Ontario Highway Traffic Act

farisimo wrote:How far away from the intersection you have to be in order to legally change lanes?

The problem is not that you are changing lanes. The problem is that you are impeding traffic in a lane that is signed for right lane only.

farisimo wrote:I feel that I was doing the right thing

The right thing is to continue straight and make the right turn as directed by the signage, not to impede traffic. The officer was correct.

Vasile wrote: One Question:
Can I get my G full before my court date?
I can get my G Full on October 5th I believe.

You can still get your G license.

Since this incident occurred in *almost* rush hour in downtown Toronto, I have been told that hopefully I should be able to fight/win it with proper reasoning.

Whomever told you this gave you bad advice. Speeding is what's called an absolute liability offense. What that means is you were either speeding or you weren't. There's NO in between ...

The charges aren't going away. Your goal will be to walk out with the least amount of damage possible knowing full well the charges aren't going to disappear. You'll need to find someone to represent you who will do all the talking.

Careless Driving - Mandatory $400-$2000 fine, possibility of up to 6 months in jail, mandatory 6 demerit points ...

1. Can she just go ahead and pay the original fine (ie. this option isn't void because we've been and have granted an adjournment to future date) so that they can't increase it to the 130 as clocked/noted in disclosure?

You can do all this at the next trial date. You can still plead guilty to the original ticket, but chances are they'll still ...

1> As it's convictions which count (on insurance) not demerits, how likly with a clean record will they go down to the next level of speeding as opposed to only removing the demerit points, which is just a waste of time?
OR are the demerit points linked to the specfic offense if that makes sense?

Clean record isn't going to change much ...

There's nothing unreasonable about having the disclosure request available for pickup at the court house. Sure, it may be unreasonable for you because of your location, but it's not going to be seen as their problem.

If you don't pick it up, your trial will continue as usual. JP is going to view your disclosure request as fulfilled. Prosecutor ...

Do I hire paralegal, or professional help. Please help/advice.

This is one of those situations where you're probably better off dealing with the ticket yourself instead of hiring a representative. They aren't going to offer any solutions or do any amount of work that's going to be worth their cost.

There's no where to really go with this ticket ...

For something this serious, get an actual lawyer. Fighting a speeding ticket by yourself is one thing, fighting a stunt driving charge is way more serious and should require professional help.

Also, to all the people saying no way you can beat this - it appears you guys are just on this site to shame other people rather than help. He can ...

hawaii wrote:Get that in writing from the lyin monkey at your insurance company that made that B.S. statement. Your rates are going up a minimum 10%.

It's not uncommon for an insurance company to offer first time "ticket forgiveness" on what would normally be considered a minor conviction. It depends on the provider.

Hello Members,

I was driving to Windsor from Toronto and set my cruise control's speed to around 120km/h. I was under the impression that you only get tickets when you exceed 120km/h.

lol

But, now I want to fight it in court. What are my next steps?

You request a trial. When you get your Notice of Trial in the mail, you can request ...

My husband was pulled over and accused of using his cell phone. He wasn't and the cop even looked at his call log to see if there were any recent calls, which there weren't. He was still ticketed. What are his options?

Unfortunately, a call log doesn't amount to anything. The law prohibits you from using your phone, whether you're making a call ...

So I got this ticket back in march, and I have a scheduled appointment this week to discuss the fine. I have been going to this church for over 10 years, and never once had an issue. This was the first time I parked in this spot since the whole parking lot was full and had absolutely no idea it was a fire route (there were other cars parked in ...

A pedistrian got hit at the crosswalk when i was taking a right turn i tried to take pictures of the scene but was stopped by the police. Do they have a right to do this?

The officers priority is the well being of the individual whom you hit. While the act of taking pictures isn't a crime, being in the way can be. They have a responsibility to ...