goat free roads in canada

[almaty 19]

Swiss man caught speeding on a Canadian highway has blamed his actions on the absence of goats on the roads.

The man was caught driving at 161 km/h (100mph) in a 100 km/h (60mph) zone.

A traffic officer's notes said the Swiss driver had said he was taking advantage "of the ability to go faster without risking hitting a goat".

Canadian police spokesman Joel Doiron said he had never found a goat on the highways of eastern Ontario in his 20 years of service.

"Nobody's ever used the lack of goats here as an excuse for speeding," Mr Doiron told the AFP news agency.

"I've never been to Switzerland, but I guess there must be a lot of goats there," he said.

The driver was ordered to pay a fine of C$360 ($330; £175) for speeding.

[iceyspots 0]

I dont recall seeing any goats in my many trips to montreal lol

[YuAndDan 153]

Now that is a new one! I guess the black and white speed limit sign means nothing.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

I can remember the (possibly apocryphal) tale of a Yank being stopped saying "Well, I was only doing 100 'Canadian Miles' per hour like the sign said" (originally Canadian signs DID put 'km/h' underneath, but they no longer do).

But this Swiss chopf#ck's excuse is REALLY creative--he could easily have used "I didn't know if it meant 'miles' or 'kilometres' per hour" (note: that too is lame, though no lamer than the "lack of goats on roads" excuse).

:lol:

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Ive never seen any goats on the roads in Canada - but I have seen cattle on the road in Saskatchewan. Maybe we have been going at this stop speeding campaign the wrong way . . . maybe we don't need more police cars parked at the side of the road . . maybe we just need some goats.

[Lewis 0]

On a tangent.....Reminds me of a trip I took once through South Dakota, some buffalo were blocking the road and we had to wait a while. Then out of nowhere this rogue donkey runs up to our open backdoor window and starts scarfing down some cookies we had back there, will never forget it...

[Mirorgate 0]

I don't recall seeing many goats on the roads in switzerland.. guess this guy was playing the trump card of how not many NA ppl actually travel further than their own borders.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

I don't recall seeing many goats on the roads in switzerland.. guess this guy was playing the trump card of how not many NA ppl actually travel further than their own borders.

And unfortunately, the police actually had an ACE of trumps (without knowing the suite beforehand) while he was holding a 2!