HB191 = Street Racing = Oh Shit

[Casper]

Summary: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/analysis.cfm?ID=128_HB_191&hf=analyses128/h0191-i-128.htm

The entire thing: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_191_I_Y.html

Cliffs:

- using nitrous on the street will be the same as a DUI

- if you accelerate quickly, squeal tires, corner hard, brake hard, etc, they can detain/arrest you. if you're found guilty, courts are REQUIRED to seize your car/bike. you don't get it back.

- anyone encouraging/helping/participating gets the same penalties. ie: the threads on here about stupid cagers and squids racing bikes = jail time for those who laugh or say anything positive about the race.

- you can be the only car/bike on the road and still be found guilty of street racing.

- riding/driving any way other than what the court deems "normal" is considered street racing

- we're all fucked if this passes. most don't street race, but just riding hard can/will be considered street racing.

[V4junkie]

Good god, something like that would kill the market for road going performance machines of any kind. As if the over abundance of highway patrol didn't already make us look bad enough.

Edited December 1, 2009 by V4junkie

[Casper]

If it passes, I'll personally be writing the petition to put it on the ballot for public vote.

This would ruin my spirited ride to work.

[V4junkie]

Whoever put this forward has a serious vendetta, probably lost a kid or somethin like that

[yotaman88210]

WOWOW, are you fucking kidding me.

[Cdubyah]

wow...just wow...

[Casper]

Whoever put this forward has a serious vendetta, probably lost a kid or somethin like that

Monica Durban's dad.

Some reading for ya:

http://www.ohio-riders.com/showthread.php?t=18550

http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2008/07/14/durban_crash.html

http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2008/12/10/story_i70_crash.html?sid=102

http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2008/12/11/story_street_racing.html

http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2009/04/21/story_smith.html?sid=102

http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2009/12/01/story-columbus-street-racing-bill-vote.html?sid=102

George was drunk, but everyone blamed the street racing.

[RSVDon]

Seriously? That was almost two years ago right? Why the fuck can't it just be dropped already?

[RFM]

Bugger!

[ltsrunm]

if that passes, guess I'll just start running. they're taking the bike anyway.

[DTM Brian]

Brandon was found not guilty of street racing. Yet they still blame street racing for the accident. Money makes the world go around I guess.

[Disclaimer]

frowny face, as hard as I can.

[Steve Butters]

if that passes, guess I'll just start running. they're taking the bike anyway.

exactly

[Disclaimer]

if that passes, guess I'll just start running. they're taking the bike anyway.

Don't wreck into any innocent bystanders though - then they'll try to outlaw running from the cops too.

[Steve Butters]

Don't wreck into any innocent bystanders though - then they'll try to outlaw running from the cops too.

haha rep worthy

[max power]

Heard this on the radio today. Way to go CR.

[RSVDon]

if that passes, guess I'll just start running. they're taking the bike anyway.

As much as I hate to admit it, yes. Because now instead of getting a ticket for fooling around, now they're gonna take my bike away and try to make sure I never drive again. What incentive do I have to stop? Now we're all going to turn into QuikZX9 guys.

[Disclaimer]

Those motherf*(kers are going to have to pluck me right off the goddamned road if they want me to stop!!!!!

[RSVDon]

Are you mocking me?

[Siebec]

So who determines how hard one is allowed to brake? Accelerate? Seems like a lot of potential for abusive cops.

[Likwid]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and bet it won't pass... it won't get out of committee before the next congressional session, unless some serious people fast track it.

[rusty]

thats why i do only track days,so i dont need worry abouth this crap.

[Steve Butters]

thats why i do only track days,so i dont need worry abouth this crap.

thats what youre missing though...this is going to affect everyone on the road...profiling is going to shoot through the roof...accelerating too fast is grounds for losing your car? accelerating too fast is subjective, so you get a dick cop and your done for...anyone with a loud exhaust will be accelerating too fast, anyone on a bike, anyone with tint and wheels, etc etc etc... the only people who should not care about this bill are people in average plain jane looking cars who never go even 1mph over the limit, ever

[that dude]

what a fucking joke

[wht_scorpion]

most every body on here are going to be outlaws we are all going at some time to run from the choppers