Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Agreed there are no obstructions, but you could be at an odd angle, and one that is not constant as you're observing, seeing as the plane will be flying faster than traffic. It's a hard thing to test, although travelling some back roads the other day, as I approached an intersection I spotted two cars travelling perpendicular to me, about 400m ...

If there was no real consequence for failure to pay, why would anyone pay a small fine? At what point would we cut it off? Also, The Stig points out that there was a warning on the offence notice. I'd be willing to be that in 80% of the cases, a written warning would still not compel the driver to pay the fine, so why waste the postage and paper ...

Where did you get pulled over?

Good news is, at the very worst, there should be an opportunity for a plea-bargain to a lesser speed, like 29 km/h over the limit, or less. That would be the route I'd take, unless one of the officers (the observer or the one who stopped you) does not show up... or if disclosure is not complete.

Bad news... charges ...

This situation reminds me of an incident a couple of years ago...

19-year-old driver pulled over by police for smoking with an individual less than 18 years of age in car. During traffic stop, 16-year-old occupant (driver's sister) gets out and starts smoking a cigarette. Officer hands driver a ticket... as the 16-year-old continues to smoke the ...

Marquisse wrote:It's too bad the left lane bandit didn't get ticketed as well.

+1

Go in to the courthouse and talk to a clerk. You'll have to appear before a JP to re-schedule/postpone the trial.

If there's no sign, you have been charged with the incorrect offence. You should have been charged with disobey lane marking. It's an entirely different offence. A lane marking is not a sign.

I'd choose option 3 (trial) and file the Notice of Intent to Appear to get started.

Definitely get professional help with this! The consequences of getting convicted could be very severe. Talk to some paralegals/traffic lawyers and see what they have to say, but don't go into this alone.

A reduction from a Red Light - Fail to Stop to a 0 demerit point offence is always a good thing, plus your insurance company likely won't freak out over it.

I'd say you did the right thing. Could you have won? Don't know. And I don't want to speculate either. You got a good result. If I were in your shoes, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.

Visiting the courthouse as an observer is a great idea. This shows you how trials will proceed, and you can learn from those who are successful, and those who are not. It's free, too.

Arguing that if I did drive at 30kh/hr through a controlled intersection would be grounds for dangerous driving and the officer should have also given me a ticket for dangerous driving, which he did not, therefore I was traveling slower than 30km/hr?

Too subjective. There is no law, statute or ruling that says proceeding through a stop sign at ...

I also understand that the disclosure request should be sent registered mail. Lastly if I am provede with video evidence from the officers in car camera. would that not be enough to clear me as it would clearly show that the officer could not possibly see the light.

You can also go into the courthouse and hand-deliver the disclosure request ...

You can talk to a Prosecutor any time after the trial date is set. Just be forewarned, some of them will play games and try to back you into a corner. If they want to engage in brinkmanship, that's their problem. This case is easily winnable. What I'd suggest you do is look at the "Guidelines for Submitting Photographs" thread here:

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I am in London & have an actual appointment with a time frame of 45 mins. Is this not customary?


They usually schedule several people for that "time frame," depending on how the court handles things and their workload.

They go first and if I don't agree with what they have to say I can reword questions to lead them in another direction? Only ...

The best suggestion I have is that, if you have any time between now and then, go over to the courthouse and observe a few trials. It is free of charge (except for parking). This will give you an idea of the procedure/protocols.

For the day of trial, show up early and check in with the Prosecutor, who may offer you a deal. Trials are usually held ...