Re: Stopped on a Signed Highway $150 Stanton wrote:
That's incorrect. Being parked would absolutely fall under the definition of stopping a vehicle, both in a legal sense and common sense perspective. No parking zones allow brief exemptions to load or unload passengers and cargo whereas no s…
Re: Plea to non-HTA offence? Or non moving violation? Jonny042 wrote:
Anyone know the complete ins and outs for Allstate? It seems as though I won't take a hit for a single minor offense, but not sure about a second one.
I don't have any details re: how Allstate treats convictions, but I discovered that my …
Re: Red Light - Fail to Stop (But it was definitely Amber!) iFly55 wrote:Correct me if i'm wrong, I've only ever seen traffic lights change to amber once the pedestrian beacon is at zero.
Exactly; every traffic light controlled intersection I've encountered, when the pedestrian count down (or flashing red hand) r…
Re: New HTA laws on the verge of passing in Ontario The "article" is incorrect in at least one other area. The article contains the statements:
"If the bill passes, only school buses could be this colour of yellow, so some tacky muscle cars may need a paint job. (Associated Press)
The bill…
Re: 145KM/HR IN 100 POSTED HWY 401 smotwani wrote:
I'm not able to read her handwriting
The notes are actually quite readable (compared to some of the scans other folks have provided of officers notes). The notes state:
Black Acura 2008
R.O. was driver
Radar - G2S25705
test before 1100
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Re: 145KM/HR IN 100 POSTED HWY 401 Stanton wrote:I'm guessing she meant 11:00 pm as the test time since you were stopped shortly afterwards.
Exactly. I originally wrote a start time of 11:00 am and an end time of 4:00 pm, then double checked the original post and realized the traffic stop…
Re: 145KM/HR IN 100 POSTED HWY 401 smotwani wrote:
Can anyone tell me what the two numbers for test before and test after mean?
The time of day that the test was performed, i.e. 11:00 pm and 4:10 am.
Re: Disobey stop sign to avoid rear end collision ynotp wrote:I have a feeling the officer would be more interested in helping and then ticketing the guy who spun out than you.
Agreed, but I should have been clearer in the original post. The other car did not spin out; the car swung out perhaps 20 degr…
Disobey stop sign to avoid rear end collision Several months ago, I continued through a 4-way stop sign (there were no other vehicles at, or approaching, the intersection) to avoid a rear-end collision. I did NOT receive an offence notice, so the following question is hypothetical: If an officer h…
Re: G2 w/ BAC above 0...this is a nightmare soconfused wrote: I fought the charges and won the case. No fines, suspensions, plea bargains or points.
Could you please provide more details on exactly how you managed to win the case? IMO, the events that occur within the court (or beforehand with th…
Re: Construction Zone - Sped Up to Allow Traffic In - Speed iFly55 wrote:It doesn't appear you meet the necessity defence. The problem with your safety decision is that you were already speeding before the event began. You can't be doing +15km/h and then for safety go +42km/h especially in a construction zone with…
Re: Construction Zone - Sped Up to Allow Traffic In - Speed gamerzfuse wrote:Hello,
what I'm reading, that's a $504 fine that they are charging me $634 for and possibly as many as 8 points (those are doubled also?)
From what I understand, only the fine is doubled, not the number of demerit points.
Re: Can I get a ticket? stav wrote:Can I get a ticket for this?
The following is Section 175(11) of the Highway Traffic Act:
Duty of drivers when school bus stopped
(11) Every driver or street car operator, when meeting on a highway, other than a highway with a median strip, a…
Re: Rear ended school bus 2X - court dates soon. Advice plea Thanks for the details. Indeed you were lucky to have the first charge dismissed since from what I understand, the likelihood of the police officer not showing up to trial is pretty slim.
Re: Rear ended school bus 2X - court dates soon. Advice plea bobajob wrote:I agree, however I doubt miscutsie is even looking at this site anymore
Actually, MissCutzie just started a thread yesterday about another careless driving charge: http://www.ontariohighwaytrafficact.com/topic6534.html
According to that ne…
Re: Rear ended school bus 2X - court dates soon. Advice plea 287 wrote:
Can you provide any details as to how your strategy worked? There are so many here hoping to make the same happen.
Indeed, I'm sure most folks will be interested to hear how _both_ charges were dismissed.
Re: Can You NOT Pick Up Disclosure In Person? holiday_mazda wrote:does anyone else have any info in this? I see some posts referring to mailed disclosures..
Depending on the jurisdiction, the disclosure materials can be scanned and then e-mailed out. Just over a year ago, I received disclosure via …
Re: Careless Driving WTF I couldn't have been any more Caref pirish wrote:So from what I've been reading here it seems that the "Careless" Charge is being tossed around like confetti at a party tying up the court systems for what to try to get higher convictions for lesser charges?
FYI, the following arti…
Re: utility trailer ownership Decatur wrote:If it's a homebuilt it might not even have a serial number and just the receipt should do.
Correct. Some years back, I purchased a home built trailer for $1.00 from a family member, and was able to register the trailer. The vehicle vehicle…
