According to the Ontario Highway Traffic Act, Stunt Driving isn’t limited to wheelies or donuts or burnouts. Stunt Driving can include everything from making an illegal left turn to following another vehicle too close, to cutting another vehicle off, to performing actual stunts, or speeding. Basically, a driver can be charged with Stunt Driving if they make any departure from the normal operation of a vehicle on a public highway.
 

Speed Related Stunt Driving
You are Stunt Driving if you are;
1. Driving 50km/hr over the posted speed limit of 80km/hr.
2. Driving 40km/hr over the posted speed limit less than 80km/hr.
3. Driving more than 150km/hr.

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Driving Behaviour Related Stunt Driving
You are also Stunt Driving if you (or you and another person) engage in one or more of the following driving behaviours:
1. Driving two or more motor vehicles at a rate of speed that is a marked departure from the lawful rate of speed and in a manner that indicates the drivers of the motor vehicles are engaged in a competition.
2. Driving a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to chase another motor vehicle.
3. Driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention, without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway or in a manner that may endanger any person by,
  i. driving a motor vehicle at a rate of speed that is a marked departure from the lawful rate of speed,
  ii. 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
  iii. repeatedly changing lanes in close proximity to other vehicles so as to advance through the ordinary flow of traffic while driving at a rate of speed that is a marked departure from the lawful rate of speed.   

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Engaging in Stunts
You are also Stunt Driving if you (or you and another person) engage in one or more of the following driving behaviours, commonly known as ‘stunts’:
1. Driving a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to 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, but not including the use of lift axles on commercial motor vehicles.
2. Driving a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to cause some or all of its tires to lose traction with the surface of the highway while turning.
3. Driving a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to spin it or cause it to circle, without maintaining control over it.
4. 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.
5. Driving a motor vehicle with a person in the trunk of the motor vehicle.
6. Driving a motor vehicle while the driver is not sitting in the driver’s seat.
7. Driving a motor vehicle at a rate of speed that is 40 kilometres per hour or more over the speed limit, if the speed limit is less than 80 kilometres per hour.
7.0.1 Driving a motor vehicle at a rate of speed that is 50 kilometres per hour or more over the speed limit, if the speed limit is 80 kilometres per hour or more.
7.1 Driving a motor vehicle at a rate of speed that is 150 kilometres per hour or more.
8. Driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention, without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway or in a manner that may endanger any person by,
  i. driving a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to prevent another vehicle from passing,
  ii. stopping or slowing down a motor vehicle 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,
iii. driving a motor vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to drive, without justification, as close as possible to another vehicle, pedestrian or fixed object on or near the highway, or
iv. making a left turn where,
  (A) the driver is stopped at an intersection controlled by a traffic control signal system in response to a circular red indication;
  (B) at least one vehicle facing the opposite direction is similarly stopped in response to a circular red indication; and
  (C) 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.

 

Can I get charged with Stunt Driving in a Parking Lot?

Yes, you can charged if you are caught stunt driving in any public or private parking lot!

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Charged with Stunt Driving? 
If you’re charged with Stunt Driving, you best course of action is to call and speak to a Lawyer to discuss how we can fight to preserve your right to drive.  The consequences of not fighting can be severe.  

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