Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Your driving instructor is right. Waiting for someone who is turning into an entirely different lane to complete their turn would be a bit too cautious. In fact, you completely followed the law. Here is, verbatim, what section 141 (6) of the Highway Traffic Act says:

Left turn, at intersection

(6) Where a driver or operator of a vehicle intends ...

Just for my own recall here... that traffic island forced everyone in the right lane to take the Gardiner ramp, which is what you're saying, correct? If someone in the right lane would've had to drive over the island to get to Lakeshore Boulevard, I think you're in the clear with this one.

As FiReSTaRT said, the ticket is based on what happened at ...

I want to know if a 'counter factum' should be filed?

Think this is a good question for ticketcombat. Or possibly some others who have real legal experience. From my strictly layperson's perspective (defended myself twice on traffic tickets, also observed quite a few provincial offences trials), I'd say yes, file a counter-factum... hopefully ...

I'd fight it. Four tickets is going to shoot your insurance to the top of Mount Everest. If you get a paralegal to fight it, find out if they'll fight it all the way, or if they'll just plea-bargain for you. If they're just going to plea-bargain it down to 15 over, which is zero demerit points, you can do that yourself. It would save you the $300 ...

New York is supposed to report it to Ontario and it's supposed to go on your driver record. I've heard of some instances where it hasn't happened, though. Right now, Ontario has an arrangement with all provinces and territories, and about 40 US states so that if a ticket isn't paid, the driver's licence will be suspended by their home province or ...

Just to be sure, which section were you charged under?

Thought I'd post some info about fines and traffic laws in the state of Michigan. A lot of Ontarians drive through Michigan; cities like Windsor, Sarnia and Sault Ste. Marie have residents who cross-border commute into Michigan (I used to be one of them); and of course there is the cross-border shopping. Michigan has full traffic-ticket reciprocity ...

Question remains -- does this quash apply to all such alterations before trial or just this specific flaw?

You can try that argument. I think there's a good chance it will work. If no amendment had been made by the officer, then it could be corrected by the court. If the officer amends the ticket before filing, well, you can cite the ruling in ...

Yep... double the limit plus 50... yawn...

Maybe one of the people caught going about 140 on Lakeshore was the guy in this story.

210 in an 80 through Caledon. Holy cow.

50 km/h speed limit, mostly days, marked unit, radar/lidar. Speeds increase dramatically east of Yonge Street as Queen's Quay turns from the more pedestrian-friendly Harbourfront area (Queen's Quay Terminal, Wave Decks, Music Garden, Island Ferries, etc), to industrial (Redpath Sugar Refinery). Between Yonge and Cherry Street people drive fast with ...

60 km/h speed limit, day and night, marked/unmarked units, LIDAR. Usually 2 to 4 officers stationary manning a tripod, just west of Dowling, in front of the Boulevard Club. Toronto Police say that this is their most productive speed trap. Vehicles have been clocked in excess of 140 km/h here.

It is a 144, 18 ticket--so that's the wrong thing you think, huh?


I do. The officer can contend that you would have gone through the light, but if you did not cross or fully enter the intersection, you stopped. Here are the relevant parts of the Highway Traffic Act, just for illustration.

You are charged under this section:

(18 ) Every ...

I know this forum serves the general public well in guiding them through the procedures in court and how to prepare a proper defense against charges like speeding, but has anyone actually used the by-law missing from the disclosure as a way to have their charge withdrawn

I've seen it used as an argument for improper disclosure where the by-law ...

As for getting your name completely wrong... good question. A misspelled name is not a "fatal error" that would render the ticket invalid. A MISSING name would be a fatal error, but as for getting your name mixed up... that's kinda borderline, I think. Only part of your name is incorrect... so I can't say definitively. Anyone else??

Big thing is ...