Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Yeah, this should be left with somebody who's tried it and is still crazy enough to do it. I've been a mod on one forum, but I found it difficult to stay neutral in some more flammable discussions. All the power to those with that level of self control. As for me.. I've been here less than a week and already gave one member a piece of my mind ...

It will be viewed with suspicion. Of course if you're driving a s***-box, the cops probably won't be looking into it too closely. However, you should fix it up as well as you can.

Actually Bear gave his best advice and we should all be grateful to be able to view the perspective of the law enforcement community. Your last post came off a bit rude.
Your wife should have kept her licence up to date even though she did not receive the renewal notice. Yes, it's inconvenient, but driving without a licence for four months is ...

Passing on the right is illegal in Germany because hogging the left lane is both illegal and immoral over there. Drivers are taught proper lane discipline in Europe. Over here, hogging the left lane may be illegal, but it's not considered immoral and it's definitely not being enforced.

Thanks. It may be a hassle but it's worth the couple of trips to the courthouse. It's a great site btw.

In case the witness would not be highly motivated to help the Crown, would rescheduling the court date make that person even less motivated?

The constable who came up to my car looked like he had plenty of experience (both age and bearing) and he was the one calling the shots. He was the one who specifically told me that they pulled me over "for running a red."
That's why I assumed he was training the constable who remained in the car and that the trainee was the one who wrote the ...

I'd also be curious to get the info. This is the first time it may be in my interest to change the date lol

Bear, I might have been violating the h.t.a., but I sincerely doubt it. Got a red light ticket. Here's how it went.

1) Going north on Yonge, doing the speed limit.
2) I enter the intersection (the light is green).
3) Halfway through the intersection, the light turns yellow [I didn't slow down because it was late at night, no traffic, I was going ...

Ok, so if I buy a bike with a swingarm-mounted plate, I'm definitely putting it back in the stock location.
The reason I was asking about LED bolts is because the taillight on my bike is extruded backwards and looks fairly ugly. It takes about 5min of work to push it inwards, to be almost flush with the tail section, but that would mean that the ...

Lol, what a dope. I hope he got a good rash for future reference.

Thanks Bear. However, you raised another possible concern with 172. For work, I get to drive a p/u truck on occasion. Ofcourse, the throttle response is different than on my Jetta with a "mighty" 75hp diesel engine. When the truck isn't loaded and the pavement is wet, the tires ...

Without going into too much detail on a pending case, I'll say that it did.

But if you do try to evade and he eventually finds you, you might get some attitude and a bigger ticket. 8)

As long as he does not fabricate a charge (which is rare, but it does happen), I'm not really fishing for "reduced" tickets. Whether I'm going 5, 15 or 25 over, the insurance companies see a "conviction." Attitude doesn't really rattle me ...

Why would you waste your time in court by pleading to a lesser charge? Even if it's a 3 demerit offence, the ticket amount is relatively low and as far as your insurance company is concerned, it's still a "conviction". Chances are that they won't raise your rates for the first conviction, but if you get another one over the next 3 years, they'll ...

It's possible, but not highly likely. There are plenty of people who still do 50+ over the limit, so they don't really need to manufacture charges. With that being said, out of about 10 hta offences that I've been charged with over the years, one was a complete fabrication by the constable.