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7 m6 v1 L: i; G/ bHi Friends,* Y! s6 [8 n) y' ?
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> I just had an experience which I hope you will not have to go- @( d: ?5 ]0 Q7 U
> through yourselves...7 A" ^4 D) u/ W! R d9 i- r
> I was driving on the 427 South at Burnamthorpe in broad- R! ^# M" L0 G
> daylight at 2 p.m., when I came upon two police cruisers who had pulled over6 ]9 H# X, M% e# @* Q
> a third vehicle. I slowed down to be cautious, and was surprised when the) N6 e5 X( J L! C5 D& ^
> second cruiser pulled out and pulled me over. Approaching on the passenger3 J8 a6 p! n+ N
> side, the officer asked if I knew why I had been pulled over. I honestly3 v ^, m% d' @ I
> expressed that! I had no idea.1 P' e) c2 K' _5 z
> He informed me that Ontario law now states that when
) F) ]! O0 {* E* [. i8 s> approaching any emergency vehicle on the roadside with lights flashing, you5 Y W) v3 N6 y; K
> must enter the left lane. He then proceeded to ticket me, taking three0 b: y6 p) N; c1 m( I
> demerits and issuing a fine of , wait for it, . . $490! (Yes, I\'m choking8 v1 I2 j4 }) X- h( |
> as I type that.) I realize I did not change lanes, but I do believe I was2 S9 U2 P1 h8 g, j v; [+ `3 d
> cautious.+ W5 @; x# j/ D2 j( @
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]6 D, Y" {9 E/ \" }# r> My message is, be careful. He said that they are cracking down. H/ Y$ a% M! O. e
> hard on this because of injured officers. I did not realize this was the
8 T" K+ C7 V; n6 o* x> law. Neither did any of my recently-licensed children. Or evidently not the
) X- a& a4 Q" k! i+ [>! other 47 drivers pulled over.
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> If you want to read the legislation click on the site) h9 I3 ^' e6 q1 x! F) v1 F
q$ v% a/ p* m5 @* `) F& xhttp://ogov.newswire.ca/ontario/GPOE/2003/04/03/c7335.html?lmatch=&lang=_e.html$ y2 k* L% K8 W3 P
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> Hefty fine if you don\'t change lanes!!!!!!! 3 demerit points on top of cash.
: h( v/ O3 v$ UGo to the link above and check it out. |
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