Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Lanes are numbered from the left to the right in the direction of travel.

You're going to have to explain a little better, because I'm not following your explanation of why you made the turn.

The Crown is supposed to disclose all evidence, regardless if they intend to introduce it at trial.

Stanton,

If the Crown chooses not to use the video evidence during trial, wouldn't that be arguably an example of prejudice and be quashed under s. 7 of the Charter?

I don't believe so. The Crown has the prerogative to select which evidence is presented at trial. If they feel a particular piece of evidence or a witness does nothing to further ...

Careless driving, section 130 of the Highway Traffic Act.

drives a vehicle or street car on a highway without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway

Retention polices vary from one service to the next. If the video isnt related to any particular incident, it may be kept for a very short period of time. Only way to know is request it and see if its available.

If youre charged as the RO, it will probably be by mail.

No, both wouldn't need to attend unless there was some key evidence only one could give. The Crown decides who they want to attend to give evidence, and may only require one officer. An example of when both need to attend would be if one observed you speeding and another one pulled you over. In your case though it sounds like both officers would ...

Oh, by the way I learned today that school buses are not supposed to have their lights flashing while they are right at the "Stop" sign! If this is true, it will then be to my advantage should we go to the court of law.

I'm not aware of any such requirement in the Highway Traffic Act. Perhaps it might be a policy of a particular bus line, but it ...

It's very unlikely you'll be charged as the driver. Police rarely have the time to conduct investigations into every car that fails to stop for a school bus. It's much simpler to simply charge the registered owner and more likely to stand up in Court. If the police haven't been knocking at your door, I wouldn't worry too much. Worst case is you (if ...

No, you don't have to be caught by the police to be charged. If the bus driver recorded your plate, she can simply forward the information to them.

Typically police charge the registered owner of the vehicle, since it can be difficult to prove who was driving in Court. I believe the set fine is about $490, and there are no demerit points if you're ...

They will not set two separate trial dates for offences that occurred at the same time. It will be one trial for both.

As for the speeding charge, a reduction is unlikely if they reduce/drop the drive suspend charge as well. Regardless, insurance companies don't go by demerit points. 15 over (with no points) and 28 over are treated the same, as ...

If you're convicted of careless driving you'll get 6 demerit points, there is no way to change this. You either need to be found not guilty or work out a deal with the Crown to plead to a less serious charge which carries fewer demerit points. I would suggest at the very least seeking out a plea deal because you're insurance could easily double ...

While Im no lawyer, Id say you have some excellent statements for your defence. They seem to cover off the poor road conditions, that you were driving in a reasonably safe manner for the conditions and that you were engaged in your duties at the time.

Have you tried approaching the Crown yet? I personally think they might consider simply ...

Its very difficult to say what your chances of being found not guilty in Court are, as each case is quite different. Some cities have bylaw charges relating to stop signs which dont appear on your driving abstract. If you were offered a plea deal to that, it might be worth considering. More likely the Crown will offer you a reduced fine, but the ...