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There's no doubt that there had been flooding on that part of the QEW (and in Hamilton - they had some pictures showing just how bad it got on the Weather Network), but what I'm puzzled over is by the time I got to that part of the QEW, not only had it dried, but they had re-opened the on-ramps, yet kept forcing traffic to the off-ramps in exactly ...

I forgot one piece of the puzzle: On-ramp had those EDR Road Closed gates but they opened them just as I entered the off-ramp. The MTO/OPP vehicles stayed in place on the road even as they opened the on-ramp gates.

Bizarre...

Think it's also about 25 times more likely to get in a crash if texting versus driving undistracted and sober.

Texting, talking on cellphones... HANG UP AND DRIVE.

Point taken. It was unfair to swipe everybody in Toronto with the same coal-tar brush. Plug-in electric cars (in Ontario) do essentially run on coal, and they are not, today, of much use outside the province's biggest cities, so I let myself get carried away on my own rhetorical tide. Sorry.

No need for an apology, Proper1. The possibility of ...

Proper1 wrote:There certainly are people who are uneasy about encouraging the pounding of yet more coal into yet more fossil-fuelled power generating plants out in the unexplored boonies

Just curious...

Why do you think that people in Toronto don't share similar concerns about more coal-fired power plants?

A Cadillac, called in for speeding excessively (205 km/h) and slaloming in and out of traffic on the eastbound 401 in Essex County, crashed just as it entered the Chatham area this morning.

It wasn't the first time he was caught doing 205. He was clocked doing the same speed back in March.

http://www.windsorstar.com/news/Cadillac+seen+speeding ...

Sunday afternoon, just after those nasty thunderstorms ripped across the GTA, I was trying to drive home on the Toronto-bound QEW from Niagara. (Spent the weekend doing a wine tour.)

Anyway, right around the 78-km marker, traffic backs up and stops. Turns out, QEW had flooded near the Centennial Parkway, at least when the whole disasterpiece got ...

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If you think your beliefs about withdrawing consent and driving without a license or with an unregistered vehicle (among other things) will work in real life, good luck with it. I've noticed that you've talked about a lot of stuff and ideas but haven't backed it up with any examples that have worked in Canada. With that in mind, we'll just ...

Bookm gave you some good advice here. Photographs may or may not help, but be aware of the following:

- Have the originals and the camera that took them
- Take the photographs yourself
- After taking photos, have a real photo shop do the prints (e.g. Black's)
- If using digital camera, have the original data card, CD of the prints and the prints ...

The officer is wrong about putting the charge back up to 30 over. They can't just automatically do it. They could file a motion withdrawing the 15-over charge, and re-issue a 30-over charge, but that's a LOT of paperwork.

The cop knocked it down and gave you a warning on the insurance charge. That was nice of him. Personally, just to give the ...

Difference is use of public roads and paying for the maintenance, snow clearing, upkeep, policing and provision of emergency services to them. If it is not a registered vehicle, it cannot be driven on a public road - see my lengthy post under "obstruct plate." You can bike and walk for free, but driving a car is more or less pay-for-use.

It wasn't written as an insult so I am sorry you took it as such.

It's pretty hard to believe that calling someone an ignoramus is not an insult but if that's not how you intended it, we'll leave it at that.

My statement about leaving was something that people do every day - they don't like the laws of a nation or province, don't agree with ...

As for the ignoramous who suggests we can leave if we dont like it...Why should people leave...

EXCUSE ME?! There's a good one - use personal insults. :roll: A good indicator that you've got nothing to support your ideas. And guess what - I'll reiterate it for YOUR benefit: if you don't like Canada, you can leave. You have that right. If you ...

Actually... why dont you test your theory... deregister your vehicle, relinquish your drivers licence and see what they can charge you with !!

They'll charge you with:
- Drive without a licence
- No registration on the vehicle
- No insurance

Car will be seized and you're looking at thousands in fines and possible jail time. And they'll get a ...

Hmm... that's interesting. Appreciate the info!

Are you currently in Ontario? If so, you have consented to being governed by the Highway Traffic Act, among other laws. If you don't want to be subject to the HTA, you can withdraw your "consent" by leaving the province.

Can you please explain where you got the idea that an act is not a law?

If somebody can correct me, please do, but I don't think any (?) US jurisdiction allows its police to conduct random "spot checks" of drivers simply because they are on that road at that time.

Several states do, including Michigan, where I lived for two years. Usually in states where random checks are not allowed, an officer must have some ...

BelSlySTi wrote:OPP officer charged with stunt-driving in cruiser

You have got to be kidding me.

in my opinion, I don't mind the judge or the prosecutor want to do a similar assessment but the key point is this assessment must be done before the trial starts and the decision shall be given to me in advance.

That's what they're supposed to do, in a way. Before the trial, if you've made a stay application based on non-disclosure, the Justice ...

Trying to flee an accident scene where a police officer was involved is even more stupid.

It's amazing. I don't know if it's some kind of basic instinct overriding common sense but a lot of people, when they get in to a collision, they take off like a bat out of hell.

Oh yeah - that police cruiser was one of three in as many days in the GTA ...

So the answer is you cannot be charged with failing to signal if no other vehicles are in the area that could be effected by my lack of signals.

Well to be technically accurate, you can be charged with it, but a conviction is a different matter. Think you're looking for section 142 (1) of the Highway Traffic Act:


Signal for left or right turn ...

"You have to be WAY faster than you need to be!" -- Bookm



Sorry, couldn't resist. That was an out-of-context quote from CWD2.

Dang - like the others were saying, nice job in avoiding the crash. A lot of drivers would've just smashed the brakes, which, in that case, wouldn't have been enough!

As a female, this concerns me. I would not stop for an unmarked (as in Jeep, for instance) plainclothed *individual* attempting to pull me over. I would use a cellphone to call 911 or go to the nearest populated area or police station for my own safety. If I cannot readily identify that the person attempting to pull me over is a police officer, I ...

Yep. Prosecutor should withdraw the charge, unless he/she is a top-calibre dingbat.

I'd probably do kinda what you had in mind: Show up early, go to the Prosecutor, and ask: "Are you going to withdraw the charge?" Then if they said "no," I'd politely ask them if they're familiar with London v. Young, tell them that they're going to lose, and ask ...

Well, bit of a technical explanation here. They can't amend the charge once the trial starts. They can, however, make a motion to withdraw the "reduced" ticket and replace it with the actual speed. :shock: An explanation of why they can't just do it during the trial or have the Justice convict you of something greater is one of those common-law ...

Bit of a lengthy response here (apologies in advance):

I think the best way to proceed is to simply "not show up" for trial... but there are some risks. I believe that the law is on your side. I don't know if you're interested in reading case law (it can be kinda dry and lengthy), but this particular case describes, almost exactly, your ...

Well... I guess if the plates are black-lettered the defence I thought of is out the window for sure!

Well he might not show up for trial, but the info I have on the York Regional Police is that they tend to show up about 60% of the time or so. A plea-bargain could save you some dough, and I think you have some room to bargain here. Even if you get convicted, the insecure load doesn't net demerit points. I can't say for sure how it will affect your ...

Off Camber, let me guess: The cop was just past the railroad bridge north of Wynford Drive. :shock: (DVP is part of my commute.)

Just to be sure, on the ticket is says you are charged with Speeding, section 128 of the Highway Traffic Act, 122 in a 90? $110 sounds like some other offences like disobey sign or whatever... just want to be sure that ...