The Editor,
Re: "Two young drivers suspected of racing sports cars," News, April 12.
I read with dismay that again a trio of young drivers are caught speeding in high-powered expensive cars.
None of these drivers had a valid driver's licence, yet they were issued 15-day driving bans.
How do you ban someone from driving when they do not hold a valid B.C. licence in the first place?
We need to get tougher on these driving issues and start fining or taking away and selling these cars from the registered owners who show little or no regard for the safety of the motoring public.
We need to hit them hard in the one place that they seem to have lots of, and that is money.
Increase the fines 10-fold or sell off some of their expensive cars. Restrict the amount of horsepower a new driver can have and maybe they will get the message that our roads and highways are not a play-thing for the rich and un-licensed drivers, whose only real driver experience and training is to have watched the movie The Fast and the Furious.
David Neil Richmond
