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I think the Concorde incident is bang on in releavance to someone mentioning the unknown dangers and potential for disaster.

Going down the highway or runway.
Tire strikes a metal object.
Tire blows.
End result was a crash of an airliner by a blown tire.
Car blows a tire at airliner takeoff speed can also be a recipe for disaster.

There also ...

Squishy wrote:So on/off-ramps assume the speed limit of the highway?

Yes, unless posted differently by black and white signs......yellow speed signs are cautionary/recommendations only and not enforceable.

Here's what I think happened:
The Volvo was pegged to the speed limit (as all Volvo's are). A grumpy old redneck was about to go by him in the other lane, when, because the Volvo guy was very tired, he wandered over into the other guys lane just a bit. This infuriated the pickup driver and he decide to ride just inches off his bumper to teach him ...

If someone refused to exit, then arrest as HTA 172 is an arrestable offence under the HTA.

Once someone is arrested under the HTA the motor vehicle can be detained with which the offence was committed until the final disposition of any prosecution under this Act.

hey guys...
with all this questions and situations about the tire being a major factor im thinking i have a good chance because a. officer did not take photos of scene, the owner of the other car did, b. officer didnt look at the tires closely or asked me about them.

In 12yrs I have never taken photos of a simple collision. If there is serious ...

9/32 is only about 30% tire wear, so the tires are likely an acceptable age unless your vehicle was stored for a while..

Do NOT trust the tread depth, check the date on the car....think it was CBC or W5 or similiar did research and a few new cars were being sent out with 2yr old tires, some tire dealers were actually putting on tires that were ...

Bookm wrote:Yaw?
Oh.. you mean bent from hitting curb? Would require evidence to that effect. Get Disclosure.

Bent rim, metal into tire from car itself, (great evidence) plus the infamous "yaw"......still curious??

here ya go.....Tire yaw marks occur when a vehicle slides sideways while still moving forward.

racer wrote:So, if the coroner determines that the crash had been the cause of death, then there will be no further testing, as to find out what had caused the crash?

No, the coroner will have a complete report. (previous medical conditions, previous medical treatments (ie surgeries), any intoxicants in body, current medication and the cause of the death)

Bookm wrote:Blown tire(s). Case dismissed..

Blown tire with a yaw = conviction

Sure you would be able to issue more tickets but some cars might not notice them like the marked vics.
do not care about tickets, it would be the "agressive drivers" you all complain about that would get the "hammer"

If there is an officer at the side of the road giving a ticket and he only has some light LED's on his grill i would be so upset ...

Have you noticed a difference between OPP's all-white and black-and-white cruisers?

I find the most noticeable difference is the blue lights on cruisers and reaction time with drivers. I believe it is b/c blue is known world wide for police and that C'dn TV is swamped with american television that show police shows with blue lights.

I find US ...

tdrive2 wrote:haha i wonder what was in the trunk of the car.

Maybee he had a few dozen boston creams for his team mates and couldn't let them go bad.

The weight kept the front tires off the ground, was unable to steer!!

If you think the tire blew, you should find out why it blew. Not to help your case, but to prevent it from happening in the future. How old were the tires? What pressure were they set at? Winter tires, all-seasons, or summer tires?

To check the age of your tires....
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=11

of course if ...

Nice pic

and how many vehicles were stopped there? Was that a major drug bust/arrest happening?

8 cruisers on the shoulder and 3 "clients" on the shoulder in front.

The operator of the lidar was directly under the over pass, which was cruiser #9 and I was on top of the bridge with cruiser #10 (just came up on top b/c I thought it was a neat ...

see if this photo works.....took this from Friday afternoon...only cellphone photo...8 cruisers on the shoulder....

Sorry, no points!!

To collect points you need a moving violation.
Something like "pacman"

tdrive2 wrote: Lets say those that were happy going 140 were not pleased to suddenly be slowed to 110 with tons of open road infront of them

What is the result? always the same thing, illegal lane changes and tailgating..

All the more reason to support UNMARKED traffic cars!!!
- could have stopped the lane hog and cleard the path

I dont think vehicles like this should be used..

I would like to see 90% of hwy units be unmarked. Not as a "trap".

But having driven fully marked billboard and then driving my own vehicle.....people become ANGELS once they see a marked cruiser.....few minutes later, back being a jackass. So the deterence for the 1km approaching and 1km away ...

Just to show my point. The top led bars can be bought for around 500.

But some guy with a dodge charger and 50 $ could put a couple grill lights on his car for some kicks.

http://www.ledoutfitters.com/index.php?target=categories&category_id=9

That $500 light bar is 24" wide.... lowest 48" bar is $650, that does not include other components to ...

Squishy wrote:People do it to "stand out" at car shows. It's really quite pointless to me - along with blue or green turn signals. Seriously, WTF? .

BTW....Both tickets on the highway!!

Bear - on the subject of impersonating LEOs, and I know we're getting way off-track now, but if someone sees flashing lights and an indication to pull over at night, can they first turn on their 4-ways and then dial *OPP to confirm the officer's identity? Would the person at the other end be able to know anything if a service other than OPP is ...

Secondly something that puzzles me since day one maybee hwybear knows is why do all 400 series highways have that same limit of 100 for all times of the day. Clearly there is parts that can handle more than that at off peak times. I mean go drive to montreal at 3 am and tell me 100 is to fast......

Thats an easy one my friend.

Unlike the ...

that is impressive....guess if your going to hit a house, might as well try and "launch" over it

If I read this correctly it is a single vehicle, with one driver, no passengers. Police will not do a blood test. It will be up to the coroner IF an autopsy is done, if that happens the coroner checks for anything medical, which includes alcohol, drugs, pre-existing health conditions etc.. and then determines cause of death

picture removed....thanks SQUISHY....don't know why it stopped working!...see post below from Squishy

I'm sure there is more to this than what we know, which should be indicated within the disclosure.

Often if there is multiple offences, we use all that evidence as careless driving. (ie did not signal, blew the sign and improper turn)

no traffic lighst involved.....turning from a thru road onto a sideroad, both roads paved. Was a pickup, plus a little village, so 3-4 witnesses watched it from a convenience store.

I have seen the "lose traction" one used as a stunt...mind you it was a good one.....

guy turns from one road to another, hammers the gas spinning around the corner, loses control, goes over the curb, across the lawn and into a house (and not the garage )

And it's interesting that Alberta's Ministry of Transportation will acknowledge that highway speeds are well in excess of 110 km/h, along with suggesting that vehicles doing 100 km/h are a hazard - why hasn't the speed limit been raised? Put the limit at 120 km/h, limit the trucks to 125 km/h. Everybody happy?

Limit everyone to 120km and be done ...