Ontario Highway Traffic Act

I tend not to follow lane etiquette at all in the 401 collectors - it's just too difficult. If I need to get over to Express, I'm in the left hand following the flow, one of the few times I might get up to 140 km/h. If I need to exit a few ramps down, I try to keep to the centre and drive at whichever speed keeps me with the flow, or keeps me going ...

What did you fail to yield to? You said there were no other vehicles on the road.

Phew, good thing I'm taking the LEO route instead of law school. Could have been a disaster.

And YOU are preparing to become a police officer. If you do not know, how would someone like me know?

I'm not a cop yet, so I'm not familiar with most of the policies. You stated that there were rules against what the off-duty LEO did, so I was wondering what those rules were. If the PSA in fact restricts off-duty officers from initiating a ...

I was under the impression that you do not have to pull over right there and then if you cannot identify the police vehicle.

For example: you are driving alone in the middle of the night on an intercounty highway with no lights. Next thing you know a car in front lights up like a cherry XMas tree. No other indication that the car is a police car ...

Insurance companies don't care about points, they care about convictions. Points are for the MTO.

I wouldn't want to give my license to an ununiformed LEO. Off duty means that. There are rules against that.

There are? I was under the impression that LEO in Ontario were always "on-duty" (i.e., always had full authority). However, I would also request an on-duty officer if I ever ran into an off-duty officer. There are stories of auxiliary ...

Signs are present on overhead bridges, though don't think they are bilingual in the GTA. I have only seen the "This lane" sign a few times - most of them are overhead.

But "turn to the left" is confusing when you are referring to lane changes.

What are the provisions for painted lane markings for designated lanes? Many times I see no erected signs anywhere, just painted arrows on the ground itself. Valid?

Hey now, that's not very nice, Squishy. :(
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For damage under $1000, what do you mean by it coming out of our pocket? Is that because of your deductible? I still think you have a good chance at pushing them to cover it under DCPD with the plate and police reports ...

+$5 court fees + $20 victim surcharge (I think)

There is a police report, which is why I was a bit surprised when the broker said it was under comprehensive. I was pretty much expecting that, but still surprised. Ultimately, I don't think the trucking company will even get a slap on the wrist, as they will just ignore the bill, ignore the collection agency, and then the insurance company will ...

I kind of figured it was a right turning vehicle.

I have been thinking about your scenario. I'll take a four-lane road as an example - in the case of you driving in the left lane and being able to legally stay there, traffic would be very light to begin with - the right turning driver just has to wait a few more seconds for you to pass. In a case ...

Disagree. First I've heard of changing lanes to allow a left-turning vehicle in. You have the right of way, just stick with it. Doing people "favours" tends to just lead to confusion and misinterpretation. I don't even move to allow merging cars onto the highway, save for heavy trucks and cars with trailers - it is their job to accelerate to the ...

You will have better luck going after your insurance company to cover it under DCPD, especially since you have the plate number and a police report. Quote them everything you can find on commercial (or even non-commercial) vehicles needing to secure their load while on a highway. Your insurance company will then bill the trucking company, and they ...