[NikiterZTS]

The same thread is going on on the other local forum down here
and one of the members wrote the letter to the attorney general

Dear Attorney General,


I'm scared. The government has officially scared me today and I’ve been deemed as a criminal for something I didn't do. I'm going to have my possessions taken away and destroyed before I even get charged with a crime. I'm going to be labelled as a criminal before I even step into a court house. I'm going to be deemed a bad person for doing what I've done everyday for the last 5 years.

You might be wondering what I'm talking about. I'm talking about driving my car. My 1990 Honda CR-X SiR or my 1988 Honda CRX DX. I’m officially scared to drive now because new legislation says that because my cars are modified they are going to be taken off the road and destroyed because they can be used for street racing. I'm not even going to get a chance to fight it. I'm not going to get my day in court until after the car is the size of a folding chair. What if I get absolved of all charges? Would I get all those hours, all that time and effort, all that money, all the frustration back from the government? Or will I just get a 'Opps. My bad. Sorry about crushing your car.'

Since when has the government become so concerned about what a man does with his car that they would crush it before there is any proof? I'm not a legal man, but I'm also not an idiot. Other than one case that I can see, where that Red 93ish Honda Civic in Toronto last year that killed those people, all other 'street racing' crashes regarding a fatality was caused by stock cars. A kid out on a joy ride with mommy or daddy's rides.

I don't street race, do burn outs, slide around corners, cut in and out of traffic, or any other illegal driving of that sort. I've had my fair share of harassments from the police, but never received a ticket other than 1 ticket for license plate in the window when thieves stole my mounting bracket for the plate earlier that day. I've said to myself, "Mike you know you’re going to have to deal with getting pulled over once every few weeks because of the cars you drive, but you’re ok, it’s worth it." Its now not worth it if I’m going to get a cop who is either misinformed or just in a bad mood take my car and crush it.
Do you see what this law is going to do? Call John at BAC Autobody / Authority Motorsport in Waterloo (519-884-9511) up and talk to him about how it’s going to kill his business. We talked for over an hour today that he is going to go out of business because of this new law if cars actually start to get crushed.

This law is going to kill freedom of choice. I want a car that I can say is my own. I want a car that looks the way I want it to. I have the money; I follow the laws to make it that way. I'm a good guy, but when I’m behind the wheel of my Honda does that make me a criminal because I love my cars? If you want everyone to be safe on the roads outlaw all cars, hand out free Hyundai Accents with Automatic transmissions and leave it at that. At least piss off everyone at once instead of fighting an invisible enemy.

You are throwing all your arsenal and tactics at an enemy that doesn’t exist. What defines modified for street racing? Bigger brakes, roll cages, light weight seats, seat belt harnesses? That type of stuff? Because those sound to me like they make the car safer. What about my CR-X I imported from Japan. It has a header and an exhaust. Does that mean it’s built for street racing? What about a Cobalt SS since it has a Supercharger on it from the factory and has more power than the other Cobalt models does that make it built for street racing?

See the funny thing is that, I don’t know of any organized street racing that has ever gone on in the last 5 years. The closest that I can think of is people cruising to a place, like the race track and kind of pulling on each other on the highway. Maybe living in Kitchener / Waterloo area is the reason behind that, but nothing even remotely close to anything seen in the movies has taken place. Am I now going to get my car taken away because I and a few other friends with modified cars go to Tim Hortons to meet for an hour or two and talk by our cars? I’ve been doing this for years and not once has this resulted in a street race in any Tim Hortons, but will that information stop the police?

What constitutes a street race? Doesn’t a race have a start and an end? Do 2 people speeding on the highway mean a race? What if someone is being an idiot and speed matches me going 110 on the 401? Are we street racing?

The government has done a great job of leaving the public in the dark about all these new laws and legislations regarding street racing. You’re scaring people like me who have never even come close to it before. It’s almost like you’re the old man down the road with nothing better to do than sit on his porch and shake his cane at you because of the car you drive. Saying he is going to get you. But this time the old man has the power to crush your car in the night.

It’s a sad day today that I’m a criminal. A criminal without being charged but will see the consequences, guilty until going to court to prove I’m innocent.
These laws are going to see the end of Hot Rod shops, tuner shops, aftermarket performance companies, race tracks, car clubs, and many other things. I take it to the track, but will Officer Jones believe me when he pulls me over? I doubt that.
I’m scared and feel ashamed to live in Ontario. Thank you for making me feel like a criminal.
My name and contact info here