Ontario Highway Traffic Act

The Court of Appeal overturned that ruling. Here's a snippet, but you can read the full ruling here .

[15] The interpretation of "holding" offered by the appeal judge requires that there be some sustained physical holding. Any holding for a shorter period of time, with the accompanying risks to road safety and driver attention, would be exempt ...

It sounds like at no point did you attempt to contact the police. You made no attempts to pull into a gas station, a store, a house, flag a pedestrian, or any person or place where you could ask for help.

Doesn't sound like it's going anywhere.

Your situation is not a defense. You don't get to speed because you want to pass another vehicle.

The fact i would like to share is that i was driving relax with using cruise control at 108 until i approached the pick up truck which was splashing plenty of water on my windshield and it was making very unclear view. Then i pushed on gas to pass him but i believe i was just about 120 while passing him as the truck was not so fast.


You had ...

The onus is on the driver who is required to yield. Drivers who have the right of way should not have to alter their driving to accommodate those who do not.

139 (1) Every driver or street car operator entering a highway from a private road or driveway shall yield the right of way to all traffic approaching on the highway so closely that to enter would constitute an immediate hazard . R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 139 (1).

Whether or not you fully entered the lane and were able to get out of reverse doesn't ...

There must be something in traffic law about not holding a driver responsible for component failure on a vehicle.


The complete opposite is true.

As Decatur pointed out, the driver is responsible for the vehicle they put out on the road.

Not that it matters for conviction, but during a trial they would ask you questions like "Was the car ...

It depends on the situation.

Dangerous Driving is a criminal offense, not a HTA offense. Officers do not hand out dangerous driving charges for driver error, whether it's a pedestrian or not. This has been a problem in the past as vehicles who mowed down pedestrians in driver error were sentenced with mediocre fines without taking into ...

These are the officers notes and they're pretty detailed. There's no requirement to write them in a notepad. It's more information that most write in a pad, so if there wasn't anything else to add, they can't provide you with something that isn't there.

They also aren't required to provide you with the manual. If you're lucky, you'll get a page ...

You were charged for making a right on red without coming to a stop.

These cameras aren't just limited to vehicles going straight.

There isn't much you can do here to defend yourself. They are pretty straight forward. See if the fine can be reduced and you can probably just move on. These are glorified parking tickets and aren't usually worth ...

The reason I ask is because these are what's considered the two distracted driving laws.

78 is "Display screen visible to driver prohibited." It doesn't get much attention anymore. It was originally meant to deal with advancements in aftermarket head units. Gone were the LED VCR like screens. They were now coming with display screens with DVD ...

The difference between no insurance and failure to surrender insurance is pretty big. Minimum fine is $5,000. Your insurance surcharge will be 100% if they decide to keep you. Quite possible they tell you to go somewhere else.

Failure to surrender is the equivalent of a normal speeding ticket or rolling a stop sign.

These cameras have a speed threshold so they aren't activating under every slight roll. It's somewhere in between 20-30km and up.

Your stop, while slightly late, isn't something it's usually interested in snapping for.

The flash your seeing is actually for the vehicle across the street blowing through the right turn. For starters, the flash would ...

What exactly were you charged with? 78 (1) or 78.1 (1)?

mesa wrote: Tue Sep 25, 2018 6:55 am Was an 80 speed limit and I had a suspended license on the system that I was not aware.
Not that don't want to pay the fine just how to don't get hit hard at my insurance at this point is my concern.

Were you also charged with driving while suspended?