Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Remember the HTA is an ACT not LAW.... it is a legislation that carries the enforcement of law only with OUR CONSENT.

An Act is the Law. It DEFINES the Law.

The Highway Traffic Act (HTA) is an Ontario law which regulates the licensing of vehicles, classification of traffic offenses, administration of loads, classification of vehicles and other ...

This shouldn't be too shocking.

I have seen cops drive like maniacs.

The other day I was Cut OFF by a cop in my town.

I was coming to a red light, and the cruiser had his green going straight across me when all of sudden he changed his mind, made a right turn, and came straight into my lane and headed straight towards me.

I actually had to ...

CoolChick wrote:Cruiser could have been stolen, could it not ?

Highly doubt that.

CoolChick wrote: We are not obliged to give any info to an officer uniformed or otherwise unless we are operating a registered vehicle.....or engaged in a crime that breaches our common laws..

Technically, you can be pulled over to see if your paper work is in order.

I'm sure anyone could create a uniform that would pass as an authentic one...

Was the car un-marked?

What if a police cruiser pulled you over?

Would you still deny his uniform as an authentic piece of ID? Isn't the Cruiser itself a piece of ID?

I do understand the doubt. It can become confusing for un-marked cruisers.

You can ask them for a ...

hwybear wrote: There is only 1 piece of ID that would identify an officer.

Just out of curiosity, what kind of ID should we ask an officer for?

Assuming, he/she is in full uniform.

Graduated Licensing for Automobile Drivers

Class G1

New drivers of passenger vehicles learn to drive with six important conditions with a G1 licence. A new driver must hold a G1 licence for a minimum of 12 months before attempting the G1 road test. This time can be reduced to eight months if you successfully complete a Ministry-approved ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen%27s_arrest#Canada

Canada

Section 494. (Criminal Code)[6]

(1) ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT BY ANY PERSON

Any one may arrest without warrant/s

(a) a person whom he finds committing an indictable offence; or

(b) a person who, on reasonable grounds, he believes

(i) has committed a criminal offence, and

(ii) is ...

Well if WalMart, Best Buy, Future Shop and a whole lot of other retailers can stop you at the exit door so someone can look in your bag or check your receipt, sometimes forcefully, and get away with it with little or no fuss I don't see why the police can't stop you at a RIDE check ;)

Interesting analogy, but here's what I think:

Best Buy ...

Welcome aboard!

I would have also charged each passenger for "consuming under age" and possibly contacted CAS pending the situation.

I was just thinking the same thing!

These kids are lucky they got off with what they got! Which was Nothing!

I Highly disagree with Underage Drinking. The cop was nice enough to not question the passengers about the drinking ...

This is interesting...I thought the passenger gets the ticket and not the driver?

Try this http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.c ... Addresses/

1. Tailgating
2. Follow too close
3. Not Signaling
4. Tailgating!
5. Tailgating!!

Hilarious! You got off very lucky! I would like to know what happened too.

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Cop pulls over an ambulance for not "yielding" to him while there is a patient in the ambulance!

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/ ... &ch=224106

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/us_ambulance_stopped