While reading the comments about SAAQ restriction regarding modified vehicles, I’m noticing many people who appear to be overjoyed that this might diminish the number of ti-counes on the road. “Ti-coune” is a derogatory term used to describe a driver on the road that annoys you in some way but usually they will fit one or many of the following characteristics:
– Is young
– Has a cap (frontwards or backwards)
– Has a cheap car
– Has cheap modifications
– Has a noisy exhaust
– Has lots of stickers
– Is a disrespectful driver
– Is a dangerous driver
– Gives a bad image to the scene
Look, we were all young at some point in our lives and probably guilty of at least one of the above infractions at stage or another. It’s part of the learning process. What I don’t understand it how so many people can think more laws against modified vehicles is a positive.
As I’ve mentioned in my previous articles, the main problem here is that SAAQ guidelines are much too vague and open to interpretation. Whether or not you drive a 1995 Honda Civic or a 2014 Audi A4, you could be the victim of a misinterpretation of one of many laws. We have heard too many stories of people receiving stickers for modifications that should be legal. Heck we’ve even heard of people getting pulled over for a stock vehicle because the officer thought it modified. I’ve had a tape measure stuck into my factory exhaust (no ticket thankfully) as I’m sure many others have, too.
As with any trend, there will always people who overdo it. But to cheer for more restrictions winds up hurting anyone who might want to do the simplest of modifications, not to mention all the companies and their employees whose livelihoods depend on a vibrant aftermarket.
