Yahoo Autos Mustang Week Drivers Get Hit With Expensive Tickets
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Mustang Week has become a must-do annual pilgrimage for many pony car enthusiasts across North America. However, the people who live in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina have grown tired of the antics of at least a portion of attendees. This year police were out in force yet again, with one violation earning Mustang drivers a huge ticket for a reason that’s shocking a lot of people.
A sheriff reportedly has a speeding problem.
That reason is engine revving. While in certain areas it’s a practice which is often blown off as no big deal, when thousands of Mustangs descend on a single city it can create quite a few problems. Drivers who dared to rev their pony’s engine and got caught faced a $464 ticket.
Obviously, that steep expense is to scare people from violating the city ordinance. And with word about those big tickets spreading online like wildfire, thanks in part to social media, perhaps Myrtle Beach won’t have to endure all that much engine revving next year.
This is hardly the first year Mustang Week has generated problems for Myrtle Beach and its residents. Many times in the past there have been declarations that the annual gathering is done, but it always seems to make a return.
As reported by The Sun News, other common problems during Mustang Week include speeding, cruising, and driving with open containers of alcohol. We feel like those activities don’t need to be explained, but apparently some people don’t get why they shouldn’t be doing them.
Sadly, any time there are large groups of car enthusiasts gathered anywhere a portion of them feel the need to show off and in general act like lawless idiots. Why that is can be debated, but it’s thanks to these individuals that other gearheads are labeled in some negative ways and these gatherings’ future is constantly put at risk.
Image via Myrtle Beach Police Department/Facebook
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