Half The Ferrari California Cars In Australia Impounded By Police

By Kae Davis

Kae Davis

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Speeding seems to be a pretty serious issue down under. This week, a Perth motoring writer [road and driver type transportation journalist] has been nabbed allegedly doing twice the speed limit in a rare Ferrari worth nearly $500,000, according to Aussie news reports. Police have impounded the rare Ferrari California being driven by Financial Review motoring writer Rod Easdown--and it's unclear whether or not the charge of reckless driving for the writer testing the power of the car on an empty stretch of road will stick.

The car has been impounded under "Hoon" legislation for seven days. As only two Ferrari California models are presently on the Australian continent, that means half the Ferrari California car models have been confiscated by the police (a rather funny way to think about it).

A police spokesman said: The incident should serve to remind drivers that regardless of a cars capabilities, excessive speed is a contributing factor in about 60 people dying on our roads each year. Yeah. I'm certain auto news writers are the key cause for at least 30 of those deaths. We're sorry. Now give us the Ferrari back.

 Kae Davis  is the "Exotic Car Examiner" for Examiner.com