Ontario Highway Traffic Act

New York can only suspend your right to drive in New York state. It has no jurisdiction over your license status in Ontario. As long as the advice you got about it not appearing on your abstract is correct then I wouldn't worry about having a tight payment timeline unless you plan on driving in New York state in the very near future.

Just hand it over to your insurance company and let them worry about the lawsuit. Take comfort in the fact that if the person isn't really hurt and if they do get any money, it is nothing in comparison to the amount of BS your insurer will make them go through.

Decatur wrote:The owner of the car can't be charged for this infraction.

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Without a positive ID the only way to secure a conviction is to charge the owner of the car for the infraction this carries no demerit points and is not on your driver abstract. There needs to be a witness that wrote down your plate number, called the police and is willing to testify.

This is not a speeding charge so the actual speed is of no consequence when dealing with the fine amount, demerit points or if it is viewed as major/minor by your insurer. The nice thing about this one is that after 6 months you can go to trial without worrying about the prosecutor asking the court to amending the speed to a higher one with a ...

If you are entering from a private road or driveway you are supposed to make sure the way is clear. (Unsafe turn)
The person changing lanes is also supposed to make sure the way is clear. (Unsafe lane change)

You turned right onto a road in front of a stopped bus and someone passed the bus and changed into the right lane that you were turning ...

Personally I would advise that you always file for a trial and request disclosure and review the case against you. Even if he feels responsible for the accident if it goes to trial the prosecutor might not be able to prove the case against him for careless if the other driver doesn't show up. If you go this route it is advisable that he hire ...

To my eyes the accident looks like it happened when some part of the vehicle was in the crosswalk so one could argue that the regulation assigns 100 fault to the suv because technically they were still in the intersection. If it happened another 10 feet down the road then I'd call it a sideswipe with fault going to the car.

This forum is specifically for Ontario. If you were in Ontario you would not be at fault if you made a left at a green arrow and the other driver essentially ran a red right, but you are in BC so the fault determination rules may be different.

That would be a fatal error. Research how to force a fatal error.

If you go to early resolution you can expect them to drop 2 out of the 3 charges in exchange for 1 guilty plea. You basically show that you have remedied the deficiencies. Some prosecutors might even withdraw all charges if they are willing to listen and your story is good enough but I wouldn't hold your breath.

Going straight to trial you may be ...

You can go to court to see if the officer present on the day of your trial and if he is then simply leave before your trial starts and you will be convicted of whatever is on the ticket. If the officer is a no show there's a good chance the ticket will be withdrawn or the trial rescheduled. If the trial goes ahead the charge will likely be amended ...

I'd most worried about the possibility of being injured and not having coverage, getting a few tickets pales in comparison to loss of life and limb.

If you are completely on private property, most of the HTA does not apply, some does though (like reporting an accident). If you plan on going to a mall, odds are that mall security will trespass you from the property. No property owner in their right mind would want an unlicenced, uninsured motorist driving on their property.

I don't think it would matter because it would be next to impossible to use due diligence in any credible way when were are talking just the driver.