Penalties for stunt driving, racing ‘enormous’

SUDBURY — Travelling at excessive speed is an ongoing issue on highways in the northeast, despite stiffer penalties.
Twenty-eight per cent of motor-vehicle collisions last year on roads in the region were caused by vehicles going far too fast, according to a release from the OPP.
Stunt driving and racing charges were introduced in 2007 to discourage this highly reckless behaviour.Stunt driving involves travelling more than 50 km over the speed limit, along with other high-risk actions such