Ontario Highway Traffic Act

You must always abide by the posted speed limit, even when workers are not present. The presence of workers only impacts the set fine youd receive if caught speeding (it doubles), but the speed limit itself remains unchanged.

Note: This is assuming its a properly posted sign. Im of the belief that orange and black speed limit signs you sometimes ...

How do I confirm if the sign is municipal or provincial? If it is municipal, shouldn't the officer only charge me under the municipal by-law and not the HTA?
There's no such distinction. Issuance of a bylaw ticket instead of HTA is simply a matter of discretion on the officer's part.

There were no signal traffic lights at that intersection. I ...

You wont receive a criminal record for a Highway Traffic Act charge. While there is a criminal charge for failing to remain, youd have to be charged under the criminal code instead of the H.T.A. If all three of your charges are on Part III summons, then you werent charged criminally.

Jail time is a possibility for some of your charges, but on a ...

The Highway Traffic Act only deals with depositing snow/ice on the roadway. For grass clippings, leaves, etc., you'd have to check local bylaws to see if your municipality prohibits them being placed on the roadway (many do).

Demerit points are irrelevant to insurance companies, they look at all convictions. Unless theres a similar bylaw offence in your region that the Crown will let you plead down to, best deal you'll probably get is a reduced fine.

It would be section 142 of the HTA.

before turning to the left or right at any intersection or into a private road or driveway or from one lane for traffic to another lane for traffic or to leave the roadway shall first see that the movement can be made in safety, and if the operation of any other vehicle may be affected by the movement shall ...

Depends on the jurisdiction. Some busier ones will drop the charge outright if you can show you have valid paperwork. More likely you'll simply be offered a reduced fine if you plead guilty.

Looks like:
Eastbound, third lane, dark – Im guessing he was parked on the shoulder, facing eastbound, right shoulder.
First lane, fast, alone car – Im guessing you were in the leftmost lane. He believes you were speeding and not amongst a group of vehicles.
131km/hr at 265 meters – This will be the speed/distance reading that he obtained with a ...

1) Unobstructed view is not an HTA term.
2) If there is video evidence, it should be disclosed.

As stated above, at the very least you'll probably be offered a deal to have one charge dropped in exchange for a guilty plea on the other one.

why didn't he just write on the ticket "driver failed to wear a seat belt" instead of "driver failed to properly wear seat belt"
Police are given standardized charge wordings for each offence. That's the ...

The correct set fine for 34 over would be $204 ($259 total payable), so he may have been looking at the wrong fine table. He wouldn't have had photo radar as that's no longer in use in Ontario.

You therefor might be able to get your ticket quashed due to the incorrect set fine.

1) No signature should be a fatal error, assuming it's a hand written (not printed) ticket.
2) It's your responsibility to surrender the valid insurance slip, not the officers to find the correct one.
3) Photocopies are only acceptable if they're "true" copies. That means front AND back of the ownership along with the current validation sticker.

Most lasers could be used from within a vehicle if stationary.

And T-bone is a type of steak, not intersection.

When police lay a careless driving charge in rear end collisions, it's not to seek a higher fine nor is it due to police being unfamiliar with the law. If anything the opposite is true. To prove the offence of following too closely, the act of striking a car from behind is NOT sufficient evidence in itself. For a conviction at trial, there must be ...

Nothing wrong with requesting disclosure and seeing if theres anything you can fight the ticket on. If the evidence appears solid however I wouldnt go to trial unless you have a specific defence strategy. Its pretty much a guarantee that your ticket will be raised back up to the full amount at trial. 35 over is a $265 fine, and if its a community ...