Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Some questions on how the courts operate and what you can expect on the date of trial.

1. When you show up on the trial date, what do you do ?
2. At what stage are you offered a chance to lower points or charges (and avoid the trial proceedings) ?
3. How can you find out if the other party and police officer are present ?
4. When you show up on ...

My wife was recently charged with careless driving. She was returning from work during rush hour. It was a heavy raining day and the traffic was stop-and-go at about 10 kmph. She was in the right most lane in a 3 lane street. Due to a moment of distraction due to sneezing, she rear ended on to the front car. The front car itself was hardly damaged ...