(Liz Klimas) -- On The Blaze, we frequently bring you video footage of motorists taking their vehicles‘ speed to new highs. What isn’t often covered though in some clips that go viral are the legal implications if these cars or motorcycles are not authorized to achieve these speeds on public roads.

In April, a YouTube video gain traction on the Web after showing the motorist’s perspective of what it looks like to go 186 miles per hour down a highway in British Colombia.