The reason for this harsh law is that a trucker lost his life on one of our 400 series hwys. this summer because of a couple of young yahoos racing with their "little" tuner cars. The word "little" not only descibes their cars, but their brains and certain parts of their anatomy!
I talked with a cop friend of mine and he told me that in extreme cases if a car involved in street racing, causes bodily injury or death, the police can go to the house and have the car crushed right there on site! They have a contract with one of the wrecking companies here, that has a mobile crushing machine. I agree with the punishment, but I question whether the police alone can make this determination.
The street racing situation here, is insane! You are taking your life in your own hands when you venture out onto the streets here!