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by hwybear
Sun Apr 04, 2010 12:22 pm
Forum: Courts and Procedure
Topic: Police Notes
Replies: 30
Views: 14721

Re: Police Notes

http://www.canlii.org/en/on/oncj/doc/2007/2007oncj489/2007oncj489.html
- officer refer to his notes only for the purposes of past memory recorded, that he must read the notes verbatim and he proceeded to ask that the notes be submitted as evidence

- The officer was further examined by defence on issues as to where he was standing and the use of ...
by hwybear
Sun Apr 04, 2010 11:55 am
Forum: Courts and Procedure
Topic: Police Notes
Replies: 30
Views: 14721

Re: Police Notes

RI - not going to hijack the other thread...copy/paste over to here :wink:
Radar Identified wrote:
hwybear wrote:That is what the notes are...an independent (made on my own) recollection (made them after the fact)
Here's some boring case law on "independent recollection" for an HTA case:

R. v. Kassam, 2007
by hwybear
Sun Apr 04, 2010 11:45 am
Forum: Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act
Topic: Falsely accused of hitting a car while backing from driveway
Replies: 2
Views: 2158

Re: Falsely accused of hitting a car while backing from driveway

Fyre - I'll take care of this....just send a msg to any "mod".

this thread will be locked. Keep all discussions on one thread at
http://www.ontariohighwaytrafficact.com/topic2136.html
by hwybear
Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:24 pm
Forum: Exceeding the speed limit by 16 to 29 km/h
Topic: Speeding 115km/hr on highway 400
Replies: 39
Views: 14944

Re: Speeding 115km/hr on highway 400

Radar Identified wrote: - Officer asks if they can use notes. JP will ask if you object - ask if officer has "independent recollection" of the events. Yes - no problem. No - object to use of notes.
That is what the notes are...an independent (made on my own) recollection (made them after the fact)
by hwybear
Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:53 pm
Forum: Exceeding the speed limit by 16 to 29 km/h
Topic: Speeding 115km/hr on highway 400
Replies: 39
Views: 14944

Re: Speeding 115km/hr on highway 400

I never knew an area where there was 2 lanes on the 400. I learned something new...where is this?
by hwybear
Sat Apr 03, 2010 12:58 am
Forum: Exceeding the speed limit by 16 to 29 km/h
Topic: Speeding 115km/hr on highway 400
Replies: 39
Views: 14944

Re: Speeding 115km/hr on highway 400

I may have been driving at 110km/hr and tried to speed up when he was behind me flashing me and i kept changing lanes to let him go.
The "changing lanes" was a huge part of your perceived thought that the officer was scaring you. Was probably trying to get you to the right most lane by flashing the highbeams and then once you got to the right ...
by hwybear
Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:08 pm
Forum: Ontario Traffic Ticket Help Articles
Topic: What You Should Do if Pulled Over By a Police Officer
Replies: 32
Views: 33317

Re: What You Should Do if Pulled Over By a Police Officer

siriusone wrote:Quite frankly I think the fact that people get arbitrarily detained without probable cause is one issue that we should not be dealing with, let alone having them snoop in our glove boxes at will..
Probable cause = good ole USA TV stuff
by hwybear
Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:45 pm
Forum: Prohibited turns
Topic: Right turn (Queensway & 427 South)
Replies: 2
Views: 2414

Re: Right turn (Queensway & 427 South)

rancher wrote:Post more details...was there a sign?
google maps - street view = shows a sign of "no right turns on a red light"
by hwybear
Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:35 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: hit by drunk driver need advice
Replies: 3
Views: 1824

Re: hit by drunk driver need advice

Sounds like the lawyer is saying that since the person is suspended, they do not have a licence, should never have been on the road, is therefore a violation of the insurance policy (fine print stuff) and is not covered?

