I usually don’t reply to these types of posts but
these comments made me felt as I must. Saying these
types of laws are aimed at the Fast and Furious crowd
makes about as much sense as opening up with a sawed
off shotgun into a crowded mall and saying you were
trying to kill a fly. If these so called street
racers are causing all this mayhem, why not pass a law
against street racing, speeding or reckless driving in
general? Of course there are already laws against
such behavior so more laws will not assist the police
in enforcing them. I certainly would not want a law
that leaves enforcement up to the discretion of a
police officer who may or may not understand the
difference between a Hyundai with a chrome tip and a
Hemi Cuda. The real force behind such laws is
twofold. One is to keep you out from under the hood
of your own car so you are at the mercy of dealerships
and manufactures. The other is to allow large
factories and corporations to continue to destroy the
environment while putting the blame on the consumer.
I am sorry, but the thought that laws such as these
are put in place to ensure the safety of those on the
roads is laughable at best.
--- Steve D <01dak@Sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "dwmagnum" <dwmagnum@mountaincable.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 1:40 PM
> Subject: DML: BOB TOM SCRAPS DAKOTA
>
>
> >
> > "BOB TOM SCPAPS DAKOTA" - DML MEMBER AND HOT
> RODDER BOB TOM HAS DECIDED
> > TO SCAP HIS BELOVED HOT ROD DAKOTA. OVER $10,000
> CDN HAS BEEN INVESTED
> > IN HIS TRUCK IN PERFORMANCE PARTS ALONE . A NEW
> ONTARIO BILL BANNING ANY
> > PERFORMANCE MODIFICATIONS ON A VEHICLE LICENCED IN
> ONTARIO HAS FORCED
> > BOB TO DO THIS. BOB ALSO HAS A BIG BLOCK E-BODY
> MOPAR THAT HE WILL KEEP.
> > FIRST HE WILL HAVE TO REMOVE THE AFTERMARKET
> INTAKE AND FOUR BARREL CARB
> > SO HE CAN DRIVE IT ON THE STREET. OVER FORTY
> STATES IN THE USA ARE ABOUT
> > TO DO THE SAME AS ONTARIO HAS DONE IN CANADA.
> "RELAX" - THIS IS ALL
> > FICTION BUT COULD BE FACT IF THIS NEW ONTARIO BILL
> IS PASSED. DW
> >
> >
>
http://www.ontla.on.ca/documents/Bills/37_Parliament/Session3/b241_e.htm
> > and also
> http://www.petitiononline.com/sect1722/petition.html
>
> First, there's never a need for all caps. It's very
> distracting.
>
> Second, the bill is aimed at the ricers that are
> causing mayhem on Ontario
> roads. At least once a month some Fast and Furious
> wannabe is schmucked
> racing an essentially stock vehicle, usually a
> Honduh, with the usual
> requisite mods e.g. huge aluminum wing, coffee can
> muffler with FartTone,
> neon strips underneath and those blinkyblinky caps
> on the wheels. For the
> average 16 year old this constitutes a race set up.
>
> For the average EMS worker this constitutes a giant
> smear on the road
> waiting to happen. Picture a fly hitting your
> windshield and multiply by
> 100,000. Do you have any idea how hard it is to
> clean that up in the dead
> (pardon the pun) of winter? Sorry to be graphic.
>
> The cops won't be pulling over everyone looking for
> a K&N CAI or Autolite
> plugs or an MSD ignition or a blower. That's just
> pure alarmist propoganda.
> This law is just another tool to help cops get these
> boy ricers off the
> roads before they kill themselves or more tragically
> innocent bystanders,
> which happens at an alarming rate. Anyone who deals
> with the aftermath of
> these reckless and dangerous yahoo's welcomes this
> new law with open arms. I
> know I do. It's a step in the right direction but I
> don't think it goes far
> enough.
>
> As for specialty vehicles, they'll still be allowed
> if they're registered as
> such. It's that simple. On a somewhat related note,
> yesterday I was at the
> Canadian Tire store in Bowmanville (me and the Mrs.
> were in the Caravan)
> when I just about wept at what I saw; a Riced out
> GenIII Dak. It was red
> with a red cap, ugly steel rims and this busted ass
> dually exhaust setup
> composed of dual GIANT DTM tips at the end of *2"*
> pipe. LOL I almost
> barfed. One of the tips was pointing up and the
> other tip was pointing down.
> I guess he was rear ended. Oh yeah, he was taking up
> two prime parking
> spots.
>
> I think this type of thing should be banned by the
> Ontario Ministry of Good
> Taste.
>
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