Ontario Highway Traffic Act

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I completely agree with ayza85. There are people who drive 1 km/h over the limit and manage to get into horrific accidents.

To clkio - I never said that "going 50 over limit" = "racing". I just said that the penalty is the same. However, if you DO race AND go 50 over the limit, that WILL land you 12 demerit points.... So do judge accordingly.

We are not in Quebec.... Any G-class license will not double as any M-class license. Your paper copy simply has blank spaces for each M1, M2, M, G1, G2, and G checkboxes, but only G (in your case) should be checked. If it is not, then perhaps an error was made, and that will be "corrected" once you receive your plastic card. It is however possible ...

Plain and simple. When a police officer signals for you to pull over and stop - that's exactly what you have to do. Here is the actual wording" "A police officer, in the lawful execution of his or her duties and responsibilities, may require the driver of a motor vehicle to stop and the driver of a motor vehicle, when signalled or requested to ...

If the speed limit is 50, and you do 100+, not only do you get 6 points. Your car gets impounded for a week, and your license suspended for 7 days, along with a hefty fine of at least $2000. The penalty is actually the same as for racing. The law came in effect on October 1, 2007. Remember - street racers are accidents which have not happened yet ...