Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Have all of your documentation about disclosure ready. Tell the Prosecutor you filed for disclosure but did not receive it. If they present you with the notes or whatever, tell the JP that you only just received disclosure from the Prosecutor and are not ready to proceed to trial. Tell the JP that you made several timely, appropriate requests and ...

* Cough cough*

Check this out:

http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CT ... b=CP24Home

What they'd need to do is look at "best practices" from around the world to improve driver and road safety. But that ain't cool...

I figured that if I borrowed money to afford a paralegal the judge will think I have money for a paralegal I can pay the $6000 ish fines I will be presented with.

Agree with admin.

One guy was charged with Drive No Insurance. He hired a paralegal, who pled guilty on his behalf. He explained that the man had just divorced his wife, moved out of ...

That's the one.

Well if it's been over 11 months from the date of the OFFENCE, you can certainly apply for an 11B. The rules have been clarified by appeals courts in the R. ex rel City of Toronto v. Andrade, 2011, case. (Thank you diehard!)

Please read here and follow the links posted by diehard:

http://www.ontariohighwaytrafficact.com/topic3881.html

Just to clarify, what were you actually convicted of?

Is this BC's law where they require you to install an ignition interlock regardless of whether you are convicted or not? If so, and you were NOT convicted of anything, you do not require an ignition interlock here. If your BC licence is still valid, you should be able to get an Ontario licence ...

If there are no decimal points, and it genuinely looks like they were giving you a ticket for a set fine of $1250 and a total payable of $27 500 (holy *EDIT* that's like a speeding ticket in Switzerland), then you should be able to appeal. A paralegal or lawyer may be able to help you, but shop around. Some don't like using this "default and appeal ...

Squishy's reference to 148 (2) is this:

Vehicles or equestrians overtaken

(2) Every person in charge of a vehicle or on horseback on a highway who is overtaken by a vehicle or equestrian travelling at a greater speed shall turn out to the right and allow the overtaking vehicle or equestrian to pass.

No reference to "speed limit" in there. In ...

A couple of charges that typically this gets "pled down to" include:
- Following Too Closely, or
- Fail to Turn Left to Avoid Collision (better of the two, for you anyway)

This is much like the garbage trap they like to set up to catch people turning left at Bay and Edward in downtown Toronto between 4 and 6 PM... unfortunately they tend to stick in court...

Anyway you may be able to plea-bargain to a lesser offence in this case... that is, unless they take more than 11 months to bring the case to trial.

Well chances are, you'll get the stunt driving lowered to speeding... unless you've got an extensive record.

Yes, the officer was "technically" incorrect. The fines are $2000 to $10 000, however, in court they generally do result in $500 to $5000 for the first offence, since the JPs are given discretion to lower the fines below the minimums. You ...

This law is so dumb. There's so much room for error.

The way I see it: Any talking on a wireless communication device is needless distraction, unless it happens to be a life-threatening emergency. The law should've been written that way (NO cellphone usage, hands-free or not, emergencies excepted)... but of course that would've been too ...

Thank you for the link and the case law, diehard.

It should be speedy, however, tighten up the other end too...either respond within 15 days or be guilty.


No argument here.

However, generally speaking, case law (e.g. R. v. Rowan) specifically cited the "15 days or that's it" as the reason why the Prosecutors should have absolutely no excuse ...

Its so dangerous and people seem to not notice, or care. It blows my mind.

It is the duty of every GTA driver to cross over multiple lanes when turning. :shock:

A few weeks ago two cars were turning westbound on to Lawrence Avenue not far from where I live. One was northbound turning left, the other southbound turning right. In places where ...