The Ottawa Police Service is reminding drivers that telling an officer “I thought I was doing 150” will not overturn a stunt driving charge on Highway 417.

The Ottawa Police Service is reminding drivers that telling an officer “I thought I was doing 150” will not overturn a stunt driving charge on Highway 417.

The police Road Safety and District Traffic Unit said an officer observed a driver going 164 km/h on Highway 417 at Carp Road on Monday.

    • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
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      5 months ago

      This is an expressway in Kanata, an Ottawa suburb, near a major regional highway interchange point. Google Map to see for yourself.

      If it were an Autobahn, it would be likely at or near an “urbanized area” with an enforced 130kph/80mph speed limit. But Ottawa is also cold right now, daily highs of -5 to -17°C this week (23 to 1°F) with snow some days, so I wouldn’t feel that safe going more than 120kph/75mph even when the roads appear to be clear (black ice is a thing and road salt doesn’t work effectively below certain temps) and less at night.