Ontario Highway Traffic Act

You're absolutely right. There isn't even a clause 154.1 (a). There's a 154.1 (1) (a), but no 154.1 (a). You should have been charged under s. 154.

I would ignore the ticket. A JP will look at the certificate of offence to see if it is "complete and regular on its face." He or she should notice that the incorrect section has been shown and should ...

What does the video show?

Shouldn't the trial be in Peel Region (I believe it would be the Brampton court), not Newmarket? Isn't the jurisdiction based on where the alleged offence allegedly occurred, not the police service that made the stop?

The doubling of speeding fines in work zones only applies when workers are present. If there was no one actually there, the officer's words were meaningless.

Zero likelihood of a summons unless there were some way to identify you as the driver. If any action is taken, it would be a ticket to the registered owner.

1. I received 3 tickets 2 years ago: one for speeding (I went 16 over in a school zone not knowing it was a school zone), one for an expired ownership (I was driving my dad's car) and one for forgetting my insurance card at home. However I made a deal with the prosecutor and only had to pay the fine for not having my insurance card on me. My ...

Mens rea does not matter for provincial offences. This is not a criminal matter. How far into the intersection were you? If you were just a little across the line and, say, blocking part of the pedestrian crossing area, many police officers wouldn't bother you. Unfortunately, the drivers behind you weren't polite enough to give you room to back up ...

All's well that ends well.

Is it sufficient for the officer to say he tested the device before and after the stop? Is he not required to show his log book entries or anything similar that would show the times of such tests (to confirm they were, indeed, before and after the stop)?

You have to be able to conduct yourself in French at the trial. There's a little leeway if you don't know some legal terms, but your questions and testimony (if you choose to testify) must be in French. The JP and Clerk will speak to you in French.

Thanks.

Let's just say if I were actually in that position, I'd probably be so terrified, I'd have trouble taking my foot off the gas afterwards. But one could easily accelerate quickly from, say, 50 or 60 to, say, 80 or 90. I'd also want to make darn sure I was clear of the intersection.

So what if, for example, one were driving through an intersection (say, travelling north) and happened to see someone flying westbound on the cross street? The only way to avoid being T-boned and, likely, killed is to put the hammer down and get through the intersection. Now what?

(I used that example based on two stories I've heard of fatal ...

Speeding is what they call an absolute liability offense. That means you were either speeding or you weren't. There's no in between. What the other poster was trying to tell you was you'll just be admitting your own guilt and the trial will be over before it even starts. Which HTA offences are strict liability and which are absolute liability? I ...

It sounds like you were off to a really good start. How could the officer have seen your lips moving if it was after midnight and your screen was dark? (I imagine you were going to ask him that within the next few questions)

The JP would not have adjourned based solely on how you were doing. JPs don't "protect" officers and try to keep them from ...