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…
Help - ticket with HTA on don mills rd which is not highway
Need some help as i was given ticket while driving on don mills road with offence of highway traffic act 154.1 (3). When i researched I see that the toronto HOV lanes are under Toronto minicipal by-law act "Metropolitan Toronto ByLaw Chapter 132/93. Sect. 3 (a)"
Can someone please help how to fight this ticket. Any guidance is greatly appreciated.
Re: Help - ticket with HTA on don mills rd which is not high
Re: Help - ticket with HTA on don mills rd which is not high
The charge looks like it was for driving in an HOV lane and from my admittedly hasty research I think the OP may have a case. The regulations for S. 154.1 only list HOV designations on a number of 400 series highways. However Toronto By-law 950-503 seems to regulate HOV lanes on city streets in Toronto. It looks to me like the officer may have charged the OP under the wrong law. I've posted what seem to me to be the relevant pieces of legislation here. What do you all think?
HTA scroll to section 154.1
http://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90h08#BK233
Regulations for HTA section 154.1
http://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/050620
Toronto Municipal code scroll to section 950-503
http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/municode/1184_950.pdf
List of HOV lanes within Toronto under section 950-503
Re: Help - ticket with HTA on don mills rd which is not high
were you in the bus lane ?
Re: Help - ticket with HTA on don mills rd which is not high
mfx11 wrote:Need some help as i was given ticket while driving on don mills road with offence of highway traffic act 154.1 (3). When i researched I see that the toronto HOV lanes are under Toronto minicipal by-law act "Metropolitan Toronto ByLaw Chapter 132/93. Sect. 3 (a)"Can someone please help how to fight this ticket. Any guidance is greatly appreciated.
The charge on ticket is "IMPROPER USE OF HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE" contrary to "HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT section 154.1(3)" while driving in bus lane on local road DON MILLS ROAD. it seems the charge should be under Toronto By Law. Since office quoted wrong regulation as HTA, will i have better chance to have the charge dropped?
Also, it seems Toronto by law 950-503(Reserved lanes for designated classes of vehicles) don't seem to carry demerit points that will affect insurance
Re: Help - ticket with HTA on don mills rd which is not high
I think if you take your ticket to trial and then point out the error to the presiding Justice of the Peace you should be acquitted. Make sure to have 3 copies of the relevant laws and regulations, one for the JP one for the prosecution and one for your self. Be prepared to walk the court through your argument and explain exactly where the officer made his mistake.
Re: Help - ticket with HTA on don mills rd which is not high
Daggx, thanks very much for the suggestions and thoughts.
Re: Help - ticket with HTA on don mills rd which is not high
Is Don Mills Rd the same as Hwy 404? In the regulations it states where the HOV is valid on hwy 404.. So if one and same... Might want to check on that
Re: Help - ticket with HTA on don mills rd which is not high
hwybear wrote:Is Don Mills Rd the same as Hwy 404?
Nope. Don Mills Road is a north-south arterial, owned by the city of Toronto. The Don Valley Parkway is what the 404 becomes south of the 401.
Pretty sure Don Mills isn't a King's Highway.
