Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Did you already pay the fine?

No lawmen, my son did not pay the fine yet (must be paid untill the end of January 2009), I might be interested to reopen trial. I completely disagree with this whole situation that we were charged. Can you advice how to do it?

Talking about small claims court. Why did you mention Motions?

We have the Settlement ...

Is there a city by-law prohibiting riding a bike on a sidewalk where this accident occurred?
Have you gone to court yet over the failing to report charge?


Thanks lawmen, my son was charged with "Fail to report" $480 charge (points were removed by MTO), as he pleaded guilty (did a mistake, may be we should fight this case). My understanding that ...

Thank you lawmen, talking about my future small case court, as the car driver taking me and my son and trying sue me for his car damage.

The car driver reasonably thinking that he is not at fault (as he did not get any ticket), but he wants us to pay for his car damage as he is telling to us that he will pay his deductible which is nonsense! Why ...

Reflections wrote:File the complaint, they'll put it on their "list of things to do"............

Your action should be focused on the driver, not the officer.

Yes but as they have a gun does not mean that they are right all the time...

I refer to this original post:

http://www.ontariohighwaytrafficact.com/topic497.html

The car driver, decided to pursue him in his car until he drove in front of him and cut him off on another driveway which is a potentially dangerous behavior that could have resulted in another collision and injury. Then car driver exited his vehicle as he ...

However, s. 200 is an absolute liability offence and unconstitutionally contains a term of imprisonment which violates a citizen's s. 7 Charter rights.


Thanks for your reply lawmen, but how it violates a citizen's s. 7 Charter rights?

Also summarizing your reply, are you considering the fact that no charges were laid by the Toronto police ...

Reflections wrote:What time of day did this occur??

That could have implications on the outcome. i.e. riding at night without lights etc.

This was around 4 P.M. and the driver was driving BMW Z3 ROADSTER convertible has a limited blind spots view.

I'd be interested to know just what you feel the speed limit should be for bicycles on the sidewalk. At what bicycle speed should a motorist be expected to accept fault?

The part of the plaintiffs claim is that the cyclist was having a high speed and the accident accrued when cyclist was passing him when he began a right turn into his driveway ...

Have you told your insurance company that you are being sued? Yes I did, they asked me to send them the plaintiff claim and they will do somthing about it, I do not know what...

Insurance companies are supposed to assess fault and payouts based on the Insurance Act of Ontario, not the Highway Traffic Act.

I know that insurance companies do ...

This is the answer I have on this incident from allexperts.com

Answer
The ticket that your son received has no bearing on the facts of loss and the fact that an insurance company would attempt to use that as part of their liability decision absolutely disgusts me.

Your son is not liable for any of the damages to the other driver's vehicle. The ...

There are demerit points for cyclists if they have a driver's license.

No ticketcombat, you are wrong here, read this note below:

The HTA defines bicycles are defined as vehicles. As vehicle operators, cyclists are subject to most of the same HTA requirements as drivers of motor vehicles. However, there are some important differences. The ...

First of all thank you all for your help and comments!
You haven't stated how the cop found your son if he rode away.

My son was with his co-student from his school who was a good citizen :) and did not leave the scene. When police came the poor guy wrote down exactly what police officer wanted from him to hear i.e. that they did not stop on the ...

hwybear wrote:Have to agree with Bel and Book on this one!

I do not agree!

According to the Ontario Highway Traffic Act the same rules are for the sidewalk as for the road. In other words the Ontario Highway Traffic Act is extends on the sidewalks.

Driver's Handbook notes:

Motorcycles, bicycles, limited speed motorcycles and mopeds often need to pull to the right or right side of their lane to avoid dangerous road conditions or to be seen by other drivers. When turning right, signal and check your mirror and the blind spot to your right to make sure that you do not cut off a cyclist.

It is ...

My son, the 16 year old teenager, was cycling along the road and saw a car slowing down ahead of him without showing any turn signals. Unsure of the driver actions, my son turned to the deserted sidewalk on his right where he continued biking for some time until car turned sharply right to his driveway just a meter in front of my son without seeing ...