Ontario Highway Traffic Act

I found out today that they moved the speed limit sign down the road about 300 meters.

What happens now? Is the case dismissed? :mrgreen:

Is the charge for violating the speed limit sign in the old position still valid? Does one continue the good fight?

If the speed limit sign in the old position is invalid, how does one go about the charge ...

How often does it happen?

Not as often as it sounds. Officers can't simply not show up on a whim. If an officer doesn't show up, there's usually good reasoning behind it (eg. they've transferred somewhere else).

I assume if you opt for trial and he shows up you can't plea bargain down as you could have with a prosecutor meet (option 2)
in ...

What are peoples opinions on:

A) early resolution meeting with the prosecutor

OR

B) plead not guilty and request a trial

In your situation (speeding that i'd assumed hasn't already been reduced), you'll almost always be offered a plea deal right before your trial anyways. Requesting a trial keeps all your options open, which is why anyone ...

Are these actual tickets written by a municipality or those tickets issued by a private company made to look like real tickets?

In all fairness, you haven't had a chance to go over disclosure and are making a case out of assumptions.

You don't know where, when, or how your speed was calculated. Perhaps you should wait till the appropriate information is made available to you and start from there.

Also, speeding is an absolute liability offense. You were either speeding or ...

As Stanton pointed out, a slight bend in the road would benefit the driver anyways.

Stanton pretty much summed it up. Bring in your paperwork showing everything was valid at the time of the stop. They will most likely drop them if you plead guilty to the sign violation.

As for the sign being new, it's going to be irrelevant.

holiday_mazda wrote:does anyone else have any info in this? I see some posts referring to mailed disclosures..

Sometimes they will just mail it, other times they will have it available for pickup at the courthouse.

Quite frankly, the prosecutor and JP are right to be annoyed.

The plate is either expired or it isn't. That's it. You didn't need another court date to review your disclosure because there's nothing to review. Your statements are irrelevant. It doesn't matter if it's your friends car because you're the driver, not your friend.

Prosecutor doesn't ...

iFly55 wrote:Police don't necessarily assign fault for collisions, they're already pre-determined through 'Fault Determination Rules' under the Insurance Act.

Agreed. Whether or not the officer decides to lay charges on an individual doesn't determine the outcome of your insurance claim.

In Ontario, yellow lines or yellow signs are just cautions/guidelines/warnings or whatever you want to call them. There's nothing that stops you from crossing a solid yellow line as long as it is safe to do so.

Cones around vehicles are for the personal safety of the workers who have to use the vehicle and its doors frequently for tools, supplies, etc so they don't get hit/pinned/killed when they are around the vehicle. They are not required for you as some sort of incentive to not hit other vehicles unless you are trying to say you hit an open door. I'm ...

I may stand corrected on this one. While there may be another ticket more suitable here, failure to obey the posted sign may not be one of them.

The yellow signs are indeed just cautionary signs, as are all yellow markings. Maybe the officer could have come up with a more suitable charge for what you did before the sign, or even keep the same ...

When did you get your Notice of Trial?

I was at the dotted lane. The sign that reads "right lane exit " was ahead of me. That is when I turned my signals to move to the left lane.

You sat in the right turn only lane with your left turn signal waiting for someone to finally let you in. You were completely oblivious to the fact that you are creating a traffic jam behind you of people ...