Police impound Corvette for crossing Pitt River Bridge at more than 55 km/h over speed limit

Mounties have a warningfor B.C. leadfoots: excessive speeding will get your car impounded even if it's a brand new Corvette.

Ridge Meadows RCMP confirmed they impounded a white Corvette for travelling more than 55 km/h over the speed limit across the Pitt River Bridge, near Pitt Meadows, B.C.

The speed limit across the bridge is 80, meaning the car was travelling at more than135 km/h

The Ridge Meadows RCMP detachment tweeted a photo of the car as part of their '#ImpoundOfTheWeek' campaign, an attempt to educate drivers on the dangers of high-speed driving.

Consequences are steep

The car in the photo is a seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette a vehicle that boasts a 6.2-litre V8 engine capable of producing 455 horsepower.

Chevrolet lists the vehicle's official top speed as 298 kilometres per hourbut don't expect to get one going anywhere near that fast on B.C. roads at leastnot if you want to keep it.

The penalty for travelling more than 40 kilometres over the speed limit in B.C.is an automatic seven-day impoundment of the vehicle, as well as three demerit points and a fine that starts at $368.

The penalties are steeperfor repeat offendersand can result in your car being impounded for up to 60 days. ICBC also charges additional fees for any excessive speeding tickets on your record in the last three years, and you'll be billed for towing and storage fees for the impound.

And, police point out, increased speed means an increased risk of damage, injury and death for both the driver and anythingor anyone they hit.

According to the provincial government, a pedestrian has a 90 per cent chance of surviving a hit at 30 km/h but a pedestrian hit at 50 km/hhas only a 20 per cent chance of survival.