Ontario Highway Traffic Act

. The study in Japan following their stud ban indicates a marked increase in accidents. .

Could this be the fault of complacency? where drivers rely more on the equipment or lack thereof....and don't readjust their driving habits?

I see this every snow storm......the invincible drivers that refuse to slow down for changing road conditions ...

I'd be doing this as a conscientious objector because all the literature I've read (including this one: http://www.engr.uaa.alaska.edu/research/upload/StuddedTiresInAlaska.pdf )indicates that the research on which Ontario relied when it instituted the ban (before I was born) is no longer valid with today's much less aggressive studs.

from that ...

$110 ticket for driving with studs....plus MV could be towed to a prevent the repetition of the offence

Radar Identified wrote:On a side note, think the OPP's Cessna 206H has a cruising speed of about 140 knots true airspeed (about 260 km/h). Someone trying to run would really have to floor it for a long period of time!

What is 140knots true air speed? Was told it was Cesna 206 turbo at 178knots. But I don't know the difference in that jargon.

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 1987 that cops can stop you for any reason and check documents. However Bear is incorrect when he states there is nothing illegal in them searching your car for any reason. .

Maybe it is time to read, before some knee-jerk response

Here is what I wrote...I'll even put the word you seemed to skip in big ...

This is just more random checking, which will go against our Canadian Charter of Rights.

David Eby, the executive cirector of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, expressed worry about automatic testing from police.

"Canadians generally have a feeling that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a good thing, that being free from arbitrary ...

pch2004 wrote: - testified about his training history on radar (NOT used in this stop)

This evidence was required for this particular case, but not required for all cases of this nature

If the law has an effect such as it has in Australia or Ireland......I'm all for it.
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Feds consider letting police conduct random DUI tests
Janice Tibbetts, Canwest News Service
Published: Sunday, October 04, 2009

OTTAWA - The federal Justice Department is considering a new law to randomly force drivers ...

Radar Identified wrote:I really hope it is $500, .

yes and no, the fail to move left is $490 and about 90% go to trial. I do not know if it is b/c the fine is so high or the 3 points? I rarely have a seatbelt at $110 2 points go to trial.

Proper1 wrote:I think the penalties will include 6 demerit points -- correct? Do we know yet how much they're going to ding us for fines?.

Maybe it will have the same fine that is already available for using a TV.. $110 and no points

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01OCT09, I could not log on at all. Even this AM, it took a couple minutes. Just checking to see if others had this issue?