Police are giving a Kelowna man full marks for creativity, but not for safety.
Police say they pulled over a grey Acura that was clocked doing 130 km/h in an 80 zone on Highway 3 near Christina Lake on Jan. 9.
“It’s amazing that this particular car could go that fast without disintegrating,” Cpl. Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol said in a news release.
“The owner had put in some effort to hammer out the dents and spray paint the repairs, but his car was not roadworthy. It looked like it had been chewed up by Robosaurus.”
Among a long list of required repairs, the rear window was missing and had been replaced with rebar and duct tape, and the driver’s door could not stay closed and was held together by a welded latch from a garden gate (pictured).
The driver, a 22-year-old Kelowna man, was issued a $368 ticket for excessive speeding. His vehicle was also impounded and his insurance rates will rise for a minimum of three years a high-risk driver.
He was also issued a notice requiring that the vehicle stay off the road until all the defects are fixed and the vehicle passes an inspection, at the owner’s expense.
“Any time you modify an essential component of your vehicle including door locks, windows, steering, brakes, or suspension, you need to get that vehicle inspected,” McLaughlin said. “And if you’re driving in a vehicle that’s obviously not roadworthy, you probably shouldn’t speed. Police can’t ignore that.”
