Street racers and other dangerous drivers will be facing longer prohibitions come December 1st.
The prohibitions will apply to excessive speeding, driving without due care and attention and other high-risk driving behaviours that present an immediate risk to public safety.
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says drivers posing the greatest risk to people’s lives are often caught repeatedly, and that tells officials those people are not taking the consequences seriously.
Farnworth says it’s time to make sure the penalty fits.
RoadSafetyBC will set the length of each prohibition based on the incident details provided by the police, as well as the driver’s record, with most prohibitions generally between three and 36 months in length.
Police will still be able to immediately impound vehicles for a minimum of seven days if drivers are caught street racing or stunt driving.
