Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Discuss the Ontario Highway Traffic Act.


Post Your Traffic Ticket, and Get Help!


The Ontario Traffic Ticket Forum!

       
    

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 4 posts ] 
  Print view

Turn - Not In Safety
Author Message
PostPosted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:50 pm 
Offline
Newbie

Joined: Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:42 pm
Posts: 2
Back in November 2009, I received a Turn - Not In Safety while making a turn at Midland Ave. East and one intersection north of McNicoll Ave. (this left turn heading northbound turns into a Lowe's/Pizza Pizza).

I was waiting stopped in the left turn lane while awaiting for oncoming traffic. Before the vehicle in the right southbound lane proceeded through, the light turned from green to yellow. I waited for that car to pass through the intersection, assessed the vehicle in the left southbound lane to have slowed down sufficiently and appeared to have stopped, and then proceeded to make the left turn at which I collided headfirst with the oncoming vehicle in the left south-bound lane. I'm also unsure whether the light was yellow or red at the time, and my testimony will say that.

Insurance company has already assessed me for being 100% a fault, so I've lost my deductible, but that's that.

I've made a plead of not guilty, and I was wondering if a ticket issued to the other driver for driving without insurance and proper vehicle plating will help me in this case. I should also note that I've also received a summons of witness regarding the other driver's offenses. A few of my colleagues have mentioned stories of how tickets have been dropped when other drivers involved showed up to testify against the defendant, although to me that seems logically irrelevant, since we're bound by law to show up for a summons?

One more thing out of curiosity. When a ticket is issued and a section is referred to, is there a legal difference between 142 (1) and 142.1? If the officer writes 142.1 but is referring to 142 (1) is this a mistake?


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:12 am 
Offline
Sr. Member

Joined: Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:31 pm
Posts: 336
All I can say is why did you wait this long for help?

Did you plead guilty?


Cheers
Viper1

_________________
"hang onto your chair when reading my posts
use at your own risk"


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:18 am 
Offline
Newbie

Joined: Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:42 pm
Posts: 2
viper1 wrote:
All I can say is why did you wait this long for help?

Did you plead guilty?


Cheers
Viper1


No, I plead not guilty. I'm actually still waiting for my court date.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 4:42 pm 
Offline
Member
User avatar

Joined: Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:28 pm
Posts: 162
Location: Mississauga
In this particular case section number 142.1 is fine. It is not a mistake that will render this ticket a nullity. In other cases where section number actually refers to another offence may have some weight.


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 4 posts ] 

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]


Related topics
 Topics   Author   Replies   Views   Last post 
There are no new unread posts for this topic. turn not in safety ticket - Left Turn Collision

nikhilvirmani

3

533

Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:37 am

Radar Identified View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. turn not in safety

Caius

0

2672

Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:26 pm

Caius View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. Turn - not in safety. Advanced Green light. Collision.

left-turn-larry

2

93

Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:44 pm

left-turn-larry View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. Improper Left Turn

Betty

1

1603

Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:42 am

Bookm View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. Improper left turn

bucho

5

1256

Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:54 pm

bucho View the latest post

 


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to: