Ontario cops catch speeding American who thought speed limit was in miles Ontario Police
Although the speed limit in the area is 80 kilometres per hour, police caught the driver going at a whopping 142 kilometres an hour.
"They didn't realize it wasn't in miles," Westhead said."If you convert 142 [kilometres per hour] to miles, that's still 90 miles an hour." Ontario police also reported that a child around ten years old was in the vehicle during the incident. The driver has since been charged with stunt driving, and will have their vehicle impounded for 14 days and their license suspended for 30 days.
Although it's expected that most drivers will need a second of adjustment to interpret the signs correctly, not driving 60 kilometres over the speed limit is simply common sense.
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