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Quebec driver charged after police find suspension made from wooden logs and chicken wire
Ottawa Citizen ^
| April 11, 2017
| Andrew Seymour
Posted on 04/12/2017 2:36:57 PM PDT by rickmichaels
A driver who used wooden logs and chicken wire to reinforce his vehicles suspension was ticketed and had his car impounded by police following a traffic stop in west Quebec.
The MRC des Collines police said they pulled the 1999 Toyota Tercel over on Sunday at about 10:45 p.m. on route du Carrefour in Val-des-Monts after noticing the car didnt have working brake lights.
After pulling the car over, they discovered that the 28-year-old driver had no proof of insurance and an open beer in the front seat, police said.
A closer inspection of the car also revealed that three of the four tires showed signs of advanced wear (including no tread in some spots), it was missing its windshield wipers and had a rear suspension held in place by the wooden logs.
It was basically keeping the vehicle up, said Sgt. Martin Fournel.
After administering a sobriety test, which the driver passed, police impounded the car so it could undergo a mechanical inspection. In addition to the towing bill, the driver was also given a $481 ticket for open alcohol. He will also be ticketed for various safety infractions and failing to have insurance documents.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Miscellaneous; Outdoors; Society; Travel; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: fail; idiot; poscar; quebec
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To: rickmichaels
Should have used duct tape. That’ll fix up anything.
To: rickmichaels
I thought an open beer was standard equipment in Quebec.
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posted on
04/12/2017 2:40:28 PM PDT
by
VTenigma
(The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
To: VTenigma
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04/12/2017 2:42:00 PM PDT
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BBB333
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To: colorado tanker
I’m a gaffer’s tape person myself.
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posted on
04/12/2017 2:42:44 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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posted on
04/12/2017 2:45:17 PM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: rickmichaels
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posted on
04/12/2017 2:48:33 PM PDT
by
Truth29
To: rickmichaels
They gots rednecks in Quebec?...................
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posted on
04/12/2017 2:51:02 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
To: rickmichaels
Isn’t the Tercel pretty much the worst car Toyota ever made?
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posted on
04/12/2017 2:52:05 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
To: Red Badger
“They gots rednecks in Quebec?...................”
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LOL! In that area, they do. :)
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posted on
04/12/2017 2:52:40 PM PDT
by
proud American in Canada
(May God Bless the U.S.A. (Trump: I will bear the slings and arrows for you, the American people))
To: rickmichaels
Wooden logs? What kind of logs did they expect? Sheesh.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I don’t know about worst but it’s the cheapest one they’ve ever imported to North America.
To: rickmichaels
Don't even have to cross the border to see C R A Y - C R A Y
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04/12/2017 2:58:02 PM PDT
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Daffynition
("The New PTSD: Post-Trump Stress Disorder" - The MLN didn't make Trump, so they can't break Trump.)
To: rickmichaels
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04/12/2017 2:58:40 PM PDT
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dfwgator
To: rickmichaels; Tolerance Sucks Rocks
They should give him a medal, not arrest him.
To: RegulatorCountry
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posted on
04/12/2017 3:00:06 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("The New PTSD: Post-Trump Stress Disorder" - The MLN didn't make Trump, so they can't break Trump.)
To: Daffynition
That rises to the level of art.
To: rickmichaels
We used to use an old el camino as a pickup on the farm, we had to stick pieces of 2x4 between the coils of the springs because after using it to feed hay for a few months those car springs went kaput, never drove it out side of the farm though.
It was about 10x as rusty and beat up as the pic, thankfully the heater still worked in the winter
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posted on
04/12/2017 3:07:29 PM PDT
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GraceG
("It's better to have all the Right Enemies, that it is to have all the Wrong Friends.")
To: dfwgator
Lol. Giant ocarina on wheels.
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posted on
04/12/2017 3:09:16 PM PDT
by
dasboot
(Kurt was so ahead of his time.)
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