Yes, its illegal. The monitor is connected to the phone; it is not part of a stand alone GPS unit. The fact that you are using a phone as the CPU to display information on to the screen illustrates its function. Its irrelevant what apps you decide to put on to the screen; the fact of the matter is that its not a global positioning system navigation device. Moreover, you can't use a mouse while driving.

Traffic courts do NOT factor safety when they consider whether you were speeding or not. Its an absolute liability offence. The question is simply whether you were speeding or not and whether you have a legally accepted excuse for disobeying the law (e.g. necessity). So, someone is perfectly allowed to drive at the maximum speed limit in the left lane since it is reasonably diligent to assume no one can pass them. So, if you don't like the law as it is or want to make safety arguments, then take it up with the politicians----traffic courts are the wrong venue. The traffic court can only enforc...

Sly27 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 6:37 pmthe one that says "Keep right except to pass" ...

Other than to move over for emergency vehicles, a person can drive in the left lane so long as they are driving the speed limit. Its only an offence if they are driving at "less than the normal speed of traffic" in the left lane. Since no one can go beyond the speed limit, its ok to drive at the speed limit in the left lane.

Be sure as to not confuse the offence with meaning there is always a blanket obligation to move to the right lane and the left lane is only for passing---that's not the case.

What section of the HTA do you propose applies if they are going the speed limit in the left lane?

You must be trolling because no one would be this stupid! Not only are flashing red and blue lights not permitted (s. 62(14.2)), but your dash cam footage would prove the case for the prosecutor, not to mention likely prove your speeding, unnecessary noise (with the siren) and any other aggressive behaviour you might show. At best, you are looking at a slew of traffic offenses. The impersonation charges would be criminal. So, I highly doubt anyone with half a brain would think this is a smart move. What possible outcome would they expect to come from this other than punishment?? That's why I t...

As Bend and Zatota indicated, you will have to let the prosecutor know whether you are pleading guilty or going to trial. If you are pleading guilty, they will call your matter up before the trials. If you say you want to go to trial, they will then call in the officer when they are ready to do your trial. Officers do not all show up in the morning anymore; they are called in on a needed basis. So, you need to make up your mind BEFORE going in to court. If you decide that you want to play games by telling them first thing in the morning that you want a trial, thereby making them call in the of...

It's unfortunate that you couldn't have the meeting sooner. However, its still possible that on your court date the matter may get resolved. You usually get to chat with the prosecutor before court, so definitely let him know that you tried to reach him weeks before because you were hoping he would accept a guilty plea to 49 over instead. He may simply go for it to close the file, especially given the expense you've already endured. If you don't get a chance to talk to the prosecutor before going in to court, just let the court know that you tried to contact the prosecutor to try and resolve t...

Immediately request your disclosure by writing (or emailing) the Crown. Once you receive it, contact them directly via phone or email and tell them that you would like to discuss possible resolution. They may offer you 49 over at that discussion. If so, you can then plead guilty on your next court date. If they don't offer you the 49 over charge, then simply set the matter for trial. You have nothing to lose at that point---after all, they may change their mind later to avoid a trial and offer you the 49 over then. Good luck.

Unless you plan to argue that the light was NOT red or that you didn't make a right on the red, then you really have no defence. A disobey sign charge is an absolute liability offence----you either obeyed the sign or you didn't. Whether you saw the sign is irrelevant . So, unless you plan to challenge the act, your best bet is to schedule an Early Resolution meeting. If your record is relatively clean they will likely offer you a reduced fine of $60 (for a total payable of $80)----that's the minimum fine on Disobey Sign. There is nothing they can do about the 2 demerit points---neither the pro...

Were you given a speeding ticket (i.e. Offence Notice) for 49 over or were you issued a summons for 50 over? As Speedstar implied, there is no set fine for 50 over---so, you must go to court to find out your penalty. 49 over (and below) has an out of court settlement option via set fines. Are you sure the officer didn't reduce the speed to 49 over? Check the ticket to make sure. If you were charged with 50 over and they list the set fine as $294, then that IS a fatal error since the set fine is incorrect (after all, there isn't any set fine for 50 over). Now, if you were given a summons, then ...

York Region (like most others in Ontario) now have by-laws setting out the fees that can be charged by tow companies. The price changes depending on whether it needed to be "winched", a second tow truck, or if it went outside city limits. You can review the rates for York Region here . The one thing that you may be able to negotiate is the daily storage fee. It seems like it should be between $50-$60/day; not $80. I don't know if the rate has been updated, but at least that should save you a couple of bucks. Otherwise, the rates are pretty standard. Keep in mind though that if you do...

Bend is correct, guidelines aren't law. They are merely recommendations and can easily be disregarded since they aren't enforceable. There is no legal requirement that prior notice of upcoming speed reductions must be given. The Ontario Traffic Manual is not a regulation, nor is it part of the HTA.

Don't delay any further. You only have 10 days from the date of the incident to provide a written notice of claim against some government bodies (e.g. City). You don't want to restrict your claim to just the province, especially when they may have delegated some responsibilities to others such as the City or county/region. Talk to a lawyer immediately and file a written notice right away. You can always amend things later and figure out what you truly plan to sue for. As has been said, don't limit yourself to just property damage to the bike either---your wife fell and should be compensated fo...

If your license is under suspension (for any reason), then you do not meet the definition of an "accompanying driver" as per section 5(2) of Ontario Regulation 340/90.

You will see that subsection 5(2) (a) says that you must be a "fully licensed driver" which you aren't because (as per the definition in section 1(1) of that same Regulation) you must be "authorized to drive". If you are suspended, you aren't authorized to drive.

It would be a nightmare to do because the regulations are VERY stringent. The law regarding legal seating capacity is quite specific. You will have to follow several laws including Canada's Motor Vehicle Safety Act and its regulations, especially section 2.2 "Seating Capacity" of its Safety Regulation , and the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations . Plus, you will have to follow Transport Canada's seat standards which you can read here: Standard Seat Assembly Specifications for Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations Compli...