The Commissioner of the RCMP was reluctant to answer questions about a speeding ticket he avoided after being stopped by an officer along a BC highway.

Bob Paulson told members of the Vancouver Board of Trade that he was pulled over while driving a rental vehicle along the Coquihalla Highway returning from a friend’s wedding last year.

“The RCMP officer walks up and says, ‘Do you have any idea how fast you were going?'” Paulson told the crowd.

“He says, ‘Driver’s licence and registration,’ … and I gave him my licence and he looks at it and he goes, ‘Aw, seriously,'” he added.

The crowd laughed.

When questioned by a reporter, Paulson initially said it was just a story he made up.When pressed, Paulson said the story was true but he didn’t want to say whether he had received a ticket.

“I don’t want to talk about that. I do not want to talk about that,” he said.

A short while later Paulson was again asked about the speeding story. He confirmed he had not been given a ticket but said he hadn’t received preferential treatment.

“I was warned,” Paulson said.

Source: Canadian Press