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, P3 B% g. z9 ` u6 K- WHi Friends,
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9 l/ L/ r0 `* l7 v" f! ~+ y: W4 j> I just had an experience which I hope you will not have to go
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, q) D) y9 v; h7 M2 j3 t9 b: ^> I was driving on the 427 South at Burnamthorpe in broad
C) O# w+ }8 D! w6 B/ s$ J> daylight at 2 p.m., when I came upon two police cruisers who had pulled over# ~3 _- r) |) G6 y: w3 G
> a third vehicle. I slowed down to be cautious, and was surprised when the
' |! K, ~2 I1 e/ ]0 q: j8 R> second cruiser pulled out and pulled me over. Approaching on the passenger
( N# M4 u: S. Y$ U7 R> side, the officer asked if I knew why I had been pulled over. I honestly! w5 m, h* Y# D. v( \4 X
> expressed that! I had no idea.: _1 x8 V) e @* S: H. t
> He informed me that Ontario law now states that when
7 v! k& t. m& W) B( c, e> approaching any emergency vehicle on the roadside with lights flashing, you# [9 ]1 I/ M' e- }; r; ?9 I
> must enter the left lane. He then proceeded to ticket me, taking three4 D$ k# j; D! ?% {' a J, \+ k/ Q
> demerits and issuing a fine of , wait for it, . . $490! (Yes, I\'m choking& J, l4 O. j+ L2 M" F
> as I type that.) I realize I did not change lanes, but I do believe I was8 X0 c: B2 |! s+ t6 R3 P
> cautious.
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( q7 r9 s3 _. r: G8 C3 S5 o> My message is, be careful. He said that they are cracking down% s* O7 d$ w8 ~8 c9 Y0 |$ U
> hard on this because of injured officers. I did not realize this was the! B7 k) K; U' T2 O& _
> law. Neither did any of my recently-licensed children. Or evidently not the
4 P+ c0 g' o, [4 k& j& i>! other 47 drivers pulled over.4 W- _% y& X: m$ c
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> If you want to read the legislation click on the site0 O# `( d. v- i( u8 x
3 Q: t2 [, Z9 V. P+ k" Ghttp://ogov.newswire.ca/ontario/GPOE/2003/04/03/c7335.html?lmatch=&lang=_e.html; {$ R# @$ m! `! x$ i/ ]8 C! w
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> Hefty fine if you don\'t change lanes!!!!!!! 3 demerit points on top of cash.
& [( U/ w( }6 p. |Go to the link above and check it out. |
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