Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 11:21:26 -0330
Reply-To: Tom Rowsell <nfld_exile@WARP.NFLD.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Tom Rowsell <nfld_exile@WARP.NFLD.NET>
Organization: Exploits Image Communications
Subject: Re: Driving In Canada
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He might have thought you had a radar detector plugged in there...which I "think" is illegal in many Canadian provinces. I'm no longer sure about this, since I'm long past the age of radar detectors and running from the police :)
Tom
>
>Subject: Re: Driving In Canada
> From: "Russell, William" <william.russell@UW-INC.COM>
> Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 09:42:02 -0400
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>Here's a really weird thing. The one officer looking through the driver
>side window asked, "Is that a cell phone charger plugged in to the
>cigarette lighter?" When I told him it was, he just made a "humph"
>noise. What else could it have been?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
>Of Eric Unrau
>Sent: May 15, 2002 00:59
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Driving In Canada
>
>That's odd. We made the same trip in October with no police incidents.
>
>~Eric~
>'89 Westy
>Vancouver, BC
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>Of Russell, William
>Sent: May 14, 2002 2:25 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Driving In Canada
>
>I cannot recall who it was but recently someone asked for any tips about
>driving in Canada this summer and after having just completed my 4500km
>trip from Vancouver to Hamilton, I have some advice:
>
>
>
>Ensure that all your papers are in order. This means license,
>registration, insurance, ownership, passport, etc. I mean completely in
>order and readily available! The police up here seem to have decided
>that VW vans are the likely transport vehicles for the drug trade and
>are pulling them over without any reason whatsoever.
>
>
>
>Keep the van tidy inside. They need justification to search a vehicle.
>If there is none, they cannot search it (this is based on their
>behaviour, not my legal understanding). If you have liquor on board,
>keep in the furthest cabinet. Make absolutely sure it is not in sight
>and certainly not within reach of the driver.
>
>
>
>Don't transport illegal narcotics around (certainly not the types that
>Western Canada is famous for and the dogs love smelling. If you happen
>to be the type of person that carries a personal amount with you,
>avoiding a search should be your top priority.
>
>
>
>I was pulled over three times on the way from Vancouver to Hamilton. I
>wasn't speeding or driving recklessly or not using signals or anything
>else. I was carrying no illegal substances but I really don't like
>dealing with the police and certainly didn't appreciate the veiled
>threats that they presented. I was never searched and I am convinced it
>is because everything was in order. They scoured the vehicle through
>the windows using those giant "mag" lights, and I do mean SCOURED. I am
>convinced that if they had seen anything that they could justify a
>search with, they would have torn the van apart. Instead they remained
>outside the vehicle, searched through the windows with flashlights, ran
>my credentials through the computer, checked the credentials of the
>person travelling with me, and made threats about dogs and
>incarceration.
>
>
>
>I saw several other VW vans pulled over as well. This was not something
>isolated to my and my van. This is disgusting. I was embarrassed for
>all Canadians. What a waste of time and what a hassle. In case you
>didn't notice the tone, I am #*&*$ pissed about this.
>
>
>
>Happy travelling,
>
>
>
>\/\/i!!y
>
>1980 Westy "Jazzy"
>
>
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