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, e& _! a: | H4 aHi Friends,- ?! O5 z& @$ [3 e
: ]" P V6 ]2 l" h6 I5 N8 T> I just had an experience which I hope you will not have to go9 s) \- v7 i' N6 ^7 D$ q( w
> through yourselves...& C3 F! h; T2 U. B4 }: y9 T
> I was driving on the 427 South at Burnamthorpe in broad/ r" g. o3 A% a4 E) I$ n6 [; X
> daylight at 2 p.m., when I came upon two police cruisers who had pulled over
' \" k) a7 i8 J2 V: U( e> a third vehicle. I slowed down to be cautious, and was surprised when the
+ F, T9 O) R# X; b> second cruiser pulled out and pulled me over. Approaching on the passenger
! {. R8 |2 L8 P, B! Q7 q> side, the officer asked if I knew why I had been pulled over. I honestly3 P0 U$ p0 s, c9 l4 a
> expressed that! I had no idea.
! k" \4 }7 y, \( B% t8 [> He informed me that Ontario law now states that when
* G3 n0 Z4 Q, n+ n$ k: T. D2 `/ [! {> approaching any emergency vehicle on the roadside with lights flashing, you2 K3 }8 g, p. d7 D% o/ J6 y) L
> must enter the left lane. He then proceeded to ticket me, taking three
: ^1 ?0 ^2 }7 u/ D> demerits and issuing a fine of , wait for it, . . $490! (Yes, I\'m choking Q" e3 P7 Z( o
> as I type that.) I realize I did not change lanes, but I do believe I was, ~9 J& r4 Z$ K% n5 \8 f/ R
> cautious.! S7 e# g' ?) C3 v
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O9 I, J; l2 }8 B> My message is, be careful. He said that they are cracking down
S( G+ u) l' d) r9 R4 u" V> hard on this because of injured officers. I did not realize this was the, N6 [: I) s! e6 Z9 p) Q
> law. Neither did any of my recently-licensed children. Or evidently not the$ N" X3 g/ q& q" n: ^& y' J
>! other 47 drivers pulled over.
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1 Q# Z9 {3 S7 k> 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.
8 q1 o" _: j$ `3 m6 W7 z* t. YGo to the link above and check it out. |
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