Vancouver driver fined for driving in bus lane just after failing road test for driving in bus lane

A Vancouver police officer says a ticket was issued for driving in the bus lane to a driver who had just failed her driver’s test for driving in a bus lane.

Mark Christensen, traffic sergeant with the Vancouver Police Dept., said on social media Wednesday that a vehicle was stopped for driving in a bus lane and the driver produced a learner’s licence.

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Christensen said the driver told the officer she was coming from a driving test that she had failed.

She provided documentation that showed she failed the test because she drove in a bus lane, Christensen said.

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On top of that, there was no supervisor in the vehicle with the driver, and an “L” sticker indicating the driver has a learner’s licence was not on display.

Christensen tweeted out a redacted copy of a violation ticket worth $327 in fines.