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. f! w' h+ q/ g. a/ T8 MHi Friends,! j% e2 s6 z6 r/ t2 g2 G
8 p- `7 A3 {4 ?, Y9 s9 w; s! l> I just had an experience which I hope you will not have to go
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> I was driving on the 427 South at Burnamthorpe in broad
" m7 g0 t. C2 F3 D1 N> daylight at 2 p.m., when I came upon two police cruisers who had pulled over
! q8 F- H: b2 \0 q! o$ X> a third vehicle. I slowed down to be cautious, and was surprised when the9 I Z3 I! z4 Z5 b
> second cruiser pulled out and pulled me over. Approaching on the passenger
/ t3 m: w+ \0 T> side, the officer asked if I knew why I had been pulled over. I honestly9 b/ r9 n& f: l0 N
> expressed that! I had no idea.
6 C9 Z/ p% r I G% t8 J' L% }> He informed me that Ontario law now states that when
0 k3 L: r& r: k6 q6 t> approaching any emergency vehicle on the roadside with lights flashing, you
, I8 N9 {, x) w! @: r. r7 ]- k4 z/ i6 R> must enter the left lane. He then proceeded to ticket me, taking three& Q3 I P" F. h. c+ v2 v7 z
> demerits and issuing a fine of , wait for it, . . $490! (Yes, I\'m choking
* W1 M0 j/ v* \; l' g> as I type that.) I realize I did not change lanes, but I do believe I was
; g; o5 g) K# V> cautious.
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; K5 W) E% r+ F. V> My message is, be careful. He said that they are cracking down7 t r7 J7 v& ]% s- z/ ]
> hard on this because of injured officers. I did not realize this was the
" B& Y& `3 b" N2 f> law. Neither did any of my recently-licensed children. Or evidently not the1 [4 Q: u8 L/ K: |
>! other 47 drivers pulled over.
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> If you want to read the legislation click on the site1 ]$ @/ u' x1 a3 z" A% S; E5 j
; I) l8 e8 T/ T* c( f1 ~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.
2 l+ _$ K7 y5 jGo to the link above and check it out. |
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