53 drivers have been charged after Middlesex OPP enforced the speed limit on the 401 on Good Friday.
MIDDLESEX COUTNY – 53 drivers in
OPP busted the drivers for travelling at least 130km/hr and on the 401 near
Officers say two of those drivers were travelling at least 50km over the 100km/hr speed limit. This includes a 22 year old woman driving with a toddler in the backseat. Both drivers have been charged with racing a motor vehicle and they have had their licences suspended for 7 days.
The Ministry of Transportation Ontario Driver’s Handbook states the following;
“The risk of a fatality or serious injury is almost five times greater for vehicles crashing at 50km/hr or more above the posted limit on a highway with a posted limit of 100km/hr."

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