Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Disclosure, or lack of it, won't have any impact on an early resolution meeting. It would only come into play if you requested it, followed up consistently, and still didn't receive it by trial. Similarly, your wife as a witness will not affect resolution. Your insurance app only knows the speed you were driving, whether you accelerated hard ...

The "Signs" regulation made under the Highway Traffic Act (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 615) is clear:

5.2 (1) Where a part of a highway is designated as a community safety zone under subsection 214.1 (1) or (2) of the Act, signs shall be erected in accordance with this section. O. Reg. 380/98, s. 1.

Section 5.2 further specifies BEGINS and ENDS signage ...

You're right that you're SOL on a lawsuit. The Limitations Act, 2002, is crystal clear on a two-year limitation period for almost any cause of action in Ontario.

With regard to a complaint, you would have to check the policies and procedures of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. There may be a time limit there as well.

That's a risky strategy. The officer will testify that he is trained to estimate speed visually (most of these guys can accurately estimate a speed to within a few kilometres per hour). He'll also say that he determined visually that you were the fastest vehicle.

The officer's notes are simply that: notes that are intended to refresh the officer's ...

Thanks for that reply, bobajob. I haven't been here in a while, so this is the first time I've seen it. There's still been no word regarding the Early Resolution request. Perhaps we'll eventually hear something.

That's exactly what it is. My wife was charged as the owner because the camera only captures the plate.

I have since found certification of the device's accuracy on the City's website and have clarified that these cameras are only used in Community Safety Zones. The set fine is $5 per km/h over the limit, so all my assumptions panned out.

We ...

Had the Justice of the Peace not already accepted your guilty plea? If the JP accepts it, you're done, regardless of what you may say afterwards.

Good evening, everyone. My wife received a speed camera ticket today. The ticket is for driving 54 km/h in a 40 km/h zone. She's planning to request an Early Resolution and I have a couple of questions.

Subsection 4 (4) of O. Reg. 398/19 states that the device must be tested and established to be accurate within 12 months preceding the date of the ...

Here's what the Highway Traffic Act states:

U-turns prohibited
143 No driver or operator of a vehicle upon a highway shall turn the vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction when,

(a) upon a curve where traffic approaching the vehicle from either direction cannot be seen by the driver of the vehicle within a distance of 150 metres ...

I came back to read this thread again because I needed a good laugh.

Sounds like a good deal. I'm glad things worked out reasonably well.

Your point is fair. I, too, can't stand drivers who "park" themselves in the passing lane and back traffic up. There are plenty of ways to increase awareness. Kerry Schmidt of the OPP has a video about it. I'm sure there are other videos, social media posts, etc. Violating the HTA and being willing to plead guilty so you can pay fines and watch ...

Hi all. I haven't posted in a while, but I had a question.

A couple of weeks ago, I was pulled over for speeding. The officer said he had clocked me at 75 in a 50. I was actually going faster. Yes, I know I was speeding; I momentarily lost my focus and hit the pedal a little too hard.

In the end, the officer let me off with a warning. I have two ...

I can't help you with the procedural stuff, but I wanted to wish you well with your treatment. I hope all goes well.

It will boil down to whether the JP accepts your testimony that you would have been unable to stop safely or the officer's testimony that you could have stopped. You'd have to say how close to the intersection you were, how quickly you were driving, how long it would have taken to stop, how hard you would have had to brake, etc.