Shortcut Through Canada!! Eh!

[DARRYL CAINEY]

Just a note to those who want to take a shortcut through Canada on your way to the National in Vermont:

1) Leave youe guns at home, our laws are different. If you get caught they will be confiscated, destroyed you will be charged & jailed & Fined & refused further entry.
If you declare them, they can be left at the point of entry and picked up on the way out.

2) Radar detecrors are illegal: They will be confiscated, destroyed, you will be given a $400+ ticket!!
Note: The Police have Radar detector detectors, even if they are unplugged they will know!!

Our Big Brother is watching!!

Darryl

[dbrick]

Radar detector detectors I can understand, when the target machine is powered up. But when it's unplugged I don't get. How can a remote detector "see" an unpowered pile of parts?

[mike cousino]

Police have Radar detector detectors, even if they are unplugged they will know!!

Really, how does that work? If I was dumb enough to leave it mounted on the dash! ;)

[Polarbear]

For the most part, I've found the law in Western Canada to be far and few and even when encountering one, I've been left alone. I know I've been caught several times, way in access of speed limit and nothing happened. Maybe I'm lucky. I am coming through Eastern Canada, so thanx for heads up. My trip through Ontario to Trenton Rally was about like my above Western Canada experiences. Maybe Quebec will prove me wrong! How is the French experience? Is French Canada, Quebec much different from other provinces? I have not been there since childhood, 40 years ago.

[tourunigo]

Really, how does that work? If I was dumb enough to leave it mounted on the dash! ;)

I posted elsewhere that I called the RCMP a couple of days ago regarding this. If you can... leave it; if this is not possible then disconnect and pack the cord away in luggage (not tank bag). Detector Detector found only when on. A 'point check' on the road may have an over zealous officer who sees the device but the RCMP say that you can make a good argument by having it disconnected and packed (personally, I don't know how the connections work and, thus, if that is even possible). RCMP indicate that a detected detector (presumably one that is in operation) will be confiscated and individual fined. Overall though, I'd say stop obsessing, play it cautious if you can by removing the detector first or, if you are able, disconnect and pack cable away. If neither, then just don't use it at all and rely on the 'law of averages'. Overall though, come and enjoy this grand country. (...oh, and the gun thing: that would be far too serious for you to even remotely consider.) -Bob

[rinty]

I think the possibility of a border search is just a chance thing; the agents on both sides do a certain number of random checks. I've never been searched going either way when on my bike; but I've been on a few ski buses that have been disassembled by the U.S. border people. They're looking for dope and illegal booze. One of my friends had all his home made chili confiscated; it had beef in it.

Rinty

[Montauk]

I travel often to Canada, and take it off at the point when I am crossing the border, usually enough time to do this since there is a line up. I usually put it in a bag in the trunk. Once I forgot, and I was reminded by the customs officer. I complied at the spot. On Hwy 401, you can easily spot cops if you keep your eyes on the lookout. Often I've saved my butt by keeping a visual on. Mind you there have been times that I travelled windsor to toronto with my dector plugged in, and unplugged at the 1st beep or K, KA bands, while other times, I just keept it on, and kept on truck'n.

[Unregistered]

Probably the same as everywhere else, but the indicator to a fellow rider that there are LEO's ahead, is a few taps on the top of your helmet..