For the second time in just one day, Ontario police are chuckling about the absurd excuses local drivers will try and use to get out of a hefty speeding ticket.

The Norfolk detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) shared a story Wednesday afternoon of a 66-year-old driver in the quiet region — which is just southeast of Hamilton — who was busted going 40 km/h over the posted speed limit while behind an ambulance.

When asked why he was going so fast on the single-lane road, the motorist came up with this remarkable excuse: he was following the emergency vehicle, which was responding to a call, at a high rate of speed "just to see what was going on."

For those passionate about driving, exceeding the posted speed limit by more than 40 km/h while tailing an ambulance "just to see what's going on" is not a legitimate justification for speeding. A 66 y/o driver was charged accordingly. (1 of 2) ^ag pic.twitter.com/efHo99jnYC

— OPP West Region (@OPP_WR) December 12, 2023

Of course, officers did not accept the flimsy explanation, and posted about it on X to let residents know as much, should they try to use a similar rationalization for violating the province's Highway Traffic Act.

"For those passionate about driving, exceeding the posted speed limit by more than 40 km/h while tailing an ambulance 'just to see what's going on' is not a legitimate justification for speeding," the force wrote along with A 66 y/o driver was charged accordingly," the force wrote along with a photo that clocked the traveller going 127 km/h.

"A 66 y/o driver was charged accordingly. Know the limit, drive within it."

The incident comes a few hours after a Hamilton driver who was caught going 192 km/h on the QEW said it was because he was rushing his passenger, who had a stomach ache, home. And somehow, there have been even worse defenses of breaking traffic laws in recent years.