RCMP catch driver going 80 km/h over the speed limit

CITYnews halifax / By Natasha O’Neill

The RCMP is raising alarms about the number of people driving at excessive and dangerous speeds across Nova Scotia.

According to the provincial police force, officials release statistics on the number of people caught stunting to help residents understand the dangers and how police are enforcing the law.

“Speed is one of the major causes of serious injury and fatal collisions on our roads,” officials said in a press release.

The latest data from Mounties shows 23 drivers were charged with stunting on a number of highways across the province.

There were three drivers caught driving at speeds that were of “significant concern,” police said.

A person was caught going down Highway 4 in Big Pond Centre at 135 km/h in a 80 km/h zone. In Beaver River, a driver was going 54 km/h over the 100 km/h limit on Highway 101.

The highest speed caught by police was someone going 190 km/h in a 110 km/h zone on Highway 101 in Mount Denson.

“Stunting is defined as any person who operates a motor vehicle on a highway in a race, in a contest, while performing a stunt or on a bet or wager,” a RCMP release notes. “Anyone driving a motor vehicle 50 km/h or more, over a speed limit, may be charged with stunting.”

Those caught stunting are charged $2,422.50 for the first offence, six point on their licence and a seven-day roadside licence suspension.

As of May 2024 police have laid 43 stunting charges.