论坛元老
太学博士(正六品上)
- 积分
- 6449
- 威望
- 3103 点
- 资产
- 33477 金币
- 注册时间
- 2006-9-10
|
ZT:- t' K0 u6 }2 A8 f6 K1 o8 M! Z
% O6 `2 }$ ?6 t
Hi Friends,& ~! w- A7 K. C& n5 F9 w
5 ~) \7 D& o9 L2 s# K9 i! [> I just had an experience which I hope you will not have to go
' _/ ^* w0 d; U1 ^" q> through yourselves...4 W" s8 t; {; N, `$ K1 ~
> I was driving on the 427 South at Burnamthorpe in broad+ X& D( E8 T& ]4 g' t, a
> daylight at 2 p.m., when I came upon two police cruisers who had pulled over" }+ C- k" T5 B! D( _; j* f) q
> a third vehicle. I slowed down to be cautious, and was surprised when the% w" B5 j: z4 b. l# h
> second cruiser pulled out and pulled me over. Approaching on the passenger
; E y2 w9 V, k( u( D# y$ Z> side, the officer asked if I knew why I had been pulled over. I honestly
% W, r7 P; b( }, [' R- @( }: [8 g> expressed that! I had no idea.
0 d& ?8 X9 i! k" L( G/ m( R2 c> He informed me that Ontario law now states that when0 }7 i9 W* n1 E8 H
> approaching any emergency vehicle on the roadside with lights flashing, you8 N4 R" q6 o0 E$ {4 O. t$ V. Y
> must enter the left lane. He then proceeded to ticket me, taking three
6 @( i8 k1 Q0 d) U, b> demerits and issuing a fine of , wait for it, . . $490! (Yes, I\'m choking2 D% [2 M5 e1 j+ }' h+ b: m
> as I type that.) I realize I did not change lanes, but I do believe I was
' x5 N2 J4 c7 n9 m( M; s; A! u" p> cautious.
Z* H) n, R- M3 {>- R% Z6 }% n+ K" c: @
> My message is, be careful. He said that they are cracking down
( H! { t+ Z: b7 S- v8 J> hard on this because of injured officers. I did not realize this was the9 `; l2 }9 @& C+ D$ `: d0 @
> law. Neither did any of my recently-licensed children. Or evidently not the! w/ X! I$ F3 W$ a% {9 z" P% i
>! other 47 drivers pulled over., w, t! u0 j2 B* V" P* Q
>
( p: z- N, a. _- V( S( T: c$ ~> If you want to read the legislation click on the site
p( \8 T0 y+ ^6 E# R M: f" `/ N# H5 ^$ N
http://ogov.newswire.ca/ontario/GPOE/2003/04/03/c7335.html?lmatch=&lang=_e.html$ G- V. {( P- C' s( x$ b5 O' a
. y; X; L& f& a8 l5 l> Hefty fine if you don\'t change lanes!!!!!!! 3 demerit points on top of cash.) m1 I- V _! ~2 Y: d g- J4 c
Go to the link above and check it out. |
|