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Yep, I'd monster truck two cars at the sight of that.

I blame tornadoes.

A lot of streets up here have no curb, so I can incorporate the gravel shoulder into the defensive 1 metre to my right. On those streets I will ride about 15 cm from the solid white line and cars have just enough room to pass me by driving to the left edge of the lane. Near a crest of a steep hill on a two-lane road I will move out and take up the ...

MTO recommends giving them 1 metre of space to your right, and if the cyclist is riding defensively, they will also be leaving themselves about 1 metre to the curb. If you can't give them that space then you should signal and change to the next lane to pass.

I thought us cool guys only used one hand to drive anyways.

It doesn't matter whether you're holding the phone to your ear or talking through a bluetooth system. You're just as distracted either way. The law is suboptimal; they should have banned cellular phone use altogether.

There are supposedly studies suggesting that it is even more distracting to use hands-free than using a physical phone. I was ...

Hmmm, when I took a skid control course (part of a plea bargain), the course instructor was very adamant that your tires should be set at their maximum pressure. Otherwise, if you need to swerve to avoid something going at fast enough speeds you run the risk of your tires actually ripping off the rim. He also stated how the "recommended" PSI for ...

There are also some Bluetooth modules that will clip onto your visor and run from batteries. I'll make an uneducated WAG that a conversation in stereo will be slightly less distracting than a voice in just one ear.

I may have the federal/provincial level stuff confused. The federal government just recently passed a law where jail time before trial would get 1-for-1 credit, capped at 1.5-for-1 credit for extreme circumstances. Maybe this doesn't apply to provincial courts and provincial offences.

Radar Identified wrote:This was the facility that caused Judges to start the practice of giving a 2-for-1 credit for time served in provincial remand facilities.

That's now gone, by the way.

Gotcha. I was going by how they are listed on the e-laws site.

There was no sarcasm in my post. I'll rephrase: Just because he was hurt does not mean the law no longer applies.

Not a fan?

It's possible that he tried to slow down and turn at the same time. That's a big no-no when driving near the limit of traction. All necessary speed should be shaved off while the wheels are pointing straight, as you then use all four wheels equally for braking. Once you start to turn, in your case, only the front driver's side wheel would be doing ...

Just because they hurt themselves does not mean the law no longer applies.

This sounds like careless driving to me as well. "I slowed down and turned the wheel all the way to the right" could satisfy due diligence for an improper turn, couldn't it? That's my thinking. Careless fits a bit better and also leaves room for plea bargaining.

I do about 50% of my driving in a Ford Escort and it has never hydroplaned in the 9 ...

They're doing warnings for a while, until the general public is aware of the new law.

I had one incident when the road iced over on a hill. At the bottom was a semi and a Barrie city bus, both slightly sideways so I knew I was in some trouble going down the hill. Light at the bottom turned red, needed to stop! I managed to control my speed by bumping my passenger side wheel against the snowbank. You can't do it too hard though, or ...

This Saturday I likely would have been first on scene of a head-on collision had I not taken a nice warm shower before heading out. It had been raining, but not heavily and certainly nothing out of the ordinary. The road has a 50 km/h limit, has two 90-degree turns within 200 m or so, and is about 500 m from a school zone. Silver Civic coupe was ...

Some of that cost, perhaps most of that cost, is paid by those responsible for the accidents (through insurance or out-of-pocket). Where allowing studs would spread that $39 million across all provincial taxpayers, even those who don't use studs, the way it is now has those who can't drive according to conditions paying more than those of us who ...

Besides the possible suspension of ones license, traffic tickets that contain demerit points have a direct impact on ones financial situation because the demerit points directly affect insurance rates.

I wouldn't say they directly affect insurance rates. Insurance companies do tend to treat higher demerit point convictions more seriously, but ...

Vehicle exhaust may be just as bad as the heavy metal dust, but adding equal amounts of "Bad Stuff B" to "Bad Stuff A" makes it twice as bad.

There is no question in my mind that studs are safer overall. While the latest round of winter tire technology has greatly closed the gap, nothing beats studs on ice. However, I'm under the impression that ...

Although studs can make almost any tire a great performer in the winter, you do have studless alternatives that come close to matching performance as well as offering better dry-road handling. If you live in an area that is regularly plowed, meaning the majority of winter is spent on slushy and icy roads, I recommend either of the latest revisions ...

OPS Copper wrote:Sorry no signature is not a fatal error IF it is an electronic generated ticket....I do not have my HTA/O.Regs but there is a specific reg dealing with the...I work today and will see if i can find the exact section.

Yeah that is the theory plus a few more

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It's O.Reg. 497/94, section 2. It's not an HTA O.Reg., but under the POA.

I was on a country road about six years ago, just on a random drive with an ex. I have no idea what the name of the road was, likely a numbered Concession road. At one part of the road, it "ate up" the light from my headlights. Trees were still illuminated, but the road became pitch black and it felt like I was flying through the night instead of ...

I wouldn't consider it a search, and anything he might see inside the cab would have been in plain view through the window anyways. If the plug was back in the living quarters, that would be different, but most of them are just around the steering column, no?

Don't some of the fancy newer trucks allow wireless hookups to the computer? I'm getting ...

This came up when I was speaking with our detachment commander here. My camera is pretty ancient and won't do RAW. He said that, as far as he knew, RAW formats were not absolutely required, but they do tend to have more credibility than JPEGs. So if your camera can do it, save in RAW format.

Which section deals with an out-of-service traffic signal? I was under the impression that it just became an uncontrolled intersection, unless the signal "failed" into a blinking red light. There is no need to stop at an uncontrolled intersection if there is no one to yield to. I think this was the "right" charge, but a misunderstanding of what you ...

That's not my understanding. A four-way stop requires stop signs or a flashing red signal. An uncontrolled intersection is not a stop sign - you yield to vehicles already in the intersection (or who will enter the intersection before you do), and should you arrive at the same time as another vehicle, the one on the right has right-of-way. In the ...

Bah, they're crims...a swift kick to the bum will make him fit. :D

The front seats don't look too bad as the computer doesn't take up too much space, much like the Carbon car. But all the equipment looks modular unlike the Carbon, which is good so you don't have to take the entire car out of commission for a broken radio if you need that car out ...