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Hi Friends,5 q! ?; z. ]. O8 w& }
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> I just had an experience which I hope you will not have to go/ g6 E7 W3 b* T9 _8 A
> through yourselves...& @9 @, y5 }! y q* L5 S% n
> I was driving on the 427 South at Burnamthorpe in broad+ q5 X" z; L# _( \& v
> daylight at 2 p.m., when I came upon two police cruisers who had pulled over
! \' a4 ~' ^) `> a third vehicle. I slowed down to be cautious, and was surprised when the9 Z% y: p) ]+ T) v- O5 B
> second cruiser pulled out and pulled me over. Approaching on the passenger
- R# l5 s; `0 X! N> side, the officer asked if I knew why I had been pulled over. I honestly+ z- y. Z; u- W" v5 e; T
> expressed that! I had no idea.' j5 i0 o+ G. I& T. P
> He informed me that Ontario law now states that when
5 f5 ^9 G0 j5 [4 m) ^> approaching any emergency vehicle on the roadside with lights flashing, you
. h3 l" D; q1 M4 o1 T$ d6 J> must enter the left lane. He then proceeded to ticket me, taking three7 ^7 S* @$ ?) V% m1 l, d% s6 f
> demerits and issuing a fine of , wait for it, . . $490! (Yes, I\'m choking
6 i# }4 g3 z1 Q9 J> as I type that.) I realize I did not change lanes, but I do believe I was
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> My message is, be careful. He said that they are cracking down
/ ~7 {& P0 K; _& X% Q% X) P* r. I: y> hard on this because of injured officers. I did not realize this was the/ H6 ~- J6 n2 G1 F
> law. Neither did any of my recently-licensed children. Or evidently not the: C; Y& m9 o3 W0 T
>! other 47 drivers pulled over.4 @' Q, S0 G' C
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5 V p( C! ?9 ^5 C6 ~> If you want to read the legislation click on the site8 J- A$ s' c7 s! P/ M* |
/ H! ^+ b3 ^( w9 l9 U; z5 S+ }' ahttp://ogov.newswire.ca/ontario/GPOE/2003/04/03/c7335.html?lmatch=&lang=_e.html) W6 r' S2 p" t: f2 T
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> Hefty fine if you don\'t change lanes!!!!!!! 3 demerit points on top of cash.
5 ^. ?9 N" p* SGo to the link above and check it out. |
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