Brick317

https://www.vaughan.ca/residential/b...nt/car-rallies

Very loosely worded. Seems to me it leaves a lot of room for interpretation by leo

rensoyka

there's a simple test to determine whether or not something is illegal. people scatter and run away like little girls when the police show up.

Saul_Goodman

Lol what a joke. How do they determine the difference between someone parked for shopping vs parked for car rally?

pfitzsim

Another simple test - the number of fart cans attached to said parked cars 😀

CamsPorsche

My buddies a cop with Peel Police and said meets last year or "gatherings" were starting to get out of hand. He showed me videos and when these meets start to incorporate fire crackers and smoke machines its not just a regular car meet. More of a take over...

I wish Engineered Automotive returned to hosting the weekend meets at their location. It was killer seeing the widest variety of marques in a single place...

Anyone know if other good meets?

Thicc911Turbo

I wonder if such a decree would withstand a Charter of Rights court challenge, specifically re §2(b) and (c) re freedom of expression and freedom of assembly, especially in light of a federal court ruling that found that government actions during the trucker convoy protest violated some of their charter rights.

Not sure if firecrackers and smoke machines change a gathering from peaceful to violent.

ronnie993tt

Might be right but it'd probably be way too expensive to find out. Too bad car clubs can't get together on stuff like this and in particular the ethanol issue.

damage98MO

It doesn't take more than a few rotten apples to ruin the bushel. Smoke machines and fireworks are not 'violent' per se. But, it's anti-social behavior, and the LEOs are correct to shut it down until the behavior changes.

theiceman

if you guys remember the dewalt celebration in Brampton ( or whatever its called ,i'm not sure ) this is not a shock..

.2PDK

LOL...I love Dewalt...

theiceman

yeah i sem to remember car burnouts, fireworks, guys just littering and throwing garbage everywhere , guys waving yellow power tools in the air..

500

I can understand how some of the "takeovers" and other excessive behaviors have bought this on. Unfortunately, the resulting clampdown is so broadly worded that a bunch of people meeting up in a coffee shop parking lot to socialize and admire and talk about cars seemingly would fit the definition of "car rally" as described in the link.

On the one hand, I believe the police would not be interested in enacting enforcement on respectful congregations like this, but on the other hand, the fines are punitive enough that I would not want to try...

Saul_Goodman

lmao I just shot all my food out my nose and mouth

petee_c

ok.

i don't understand the dewalt reference and brampton, even googled it came up empty.... what am i missing?

is it because i'm running 12V milwaukee stuff, and 18v Makita tools?

Thicc911Turbo

Diwali being confused with a brand of power tool with a similar sounding name.