Hey guys this is my second time posting. A while back actually about 5 month ago I got a ticket for proceeding contrary to sign at intersection 144(9). When the officer was asking me for my insurance and drivers license, i did not have the new insurance slip, 
thus he also gave me a ticket for…
Hello all
(simon or anyone else can feel free to answer)
I requested disclosure of a radar manual in original disclosure request. Didn't get disclosure until trial date, so an adjournment was granted. At that time the Provincial Prosecutor stated that it wasn't his policy to release the manual to…
so last night i was driving home at around 1am
i was going 120 in a 100 when a car started tailgating me (almost bumper to bumper)
i sped up in order to put some distance between us but it wouldnt leave me alone for over 10 minutes.
i was exhausted and not paying attention to my speed guage i ended up…
Hey folks. New forumer here.
Just curious to hear a few opinions on the following video taken at a photo enforced intersection.
As you can see, the light was still yellow for a fraction of a second as the camera-car entered the intersection (crossed the stop line), but it was close.
I drive a Honda Civic and we all know how those are when it comes to theft. On my driveway my brothers car was stolen twice and once broken in to. Also a few other cars have been stolen on my street. I have an alarm and all that. But say my alarm was going off and I ran outside and fought off the…
Hello all, yesterday I received a ticket for parking in a handicapped spot outside of school. I was done classes and had to load up my van with some very heavy and awkward items for transport. I had been parked in the garage across the street for the duration of my classes and decided to bring…
Sometimes I find plain simple English not quite so simple:
Green arrow(14) Every driver approaching a traffic control signal showing one or more green arrow indications only or in combination with a circular red or circular amber indication and facing the indication may proceed only to follow the…
Hi, recently I was driving home around 2:30pm from the bus stop I drive to in order to bus to school. I was traveling down Kennedy just past 19th seatbelt on, doing the speed limit. About one and a half kilometers past the intersection of Kennedy and 19th a fox sprinted across the road. I swerved…
Following too close, can a charge be laid?
This happened today and got me wondering.
My son was riding his bike in front of our house when a driver shows up out of no where following him too close, this got him very scared and barely managed to pull into our driveway and complain to me.
So I'm wondering if a driver can be charged for following a bicycle too close under HTA, section 158(1) only talks about vehicle.
Thank you in advance
Re: Following too close, can a charge be laid?
According to the highway traffic act, a bicycle is a vehicle.
"vehicle" includes a motor vehicle, trailer, traction engine, farm tractor, road-building machine, bicycle and any vehicle drawn, propelled or driven by any kind of power, including muscular power, but does not include a motorized snow vehicle or a street car; ("vehicule")
"bicycle" includes a tricycle, a unicycle and a power-assisted bicycle but does not include a motor-assisted bicycle; ("bicyclette")
Re: Following too close, can a charge be laid?
human is also a vehicle, if following humans to close.
But cops/911 would not take your case seriously.
Re: Following too close, can a charge be laid?
jimm wrote:human is also a vehicle, if following humans to close.But cops/911 would not take your case seriously.
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90h08
Please read this before posting incorrect information. A human is not considered a vehicle.
Re: Following too close, can a charge be laid?
Thank you for all the replies.
Re: Following too close, can a charge be laid?
WHAT? unless your part machine/robot/cyborg then ,
NO-ONE is a vehicle, you might want to look up a dictionary definition.
"a thing used for transporting people or goods, especially on land, such as a car, truck, or cart."
jimm wrote:human is also a vehicle, if following humans to close.But cops/911 would not take your case seriously.
Re: Following too close, can a charge be laid?
Dictionary definition isn't of much importance here either. The Highway Traffic Act has its own definition section. The definition of vehicle has already been provided in this thread and outlines clearly what is and isn't considered a vehicle for the purpose of the act.
"Humans" are referred to as pedestrians throughout the act. No, they are not vehicles.
