Ontario Highway Traffic Act

I was wondering the same thing.

The fact that no charges were laid under the Highway Traffic Act is helpful, but the HTA does not determine "fault" for insurance purposes. Fault determination for insurance purposes is made under the Insurance Act of Ontario and Fault Determination Rules. They can look at the collision report and any possible witness statements.

In theory (and ...

Peel Police issuing a ticket? Naw, that never happens! :lol:

Okay, seriously. You need to request disclosure from the Crown before your trial date. How soon is your trial set? Making the request is not difficult, but be specific with what you want. Sending the disclosure request via registered mail or fax (make sure you keep the receipt) is ...

Couple of questions... In what city were you stopped? Where was the officer when he/she observed you stop? Would you be able to tell if the officer was specifically observing for people running the stop sign or was the officer just driving around and spotted your alleged offence? Were there any other vehicles at/near the intersection at the time ...

Why am I not surprised...

The motto of most Ontario drivers is that of Super Dave Osborne: "I don't know what I'm doing."

137 in a snowstorm, good grief...

Must've been nice to spend that time in the warm sunny tropics!

Driving sounds chaotic by our standards, or compared to what we're used to. I've never been to San Andres but the locals must be used to driving that way.

Same subject... people think driving in places like Spain or Italy is crazy (drove in Spain recently), but their drivers ...

Meanwhile, showing that the street racing law is a huge deterrent :roll: the Toronto Police caught the driver of a Mercedes-Benz going 231 km/h on the Don Valley Parkway yesterday morning. :shock:

http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090109/dvp_speeder_090109/20090109/?hub=TorontoNewHome

The drop in fatalities was continent-wide ...

He can issue the ticket, but it's a lot easier to challenge in court if you want to contest it than if he never lost sight of you. If there were two of you doing the same speed, and you were the trailing car, he stopped you because you were probably the first of the two that he came upon... just easier that way.

According to the Highway Traffic ...

Reflections wrote: Not always perfect witnesses.

If a ticket is issued, and it goes to court, that's the key point right there.

The circumstances described in this thread really don't make it seem like it was something where the police would even bother laying a charge, but I don't know what standard they use, so...

They just wanted an extra level of caution to be used around school buses when they introduced this legislation. However, the ticket can be fought like any other charge under the HTA. They'll need the bus driver to testify, if she reported you and you were charged. Given the circumstances, I wouldn't worry too much about it. In the event you do get ...

Now the manufacturer is attempting to remove these standards with the self-test button. But there isn't any proof that the button works. I think it would be up to the Crown to remove reasonable doubt and prove the test works instead of the defendant having to prove the test doesn't work.

Could this be established as de-facto reverse onus?

I ...

The points made in the article regarding why the seizure of the vehicle is unjustified are very good. I could agree with (although I do not, for most of the "stunt driving" offences) a roadside licence suspension on the grounds that the right to operate a motor vehicle on a public road is a privilege and the driver's licence is property of the ...

The Highway Traffic Act says, in a fairly convoluted way, that if an officer did not charge you at the roadside, you can get a ticket similar to a red-light camera ticket or photo radar ticket. It is sent to the registered owner. If you are charged as the owner (ie. cop didn't stop), no summons is issued. The max fine is $2000, but if charged under ...

Police should be able to give input and offer suggestions. You shouldn't have to surrender your rights as a Canadian citizen when you become a police officer. As for legislating or demanding the government do this or that, no, can't agree with that. Fantino was the one who advocated for including 50 km/h over as "stunt driving," and, well, we all ...

finally we think alike....

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Okay now for the Careless Driving charge. I'm assuming that this is a First Attendance Meeting that you've got with the Crown. Careless driving not only has the fine, which albeit isn't the most expensive out there, but it carries 6 demerit points so you'll get a really nasty ...