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by hwybear
Tue Nov 13, 2012 7:19 am
Forum: Exceeding the speed limit by 30 to 49 km/h
Topic: Speeding Ticket in Construction Zone
Replies: 4
Views: 5334

Re: Speeding Ticket in Construction Zone

please tell us what exactly is the wording on the offence notice is, the set fine and fine payable.....this will allow members to assist you better
by hwybear
Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:59 pm
Forum: Bylaws Pertaining to Traffic
Topic: Stop sign violation - in park n ride
Replies: 4
Views: 3568

Re: Stop sign violation - in park n ride

a lot of carpool areas are mto and are hta enforceable OR if that sign is onto a highway it is enforceable
by hwybear
Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:46 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Regulations on Amber Strobes for construction/utility vehicl
Replies: 2
Views: 7514

Re: Regulations on Amber Strobes for construction/utility ve

might be ministry of labour requirements while working on highways, such as traffic vests are... would go LED instead of strobes, lights easier to identify in all lighting conditions and do not need an extra power system that strobes require
by hwybear
Fri Oct 12, 2012 3:58 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Are flashing LED lights legal at the back of a car? ONTARIO
Replies: 1
Views: 6744

Re: Are flashing LED lights legal at the back of a car? ONTA

Yes flashing blue is prohibited and a ticket could be issued. I would issue that offence, and consider an arrest for impersonating a police officer
by hwybear
Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:32 pm
Forum: Careless Driving
Topic: Black Thursday! I got 3 tickets in one trip!
Replies: 7
Views: 4066

Re: Black Thursday! I got 3 tickets in one trip!

Julio wrote:For the other charge, I think you already have a farmer's plate right?
none of the farm exemptions apply when you have 4 axles or more (truck has 2 axles, add trailer, horse trailers typically are 2 axles = 4 axle combination)
by hwybear
Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:02 am
Forum: Careless Driving
Topic: Black Thursday! I got 3 tickets in one trip!
Replies: 7
Views: 4066

Re: Black Thursday! I got 3 tickets in one trip!

sounds like as soon as you added the trailer it now fits into the CMV category (commercial motor vehicle), thus without annual safeties on both truck and trailer, the plates can be seized and vehicle towed to compound. Further requires proper licencing which, pending what weight the combination is might require a D or A, would not enable a G ...
by hwybear
Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:53 am
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Can I sue the city for license suspension? Lawyer gurus?
Replies: 5
Views: 2699

Re: Can I sue the city for license suspension? Lawyer gurus?

paul1913 wrote:On the back of your ticket, it states that you have 15 days to decide what you want to do. If you do not respond within 15 days, you are deemed not to dispute.
thinki paul1913 nailed it on the head there, would think anytime after the 15 days the licence could be suspended for unpaid fine (ie 16th day)
by hwybear
Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:50 am
Forum: Improper opening of a vehicle door
Topic: What if I get hit with a parked police car's door?
Replies: 11
Views: 6585

Re: What if I get hit with a parked police car's door?

Thanks bend. The parked police car did not even have the red-light, red-blue light flashing on top and it was clearly not an emergency situation. The officer simply decided to endanger passing vehicles by opening his door without checking if it is clear.
just to clarify, the lights do NOT have to be on "top". The lights have to have intermittent ...
by hwybear
Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:45 am
Forum: General Talk
Topic: How police normally responds to 911 calls
Replies: 1
Views: 1269

Re: How police normally responds to 911 calls

if the person was driving dangerously and they were stopped police would need a witness statement from your friend. Typically the police would drive to the person's house or have them come to the detachment/station to provide a written statement. Having said that, if the friend is not from the area of where it was reported, the police might call by ...
by hwybear
Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:19 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: FUNNY PICTURES
Replies: 9
Views: 2960

Re:

Reflections wrote:and bears dream

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Checking the open times, have to get up earlier!!
by hwybear
Fri Aug 31, 2012 2:50 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Entrapment
Replies: 7
Views: 3333

Re: Entrapment

no, entrapment is where an officer would tell someone to break the law, then charge them for the law they just broke
by hwybear
Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:24 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: How green is a green vehicle?
Replies: 3
Views: 2380

Re: How green is a green vehicle?

coriolis, thanks for the insight, obviously the originator is from USA with the mpg stuff, so costs are different somewhat

I am not even close to the GTA, so haven't seen the Volt yet, or "green plates" for that matter!

cheers
HB
by hwybear
Sat Aug 04, 2012 2:41 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: How green is a green vehicle?
Replies: 3
Views: 2380

How green is a green vehicle?

