- Often a driver or pedestrian makes an obvious mistakes and steps out into the wrong places in traffic. I know of drivers who get as close as they can to these confused drivers or pedestrians in an attempt to teach them that they were wrong.
- I have seen drivers intentionally block other cars from getting around them or passing them by.
- I have seen drivers move out into the head-on lane to drive around a slower object, and stay in that lane to thrill the opposing vehicle coming the other way.
- I have had drivers in a big parking lot filled with snow spin the car around in a circle, for fun.
- Often I know of drivers who enter corners with too much speed causing the car to slide sidways a little or causing the back of the car to slide out of place like a fish tail.
- I’ve even experienced drivers increasing thier speeds over a sharp hilltop or a massive bump in an attempt to ‘Catch Air‘ or jump the car off the ground.
Did you know that all of these above examples fit into the stunt driving law?
Stunt Driving Law
“stunt” means circumstances in which, taking into account the condition of the highway, traffic, visibility and weather, the driver or operator of a motor vehicle is driving or operating the motor vehicle without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway or in a manner that is likely to cause harm to an individual or likely to distract, startle or interfere with users of the highway by doing any of the following:
(a) causing any or all of the motor vehicle’s tires to lift from the road surface;
(b) causing the motor vehicle to lose traction while turning the motor vehicle;
(c) driving the motor vehicle in a manner to cause the motor vehicle to spin;
(d) driving the motor vehicle in a lane intended for oncoming traffic for longer than necessary to pass another vehicle;
(e) slowing or stopping the motor vehicle in a manner that prevents other motor vehicles from passing or in a manner that blocks or impedes other motor vehicles;
(f) without justification, driving as close as possible to another motor vehicle, a pedestrian, or a fixed object.
Racing Law
“race” means circumstances in which, taking into account the condition of the highway, traffic, visibility and weather, the driver or operator of a motor vehicle is driving or operating the motor vehicle without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway or in a manner that may cause harm to an individual by doing any of the following:
(a) outdistancing or attempting to outdistance one or more other motor vehicles;
(b) preventing or attempting to prevent one or more other motor vehicles from passing;
(c) driving at excessive speed in order to arrive at or attempt to arrive at a given destination ahead of one or more other motor vehicles;
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