This news pains our Top Gear-loving souls.
Police in Vancouver say they hauled away 13 sports cars worth $2 million after a dangerous street race that witnesses say reached speeds of 125 mph (200 kph).
Facing off on a busy highway on Wednesday afternoon, the 13 drivers were easily picked up by police.* That's because they were driving cars many of us could never afford. “The majority of them had personalized plates as well and were souped-up, so they're fairly distinguished,” Inspector Bryon Massie of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told the CBC.
All told, the haul-away consisted of a Ferrari, three Lamborghinis, three Nissans, two Maseratis, two Mercedes, an Audi and an Aston Martin, together totaling more than $2 million.
Surely the drivers can afford their impound fees and ticket costs given their luxury wheels, right? But it turns out many might be hitting up their parents for the cash. That's because none of the drivers was older than 21, and six of them were brand new drivers, still sporting British Columbia's mandatory “N” decal denoting a novice driver who's been learning for fewer than two years.
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Also, if I had a Ferrari/Lamborghini/Other I would not let the police pull me over. They'd have to keep up with me through one hell of a police chase if they really wanted to catch me.
It would have been a good revenue quota for the cops involved if they had caught them.
Also, I read a news story before about some kid that was speeding in his dads Bugatti Veyron (That's a million dollar car in case you don't know) and ending up getting caught. I'm think the dad wasn't going to get the car back either. I bet he was pretty livid.
Its not too hard to evade a police helicopter, its the stingers they throw across the roads and dogs that then send after you when you ditch the car that fuck you. Also, those guys above will have no imopact at all on car unsurance. Being as they caused no accidents, their will be no insurance claims and as such, no increase in premiums for anyone except the drivers who may see an increase in premium to to having driving convictions.