| The police are always receiving excuses as to | | | | police stopped cardiologist Michael Kutryk on his |
| why they have caught people speeding, from the | | | | way to treat a heart attack victim and held him |
| sublime to the ridiculous. A police officer friend | | | | up for 10 minutes, issuing him a $300 ticket for |
| informed us the other day that a man that he | | | | doing 46 mph in a 25 mph zone. The patient |
| had stopped justified the fact that he was doing | | | | survived, but the police's critics said it was not |
| 100 in a forty by saying that he had heard a loud | | | | thanks to their efforts. |
| noise, causing him to speed away in case it was | | | | In the eyes of the law, the reason for speeding |
| something dangerous! | | | | has little effect, it's simply a case of whether you |
| But the excuse of being a doctor on call and | | | | were or weren't. Likewise, in the case of a Car |
| heading to the hospital seems to be a bit of a | | | | Insurance claim, the company are not concerned |
| grey area. One argument is that you would want | | | | for the reason, but should you make a claim and |
| a physician to get to the hospital as quickly as | | | | have been speeding, they may not honour it. |
| possible to save the person needing help, but on | | | | Experts agree that common sense here is key. |
| the flip side, should they cause an accident there | | | | The patient may be waiting for the doctor to |
| would be a possibility of far more injuries. | | | | arrive, but the physician would be much more help |
| One case in Toronto recently came to light when | | | | to them in one piece. |