What the Law Says

Most times a stunt driving ticket will be issued when a police officer finds a driver driving in excess of fifty (50) kilometres per hour.

As well as excessive speed, a police officer may give a stunt driving ticket where they find a driver operating a motor vehicle in any of the manners described below;

• driving that indicates an intention to chase another motor vehicle.
• driving at a speed that is a marked departure from the lawful rate of speed.
• driving that indicates the drivers of the motor vehicles are engaged in a competition.
• driving without due care and attention, without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway or that may endanger any person by,
  • outdistancing or attempting to outdistance one or more other motor vehicles while driving at a rate of speed that is a marked departure from the lawful rate of speed, or
  • repeatedly changing lanes in close proximity to other vehicles to cut through the ordinary flow of traffic while driving at a rate of speed that is a marked departure from the lawful rate of speed.

Stunt driving can also include:

• driving with a person in the trunk of the motor vehicle.
• driving while the driver is not sitting in the driver’s seat.
• driving to prevent another vehicle from passing,
• spinning a vehicle or cause it to circle, without maintaining control over it.
• cause some or all of its tires to lose traction with the surface of the highway while turning.
• driving that indicates an intention to drive, without justification, as close as possible to another vehicle, pedestrian or fixed object on or near the highway.
• lift some or all of its tires from the surface of the highway, including driving a motorcycle with only one wheel in contact with the ground.
• driving two or more motor vehicles side by side or in proximity to each other, where one of the motor vehicles occupies a lane of traffic or other portion of the highway intended for use by oncoming traffic for a period of time that is longer than is reasonably required to pass another motor vehicle.
• stopping or slowing down in a manner that indicates the driver’s sole intention in stopping or slowing down is to interfere with the movement of another vehicle by cutting off its passage on the highway or to cause another vehicle to stop or slow down in circumstances where the other vehicle would not ordinarily do so.

“marked departure from the lawful rate of speed” means a rate of speed that may limit the ability of a driver of a motor vehicle to prudently adjust to changing circumstances on the highway.

• The driver is stopped at an intersection controlled by a traffic control signal system in response to a circular red indication; and
• at least one vehicle facing the opposite direction is similarly stopped in response to a circular red indication; and
• the driver executes the left turn immediately before or after the system shows only a circular green indication in both directions and in a manner that indicates an intention to complete or attempt to complete the left turn before the vehicle facing the opposite direction is able to proceed straight through the intersection in response to the circular green indication facing that vehicle.