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No, he was busy intimidating witnesses and blackballing underlings

When his OPP career is over, which might be within a year or two, Fantino's put his name in the hat to run for the Mayor of Vaughan. I'm not kidding, either. Wonder how much of a chance he has. It's the same municipality that elected Michael DiBiase, who crashed his car while ...

racer wrote:Just use some sticky stuff to "glue" it to the driver's license, and "forget" about it when handing over the license...

Now that might work! Yes, bribery is excellent... I mean illegal. Yeah, that's what I meant...

FiReSTaRT wrote:Even had a nice yap session at some bush air strip half-way b/w Yellowknife and the GBL.

Are you a field geologist, by any chance?

I.E. AIG made some bad investments and needs a bail-out.


AIG did more than that. They were underwriting a lot of the subprime mortgages and other high-risk things that the Wall Street "experts" were hyping as good ways to make money. They weren't strictly an insurance company, in that they had several divisions in addition to their insurance ...

Put the load on rails!

I'm all for that. Railways are safer and more fuel-efficient.

Even though I live in Toronto and take it where the Sun don't shine with no lubrication, I can understand this particular factor. The higher the traffic density the higher the risk. South of the border you can get away with 30,000 which wouldn't cover a ...

The Ultimate Rudeness Machine?

Squishy wrote:Timmy's truck wouldn't work. It would just get impounded by another police service.

Only if Heidi Fischer is driving it.

Unless there was a significant amount of blowing dust or sand (and I mean a LOT), the radar equipment would not be affected. Wind alone does not affect radar.

47 km/h over the limit is a big deal as far as insurance is concerned. At the very least, fight the charge and if nothing else, try to plead it down to something less. Send the ticket in ...

For Pete's sake, which clown came up with the idea of using a taxi as a ghost car? What's next? A ghost car masquerading as a Tim Horton's delivery truck? Maybe they can get a cement mixer or a transit bus and deck it out with the light package.

Welcome aboard Smokey!

Would hope that the Boston Creams would work! Unfortunately... we're bringing our dog, who's a beagle/basset hound mix, with us... so he'd get to the Boston Creams before we could offer them.

You are actually insuring yourself against liability, along with repair/replacement costs if you have collision coverage.


That's the key thing. Before I got a new car, I simply took liability without collision coverage. When I lived in the US, I took a fairly high liability coverage, because the second you get in a fender-bender there's going ...

Uh-huh... was this a video of your recent trip to Montreal?

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Depends on the provider. Your vehicle had a mechanical malfunction, you made a reasonable effort to avoid any collision, you're paying out of your own pocket, and you did not get convicted. So, 90% of insurance companies should not give you any increase. Even if they wanted to raise your rates, I think you'd have enough grounds to go to dispute ...

hwybear wrote:April 9th eh?? If that might be after 6pm, might see "Da Bear" on "Da Hwy"

Actually, that will be the time I'm travelling through your area. Have to work in the morning/early afternoon... but then driving down to Windsor to visit the in-laws for Easter. I'll wave if I see you.

Just my two cents... What happens with your insurance largely depends on your provider. Some of them will, as FiReSTaRT mentioned, raise your rates upon any conviction; others have forgiveness; etc. They can raise your rates if you have not-at-fault collisions, depending on the carrier. The reason being, with Ontario's Direct Compensation insurance ...

Squishy wrote:Does anyone else get blinded by fog lights on rural roads?

Yep. Also blinded by people using their high-beams on well-lit city streets at night.

Thanks for the heads-up, bear. (Will be passing through your territory on April 9.) Is that your unit or is it the OPP Essex traffic unit that is stepping it up toward Windsor?

tdrive2... Elgin Road overpass is a notorious speed trap. But the area to watch for in "Bear Country" is closer to Highgate and Ridgetown along the 401. I drove through ...

So you were charged with going 155 km/h in a 100 km/h zone, correct? The officer saved you an immediate licence suspension and vehicle impoundment by using the "old" method. Not saying you're guilty or anything, just that so many vehicles have been seized under 172 that it's good to hear that some officers are still using s. 128 for speeding ...

I'm confused. :? What speed were you allegedly doing and what was the speed limit at the time? If you were charged under s. 128 of the Highway Traffic Act, that's different than 172, and different penalties. If you were charged with stunt driving (section 172), you were looking at the immediate loss of your car for 7 days, up to $10 000 in fines ...

Would rather see Chrysler & GM (Ford if it needs it) get restructuring money than any of the financial companies in the US, like AIG, Citibank, Bank of America and the others that performed stunts with other people's money. Especially with the bonuses that were paid!!! At least with a car company, they make a tangible product that someone can use ...

Might be worthwhile talking to a paralegal about this one. From what you said, the corn bin was on the road and was not illuminated in any way, correct? Since a collision was involved and the officer did not witness it, unless the officer is a collision reconstruction expert, they'll probably need the farmer to go to court in order to get a ...

hwybear wrote:What would be the difference if any of us drove to Thunder Bay and we did not see a stop sign that had been there for 10years?

I'd agree on principle... the question is was this newly posted sign reasonably visible to safedriver333?

Couple of questions to ask, just to add to what TC and Bookm are saying... was the officer behind your friend or did the officer wave your friend over (meaning the officer was standing at the side of the road)?

The "failure to sign ownership in ink" charge should be quashed fairly easily. If your friend offered to present the officer with the ...

Which is why I put 'petty' in quotes and why I would love to give out those tickets. From that recent jaywalking case in Colorado, the general public seems to feel that jaywalking is no big deal.


Oh, okay, I understand what you were saying now.

Unfortunately, yes, many people think jaywalking is no big deal. If it's a quiet sidestreet, well ...

In America, it takes less time for a pizza to get to your house than for a paramedic team!


Not much of an exaggeration there, in fact a lot of times that's true! Two years of living in Detroit, along with four years of working there, fully convinced me that while Canada's emergency responses may not be perfect, we've got it much better here ...

ticketcombat wrote:the on ramp to Eastbound Gardiner at Jameson is about 3 car lengths and then concrete barrier

The westbound on-ramp isn't much better, both of them are suicide ramps, probably why they close them during rush hour.

Congratulations, Bear!

The thought of sending in a certified statement is excellent. Apparently QC does this (anyone confirm?).

Quebec indeed does this, however they do not accept certified documents from the defendant. The defendant has to be present in Quebec, but not the officer.

Don't think I'd feel comfortable getting four hours' overtime pay for a ten-minute ...

FiReSTaRT wrote:What if you're in a kayak with a kid and you're drunk, you capsize it and the kid drowns?

I think you could get charged with criminal negligence causing death.