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Possibly because they need to add the restriction of "glasses required"?

Not sure... go to Service Ontario and see what they say. Sometimes the computer system rejects on-line renewals for no apparent reason.

Short answer (as argyll said): No.

Vision test is required on first issue, and at age 80 and every 2 years thereafter.

Also maybe check the CanLII sight (www.canlii.org) for case law regarding disclosure of the officer's notes where the unit was tested.

In some cases where it wasn't included, the charges were dismissed or stayed. However, the officer does have the option of testifying that it is his/her "usual practice" to test the device before/after. It does ...

Just to clarify what argyll is saying: Insurance companies DO care about convictions. In many cases, Careless Driving is enough to get your insurance company to drop your coverage. However... in the case where a collision happens (such as this case), the insurance companies are more concerned about the at-fault determination rather than whether ...

Standard stuff: Select the trial option and file for disclosure. Maybe it will take too long to get to trial (possible) or the officer won't show up (unlikely), they'll screw up the disclosure (don't bet on it, they've become pretty sharp with that), or the evidence will be weak (forget that).

You should be aware, though, that the Prosecutor can ...

how can the office set the other driver be a witness if he was involved in this accident, he will definitely do against us for protecting himself.

The officer does not need to have witnessed the collision in order to issue a ticket. Based on the description of the collision that you and your wife provided, the officer decided to charge your wife ...

I dont understand that if the middle lane just for going straight, how to explain a green arrow light? Thanks.

The light can be positioned anywhere, or there can be multiple lights. In that case, you needed signs or painted arrows on the road. The traffic light doesn't count.

Worst case scenario, you could plead guilty to a lesser offence such ...

AI CHIHUAHUA.

Start with Ontario. Call the courthouse where your trial took place and tell them you would like to pay any outstanding fines owed. That's step 1. They can also work with you on a payment plan. As for the licence suspension, I would also contact the dealership that claims they paid all outstanding fines and get some sort of letter ...

Just want to clarify, which section were you charged under? Was it section 7 (5) of the HTA?

The one thing I can tell you for certain is that yes, unfortunately, you must pay your fine first before you appeal. If your appeal is successful, then the money gets returned to you. The appeal is not heard by a Justice of the Peace; it is heard by a full ...

Ok I'm not really following so I'll ask some questions for clarification... you were on a middle (through) lane and turned left from the through lane? Or was the left-most lane blocked with construction and you turned left from the left-most lane? Or, did you turn left from the left-most lane that wasn't blocked by construction, and turned into the ...

If you want to resolve this with the prosecutor, you can ask to have the red light charge dropped down to:

HTA 144 (10) : Obeying lane lights
(10) Every driver shall obey every traffic control signal that applies to the lane that he or she is in. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 144 (10)

http://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90h08#BK221

It carries a set ...

If not, is the second ticket legal to give me?

Yep, even if the first ticket was invalid (not sure that it was), they have up to 7 days after the offence to serve you with a Provincial Offences Notice (ticket). If that's not enough, they can proceed by giving you a summons up to 6 months after the offence. So that's ok.

What happened that led ...

madbrad wrote:So, no, there isn't such a provision I can avail myself of?

Correct. As argyll said, you can't get the trial moved for a speeding ticket.

I got pics of where the cop is parked today same location and from an aerial view he is pretty far back

Unless his view of the intersection was obscured, that won't help. Since the sign said "no left turns," he only needed to see you turn left out of the intersection - he didn't need to see the whole thing.

I suppose you could argue the sign ...

Any suggestions on possible outcomes of this case ? Everyone talks about the bilingual defense but I have not seen anyone post a successful outcome to date.


Bilingual defence doesn't work. There was one case in Toronto a few years ago where a JP ruled the sign had to be bilingual, but that conviction was appealed and there has not been any ...

Unfortunately there's not much I can tell you except what you already know. This is one of those things where both drivers could get charged, strictly from a Highway Traffic Act perspective: Him for failing to drive in a marked lane, you for failing to yield. The requirement to yield even applies where someone else is using the median as a passing ...

bobajob wrote:forgiveness is for accidents only, not for tickets,

Although... some insurance companies do not count the first ticket that they deem to be "minor." Second ticket and more = surcharge or rate increase. Others count each and every ticket. All depends on the company...

bugsbunny wrote:I thought reinstatement fee was a mandatory fee?

I thought so as well. Go figure.

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This has been tested in courts many times before. It works in the driver's favour ...

I don't see why you couldn't, provided that you've got your licence back (should be mailed to you) and you've paid the licence reinstatement fee...

Could someone please advise me what should be on disclosure request in case of speeding?

I was given a ticket for speeding 70km/hr in 60 zone but, according to the officer, the speed was 84 km/hr. He did not show me the reading though. Also, it looks like he started clocking me BEFORE I was going up (the rode dips and rises to where officer was ...

Ive never heard that cops can reduce traffic tickets. Are you 100% sure that its legal?

It is perfectly legal. Why wouldn't they be allowed to give you a lower speed and fine? They're doing you (and other drivers) a favour.

Here's a case that talks about a lot of the questions you have:

Durham v. Snowden

The Coles notes version:

- Driver ...

Seeing as how you said he was stationary for 20 seconds and you hadn't seen any movement, you may have a defence, depending on how sympathetic the JP is. Since you kept driving, the Prosecutor will argue that you should have stopped completely instead, and made sure the truck was not going to move, e.g. make eye contact with the driver of the fire ...

What you're looking for is this link:

O. Reg 577

It is 1 1/2 inches in diameter or less where tarping is required, but there's about a dozen exceptions/limits/etc. Take a look... If you have some sort of proof that it was 4-6 inches diameter, you should (if I'm reading O. Reg 577 correctly) you should be able to get it dismissed.

I think this is a pretty easy dismissal once it hits the courts as I feel I have a solid defence, but what my concern is compensation for impound fees and reinstatement fees. Do I have any grounds here once I am found not guilty?

Unfortunately, no. Without getting in to my personal opinion of s. 172, one of the things it does is de-facto impose ...

You don't prove anything. You report it to the police and let them deal with it.

Yes they absolutely would. Failing to remain at the scene of a collision is pretty serious. You should report that to both the police and your insurance company.

Unfortunately the fact that the other driver may have been unlawfully passing isn't a strong defence if it goes to trial. Section 139 (1) states:

139. (1) Every driver or street car operator entering a highway from a private road or driveway shall yield the right of way to all traffic approaching on the highway so closely that to enter would ...

Is this legal?

If you're actually asking that question, you're either trolling or shouldn't be on the road.

Thread locked.

when I was stopped, the PC pulled out a voice recorder (and poked it through the passenger window) and said to me that he was going to be recording our conversation
same thing?

Never had that happen. Was that in the UK? Here, many of them wear body cams or mics but not all of them do.

Not really sure the audio recording is relevant without ...