SITTING… PRETTY?
Burlington, Ontario, police made an uncomfortable discovery in late November when they found a lawn furniture fixture where a driver’s seat should be. On November 30, the Scanner Feed shared images of a Ford Edge SUV that had been pulled over for a traffic violation. The images, shared to Facebook as a warning to other drivers, show the typical—albeit unorganized—interior, though the driver’s seat has been sneakily replaced with a lawn chair. Police said they removed the vehicles plates and the driver has been summoned to court for unsafe vehicle and seatbelt inoperative.
YOUNG GUN
In typical Friday the 13th fashion, November 13 saw Ontario police stop a driver travelling at more than 200km/h. The reason? He was aiming to impress his girlfriend. To make matters worse, the 16-year-old driver only held his G2-class license. Looks like he’s earned himself another date—a court date.
OFFICIALS NOT A-MOOSE-D
Canadian officials are issuing an important message to drivers this winter—do not let moose lick your car. Officials in Jasper, Alberta, have put up signs asking motorists to avoid allowing moose to lick the salt—a treat moose find hard to resist—off their cars. By allowing moose to lick the salt off your car, they will become habituated with being around cars, said Steve Young, a Jasper National Park spokesperson.
“Moose and cars are not a good mix. If you hit the moose with your car, you take the legs out from under it and it’s going through your windshield,” he said. The best way to stop a moose from coming close to your car is simply driving away when you see them approaching, added Young.
HOLE IN ONE
Amazon employees will always take extra steps to ensure your package is delivered in one piece—even in rough terrain. In early November, one Amazon driver became quite lost while following his GPS, and ended up on a golf course, where he wedged himself into a golf cart tunnel between the clubhouse and the third nine. According to police on the scene, the vehicle was more than a foot too tall to squeeze through the small opening. The driver maintains that the mishap was the result of a GPS fluke.
ZOOM, LITERALLY
Ottawa councillor George Darouze landed in some hot water last month when he was caught conducting a Zoom meeting from his moving vehicle. A twominute clip from the live-streamed meeting was posted to Twitter on November 24, showing Darouze driving around, making turns and changing lanes as he checks his phone with both hands and chats with Zoom meeting attendees.
