Ontario Highway Traffic Act

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Here's the article: http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/ ... Home%C2%A0

I wrote a post on my blog discussing the issues surrounding the admissibility of statement evidence like this, if you're interested the link is in my signature.

I can't answer that for you.

The officer is correct that, in most jurisdictions, if you fight a reduced speeding ticket the crown can ask the JP to amend the ticket back to the original amount.

You are correct, traffic matters (all provincial offence matters) are quasi criminal, not civil. But I don't know where you can get the forms, sorry.

Whats the actual burden of proof for a non-radar measure?

Police cruiser speedometers are calibrated pieces of equipment and are accepted in court as an accurate measure of a vehicles speed through pacing. What an officer needs to prove the charge is to state how long he was following you for, that he maintained a constant distance and what he ...

I don't think anyone here is going to be able to answer this for you. There is no "average" it depends on a multitude of factors, including which company you're referring to.

I don't think you would be successful with this argument. The exemption is not for any delivery driver to claim that they don't go over 40 and thus don't have to wear their seat belt. It is intended to protect people who have professions where it is already established that they don't go over 40, like garbage men or postal delivery drivers.

That ...

FyreStorm wrote:The prevailing case law states that people / police should not have to bend their necks, or 'work' to see you plate, it should be conspicuously visible.

If you have any specific case citations can you post them here? I'd be interested in reading them. Thanks.

Simon borys your saying that the best I could do is plead guilty to the lesser charge of driving too close which would be 4 points?

No, not at all. I was just saying that follow to close is a charge which people often plea to in rear end cases where they are charged with careless. There may be another more appropriate charge to plea to in your ...

In response to a number of recent topics on this forum about whether a police officer has to show up for court or whether it was likely that they would show up, I wrote a post on my blog discussing the issue.

I'm not posting this here just to promote my blog, but it seems relevant considering that I've answered this very question 2 or 3 times in ...

Indeed, you are correct. I am aware that speeding under 50 is an absolute liability offence and over is strict. I've even stated that in previous posts. This was a type-o.

She will likely show up because she'll be subpoenaed and it's an offence to fail to respond to a subpoena.

Careless driving seems a little harsh for the situation you described and they would have to prove that you were driving with undue care and attention in order to convict you of it. Usually in rear end collisions where people are charged with ...

Sounds like a big hassle to fight the tickets. You could hire someone to do it for you, in which case you'll pay them their fee plus the fines for any offences you end up convicted of. You might be able to may a plea with the crown and get one of the two dropped in exchange for sparing them the burden of a trial.

One thing though, if you want to ...

It's easy to target a specific vehicle with a laser using the scope, but it is much more difficult to isolate a vehicle with a radar that is not alone on the road or at least in front. If that were me I would be very interested in hearing how the officer articulated that he targeted the person's vehicle.