Failure to slow for an emergency vehicle
Failure to slow down....reasonable to ask him to prove how he knows she did not slow down? In fact, she did to let the two other cars pass her. She has her boyfriend as a witness.
Secondly, and this is probably the harder part to fight...she pulled into the right hand lane when the HTA says, if she can safely move to a lane away from the vehicle, she is obligated to do that. Any suggestions on fighting that? It was not like one of the cars that usually hangs halfway into the lane, this was a motorcycle fully in the right hand turn lane.
I have never had to fight a ticket before so would like any advice that anyone thinks may work. This really is a bit of a BS charge...he was just majorly pissed is all.
Thanks for any help.
Not sure I'd call it a BS charge. It's pretty serious and sounds like the officer genuinely thought your daughter committed the offence.
wow...the other cars in "fast lane" slowed down as they had seen the officer, your daughter decides they are going too slow for her liking, moves into the slow lane and passes directly beside the officerCeller6 wrote:. There were simply cars in both the fast lane an d the shoulder lane and my daughter decided to switch into the slower lane because the car in front of her was going below the speed limit. She had hardly gotten into the shoulder lane when she came upon the officer.
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Usually when people state that the "failure to slow down or move over" is a BS charge, or a "cash grab," I use this analogy:paul1913 wrote:Its not a BS charge as there has been many officers that have lost their lives as a result of this.
Police/firefighters/EMS etc are working on the highway, so they are "at work." Would you like someone driving 80 km/h (or faster) five feet from your desk?
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only then can you mount a defence
maybe in the future when you see emergency vehicles, either move over one lane... if not while driving by, just slow down... get your daily dose of rubbernecking prescribed by the HTA... and proceed forward slowly
You said she switched to the right lane to pass because the other drivers slowed down below the speed limit - probably because they saw the officer and knew to slow way down. Her immediate reaction when seeing the peace officer ahead should have been to hit the brakes and switch back to the passing lane behind the other cars.
And you were the one that called it a BS charge. With all due respect, you can't expect much sympathy with a comment like that. Many of the forums I participate in, give back exactly what you put in. If you drive along many of the Highways in Ontario, you will see signs with the dedications to the memories of officers that were killed in the line of duty. Many were traffic related. Put yourself in the officer's shoes for a second and maybe you'll realize that the officer is putting his or her life on the line for the safety of you and your daughter.
This site is not a site that helps bad drivers get off there ticket.Celler6 wrote:I am not a big one for going to forums but in this case, thought i would try it out to see if anyone could offer any help. Wow...no wonder on line forums get a bad name. In a forum which is designed to discuss all aspects of the Highway traffic act, everyone wants to convict my daughter based simply on my account of things - good thing the justice system is a bit more patient before it convicts. Liberties get taken with interpretations and twisted to fit the convenient argument that allows perfect strangers to blast her. Absolutely amazing....all i asked for was some help from some of you who might have experience in fighting this kind of thing yet all the *edited by forum* want to do is put forth their thoughts on the guilt or innocence of my daughter, or attack me for calling it a BS charge via the insinuation that i dont respect the lives of the police. Nothing is further from the truth...one can dispute the guilt or innocence of my daughter and the behaviour of the officer and still understand the importance of such a serious charge. It can still be a BS charge based on the officer not doing his job properly, while the respect for the nature of the charge can still exist. Again, I ask, without any sermons or attacks, is there at least one person out there who might be able to offer advice on how to fight this thing? *Edited by forum*
It is to help innocent people.
You described an action of your daughters that makes me angy allmost every day.
Not a chance that I would help you with that ticket.
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