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. This prosecutor was very fair and even after negotiating deals with a few suckers, still dropped the charges because their cops didn't show up. The cops had a 50% attendance record in this session (2 out of 4 showed up) Hell, one guy showed up to adjo...

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 adjourned, but I'd like to save a couple of trips to the courthouse if possible. Edit: I was thinking of using a hybrid of RULES OF THE ONTARIO COURT (PROVINCIAL DIVISION) IN PROVINCIAL OFFENCES PROCEEDINGS Sec. 7, Subsec. 7 (A motion may be heard without ...

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 testing some mapping software on my laptop, while I was sitting in the front seat.

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 too lazy to flip them on Over here, too many people drive at night without turning on their headlights. Their excuse is that the DRL's are giving them enough illumination. They forget about being easy to see from behind. One of my minor peeves is when...

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 the roads safe ("yes, we caught xxxxxxx speeders this month") 4) That's why you are more likely to get nailed for speeding on a nice straight road, with plenty of lanes, on sunny days at times when there is very little traffic. Those of us ...

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:

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 towing companies interviewed by police.

http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/645345

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 to work before the JP throws the case where it belongs

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 talking on their hand-held cell phones. I'm sure it happens, but the bulk of HTA enforcement that I see involves stationary production-line enforcement such as speed traps, RIDE checks and seatbelt checks. I believe that a combination of proper tr...