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Looks like none of this was necessary.. I walked into the courtroom and talked to the prosecutor. Here's how the convo went:
-You requested a disclosure, right?
-That is correct
-You did not receive it?
-That is also correct
-When did you request it?
-August...
-[that's where she cut me off] In this case I will not be proceeding with this matter ...

I did not receive disclosure for a 128 case from the Crown. Unfortunately there isn't sufficient time to file 4F before the trial date. Can I still request a stay before I enter my plea or is an adjournment the best I can hope for? The original trial date is about a year after the offense date, so I would have an excellent 11b case if it got ...

Wouldn't that make GPS receivers illegal? Most of the consumer-level receivers are really computers, running Windows, with capabilities of accessing music libraries, movie playback, even editing text. How does that make it different than a laptop, a tablet or an e-book reader in the passenger's lap? Hell, I've had people drive me while I was ...

Some years back, in Sudbury, there was a G2 driver who blew something like 0.03 after mowing down some drunken teens, walking down the middle of an unlit highway, wearing dark clothes. He ended up with criminal charges. Chances are he wouldn't have been charged with anything had he blown 0.

I think this should fall under proper driver education. Here are a few tips from the non-North American school of driving:
1) Headlights on according to the Ontario law AND every time you hit the highway, regardless of your DRL's.
2) Headlights on in snow/rain/fog (only low beams when driving in foggy conditions)
3) Wipers as needed, but don't be ...

You could hire someone to do the appeal for you. That's how it was handled when I was given a bogus ticket that fortunately had a fatal error on it.

Welcome aboard #2 Simon.. I was just about to post a plug for you here and then decided to see if you already posted

People, remember the following facts:
1) Increasing or decreasing the speed limits has no effect on median speeds on the roads. People will continue to drive at reasonable speeds for the conditions.
2) Building on #1, people are more likely to speed in good lighting, on dry straight roads
3) Police services have to demonstrate how they are keeping ...

Not a bad idea, Bear. As long as the services make it a policy to enforce that instead of wasting manpower on useless speed trap overload.

And even if it makes it to a JP, remember that they have no education/work experience requirements.. It's a purely political appointment, with minimal training. An innocent person can still get convicted.

Already happened....OPP Mississauga, google it.

And here's the fella:
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The OPP is investigating whether a senior officer at the force's Port Credit detachment received kickbacks from tow-truck drivers after motorists had their vehicles impounded, according to ...

I don't think any JP will convict for a 1 second of squealing, that can be as you all described above, VS the guy who lays a 100 m long patch leaving the Tim's while his buddies cheers him on.

That may be true, but if the constable decides to charge me, that's still over $1000 in towing and impound in addition to 1 week of not being able to get ...

FyreStorm wrote:Then that must vary from company to company, mine splits it 29 & Under and >30km/h...

Would you mind disclosing your insurer? While it does vary from company to company, the worst one I've heard of, treated 45+ over as a "major". Some tolerated as high as 49.

Good to know that they're trying. I hope they start again this year. Proper lane discipline should be enforced.

Both Fyre and Reflections have a point here..
Fyre: You are correct about people getting away with flagrant violations. Everybody's taught that "speed kills" and is the biggest sin on the roads. That's why I don't see people get nailed for lack of signaling, bombarding others with their moving mounds of snow, obstructing the passing lane or ...

At the time I suffered from demerit disinformation syndrome.. I figured since it didn't involve demerit points, it wouldn't affect my insurance rates and also figured that it wouldn't be worth the special trip out to Sudbury to fight it (the constable was camping on the only road leading up to the campus, at 2am, at a time of the year when the ...

Tires can squeal for any reason even if you don't accelerate rapidly.. Cold pavement, hard tire compound, p/u truck with an empty bed.. It scares the living [censored] outta me that I could get 172'd for any one of those reasons. I hope that the crook, the killer and our whole provincial parliament get what they deserve for pushing Bill 203 on us.

Fear of lawsuits makes all speedos indicate a speed that is a bit lower than the actual speed. The faster you go, the more pronounced it gets. Some are pretty bad (when the speedo on my 95 Jetta is showing 130, I'm really doing 116-117, but when it's showing 60, I'm really doing 55) while others can be a bit tighter (a Kia Rio 5 that I've driven ...

Out of curiosity, why would you be worried about the points if your record is reasonably clean? Here are a few facts that you should know:
1) Insurance companies don't look at points, only at convictions and whether they are major or minor. Generally you can treat EVERYTHING as a "minor" conviction (speeding 1km/h over the limit, speeding 40km/h ...

I've just never been caught, that's it

Just kidding

I'd be more concerned with them entering the 94 kn/h amendment. The fine would go up from $138.75 and 3 demerits to $259 and 4 demerits. Also most insurance companies see anything 30 over and above as a MAJOR conviction which could seriously mess with your rates.

Where you going 94 km/h?

If so, pay this thing and be greatful.

I've seen dozens ...

I'm also surprised that SOMEONE got charged with this. I hope it becomes a wider trend considering how nannyish our speed limits are. If you can't do the limit, you need rest, better training or to fix your junkbox.

For some vehicles, accelerating 0-80 in 100m isn't that difficult. I accelerate up to 100 in a heck of a lot less than that on certain badly engineered on-ramps

So, close to 300,000 people are driving on suspended licenses? How many licensed drivers are in Ontario? I'd figure that for every 9 vehicle-owners, there's one driving his on a suspended license. I'd draw 2 possible confusions from that:
1) That we have an extremely high percentage of street-racing drunk-driving criminals
2) That our enforcement ...

Variable speed limits work quite well in other parts of the world, including the GTA. I think it was Eastern Sauga where I've seen one of those "40 when flashing, otherwise 50 or 60" signs and they're also all over Calgary. The Germans are even more technologically advanced than us and have signs that display limits according to the condition. That ...

Another TPS special... Going after the dangerous school zone speeders (most likely giving them an earful about screaming dying CHILDREN!!! [/u][/i]) on a straight stretch of well-illuminated road, 2 days before any of those high school punks will come anywhere near the area and most of them will be driving in anyway. Fortunately, it being the end ...

But if those notes are to be used in court, then they better be understandable to the defendant. Hence the need for a "translation." It can also depend on your handwriting and the quality of the photocopy. Last time I requested the disclosure, the handwriting was legible and understandable, so I didn't need to request a translation.

Pray that you don't get your disclosure. At worst you'll get an adjournment, which allows you to use 11b.. At best, the JP will just stay your charges and you're off scott-free.
If you get your disclosure package before the trial date and both the constable and the witness are present, you can always talk to the prosecutor about pleading down to a ...

I never knew an area where there was 2 lanes on the 400. I learned something new...where is this?

Most us civvies refer to the number of lanes in the direction of travel. So if it's a 4-lane highway, we usually say 2 lanes because all we're interested in is the number of lanes that we can use at one time.
Edit: Once you go a bit above Barrie ...

You could plead guilty at trial. The only advantage of pleading guilty to the lower charge is the reduced fine amount. Demerit points don't affect your insurance rates. They may indicate what's considered "major" or "minor." In general, just about everything is considered "minor," such as speeding 1-44km/h over the limit (some companies will treat ...