Ontario Highway Traffic Act

I don't believe the HTA specifies a distance.


Looking at HTA it specifies where U-turns are not allowed and no sign need be posted, on a curve, bridge etc.

So I'm guessing if a sign is posted and one disobeys it, it falls under disobey sign

What section of HTA is that? I seem to recall there is a general section that referred to when issuing ...

iFly55 wrote:I would hazard a guess, that they may reduce the fine to the ~$300 range.

How? Doesn't prosecution need to change the section of HTA being charged in order for the fine to change accordingly?
Or he/she can simply change the set amount?

I'm sorry, but let's get real...
When did we become 3rd world country transporting people in the back of a pickup truck?
My 10 year old and I sure got a good laugh...
I would expect the driver to get charged and the charge would stick like crazy glue...

In my opinion the MTO officer has the correct interpretation, there are no seats in the box of ...

Normally no U-turn signs are posted by specific intersections aren't they ?

No, not always...
For example, there is a no u turn sign in the middle of the road here
https://goo.gl/maps/n8nVZE3aWxz

There is another one about 20 meters down the road right before the stop sign.

The second one obviously implies that there is no U turn at the ...

Here is a question I have had in the back of my mind for years and never found a solid answer to.
I'm hoping the knowledged officer on here can clear it up for me...

The question is, how far before and after a No U TURN sign a driver is not permitted to make this turn?

Thanks in advance

For the permit, you have a good case...
One, the officer is not going to purger himself/herself, most likely something went wrong and ticket did not get canceled, I doubt you will need to do much on this one.
For the stop sign however, you might have some fighting to do.
Back to permit, having stickers on the back of permit to validate it is not ...

Couple of more things...

First, you should NEVER proceed to make a turn if you do not have a clear view of oncoming traffic. This accident could have been much much worst, imagine if you were hit by an 18 wheeler, you would probably not be here asking for advice, just think of that and count your lucky starts.

As to your trial, as jsherk stated ...

Just to expand on what jsherk said above, the prosecutor will choose what he/she will offer as a plea bargain, furthermore and I am not 100% sure about this, but I think they are also constrained by what they can offer as a deal depending on what the original charge was .
What I mean is, they can not replace a "failed to stop at stop sign" with ...

I find it odd that one would have to submit an FOI application for these tapes.
Last time I checked, the plates could not be read with these cameras, so I don't see why the red tape? MTO should simply process the request for the fee they charge.
Especially since they only keep the video on file for 5 weeks, sending in a FOI application can delay ...

Did you have your visor up or down? Maybe having the face shield up was sufficient for the officer to identify you to his/her satisfaction.

Yes, you are correct, at the time of the stop, the officer is required to establish identity of the driver. If this was not done, it is something you can argue in court since this is one of most important ...

You said this was in front of a school, if it is something like York university, they have their own parking enforcement officers, to which they can not enforce the parking ticket unlike regular Toronto parking enforcement officers.
The catch is, if the plates are registered to you, then they know who you are and they can withhold you from ...

Congrats on your win...

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But this is all probably drifting away a bit from the original topic.

Yes, very true, but I was simply trying to learn, that is the fundamental purpose of this forum, isn't it? For people to exchange information and get educated?

Thanks for the info, although I am not sure what "3 bracket conviction definition system" is and I need to do ...

To be honest, I don't think that formula is very good...

You need to take into account many variables, road condition, your tires, your vehicle stopping power, your own response time, other cars around you, open space to steer away to avoid a collision and who knows what else that I can't think of.

There was a pilot program MTO tried in Oshawa ...

I'm just going to add two cents here for what it's worth...

As much as I myself do not like the new law (well, not so new anymore) of 50 km/h over the posted speed limit equals stunt driving, you should keep an open mind, officers are simply doing their job, they are doing what they are told to do and that is to enforce the law.

I was told by a ...