I just got this email, not sure of original source.... interesting for sure
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The Operating Cost Of A Chevy Volt .
Eric Bolling (Fox Business Channel's Follow the Money) test drove the Chevy Volt at the invitation of General Motors.
For four days in a row, the fully charged battery lasted 25 miles before the Volt switched to the ...
by hwybear
Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:34 am
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Registration in Ontario
Replies: 3
Views: 3693

Re: Registration in Ontario

only issue, is if there happened to be an emergency with family member somewhere and police were trying to locate you.... if you havent switched over your "drivers licence" (not vehicle) police would not be able to be find your address easily to pass along the message
by hwybear
Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:30 am
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Prosecution refused disclosure for speeding charge.
Replies: 55
Views: 17565

Re: Prosecution refused disclosure for speeding charge.

There is no documentation of the training, other than would be in a notebook on whatever date and would be very minimal (ie: radar training and for some of us "radar instructing") and that is it. I do not know any officer that would jeopardize credibility by not being current in training.

The 2 years is being extended to 3 years in near future or ...
by hwybear
Wed Jul 25, 2012 5:26 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Prosecution refused disclosure for speeding charge.
Replies: 55
Views: 17565

Re: Prosecution refused disclosure for speeding charge.

2 & 3 are one and the same, officer has to be a trained radar operator. The operator has to have received training from a radar instructor, and to have been requalified as an operator within the past 2 years.
by hwybear
Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:41 am
Forum: Other Ontario Provincial Acts Related to Traffic
Topic: ministry of transportation
Replies: 3
Views: 2985

Re: ministry of transportation

does not sound like things just "stopped working" according to your 1st post....mto called and told you safety was invalid, that alone is a red flag of the 1st garage!! then you go to another garage and the car wasnt even close to passing... 2nd red flag about the 1st garage
- that's why i would always go to a proper garage for a safety (midas, cdn ...
by hwybear
Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:34 am
Forum: Driver failing to wear a seat belt
Topic: Fail to properly wear seat belt - In Provincial Park
Replies: 4
Views: 4629

Re: Fail to properly wear seat belt - In Provincial Park

[quote="Shayne15]Are those just verbal warnings? I assume mine is an actual ticket since there is a charge. Would have been nice if this Warden saw me having a clean driving record and gave me a warning.[/quote]
yes, verbal warnings, i do not have "paper" warnings
by hwybear
Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:28 am
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Cops and Traffic Stops
Replies: 17
Views: 8006

Re: Cops and Traffic Stops

Okay. So what is the polite way to say "I do not consent to give you permission to search me or my vehicle."?
The answer is. Do you have a search warrant?
If not. say no you cannot.
Cheers
Viper1
The ways to search are:
1) an Act with search authorities (LLA, HTA, FWCA etc...
2) search warrant
3) consent to search (which is more than verbal ...
by hwybear
Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:18 am
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Could I fight a speeding ticket as a strict liability?
Replies: 8
Views: 3979

Re: Could I fight a speeding ticket as a strict liability?

with the trace of emails, present them to the prosecutor ahead of time

I have a "Plan B" defence prepared based on the police cruiser being to far back from the road to accurately do radar for eastbound traffic, vector angle being too great, houses and vegitation blocking the view of the road. I took pictures of where the car was parked, pictures ...
by hwybear
Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:16 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Cops and Traffic Stops
Replies: 17
Views: 8006

Re: Cops and Traffic Stops


So to the guy who said "if you have nothing to hide then who cares" how would you have liked to have been in my situation? It was embarrassing and demeaning as hell. Cops are not God, this is not Soviet Russia and people have rights.