And the other driver had a licence, but was impaired by alcohol, thus that insurance policy is probably void and is not covering ...
by hwybear
Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:40 pm
Forum: Courts and Procedure
Topic: Didn't get a trial :-(
Replies: 3
Views: 2219

Re: Didn't get a trial :-(

getting kind of confusing when you have 4 threads open....if this is all for the same thing.....let us know and we can merge or copy them together, otherwise it is a dogs breakfast

28APR09
http://www.ontariohighwaytrafficact.com/topic993.html

18JUN09
http://www.ontariohighwaytrafficact.com/topic1131.html

08FEB10
http://www ...
by hwybear
Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:33 pm
Forum: Following too closely
Topic: Following too close due to deer in lane-court May 4 2010
Replies: 33
Views: 19141

Re: Following too close due to deer in lane-court May 4 2010

Keroba wrote:This sums up the caselaw around Careless Driving quite nicely:

http://dynamiclawyers.com/DL_blog/careless-driving/28/
and no way is this marketing to buy into what they are trying to sell :roll:

kind of like stats published by whatever company, how is it going to benefit them?
by hwybear
Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:19 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: The system works - it beat me down until I gave up.
Replies: 14
Views: 4074

Re: The system works - it beat me down until I gave up.

Just an FYI, the speed can only go up to the number given as evidence from the officer in a trial.
by hwybear
Wed Mar 31, 2010 9:01 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: We're not unfairly complaining about congestion
Replies: 28
Views: 6702

Re: We're not unfairly complaining about congestion

since I don't live in the GTA area...phew...(I have a 6min/1.7km drive to work) what is the cause of all this?

- traffic volume?
- improper use of merge on and off at hwy speeds?
- follow too close, causing all the merge problems?
- too many licences out of bubble gum machines? (terrible drivers)

I remember the time a few years back it was ...
by hwybear
Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:54 pm
Forum: Exceeding the speed limit by 16 to 29 km/h
Topic: Rec'd Disclosure - Do I have a Case? Looking for advice.
Replies: 21
Views: 7022

Re: Rec'd Disclosure - Do I have a Case? Looking for advice.


What if your notes are missing a piece of info (such as the actual clocked speed vs reduced speed that's shown on the ticket). Does this mean you have no recollection of it and can't bring it up in court?

what i'll guess has happened is that you got targeted at 89km with the lidar. While catching up the officer used radar and obtained a reading ...
by hwybear
Wed Mar 31, 2010 4:27 pm
Forum: Exceeding the speed limit by 16 to 29 km/h
Topic: Rec'd Disclosure - Do I have a Case? Looking for advice.
Replies: 21
Views: 7022

Re: Rec'd Disclosure - Do I have a Case? Looking for advice.


But memory is the entire point...notes alone are useless, the officer MUST testify from memory as does the defendant.

I have soley used my notes for testifying. Here is how/why. We are asked if we have an independent recollection. As soon as practicable after the stop I made an independent (my own) recollection (remembered what happened) of the ...
by hwybear
Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:06 am
Forum: General Talk
Topic: serious defence for serial ticketers.
Replies: 67
Views: 23787

Re: serious defence for serial ticketers.

Hey Cool,

You might like this...I usually give a complete break (no ticket) or full whack. I rarely ever give a half way ticket (reduced speed).

Anyway, stopped a vehicle one night for speed (think 122 in a 100). Spoke to driver and the typical usual point to speedometer, I had cruise set at 110 BS. So while speaking with driver (has female ...
by hwybear
Wed Mar 31, 2010 9:33 am
Forum: Ontario Traffic Ticket Help Articles
Topic: What You Should Do if Pulled Over By a Police Officer
Replies: 32
Views: 33317

Re: What You Should Do if Pulled Over By a Police Officer

Radar Identified wrote: Aside from the occasional traffic ticket, I've also never attracted unwanted police attention. I wonder why that might be.
Simple...you were "flying under the radar" :wink: 8)
by hwybear
Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:07 pm
Forum: Following too closely
Topic: Following too close due to deer in lane-court May 4 2010
Replies: 33
Views: 19141

Re: Following too close due to deer in lane-court May 4 2010


Ill take it to extremes here, but if youre driving along on the highway, and a tractor-trailer blows up in the opposite lanes, of course its going to grab your attention. If in those moments of inattention you have a collision, it is NOT careless driving.

