Ontario police had yet another busy holiday weekend, as they laid down over 5000 traffic-related charges, including the 150 drivers who saw their vehicles seized under the province’s new street-racing legislation.

From the National Post:

OPP Sgt. Cam Woolley said one of the cars seized was that of a driver from New York who was clocked at 227 kilometers an hour on Highway 407. Woolley reported a 40% drop in fatal high-speed crashes compared to the same time last year — something he attributes to saving the lives of an estimated 80 people.

“If you can put this into perspective, that’s 80 more people that are alive compared to the same time last year, so this isn’t some little fluctuation,” Woolley told 680News.

According to these reports, it would seem that these harsh measures are starting to affect the public’s awareness of street-racing. The OPP certainly need to push these findings, considering the amount of controversy surrounding their speeding dragnets, as our blog has frequently brought up. Given the dramatic drop in fatalities, it seems the stricter aspects of the law are unlikely to be modified, at least in the short-term.

With the dangers of street-racing in mind, have the ends justified the means when it comes to legislation bordering on the unconstitutional? We would love to hear your thoughts in the comments section below.