One novice driver attempting to fly by night along the Upper Levels Highway had his rush stopped by a North Vancouver RCMP officer.
An image shared by the local police detachment showed that the officer clocked the speedster travelling 171 kilometres per hour in an 80 km/h zone. The picture also shows that the police cruiser’s stereo was playing Fly by Night, a single off the 1975 album of the same name by Canadian progressive rock legends Rush.
Just before 10 p.m. on April 1, the 20-something-year-old driver's evening was rocked by an excessive speeding ticket and the impounding of the offending vehicle, a white Infiniti coupe, for seven days.
The driver, who lives in North Van, was slapped with a $368-dollar fine and a tow bill that will likely cost him around $900, said RCMP spokesperson Const. Mansoor Sahak.
When they caught the driver, officers were conducting laser enforcement from the Lonsdale overpass, a place they monitor regularly, Sahak said.
"We continue to see these high speeds on this stretch of the highway," he said. "Our message is the same: we’re out there doing enforcement, and if you’re doing risky behaviour, you’ll be caught."
As for the enforcing officer's taste in music, he's a Rush fan, Sahak confirmed.
"It's kind of ironic how they're listening to Fly by Night when this car was literally flying by at night time," he said.
April Fools’ Day may be a time for pranks, but speeding is no joke. Last night, an N driver was caught going 171 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on Hwy One. They were issued an excessive speeding ticket and their vehicle was impounded for 7 days. Let’s keep the jokes funny, not fast…
— North Vancouver RCMP (@nvanrcmp)
