Candiac Man gets fined
This headline made me giggle: Candiac Man gets $2,752 in fines for driving 200 km/h. It’s the capitalization of “Man” – like Piltdown Man or Florida Man. Seems pretty typical of Candiac Man in his full expression.
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Major Annoyance 19:35 on 2024-08-03 Permalink
Doing 200 in a 70 zone and only $2,752? Dude got off easy methinks. I was once fined $500 just for absent-mindedly sharpening a knife on a near-empty bus.
Yeah, I’m stupid.
Kate 20:17 on 2024-08-03 Permalink
The bit that struck me was “His driver’s licence was suspended for seven days.” It should have been cancelled. Let Candiac Man walk.
Ian 21:31 on 2024-08-03 Permalink
Well, it is being suspended for a year after that and he has to retake his driver’s test. The article is written sloppily, it’s not clear if he gets his license back between the time after the seven days are up and paying the fine …
The tickets aren’t clearly described either,”The driver was issued a $2,430 speeding ticket, another for $322, and four demerit points for zigzagging between traffic lanes” doesn’t make sense but “The driver was issued a $2,430 speeding ticket, and another for $322 and four demerit points for zigzagging between traffic lanes” does.
Finally, to cap this great bit of writing, “The Sûreté du Québec says that speed is one of the leading causes of fatal collisions on Quebec roads”.
Well, duh.