too close to another vehicle, pedestrian or fixed object
