Ontario Highway Traffic Act

The Charter , of all of our laws, was written with the fewest amount of words possible to ensure it is clear as possible, yet the Charter is the most misunderstood law and repeatedly interpreted law out there.

The Charter provides fundamental guaranteed rights and freedoms, yet they can be sidestepped by the government incorporating the ...

It sounds like the street was once a two way street then converted into a one way street but the signs were never removed.

Take picutres of the signs if you are fighting this in court. Be sure to take the pictures yourself, though, otherwise you'll need the person who took the pictures to appear in court with you.

Good luck!

Section 144 provides fines for certain offences under ss. 144. See s. 144(31.2) and (31.3) for example.

Section 144(9) is not an offence where s. 144 provides for a set fine.

Bear posted a link to regulations that have set fines. However, only the The Lieutenant Governor in Council can make regulations under s. 144.

The Lieutenant Governor in ...

You pleaded not guilty which is why you got to go to court. If you don't go the court will find you guilty and a fine of $280 will be entered against you. That is if you were doing exactly 40 kms over the speed limit. It's $7 per kms over.

Penalty

128(14) Every person who contravenes this section or any by-law or regulation made under this ...

Section 15(2) of the Charter expressly states;

(2) Subsection (1) does not preclude any law, program or activity that has as its object the amelioration of conditions of disadvantaged individuals or groups including those that are disadvantaged because of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability ...

European countries are removing ALL traffic signs and allowing people to police themselves. It has reduced accidents because you must now be aware of what your doing instead of relying on signs to control you.

Shared space is a term used to describe an approach to the design, management and maintenance of public spaces which reduces the adverse ...

Some one way streets have laneways that cross them in the middle of the one way street, but there is no one way sign when you exit the laneway onto the street.

Thus if youre not aware it is an one way street, you could turn the wrong way when exiting the laneway and only realize after youre on the street that all the cars parked on both sides of ...

The three type of offences that exist across Canada were classified 30 years ago, in 1978. They are mens rea, strict liability and absolute liability.

R. v. City of Sault Ste-Marie [1978] 2 S.C.R. 1299

http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/1978/1978canlii11/1978canlii11.html

Twenty-three years ago the Supreme Court of Canada determined in the BC ...

By the way the law is in fact 6 years old - whatever that means "2002, c. 21, s. 1; 2007, c. 13, s. 20.":

Approaching stopped emergency vehicle

159.1 (1) Upon approaching an emergency vehicle with its lamp producing intermittent flashes of red light or red and blue light that is stopped on a highway, the driver of a vehicle travelling on the ...

You say the ticket is under 144(9). You then say Part 2. What do you mean by part 2?

You say the ticket is for $85 set fine to $110.

Section 144(9) has no Part 2.

Section 144 does not indicate a set fine for s. 144(9).

Therefore, the fine would be governed by s. 214, which provides for a fine ranging from $60 to $500 in the discretion of the ...

Unreachable, the maximum fines you will face is $1,400; not $1,900.

The offence under HTA s. 12 does provide for a fine from $100 to $1,000, however, under s. 12 of the Provincial Offences Act , which governs your trial, you can only face a maximum fine of $500 because the offence was commenced by way of a ticket under Part I of the Act ...

Meaning of "designated", ss. 141, 153 and 154

152. For the purposes of sections 141, 153 and 154,

"designated" means designated by the Minister or by any person authorized by him or her to make the designation or designated by by-law of a municipality. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 152.

Highway designated for one-way traffic

153 . Where a highway ...

Section 216(1) is an absolute liabilty offence while s. 216(3) is a mens rea offence.

Section 216(2) articulates a person "is guilty," which indictates the offence is commited by the mere actus reus .

Section 216(3) articulates the word "willfully," which signifies a mens rea offence.

Section 216(1) is unconstitutional as it contains a term of ...

A "Local Traffic Only" is not a valid sign. It cannot be enforced. A "Do Not Enter" sign is only valid if it meets the proper sign size dimensions and placement on the roadway, as articulated in ss. 31, 32 and 45 of Regulation 615.

Moreover, s. 46 states "no person, other than a municipal corporation or other authority having jurisdiction over a ...

The Crown could argue the stop definition does not apply because the words "when prohibited" are used in the definition which does not apply to a stop sign stop.

A stop sign stop requires you to stop, it doesn't prohibit a stop.

However, the word "stop" is used throughout the HTA in different contexts and it requires a definition. Since this ...