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  [ 2 posts ] 
  Print view

Red light - fail to stop, ottawa
Author Message
PostPosted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 2:02 pm 
Offline
Newbie

Joined: Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:55 pm
Posts: 2
Got in a stupid accident last night at a complicated intersection.
Police officer wrote up the ticket, but told me that he knows this intersection is complicated and that he will not be showing up in court if I decide to challenge the ticket. (He even recommended I challenge)

My question is, obviously I ran a red light, that's already sort of been established at the scene of the Car accident during the report. But is there any way if I challenge the ticket that they would actually reduce the fine or the demerit points based on the intersection being confusing?
I would not be challenging the fact that I ran the red light, but just the fact that the intersection should be re-designed, etc.

Anybody have any experience with this type of challenge? I've never had a traffic ticket violation, this is my first ticket and my first collision too.
My point is that I wasn't voluntarily speeding through trying to beat out a yellow light, etc. I was just genuinely confused and my first instinct should have been to slam the brakes rather than ask out loud to my friends "am I green or am I red?"


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 5:56 pm 
Offline
Newbie

Joined: Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:55 pm
Posts: 2
Actually, if the police officer does indeed not show up, is my ticket thrown out by default?

A friend of mine went to court for a ticket a few years ago, he said it was a joke. A lady before him had been ticketed for running a red light, the cop didn't show up, and the judge gave her 3 tries to just say 'not guilty', then asked if anybody else in the court could help her with her plea, they told her to say 'innocent/not guilty', so she did. And the judge reversed the ticket right away.

Is this normal?


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 2 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. Red Light Fail to Stop - Light changed to red half-way thru

s.knight

4

955

Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:17 am

Omega_Gin View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. Red Light- Fail to stop Pedestrian controled Light

2xTurbo

4

743

Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:02 am

2xTurbo View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. 2 fail to stop tickets (stop sign, red light)

BREAKBEND

1

777

Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:51 pm

Simon Borys View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. Red Light Fail to stop

ymax

1

1311

Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:05 am

Bookm View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. Red Light - Fail to stop

Hafcheese

1

578

Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:00 pm

liveontheedge 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: