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this was brought in to the UK (when I was there) about 5-6 years ago and is a pile of junk.
on the M25, on certain stretches, they have a variable speed limit. usually on the motorway it's 70mph, (though most people conservatively do up to about 80) on busy days, they change it to say 50

That may have been the case in the UK however in Germany ...

In 2005, the government passed legislation that enabled the introduction of variable speed limits at some point in the future. It didn't take effect right away, so it sat waiting for "proclamation by the Lieutenant Governor." Just by chance... I was reading the HTA earlier while browsing this forum, and this section has now been added:

Variable ...

Keep in mind this is only a consultation process at this stage. Whether or not they go ahead with it is a totally different matter.

Some places use a sort of administrative system like this one (e.g. New York City). On the face of it, I'm not sure what to think of it, although in all likelihood they'll just turn it into a system for rubber ...

The correct thing to do is, if you are the first car in line, enter the intersection on the green and wait in a safe place. Theoretically only one vehicle should enter at at time... this isn't practical in real life in a place like Toronto (at least two are in the intersection) but we're talking a driving test here. Once oncoming traffic is stopped ...

I realize this is a very late reply but the HTA does not set out a qualification on exactly what the medical standards are, except that if your attending physician feels that it is unsafe for you to drive, he/she is to notify MTO.

I get the impression that he didn't think it was entirely unsafe, but definitely thought it was less than ideal. Just ...

Agreed. Unless you can find a way to prove the camera was likely malfunctioning (good luck with that), the best thing to do for red light camera tickets is simply to get a reduced fine. Your insurance is not affected, your driver record is not affected, you just pay some $$$. That's it.

There are some statistics that show an increase in collisions ...

Good job!

And also the Prosecutor should be recognized for dropping the charge based on the fact that you made a reasonable effort to obtain disclosure, and then did the time calculation and decided not to pursue it further. It was the right thing to do.

Visual observation tracking history: Before an officer can use lidar or radar, they're (theoretically) required to visually observe traffic to pick out someone who is speeding. Police officers are trained in determining the approximate speed of a vehicle by visual observation. Once they have an estimate that a vehicle is speeding, they can then ...

"Canadians aren't change leaders. We're deeply, deeply risk averse. If you give us a choice, we prefer the status quo, because we think it's less risky........ If you're unwilling to offend anybody, you don't get imaginative, innovative solutions".

Yawn.

If Canadians were so dumb and lacked innovation, they wouldn't have done things like ...

If the other driver doesn't come, will it get thrown out as well. I'm 95% sure that he won't. He's a busy guy who travels a lot and didn't think I deserved the ticket.

I wouldn't gamble on that one, but if he doesn't show up there's about a reasonable (but not certain) chance it will be dropped. I witnessed a collision about two years ago ...

Not really sure that will work, the officers will likely say that they radioed each other and that's it (which, they almost surely did).

Have you looked for any other issues, such as no indications of testing the speed measuring device, no tracking history (i.e. visual observation of the vehicle), etc?

Well it sounds like the Prosecutor's office did a good job with the disclosure - you got everything you'll need. If you can't read the notes, you can ask the officer to read them to you prior to trial. However, if you then request an adjournment to prepare, the delay will probably be charged to you.

- How accurate does the vehicle description ...

$8000/year is a bit excessive. In fact, that's in the territory of Facility Insurance, which basically is for high-risk drivers who have a pathological need to repeatedly crash their vehicles and get all kinds of tickets from police officers. (Okay not a pathological need but if you look at some of the people who are under Facility Insurance you ...

Your insurance is not affected until you are convicted/plead guilty. So don't worry about that for now.

Your defence about having a line of aggressive drivers behind you isn't likely to work in court. The Prosecutor will argue that you should not have entered the passing lane to begin with, especially if it was full of aggressive drivers. Even if ...

94 km/h over if convicted... I'm guessing:

- $4000 fine
- 2 year licence suspension
- 3-7 days jail

So yes worse than for a drunk driver who would get a 1 year suspension, some probation and no jail.

Agree with highwaystar.

Just produce proof that you were insured at the time you were pulled over and the main charge is gone.

I don't know of any companies that count "failure to provide proof of insurance" as a minor conviction, but I could be wrong. In any case IIRC it is $65 for that one...

First of all, if she makes an insurance claim, the insurance company would cover everything above the deductible, unless you were at fault, in which case they'd cover 100% of it (usually). So her story is BS. The insurance company would also cover rentals, etc. So my advice would be to tell her to go through insurance and that you will not be ...

You might get a licence suspension and a large fine, not sure the length of the suspension. Anyway, I would recommend hiring a paralegal who has experience dealing with this sort of thing. That's your best option at this point. They might find something that can get it reduced to 49 over instead of 60 over, but I can't promise anything. Call around ...

Courts consider speeding to be the greatest sin known to man. The Crown will simply argue you should have increased your following.

Ain't that the truth... yowzers.

Next, question the calibration and testing of the radar... when was it last calibrated, does the radar have a sticker that corresponds to the record date.


Calibration sticker is ...

You could argue a U-turn... but the problem is a U-turn is a left turn so you're not helping yourself with that one.

Just to be clear, you're saying that you did fully stop, but beyond the stop line, correct?

Actually, that is too much. Almost all of the information you requested is either spurious or doesn't exist, so your request(s) will not be honoured. For this offence, the only thing you should request is the officer's notes, and "any other evidence that the Prosecutor intends to introduce during the trial." That's it... unless someone actually ...

You may also want to provide the proof-of-sale (whatever form it may be) to the police. This should help with the process as well...

I would probably pay the ticket if I were you.

Insurance has to cover your costs in cases like this, unless you did something that would void the insurance (e.g. drove suspended, or something to that effect). So although the judgement is against you, the insurance company will pay it out. However, they will, of course, raise your rates ...

Bilingual defence was (more or less) quashed on appeal.

IIRC, the argument the city made is that while Toronto is a designated area, that applied only to provincial government services and the city never committed to providing fully bilingual service. Therefore, all MTO signs had to be bilingual (which they are) but city signs did not...

The courts have no control over demerit points. If you plead guilty or are convicted, demerit points are automatically assigned by MTO.

If you want to plea-bargain to a lesser charge with fewer or no demerit points, that might help you, but pleading guilty only helps with possibly getting a lesser fine.

Agree with Stanton. The Prosecutor will say you failed to sufficiently adjust your speed for the conditions. All of those calculations are not going to help, because the Prosecutor and JP will ask "why weren't you going slower?" One of the measures that the courts accept and use is that if you are unable to stop for a red light due to speed ...

Answers to your questions:

1. Insurance company. Review your policy on what they will/will not cover. Main thing is to keep talking to them about the situation. (I'm parroting what ynotp said above.)
2. You can start looking right away. If the insurance adjuster has determined that the vehicle is a write-off, you should get a cheque for the ...

Somewhat. But if you have the fax confirmations that should (not necessarily will) be enough.

If you have an early resolution meeting scheduled with the Prosecutor, you can always say you are interested in pleading guilty but looking for a lower fine. Unfortunately at this stage, you're pretty well committed to going to court, but you can make it quick and painless.

Failing that, I don't think you can't do much on line but you can all the ...