Post by Ferryman on Aug 23, 2012 10:11:59 GMT -8
This will be a thread for any future news reports with on the spot passengers causing at scene at the ferry.
For the most part, the traveling public travels in peace. But every once and a while you get a bad apple, especially when they're denied passage because there's just not quite enough space. Most of us have been that person, the one who has been stopped and everyone in front of you gets on. That's just the luck of the draw though, folks. Just remember, BC Ferries personnel won't hesitate on calling the police if you cause a scene, and if it's severe enough, you could end up holding the ship up from Departure. Here's an example of some pretty childish behaviour.
www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/08/20/ferry-nanaimo-road-rage_n_1815103.html
For the most part, the traveling public travels in peace. But every once and a while you get a bad apple, especially when they're denied passage because there's just not quite enough space. Most of us have been that person, the one who has been stopped and everyone in front of you gets on. That's just the luck of the draw though, folks. Just remember, BC Ferries personnel won't hesitate on calling the police if you cause a scene, and if it's severe enough, you could end up holding the ship up from Departure. Here's an example of some pretty childish behaviour.
www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/08/20/ferry-nanaimo-road-rage_n_1815103.html
Nanaimo Ferry Arrest: Road Rage Lands Man In RCMP Custody
A case of road rage left a 65-year old Surrey man in handcuffs Sunday afternoon.
Trouble began after the man was told by B.C. Ferries' traffic control officers at Nanaimo's Departure Bay Terminal that there was no room for his vehicle on board, said RCMP in a news release Monday.
Without a reservation, the man was told there would be a three-sailing wait for the next ferry and that he would have to move his vehicle off the boarding ramp.
Instead, the man refused to remove his vehicle and threw a tantrum.
After officers repeatedly asked the man to leave, the man got in his car and drove off the ramp and onto the sidewalk to wait for the next ferry.
When asked to produce his licence and registration, the man refused and drove off.
"There was a traffic control person 30 feet ahead of him and numerous cars," explained Sgt. Sheryl Armstrong with Nanaimo RCMP
A case of road rage left a 65-year old Surrey man in handcuffs Sunday afternoon.
Trouble began after the man was told by B.C. Ferries' traffic control officers at Nanaimo's Departure Bay Terminal that there was no room for his vehicle on board, said RCMP in a news release Monday.
Without a reservation, the man was told there would be a three-sailing wait for the next ferry and that he would have to move his vehicle off the boarding ramp.
Instead, the man refused to remove his vehicle and threw a tantrum.
After officers repeatedly asked the man to leave, the man got in his car and drove off the ramp and onto the sidewalk to wait for the next ferry.
When asked to produce his licence and registration, the man refused and drove off.
"There was a traffic control person 30 feet ahead of him and numerous cars," explained Sgt. Sheryl Armstrong with Nanaimo RCMP
