Ontario Highway Traffic Act

EDIT:I can't get my head around how the something as simple as target speed can change the frequency of a radar signal. Gonna have to google how radar works in a little depth.
Probably one of the best analogies is from the wikipedia page on doppler radar:
Imagine a baseball pitcher throwing one ball every second to a catcher (a frequency of 1 ...

Are you saying that even though the person was not charged for an offence (went to court and charge was dismissed) there is a history on his/her driving record that shows as such?
I understand there is a court record, but that is not what the officer has access to on the side of the road.

A basic MTO query of a driver's licence will only show ...

Radar does emit a rather wide "beam", so it's possible that it would be striking your cab and trailer at the same time. Unlike laser though, radar isn't measuring the time it takes for the signal to be returned. Radar works by emitting a signal at a known frequency. When the signal strikes a moving object, it gets reflected back at a different ...

Did the officer say he was going to charge you? I don't see why he wouldn't have simply issued you a ticket at the time he had you stopped if that was his intention. It sounds like you simply got a warning. And FYI you don't have to sign anything at the side of the road when you get a ticket.

Then there is also the fact that the 50 signs are placed too far apart.

Just on this point, keep in mind that the HTA sets a default speed limit of 50 km/hr within a municipality or built up area and 80 km/hr elsewhere. Improper signage wouldn't be a defence unless the limit was different then the default speed set by the HTA. It sounds from ...

Typically, at the side of the road, police will simply check your licence history which shows your convictions and suspensions only. If they want to dig a little more, most (if not all) police services in Ontario now keep computerized records of any traffic stops and/or charges. These police records aren't necessarily updated to show the outcome of ...

It would be the Ontario equivalent, so 3 points.

Most likely you were convicted under section 9.1 of the Provincial Offences Act. When you fail to attend Court its deemed that youre no longer disputing your charge. If thats the case there wouldnt have been any trial and therefore no evidence entered against you. It sounds like you simply need to request that the matter reopened, not appealed. Can ...

Police in Ontario can enforce the law anywhere within the Province, not just the municipality in which they are employed. Since some of these services patrol large areas that might fall under multiple Court jurisdictions, they carry multiple offence notices for each jurisdiction. Im guessing it was simply an error on the officers part issuing you ...

Depending on the jurisdiction, sidewalks would likely be included under the HTA definition of highway

"highway" includes a common and public highway, street, avenue, parkway, driveway, square, place, bridge, viaduct or trestle, any part of which is intended for or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles and includes the area ...

I get it on motorcycles for the extra visibility, but it bugs me when some oblivious motorists drive around with their highbeams on in the middle of the day. Even on bright days highbeams can still be blinding and distracting.

Interesting, the section does read "when on a highway at any time when lighted lamps are required to be displayed on vehicles" which would seem to indicate it only applies during the required times (one-half hour before sunset to one-half hour after sunrise and at any other time when, due to insufficient light or unfavourable atmospheric conditions ...

No, there is no legal requirement that would prevent you from driving.

If you have a medical condition that might render you unfit to drive, your doctor has a legal obligation to notify the Ministry who may in turn suspend your licence until your issue is resolved. In your case though a broken left ankle obviously wouldnt impact your operation of ...

I'm pretty sure section 154.1 of the HTA only applies to HOV lanes on designated King's Highways. I don't believe Yonge Street is considered a King's Highway so the section wouldn't apply. The officer should have charged you under a Toronto bylaw instead.

It entirely depends on the strength of the Crowns case. Thats why its advisable to have an experienced paralegal or lawyer review the evidence against you to make that determination. If theres a good chance of beating the charge then its certainly worth taking to trial. If not then a plea deal to a lesser offence is probably best.