Careless driving (HTA 131) deal down: lessons I learned Careless Driving (6 demerit points) seems to be a "favourite" charge among police officers. It is certainly serious enough to get your attention and any plead down to say 2 or 3 points seems a gift. Here is a case where quick action and systemic delay got a very favourable result. In January 2009 I flipped my new Toyota Corolla while south bound on the Don Valley Parkway. During a moment of inatentativeness my left wheel hit the roadside snow accumulation and pulled left. I overcorrected and wound up in the ditch upside-down on ...

Careless driving (HTA 131) deal down: lessons I learned Careless Driving (6 demerit points) seems to be a "favourite" charge among police officers. It is certainly serious enough to get your attention and any plead down to say 2 or 3 points seems a gift. Here is a case where quick action and systemic delay got a very favourable result. In January 2009 I flipped my new Toyota Corolla while south bound on the Don Valley Parkway. During a moment of inatentativeness my left wheel hit the roadside snow accumulation and pulled left. I overcorrected and wound up in the ditch upside-down on ...

I am posting information about the successfull outcome of the trial. I believe I was as prepared as I could be; An 11b motion baised on delay, (disclosure was never provided either). The bi-lingual defence and various "site" defences, potentially obscured signs etc. In the end no amount of preparation can answer or anticipate all the possibiities. The reason the charge was withdrawn was the the officer did not show! Perhaps he was embarrassed that he did not comply with the disclosure request or the crown delayed so aggregiously that he was instructed to stay away. Two lessons were l...

I'm a new poster. Here is the status; your opinions are appreiated. Full time prohibited Right turn Yonge (s/b) and Belmont; Feb 6, 2009 first appearance Oct 30 2009- adjourned to Jan 8, 2010-Crown acknowledged had not provided disclosure and had request in hand. Site: observed that both signs are on the right side of yonge and can be obscure by a large truck- photographed same. Officer's vantagepoint affords no view north of intersection. photographed same. His view of intersection can be obscured by large truck stopped e/b on belmont. photographed. Prohibited tight turn sign is a "glyph...