and obviously we only heard your side of this...however, if this is completely true, you should have made a ...
by hwybear
Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:09 pm
Forum: Driver failing to wear a seat belt
Topic: Fail to properly wear seat belt - In Provincial Park
Replies: 4
Views: 4629

Re: Fail to properly wear seat belt - In Provincial Park

all roads inside the provincial park are subject to all HTA rules. only place that is not is once directly on your assigned campsite.
on similiar note, did a RIDE inside a park this weekend, and issued bicycle helmet offence, 6 other helmet warnings, 20+ seatbelt warnings, 1 3day licence suspension
by hwybear
Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:04 pm
Forum: Other Ontario Provincial Acts Related to Traffic
Topic: ministry of transportation
Replies: 3
Views: 2985

Re: ministry of transportation

you should call the MTO enforcement section (officers that work at truck inspection areas), they have specialized "auditors" that deal with garages that do not conduct safety inspections properly. report the 1st garage
by hwybear
Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:18 am
Forum: Parking Tickets
Topic: Parking Ticket, do I have a chance to fight it?
Replies: 2
Views: 3025

Re: Parking Ticket, do I have a chance to fight it?

where is the closest sign behind the picture?
by hwybear
Fri Jul 06, 2012 4:01 pm
Forum: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)
Topic: Not-for-hire, privately owned tandem axle truck - HELP
Replies: 2
Views: 8571

Re: Not-for-hire, privately owned tandem axle truck - HELP

If no historic exemption, would fall under all the rules if the Registered Gross Weight (RGW) is over 4,500kgs the vehicle falls into the same category as all transports
- annual safety
- CVOR
- log book (outside 160km)
- daily inspection report

If it is in fact a RGW of 11300 kg, need a class D licence to drive it.

Personal exemptions are only ...
by hwybear
Fri Jul 06, 2012 3:49 pm
Forum: Police Clothing and Equipment
Topic: LIDAR picking up motorcycles?
Replies: 4
Views: 4256

Re: LIDAR picking up motorcycles?

iFly55 wrote:i found, what i believe to be a Laser Speed Atlanta Manual: http://www.laseratlanta.com/files/Advantage.pdf
clearly that is NOT a Laser Atlanta Speed Laser manual, can tell that my looking at the unit itself which says "advantage" on it and the colour Then the earlier photo provided is the Laser Atlanta Speed Laser
by hwybear
Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:35 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Volunteer fire fighter responding to emergeny question
Replies: 3
Views: 4950

Re: Volunteer fire fighter responding to emergeny question

I agree with Stanton.

Not only a delay to their response, the EMS has the full "tools of the trade" on board for the medical situation.

Flashing green lights have really no meaning so to speak, no one has to move over (most out of courtesy do), nor can the driver exceed the speed limit and can not go through a red light etc.. however EMS can do ...
by hwybear
Sun Jul 01, 2012 9:23 pm
Forum: Police Clothing and Equipment
Topic: LIDAR picking up motorcycles?
Replies: 4
Views: 4256

Re: LIDAR picking up motorcycles?

1) is there any significance to aiming the crosshairs at a vehicle's front/rear license plate vs. body? for example: range.
aim for a reflective surface of the vehicle, as the beam has to be reflected back to the unit

2) maximum distance you've gotten a reading from a vehicle with a front license plate vs. vehicle without?
3) maximum distance ...
by hwybear
Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:51 pm
Forum: Exceeding the speed limit by 16 to 29 km/h
Topic: 90 in 70 zone reduced to 80-fight or not
Replies: 41
Views: 14205

Re: No speed limit sign posted and still convicted????

gramada2 wrote: The speed limit signs have to be posted after every major intersection according to the regulations-not accepted by the court. !
for all of us, what regulation is this? and what section? thanx
by hwybear
Thu Jun 28, 2012 1:06 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: fail to notify change of address
Replies: 4
Views: 10917

Re: fail to notify change of address

HTA OREG 340/94
33. (1) The holder of a drivers licence who changes his or her address shall, within six days after the change, send by registered mail or have filed with the Ministry a notice in writing, or electronically in a format designated by the Ministry, of the change giving the former address, the present address and the number of his or ...