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I just got a ticket for "Unnecessary noise" while I accelerated from a traffic light and my tires made noise :S (Kitchener, Ontario area).
I didn't know this was eligible for a ticket! I got a $110 ticket, I'm okay to pay it, but does this ticket have implication on demerit points and insurance?
Should I appeal against it?
Thanks.

I'm pretty ...

On that tangent, what will happen to the law when self-driven vehicles based on dGPS technology come out? 8)

The legislature will debate on it until the end of parliamentary session, then on the next session they will decide that it is not safe enough (just like electric cars), despite data from elsewhere. Someone then will bring up the issue ...

At a minimum, there should also be a copy of by-law that had that sign put up there .

binks wrote:I just joined the other day while looking for into to contest a speeding ticket

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Post about your ticket (in the proper category) to get some additional input!

Looks like courts will get swamped there...

Seriously though, cops write more tickets to get more revenue -> more people contest their tickets -> more overtime for the cops -> even less revenue ends up being there to fight more important stuff, like drive-by shootings.

Did the cop specify that you were riding a cycle on the ticket? Sometimes they forget, and the points end up going on the record.

All is well that end well. Congrats on an easy ticket win!

Fail to stop for a school bus is a serious offense. Definitely take lower charge if offered. However, your arguing point with the prosecutor is not getting that disclosure on time.

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OPG reports generating 11285 MW of power right now. Electricity consumption is about 40% at nighttime, but let's just say we have 10% of that energy output to power E-cars, over 5 hours. That is 642500 KWh available (check the math Squishy:)), enough to power up 106 000 of Tesla Roadster vehicles (these have 53 KWh batteries). Or 350 000 of 16 KWh ...

OPG, producer of about 70% of all power in Ontario reports a generating mix of 45% nuclear, 34% hydroelectric and 22% fossil-fuelled electricity.

Also, the fossil power plants are currently operating at 1214 MW generation, while having the capacity of 8177 MW. Therefore they can simply increase production at those, given that nuclear plants are ...

Running the yellow is an offence. If you described the situation correctly, you should not be at fault. Can you check if the stopped driver can/will give evidence?

Methinks the learning experience is over - the license is gone...

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Proper1, did you just read this post the 1-st time?

Is it advisable to ask for disclosure - and pursue a stay? What are the chances that the prosecutor will plea-bargain with me and give me a "by-law infraction"?

A few friends have advised that I just get a paralegal - although it's just a 144(9), they mentioned that prosecutors want to keep their numbers of convictions up high. What would the ...

So, just to clarify some things here

This was your 1-st appearance in court regarding this ticket.

Is the 1-st appearance 1.5 years after you received the ticket, or is it the date of your new court appearance?

Did you tell the JP that you never received any letters from prosecutor saying that your package was ready for pick-up? Imagine not ...

These tickets are tough to beat. You could plea the ticket down to something else (by-law infraction?), or get a paralegal. Fill out the form at the bottom of the page to get a quote from a paralegal company.

Send your ticket to court with "trial" option checked off. You can bring it yourself. Just make a photocopy for your records. After you ...

Just a question - did you request/get the disclosure package yet? It would be funny to defeat officer based on his own notes...

Edinburgh at College, Guelph

Mostly afternoons

Speed traps move to enforce the speed limit on Edinburgh or College. Generally, I see a cop either on College Ave. East of the intersection, or a trap just North of the intersection on Edinburgh. When I talked to the officer, he said that they were primarily targeting those going 70 or over (speed ...

Finally, the Ontario government had warmed up to the idea of allowing the use of electric cars and plug-in hybrids on our roads. The province will also provide rebates between $4 000 and $10 000. The rebate, which will start on July 1st, 2010, will cover any and all electric cars capable of driving on a (400-series) highway, which excludes Zenn ...

Given this is your first ticket, the prosecutor might just give you a by-law infraction instead, which will be a fine but no demerits. Your ticket does carry 2 demerit points. Fight the ticket, wait times in Toronto are almost a year, the officer wasn't kidding.

I would suggest waiting for the trial date to arrive. Do not hurry the proceedings in any way, keep your options open for 11B. File a 2-nd request with registered mail after you receive the trial date, indicate that this is a 2-nd request, can't hurt you. Trial date should have been set sooner, but this works in her favour anyway.

Although it ...

Can you please take a photograph of the ticket, shade out all your personal information like name, address, vehicle plates, etc., and post it here, so that we can give a better advice on presence of a fatal error on your ticket

liveontheedge wrote:...also check the box "interpreter required" if English is your second language.

I think that MSN-talk is the 1-st language here, followed by English.

You can still TRY to get the disclosure and NOT get it. Works better for stay applications.

Looking at it closely, the ambulance was only in the way for a few seconds. It did pull over. The reason it didn't pull over initially was because there was a car on the shoulder. The call that the officer was going to was not a priority. He didn't even get out of his cruiser when he arrived at the call scene.

The car on the shoulder.....was in ...

Aha, we got you RI! You are a pilot! Ever got asked for a pilot license when speeding?

I think that you can always ask the cop for the badge number, and they cannot deny you the information about that.

Well, for one, increased insurance premiums of $200 per month or more are much harder to pay over a while than shelling out a few hundred for the representation, never mind the actual ticket that you won't have to pay. Since the court will be a few months away, might as well save up for representation.

Looks like "fail to stop at the stop sign ...

lifejuggler wrote:( i was pretty banged up and disoriented too... I was not really at the right state of mind)

Well, I would definitely not bring up THAT in court, because this make you sound as if you were under influence of alcohol or something else at the moment, thus discrediting your whole story.