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by Marco
Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:49 pm
Forum: Failing to obey a stop sign, traffic control stop/slow sign, traffic light or railway crossing signal
Topic: Fail to stop - the stop sign was not visible from 60m
Replies: 17
Views: 5856

Re: Fail to stop - the stop sign was not visible from 60m

It's difficult to describe how sharp the bend was, I would say maybe 30 degrees. The bend alone probably would not be enough, but there was still lots of leaves on the trees in all colours of the fall, they were around the sign, so it blended with them nicely. There was poor lighting on the other side of the street only, it was almost 7 pm on a ...
by Marco
Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:25 pm
Forum: Failing to obey a stop sign, traffic control stop/slow sign, traffic light or railway crossing signal
Topic: Fail to stop - the stop sign was not visible from 60m
Replies: 17
Views: 5856

Re: Fail to stop - the stop sign was not visible from 60m

hwybear,
Can you please explain what you mean by:

"However, Marco does have a good point in this section, that renders the "60m" guideline not applicable."

Thanks
by Marco
Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:52 am
Forum: Failing to obey a stop sign, traffic control stop/slow sign, traffic light or railway crossing signal
Topic: Fail to stop - the stop sign was not visible from 60m
Replies: 17
Views: 5856

Re: Fail to stop - the stop sign was not visible from 60m

Yes, the road is bending and there was lots of leaves and branches around the sign, I took pictures and measured distances. There was no "STOP AHEAD" sign either. If I don't get a stay I'm prepared to fight it, but based on ticketcombat site, the prosecution cannot use anything that was not disclosed to me, so I don't know how they could go ahead ...
by Marco
Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:06 pm
Forum: Failing to obey a stop sign, traffic control stop/slow sign, traffic light or railway crossing signal
Topic: Fail to stop - the stop sign was not visible from 60m
Replies: 17
Views: 5856

Re: Fail to stop - the stop sign was not visible from 60m

I'm just wondering, does this part of reg.615 allow for an exception to the 60m rule:?
47. Where the characteristics of a highway make it impracticable to place a sign or pavement markings as specified in this Regulation, the sign or pavement markings shall be placed so as to comply as nearly as practicable with those requirements. O. Reg. 699/92 ...
by Marco
Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:49 pm
Forum: Failing to obey a stop sign, traffic control stop/slow sign, traffic light or railway crossing signal
Topic: Fail to stop - the stop sign was not visible from 60m
Replies: 17
Views: 5856

Fail to stop - the stop sign was not visible from 60m

Last October I missed a stop sign, and next week is my court date. However, the road on which the stop sigh is erected is bending, and there are trees very close to the sign, so there is no way it is visible from 60 meters as prescribed by reg 615. I took pictures the next day, and I think I have enough evidence to show that it does not comply with ...