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I don't know if this is true or not but a prosecutor told me that lane markings are not enforceable (solid, dashed, yellow or white) they are only recommendations. S.182 is about disobeying signs, not lane markings. I can't find any HTA entry against disobeying lane markings other than going left of centre of the road!

I know that stretch as well ...

I don't think you can win either way. If you terminate and reapply, one of the questions they ask is any convictions in the last five years?

Try calling around to some insurance brokers and see what they recommend. Make sure they've dealt with this situation before.

You have an excellent chance of fighting this ticket. The signs in Mississauga have to be bilingual otherwise they are not enforceable. This is a link to the legal precedent: http://www.yourbestdefence.com/illegal_street_signs_case.html and my website explains how to make the argument but I'm not allowed to link to my own site (it's under Step 5 ...

I am more than willing to admit when I am wrong. Like my friends who received tickets while on bikes and got demerit points, I too was not aware of the "bicycle" designation rule on the vehicle type box . As there is no actual citation of an act or regulation in the http://www.ibiketo.ca/node/2311 blog, and they don't name the minister or provide ...

You should always state you want to challenge the evidence of the officer. He may not show up in court since you don't want to question him. In other words, you are agreeing with his evidence. It's harder to dismiss the charge or get a stay if you are agreeing with the evidence that shows you are guilty.

It sounds like the December date is a First Attendance meeting where the prosecutor will try and convince you to plead guilty to a lesser charge. You should request disclosure first. It makes no sense to plead guilty to anything until you have seen the evidence against you which will also include witness statements.

I don't really see the point of ...

A couple of things. There are demerit points for cyclists if they have a driver's license. The City of Toronto info you quote is confusing and the writer is making an inaccurate conclusion based on a deferral to a regulation.

Second, are you now saying the other driver wasn't charged?

Finally, look at it from the driver's perspective: some kid ...

Don't panic, you've got lot's of time. First, request a trial. Requesting the trial will buy you time to think and research. It will take months before your trial is scheduled. You can always pay later if you change your mind.

Check out http://www.ontariohighwaytrafficact.com/topic16.html which covers some issues on your charge.

DO NOT CHOOSE ...

I wonder if the speed over the ground is a factor; i.e., the little computer likes a relatively high rate of angular change between it and the satellites, and at a walking pace the rate of change is too slow. The error is called "Multipath". Basically GPS receivers calculate location based on the satelite signals. But the signals also reflect off ...

Just wondering, is there a website available for anybody in Ontario to check if a police officer or any other officer has filed Offence Notices or basically any ticket? Hmm let me run that through my translator:
Is there any municipality that has a convenient way to find out whether I should pay a ticket? Municipal convenience is an oxymoron ...

piezomot, please remember that we are trying to help you. We are objective in the sense that we only read what you wrote. If you think a court is going to see it your way, you've got a very hard lesson coming.

I don't know your location but the City of Toronto has a pretty good page on cycling in the city here, including accident scenarios and ...

You nailed the GPS accuracy bang-on. A lot of people mistakenly assume consumer GPS equipment has "pin-point" accuracy but the best it can do is about 15m. The GPS signal is managed by the US Air Force (50th Space Wing) which encrypts it. The pin-point accuracy is reserved for the military.

Land surveying uses techniques to correct this but it's a ...

You don't have enough to squash the ticket. Typically in Toronto the trial is where the officer works, not where you were caught. From Scarborough to Etobicoke, it's all Toronto!

You can negotiate with the prosecutor to reduce the charge so you avoid demerit points (ie speeding 15km/h or less) but you still get the insurance hit. The JP doesn't ...

groove99 wrote:ticketcombat - I went to your site and did some reading. I doubt I would have done as well as I did if I hadn't. Thanks.

This is exactly the reason why I built the site, to help people fight their ticket. Thanks for the great feedback!

I think you skipped a step: you got a ticket and then a suspension. What was the charge and what happened in court?

If your demerit points after the conviction totaled 9 then you get an automatic 30 day suspension.

Great response Bookm. It's also a great absolute liability defence, choosing the lesser of two evils. I think this is the classic case of the cop thinking busy_mommy caused an accident, therefore she should be charged with something. At first I admit I was suspicious why anyone would back up in traffic but it's a solid explanation and totally ...

Once again proving that any argument can be settled over a brewski.

hwybear wrote:AH HA....ice is still clear......it's the colour beneath showing through

Well technically black is the absence of color or specifically, the absence of light. That is, black does not reflect or emit any light to the visual receptors in the eye. That's why you can't see black ice. But since we are so off topic: Bear, I concede, you win!

Bookm wrote:Not something I'll ever be concerned with

I've been wanting to do something like that for awhile but thinking more of a surveillance cam that I could leave in the car when parked (I've had my share of scrape and runs). Have you ever used the video in court? And is the speedometer visible?

BTW...no such thing as "black ice" From wikipedia: Black ice is ice frozen without many air bubbles trapped inside, making it transparent. Black ice takes the color of the material it lies on top of, often wet asphalt or a darkened pond. Its difficult-to-detect nature makes it a significant hazard to drivers, pedestrians, and sailors. :!:

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I think the issue is if you hit something, should you be charged and with what?

Yes there are a lot of bad drivers out there, we know this because we pay some of the highest insurance rates in Canada.

If you encounter black ice and end up in an accident, you are at fault. But is there anything criminal about this accident? The mere act of ...

Bear you're right. I was pointing to an example where 60m is mentioned. At the bottom of the reg under a section titled "General" is the uber clause:
45. A sign prescribed by this Regulation shall be so placed as to be visible at all times for a distance of at least 60 metres to the traffic approaching the sign. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 615, s. 45.

Careless driving is one of the most severe charges under the HTA (6 pts and/or the possibility of imprisonment). It is also the most overlaid charge for what amounts to minor accidents. ( Here is an example of a guy,going 2mph trying to squeeze past a garbage truck and ended up cracking the side mirror and was charged with careless driving!)

So ...

In R. v. Aristidou, 2007 ONCJ 250 the charge was amended by the police officer before handing over the ticket. After that, the court has to amend the charge. It looks like they amended the charge on their own in your case which should not be allowed. However, the court can amend the charge at trial so it amounts to a wash. It looks like they caught ...

I know I'm jumping the gun but I don't think this is an HTA offence. I think it's under POSSESSION OF LIQUOR IN PROVINCIAL PARKS, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 723 which is a part of the Liquor Licence Act.

Also this sounds like coercion on the part of the parks officers.

FYI, OPP radar units do not use tuning forks. There is only the test button. Manufacturer eliminated the fork tests many years ago as it is redundant. I used radar as an example, I don't know what was used in Proper_joe's case so I am reluctant to get into the intricacies of radar unnecessarily. But I will say this. Appellate courts examine ...

Sorry, do you mean it's a mistake for the officer to say that the gun was calibrated because they did not reveal the paperwork from the facility that calibrated the tuning fork through disclosure (regardless of whether they actually bring it to court)? No I mean it's a mistake for you to get into it with the cop because you can inadvertently ...

I know this is a little late but when you get the notice of the license suspension in the mail, you can request a reopening of the trial based on the fact that you did not get notice of trial or conviction. The license will be reinstated (it takes a couple of days) without any financial penalties or reinstatement fees and a new trial will be ...

Can you site the Act and section of the charge?

I think so, aside from the no left turn sign it had 3:30 - 5:30pm but no days - as in, no left turn at any time within that specific time.
Would that be bilingual? Discussion board rules prevent me from linking to my own site, but if you go to Step 5 and click the "bilingual defence" link on the right side you will see examples of unilingual and ...