Ontario Highway Traffic Act

ppstream1 wrote:Thank you guys for the opinion, I will see how it going on the trial and ask for disclosure if I can get it.

Just for clarification: there's no "if I can get it" about it; you are legally entitled to disclosure.

A commercial vehicle having a weight, when unloaded, of three (3) tonnes or more or, when loaded, of five (5) tonnes or more,

To me (no expert) that's a bit vague in its wording (and may not be the official bylaw wording either).

I agree with jsherk, get the disclosure and an adjournment.

One interpretation could be that it the curb weight (i ...

Where did this occur? My understanding is that the regulations around heavy truck restrictions would be municipal bylaws.

In generally, though, I believe that your truck would be classified as "heavy" based on it's unloaded weight, so what you were actually carrying doesn't matter.

The Toronto bylaw, for example, includes what they call a ...

An interesting read about traffic (speeding) cameras in Montgomery.

http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2017/01/18093/

Seems that they are somehow trying to charge the owner as a driver vs. an owner (probably because as a city they can't convince the state to enact legislation allowing charging the owner).

Seems like you have a pretty solid case there. The parking thing is irrelevant, the key thing is that the sign is "no proceeding straight through an intersection" and you never entered an intersection. The signs should be "do not enter" if they don't want you to enter. Period, end of statement.

Maybe brighter minds than I can find a flaw in our ...

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The logic is simple:

Was the road closed by the police?

Yes: then the signage is not as per the requirements, you are innocent
No: then the charge is completely bogus, you are innocent

Now my question to the best and the brightest: is there any charge which might be applicable? My get is no, as evidence by the fact that it's an advisory ...

Wow!

I have no advice beyond what's been given above, but will follow this thread with interest. Please update as your saga progresses...

Unless there is a sign saying you can't cross a solid line at a particular spot, you can.

Not disagreeing with you, I will admit my ignorance! If you're correct, though, there seems to be a lot of misinformation out there on this topic. e.g.

http://driving.ca/auto-news/news/how-many-know-what-those-road-lines-mean-2

https://www.thestar.com ...

It's an unfortunate situation for the OP.

What is the burden of proof for establishing safety in a turn? Is it absolute in that "you turned, there was a collision, therefore the turn was not safe", or is it the "reasonable man" test in that you would not reasonably anticipate being passed on the right by a bicycle at that point?

**RANT ON:

I'm ...

Just to clarify, did the Prosecutor withdraw the charge, or were you found not guilty?

@bend: Good correction! I didn't think of that case as both my single-row vehicles are old i.e. before passenger side air bags.

There is no law restricting children of any age from riding in the front. They do have to be in the correct type of seat, etc. and that may preclude the front seat in some scenarios.

Certainly it's not the safest position, but if such a law existed you would not be legally able to transport a child in a vehicle with only one row of seats (e.g ...

A pdf version of an insurance slip on a phone is about as valid as a photograph of your drivers licence. Not at all....

Now if you printed that PDF would you be OK?

I ask because just two weeks ago, I contacted my broker because my renewal pink slip hadn't shown up. I volunteered to come to the office to pick up a 30-day temporary pink slip but ...

I feel your pain but...

"Carless driving"?
"swerve to the left medium"
"the cat in front of me"
"my breaks"
"my sub clipped"
"why didn't didn't stay"
"charged with carless"
"chicken coup"

So, you were driving your sub down the 401 (that's definitely car-less), somehow there was a psychic and a feline, and then the poultry staged a political ...

Here's another example:

(Behind the white SUV.)

https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.3939268, ... 312!8i6656