Ontario Highway Traffic Act

I've looked at many of the posts and - for the most part - they are correct.

However there has not been a lot of mention of an additional ground of appeal. It appears that you made some mistakes in your trial. Although you are not entitled to a 'do over' the JP had a duty to make sure that you did it right the first time. He/she doesn't have to do ...

slowman wrote:Can anyone help me? Please. I go to court in APRIL 2009.

Of course I can help you. The previous message posted here answering your message is a good foundation so there is no point repeating it.

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D.A.

Should just make a new section in the HTA....Strike a motor vehicle from the rear. That would apply to stopped traffic and/or traffic slowly moving, could even be applied to hitting a parked vehicle on the shoulder.

The one problem I see with this is that in "not at fault rear enders" I.e. where someone slams on their brakes, or cuts you off ...

Bobkat,

It's not too late to deal with this.

First of all, HTA charges are not Criminal Charges however, unlike Criminal Charges, they remain on your driving record forever - you cannot be pardoned and you cannot get a "discharge" to escape conviction.

Depending on the circumstances of the accident, there are other charges which may be 2 or 3 ...

lol good point there! :)

But what are the chances of that actually happening?



I can tell you from my recent experience that 17 of the last 20 Careless cases I've done resulted in a complete dismissal. One resulted in a full conviction (and had excellent grounds of appeal) of the remaining 2, one was reduced to a bylaw (no points and no HTA ...

admin wrote:I think this is a good deal because why not take 4 points over 6 points?

Because 0 points and no conviction is better than 4 points and a conviction.

D.A.

With all the new talk about the racing provisions (s. 172 of the Highway Traffic Act defining speeding 50 or more over as a "stunt") many people haven't looked at some of the other less talked about definitions of stunts.

In particular, one definition that many people may not know is this scenario:

Let's say you're late for work, you have to turn ...

Quite frequently, I've seen Careless Driving charges in rear end collisions reduced to "Follow Too Close". But is this really a good deal? Sure you avoid the major conviction with 6 points, but you still get a conviction for 4 points. And in many cases, the only witness who could describe the driver's conduct is the other driver who may or may not ...

Penalty

(14) Every person who contravenes this section or any by-law or regulation made under this section is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable, where the rate of speed at which the motor vehicle was driven,

(a) is less than 20 kilometres per hour over the speed limit, to a fine of $3 for each kilometre per hour that the motor ...

Also, some cities, like Ottawa, for example have by-laws to cover this kind of offence that would not result in demerit points i.e. "drive in a manner as to obstruct traffic".

D.A.

I really want to commend the creators of this forum. I have been driving for over 10 years; I learned to drive in Montreal. People always say how Quebec drivers are nuts, but really, while I lived there, I very rarely saw or read about, or knew about any major accidents.

I came to Ontario a little over 3 years ago, and I have noticed that the ...