We've had some history with the police in my town..
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We have a steady police presence of 5 - 10 officers in the town at any given time.
Long story short I exercised my right to not talk to the police (I watch them beat the *EDIT* outta my brother and a…
Just wondering what you guys think of those HOV lanes.
Sure these lanes are faster then usual but i think they present a ton of problems, now the first thing i want to clear up is often we say speed is dangerous. Okay i can believe that depending on the context and situation its used in. But i think…
I heard somewhere that flashing your lights (i.e. clicking your high beams on and off) to warm drivers in the opposite direction of a speed trap is a violation of the highway traffic act.
Is this true ?
I was watching motoring 200X and they spoke about this, and accorinding to them, it is NOT illegal…
Mid July 2012 I was hit at 6pm by a drunk driver. That's when my hubby decided to tell me that he didn't take care of the insurance as he was supposed to. So, I got charged with driving without insurance. Car is in my name.
Inuries were minor - all of us had aches/pains, hubby had seatbelt burn…
Hello I'd like to start by saying what a great site this is!
Back on July 31 2011 me and 7 other friends received speeding tickets for 148km in a 100km zone on motocycles. I received my disclosure on March 2nd and court is on March 14. which isnt alot of time to prepare 
some facts of the case
-They…
Just wondering what this incident means...........
My wife got caught not making a full stop - no contest.
However, also got a "ticket" for failure to surrender card - but she did but it was expired.
She found the good card after that mistake and gave it to the officer.
However she still got a "ticket"…
I got a speeding ticket doing 75 in a 50 zone. There where vehicles all around my vehicle doing about the same speed. The road was 2 lanes in one direction and 2 lanes in the other direction. There was a vehicle beside mine, another behind that vehicle and a vehicle behind me, all moving above the…
Hi all,
Unfortunately I got a "Disobey Sign" ticket tonight in this weather for turning left at a no left turn intersection (Greenwood turning left onto O'Connor) and my question is if it is possible to fight this ticket successfully due to a variety of reasons.
First of all, since visibility was…
Re: 168 in 80 on Hwy 118 Muskoka: Paralegal/Lawyer Refereral
Regulation 455/07 states:
Definition, "stunt"
3. For the purposes of section 172 of the Act, "stunt" includes any activity where one or more persons engage in any of the following driving behaviours: 7. Driving a motor vehicle at a rate of speed that is 50 kilometres per hour or more over the speed limit.
There are many ways inwhich a stunt can be done. This charge has been challenged in court many times and it stands. Yes, there is case law to support the stunting legislation.
Re: 168 in 80 on Hwy 118 Muskoka: Paralegal/Lawyer Refereral
Okay that is good information. The full regulation is here:
http://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/070455
And it also defines "race and contest" which would be:
Definition, "race" and "contest"
2. (1) For the purposes of section 172 of the Act, "race" and "contest" include any activity where one or more persons engage in any of the following driving behaviours:
3. Driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention, without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway or in a manner that may endanger any person by,
i. driving a motor vehicle at a rate of speed that is a marked departure from the lawful rate of speed,
So then it is as I thought it might be... if the prosecution can prove the speed, then the race/contest and stunt part is also proven based on this regulation.
Re: 168 in 80 on Hwy 118 Muskoka: Paralegal/Lawyer Refereral
jsherk wrote:Yes, most likely there will be no plea deal and prosecutor will seek the maximum sentence/fine.
At set date, JP recommended 60 Day Lic Susp. and $3000 fine if plead guilty. (Its my first stunt offence, so not sure why its not just 30 according to the HTA)
If go to trial, JP says 90 Day Lic Susp. and $4000.
Next step is consider with Paralegal, then see if we need to look for plea deal, guilty, or go to trial based on disclosure.
Thoughts? Thanks!
Re: 168 in 80 on Hwy 118 Muskoka: Paralegal/Lawyer Refereral
At this point I would hire a lawyer to review your case and seek out a plea. (You should have done this from the start). I wouldn't expect much, but, if there is a good result to be had it will come from a pro.
Re: 168 in 80 on Hwy 118 Muskoka: Paralegal/Lawyer Refereral
I assume you mean the prosecutor and not the JP.
If you go to trial and LOSE, the prosecutor will then make a recommendation to the JP about the penalty, meaning he/she will say "we are asking for 90 day suspension and $4000 fine because of bla bla bla". You (or your representative) will then get a chance to say "we are asking for 30 day suspension and $1000 fine because of bla bla bla".
The JP will then decide the suspension and fine amount. The JP can actually decide something different (more or less) than both of you asked for.
Re: 168 in 80 on Hwy 118 Muskoka: Paralegal/Lawyer Refereral
Michelle Scott of Scott Paralegal, in Huntsville has some good fight in her.
Re: 168 in 80 on Hwy 118 Muskoka: Paralegal/Lawyer Refereral
screeech wrote:Michelle Scott of Scott Paralegal, in Huntsville has some good fight in her.
I've already got a paralegal. I just wanted to discuss with some of the previous posters in the comments to provide some ongoing fodder for discussion.
Cheers,
Re: 168 in 80 on Hwy 118 Muskoka: Paralegal/Lawyer Refereral
Did you get a paralegal speak to the prosecutor or was that all you?
Re: 168 in 80 on Hwy 118 Muskoka: Paralegal/Lawyer Refereral
UnknownStuntMan wrote:screeech wrote:Michelle Scott of Scott Paralegal, in Huntsville has some good fight in her.I've already got a paralegal. I just wanted to discuss with some of the previous posters in the comments to provide some ongoing fodder for discussion.
Cheers,
And kudos to you for coming back with info. Lots of people post the issue and then disappear so we never know how it turned out.
