Ontario Highway Traffic Act

every court I have ever been in...is always the same way

- paralegals
- guilty pleas
- trials with paralegals
- trials

There is case law at appeal level indicating that raising the speed back to original clocked speed is acceptable.

. The reason the charge was withdrawn was the the officer did not show! Perhaps he was embarrassed that he did not comply with the disclosure request or the crown delayed so aggregiously that he was instructed to stay away.

If it is like most of us, court is scheduled on our working day for fiscal responsibility and not paying OT. One can not ...

Hey hwybear.

I'm not sure what to infer from your reply. is sarcasm included ? :).

not sarcasm, I will rephrase. Everytime I have seen a JP give a closing summation in a trial, the JP usually says something similiar to: the officer observed a vehicle at a high speed, confirmed with radar and further confirmed with the vehicle catching up and/or ...

1) does anyone have case law or information on lidar errors with regards to determining the speed of a motorcycle?

Depends on the make/model. You'll see some stuff on YouTube about sweep/panning error and "slip effect," but many LIDAR devices used by police in Ontario are built to eliminate those errors. The ones used by the OPP will not produce ...

the rear radar enforcement is one of the easiest to do, the JP's love this mode the best as vehicles "catch" the patrol vehicle. The officer will never lose sight of the target vehicle either.

Imagooddriver wrote:My husband consulted one of those traffic ticket paralegals and without looking at the paperwork, has told him it is an automatic 6 month license suspension and 1000.00 fine. Is this true for a first offense?

For conviction of driving under suspension (1st offence) =
- $1000 to $5000 fine
- further 6 month licence suspension

Then the officer is not notified and you win your trial for a no show

how cut and dry are these types of cases? should i expect an automatic conviction, or will it depend on the skills of my attorney?

IMHO either a person is suspended when they are stopped or not. I can not recall ever losing a drive under suspension case. However, having said that, speak with your attorney as he/she might know of something that ...

i got caught driving while suspended and was given a notice of suspension to appear in court in a month. my 90 suspension is up in 40 days. will i be able to reinstate at that time pending a trial for the driving while suspended charge?
The pending trial has no affect on reinstatement. You should be able to go to the MTO in 40 days and have your ...

Speeding millionaire fined $290,000

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland (AP) — A Swiss court has slapped a wealthy speeder with a chalet-sized fine — a full $290,000.

Judges at the cantonal court in St. Gallen, in eastern Switzerland, based the record-breaking fine on the speeders estimated wealth of over $20 million.

A statement ...

Radar Identified wrote:(Initially I'd thought you were an Alberta resident who got tagged in Ontario.) .

The give away was the $287 fine

If this is an Alberta offence as your location states, this is not quite the proper area. Alberta will have its own traffic act, different wordings, different procedures etc.

RCMP are sworn in across Canada and have authority across the country. Any officer in Ontario has authority only for the province, unless fresh pursuit across a border or ...

I find it very easy to prove.

There isn't a written script that they'll follow, every stop is different. There are general procedures and officer safety considerations that they should adhere to. That said, opening the door without first telling the driver is a bit odd...

Opening the door is not as odd as you think. With CMV's and larger pickups we check the manufacturer ...

now if the truck passengers/cargo is under 4500kg im good to hook a trailer that is under 2800kg gvwr(with full load on it) and i will have no issues as long as the trailer is safetied ,which it is now.
correct...as long as the trailer "gross weight" in not over 2800kgs.


now i also have a commercial trailer that i use for work with all my ...