Lots of great feedback and yes I certainly don't condone speeding on residential street but some of the speed limits are intentially set low to bait drivers and make the police some $$$. The story gets better as it turns out the car was on dealer plates and is rumoured to belong to them and not a specific person so they are out a sellable car for a week.
It has been pointed out to me though that this is seperate from the forfeiture laws I mentiond (just happens to coincide time wise when this was released upon the public) as you get your car back after 7 days and $2K in fines. I am technically wrong calling it a forfeiture, but the time sure was convenient. Think of it as a reverse car rental where you pay someone else to keep your car for a weeks vacation. Truth is it'll never effect me because I do my crazy speeding at the track so I have no worries but it just bothers me that anyone has the legal right to take someones property without representation, a judge or jury or even a court case to discuss the particulars. When a cop can do it all at the side of the road without question I have a problem with that. Nothing against my Leo friends here but everyone makes mistakes and having this much power to wield is not a good thing.
We have just had out speed limits increased in BC through a group I belong to here and it was the same group who got rid of photo radar and its never returning. Here is a little video donr by Road Sense BC explaining how the whole speed limit system is rigged against us, atleast in BC, if you care to watch or share.
http://youtu.be/2BKdbxX1pDw
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