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Hi Friends,4 x, ]! J1 G6 T
) ~: m' W2 d& `' `; E5 j> 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
7 X7 s+ ]/ ^6 Z! n, K> daylight at 2 p.m., when I came upon two police cruisers who had pulled over9 H0 b# T$ |- B0 Z
> a third vehicle. I slowed down to be cautious, and was surprised when the8 \" _9 [4 l P7 e: ~. u1 W
> second cruiser pulled out and pulled me over. Approaching on the passenger0 s6 e, h9 c5 a: t
> side, the officer asked if I knew why I had been pulled over. I honestly/ c+ N$ Q" o: Y l2 d" t+ J% G
> expressed that! I had no idea.
% O) {3 Z$ N/ z+ z' C ~> He informed me that Ontario law now states that when$ x, a: K4 J. u/ p+ c
> approaching any emergency vehicle on the roadside with lights flashing, you
) f4 A5 g7 l j1 G' r> must enter the left lane. He then proceeded to ticket me, taking three
1 q1 ~% F5 X; S> demerits and issuing a fine of , wait for it, . . $490! (Yes, I\'m choking
" D, Y3 I$ L0 G& z) Q3 b> as I type that.) I realize I did not change lanes, but I do believe I was
# F V4 I9 C5 M. V> cautious.
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6 j2 G7 K4 D: j g' s0 Z> My message is, be careful. He said that they are cracking down
. Z S6 t) Z' \( l( T! z; {- U> hard on this because of injured officers. I did not realize this was the4 e# v' n% i1 r9 j
> law. Neither did any of my recently-licensed children. Or evidently not the
# O# l; m# X+ n# X3 G8 c$ }6 a>! 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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* B6 c/ }: H+ M/ R> Hefty fine if you don\'t change lanes!!!!!!! 3 demerit points on top of cash.
, l }6 L# |0 x* ^9 dGo to the link above and check it out. |
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