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…
Disobey Stop Sign and Fail to Surrender Licence
Hi Everyone,
I just got two tickets, "Disobey Stop Sign and Fail to Surrender Licence".
I was driving casually in a residential area, right after picking up my gf. As I approached the stop sign, i gradually slowed down. I stopped for 1 second and accelerated. As I pulled over, the officer acknowledges that I slowed down, then said I took off. I also forgot my licence at home. This is the first time getting either tickets.
Please advise.
Re: Disobey Stop Sign and Fail to Surrender Licence
If you are sure that you fully stopped your vehicle for even a microsecond, you could testify to that in court. However, the outcomes generally aren't that great. The best thing for you to do at this point is pick option 3 and arrange for a trial. When you get a trial date, you can file a disclosure request (please see the "Courts and Procedures" section of this website for more). Disclosure is getting information from the Prosecutor's office about what the evidence is against you. In your case, you'll want to request the officer's notes, so you can find out what he saw.
The Prosecutor will probably offer a deal, in that they'll drop one ticket in exchange for a guilty plea to the other. The easier charge for them to prove is the "failure to surrender licence," so they'll probably offer to drop that one in exchange for the stop sign plea. All depends... This will at least get you started with some ideas.
