Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Thanks a lot, this is very insightful! So it looks like even with "Early resolution", if I decide not to accept the offer (if any) and try my luck in court to see if, may be, the officer would not be there, I would still be able to plea guilty in court if I see the officer there, before the trial.

The officer may or may not be there either way ...

1) I was told by every agency that the worst case scenario is even if everything else fails, pleading guilty to the existing tickets during trial, so it won't make it worse. However from what I read if you go to trial, the original speed will be reinstated and I might not have a chance to plead guilty to the reduced speed ticket.
So which is it ...

When it states 'highway', does that mean any road way or are they specifically talking about highways. I believe the road I was on was 4 lines wide, 2 each side, and it was not a main road.


"highway" includes a common and public highway, street, avenue, parkway, driveway, square, place, bridge, viaduct or trestle, any part of which is intended ...

I highly doubt you're going to convince anyone in a courtroom that the officer lost track of you while he made a u-turn and that 2 cars made a switcharoo. You are the lone vehicle on a straight road travelling 51km over the limit in a Honda Odyssey minivan. An officer doesn't need to maintain 100% visual. He didn't lose you behind some back alleys ...

They have up to six months to lay a charge. However, if you don't hear anything in the next week or two, you could probably stop worrying.

The government provides school bus drivers with a form they can fill out for illegal passing of a school bus. If there is enough information for a charge, an officer will write up a ticket and deliver it to the residence of the registered owner.

The registered owner of the vehicle, which may or may not be the driver, will receive the ticket. They ...

Demerit point system
56 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations providing for a demerit point system for drivers of motor vehicles or of street cars. 2005, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 5.



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" bicycle " includes a tricycle, a unicycle and a power-assisted bicycle but does not include a motor assisted bicycle ...

Not sure the best course of action - do I hire a professional? Do I reschedule?

Anyone you hire isn't going to do anything you haven't already done. There isn't much they can do for you on a 18km speeding ticket. They'll try to get you a 15km conviction, save you a couple demerit points, and call it a day. Probably not worth the money in your ...

Your license number doesn't vanish into thin air. It'll exist whether or not you choose to renew your license or not.

Even if you don't have a license, they will generate a license number for you and it'll be waiting for you if you ever decide to apply.

innocent1 wrote:Also he was on private property which oddly enough I've noticed the home owner has put up a sign (but need to confirm if sign was put up then or sometime thereafter). Anyone of note on this issues as well?

It wont matter. That's a separate issue between the officer and he property owner.

whaddyaknow wrote: I believe that he was not driving the excluded vehicle, rather a totally uninsured one. But your point about the owner being charged for allowing uninsured use is a good one.

Ah, yes. You are correct. Insurance was cancelled on the second vehicle. Exclusion form was on the fist.

Point still stands though. Thanks for the correction.

How about not lend her vehicle out to someone who signed an exclusion form and is driving without insurance?

Either she let you drive her car or you stole it. Pick one.


Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act

2 (1) Subject to the regulations, no owner or lessee of a motor vehicle shall,

(a) operate the motor vehicle; or
(b) cause or permit the ...

Just so you are aware, they might be looking to charge both you and your partner. So you both should be worried.

Particularly, could anyone provide insight as to how I can determine whether or not the cop used a lidar or radar and whether it was tested appropriately.

You'll likely receive the times the device was tested that day during the shift. It'll be in the officers notes and you'll get that through your disclosure request.

Would you guys have any ...

(1810 hrs was written by hand...all other notes were typed.)

That's normal. That would be an excerpt from his notes at the end of his shift.
I honestly do not believe I was travelling at 131 km / hr. Basically, I was travelling about 110-120 on the passing lane...

Speeding is an absolute liability offense. You were either speeding or you ...