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Reverse a small portion of your last statement. Driving is a privilege, not a right.

Just wondering what leads you to believe that they have laid the wrong charge? Do you have disclosure yet?

They can ask to amend the charge right up until the trial starts.

Stunt wouldn't be laid. It has to be a "marked departure from the lawful rate of speed"
You indicate that he was going 60 km/h in a 60.
Depending on the circumstances, failing to signal and possibly careless based on the totality of the incident.

The Ontario Drivers handbook is available free online and has some good illustrations of where to stop. The front of the car is to be behind to stop line.
Stopping across the line is a $110.00 fine
Depending on how far after the line she stops, it could also lead to a charge of red light- fail to stop. A $325.00 fine

I don't think a manual would have helped anyway. The one I'm looking st doesn't say how it works, just how to use the product.
How it works is taught in class.

1- That's a Saskatewan case and isn't binding in Ontario at all.
2- It appears that whatever radar they were using, still required the use of tuning forks for testing. (Some brands still do)

Well so far in this thread it was only discussing the Genesis II, of course you don't do a road test on a stationary radar.

The road test is in the manual.

They don't try to amend it before the trial. They simply give the accused notification before they plea that they will be amending it up if they enter a not guilty plea. This also lets the JP know that the accused was fully informed about the possibility of an amendment.

This is from a lengthy thread earlier this year:
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The owner of the car can't be charged for this infraction.

It's not a traditional type of fatal error though. In a normal fatal error a JP can look at their copy of the ticket and quash it. Eg. Fine missing, date missing.
There's no way for a JP to know if your copy of the ticket isn't signed. The officer normally removes your ticket from the set after they completed it, sign it, issue it, and then sign ...

Just so you're aware, in most cases, the entire manual is not required to be produced in disclosure. Only the testing procedure. Just because you ask for something doesn't mean you get it. If you don't get it but believe that you require the entire manual, you may have to argue that to the JP and they will decide. Also, if the officer was using the ...

As long as they follow section 142(1) there's nothing illegal about it.

142(1)The driver or operator of a vehicle upon a highway before turning to the left or right at any intersection or into a private road or driveway or from one lane for traffic to another lane for traffic or to leave the roadway shall first see that the movement can be made in ...

Section 19 of Ontario Regulation 668 indicates:
19. The driver of automobile is 100 per cent at fault and the driver of automobile is not at fault for an incident that occurs,

(a) when automobile is backing up;

(b) when automobile is making a U-turn; or

(c) when the driver of, or a passenger in, automobile opens the automobile door or leaves ...

And now Ministry of Finance is also checking for coloured diesel. They also don't need a warrant.