Rubbernecking describes the act of drivers trying to view the carnage resulting from a ...
by hwybear
Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:53 pm
Forum: Exceeding the speed limit by 16 to 29 km/h
Topic: Polive testifying about visually observing high rate of spd
Replies: 11
Views: 2970

Re: Polive testifying about visually observing high rate of spd

FyreStorm wrote:I've never seen a speeding bridge, but if I do, it's getting a ticket!
Maybe a swinging bridge over a canal, with the wind causing too much wake on the water? Now would we catch that one with a vessel or cruiser...hmmm :lol:
by hwybear
Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:48 pm
Forum: Exceeding the speed limit by 16 to 29 km/h
Topic: Speeding 115km/hr on highway 400
Replies: 39
Views: 14944

Re: Speeding 115km/hr on highway 400

Anyone try driving in 401 at a constant speed of 100km/hr and watch people tail gate you , show you fingers, try to knock you over and then change lanes and take over you with very short distance. Where is cops then?
Please ask for us to be given true "unmarked cars" to enforce this driving behaviour, people put on their "halo" whenever a marked ...
by hwybear
Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:19 pm
Forum: Exceeding the speed limit by 16 to 29 km/h
Topic: Speeding 115km/hr on highway 400
Replies: 39
Views: 14944

Re: Speeding 115km/hr on highway 400


The only reason I wanted to fight this case was because the cop chased me inappropriately and scared me. I changed lanes two times to let him, he changed lanes behind me and kep flashing me in middle of no where and pitch dark. Honest to God, I once thought to race and keep moving but he turned his lights on. Very inappropriate!

Already posted ...
by hwybear
Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:12 pm
Forum: Exceeding the speed limit by 16 to 29 km/h
Topic: Polive testifying about visually observing high rate of spd
Replies: 11
Views: 2970

Re: Polive testifying about visually observing high rate of spd

No need to dig anything up Reflections, you obviously know the difference. Those that want to question, should learn what they are talking about, prior to grasping at straws.
by hwybear
Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:03 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Help with Right of Way argument....
Replies: 15
Views: 13269

Re: Help with Right of Way argument....

What i'm looking for, is, if car "B" has complied with subsection (1) and has been waiting (not approaching) the intersection as well as Car A for the north/south traffic to clear, would this still give Car A right of way?


Yes it would.

1. Please clarify - So long as Car A was still the first to comply with Subsection (1);

-or-

If Car B ...
by hwybear
Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:23 am
Forum: Ontario Traffic Ticket Help Articles
Topic: What You Should Do if Pulled Over By a Police Officer
Replies: 32
Views: 33317

Re: What You Should Do if Pulled Over By a Police Officer

siriusone wrote: Also leaving a glove box open for them to look in equates to illegal search. !
An open glove box is not an illegal search. If it's open I look, if not, I don't. I would be looking for weapons that could harm me, hence why we carry use of force items, to protect ourselves.
by hwybear
Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:02 am
Forum: Exceeding the speed limit by 16 to 29 km/h
Topic: Polive testifying about visually observing high rate of spd
Replies: 11
Views: 2970

Re: Polive testifying about visually observing high rate of spd

siriusone wrote: You cannot guarantee that radar is infallible !.
I have never ever seen an inaccurate reading from the equipment we use.
by hwybear
Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:53 pm
Forum: Exceeding the speed limit by 16 to 29 km/h
Topic: Polive testifying about visually observing high rate of spd
Replies: 11
Views: 2970

Re: Polive testifying about visually observing high rate of spd

Actually if they were to solely rely on the radar it would not carry much weight. Simply because a machine can be WRONG. They have the officer state that he 'believed' that the vehicle was going at a high speed to have an actual witness to the alleged 'crime'. Only a man or woman can bring a complaint into court, A piece of radar equipment is ...
by hwybear
Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:29 pm
Forum: Exceeding the speed limit by 16 to 29 km/h
Topic: Speeding 115km/hr on highway 400
Replies: 39
Views: 14944

Re: Speeding 115km/hr on highway 400

Many thanks folks, but I truly believe officers should be more trained not to chase people at night in deserted place, i mean he wanted to give ticket, he should have turned his car lights on right from beginning.

Turning lights on immediately is dangerous to do, unless exigent circumstances.
For many reasons:
- we want to check the plate prior ...
by hwybear
Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:37 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: serious defence for serial ticketers.
Replies: 67
Views: 23787

Re: serious defence for serial ticketers.

FiReSTaRT wrote:
maybe you can let us all know what road, Municipality so we do not run into this situation?
Dundas (HWY5), Toronto (Etobicoke)..
is there a cross road to help narrow down, thanx