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' c7 D2 E: H6 V- Q+ N5 D8 L! rHi Friends,
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> I just had an experience which I hope you will not have to go
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! ]3 `8 ^! ~6 j+ H8 Z; H& F6 l. y> I was driving on the 427 South at Burnamthorpe in broad. V& q- ?1 l/ j0 n
> daylight at 2 p.m., when I came upon two police cruisers who had pulled over
: g/ _) ~) A! {0 Q, E> a third vehicle. I slowed down to be cautious, and was surprised when the# J* [; A6 E5 Q; `0 M5 c
> second cruiser pulled out and pulled me over. Approaching on the passenger
2 S( t* |- F2 x: ^) ]7 W1 w8 _. T> side, the officer asked if I knew why I had been pulled over. I honestly. q1 U* K+ b. V) r* m
> expressed that! I had no idea.
, l' n. M, I0 @! ?- s% p2 x- [$ a> He informed me that Ontario law now states that when
$ ]/ |; l0 `5 M8 @> approaching any emergency vehicle on the roadside with lights flashing, you
+ i9 G2 K- C. z& _# B8 M* R [# G> must enter the left lane. He then proceeded to ticket me, taking three
) Y- O- P' r3 [! u> demerits and issuing a fine of , wait for it, . . $490! (Yes, I\'m choking
/ [1 ^8 D" i) r) e( n: W5 r7 a- c> as I type that.) I realize I did not change lanes, but I do believe I was
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. M3 O2 d6 u6 D> My message is, be careful. He said that they are cracking down
; d. ?/ S0 q$ l# ~> hard on this because of injured officers. I did not realize this was the! M/ a { f2 ~+ |! N8 J- `
> law. Neither did any of my recently-licensed children. Or evidently not the$ Q6 L7 ~* Y# [' I, F
>! other 47 drivers pulled over.
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> If you want to read the legislation click on the site
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http://ogov.newswire.ca/ontario/GPOE/2003/04/03/c7335.html?lmatch=&lang=_e.html
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> Hefty fine if you don\'t change lanes!!!!!!! 3 demerit points on top of cash.
' i' ~3 B, e2 IGo to the link above and check it out. |
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