What You Should Do if Pulled Over By a Police Officer for Speeding in Ontario Canada. When pulled over by an Ontario Canada police officer for a speeding violation, the first thing people tend to do is want to talk their way out of it. This is the worst thing a person can do because they often say something like "I was only going a mile or two over the speed limit" and this in fact is an admission of guilt, something a person does not want to do because it will come up later in court when trying to defend yourself. By admitting you were going a certain speed limit which was above the posted speed limit you are incriminating yourself, you are admitting to guilt and this will not help you if you are trying to defend yourself through the courts once the ticket has been written. The majority of police officers pull people over for speeding with the intent to write them a ticket unless the reason for the speeding is a life or death emergency. The police officers have heard every "sob story" known to mankind as reasons for speeding. It is best to keep your answers to a short yes or no when asked such questions as "do you know how fast you were going?" or "do you know the posted speed limits in this area?" Any information you volunteer to the police officer can be construed as an admission of guilt which is hard to reverse if you plan on taking your case to court. Do not indicate to the police officer that you wish to fight your ticket at the time of the officer issuing you the ticket. It is best to keep quiet and do not try to fight your way out of the ticket at that time. Police officers had never been known to tear up a ticket because someone is crying or explained they are having a bad day or trying to reach their destination at a certain time. By remaining calm and answering questions with as little information as possible, you will be better equipped to fight your ticket in court when the time comes.
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What You Should Do if Pulled Over By a Police Officer
That was advice, it was not "thou shalt leave the glovebox open." It makes life easier on the officer, which, surprisingly, usually makes life easier on you. If you don't like that, it's your decision. And if you think police here are asking for too much, watch what happens if you ever get pulled over in Detroit. +1 Canada has "reasonable grounds." Different standard. And anyway, reasonable grounds is Criminal Code stuff...
siriusone wrote:
Posters were telling people to leave glove box open
That was advice, it was not "thou shalt leave the glovebox open." It makes life easier on the officer, which, surprisingly, usually makes life easier on you. If you don't like that, it's your decision. And if you think police here are asking for too much, watch what happens if you ever get pulled over in Detroit.
hwybear wrote:
Probable cause = good ole USA TV stuff
+1
Canada has "reasonable grounds." Different standard. And anyway, reasonable grounds is Criminal Code stuff...
* The above is NOT legal advice. By acting on anything I have said, you assume responsibility for any outcome and consequences. *
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What about smoking?? EVERY SINGLE time I have been stopped, whether for speeding or otherwise, I have a cigarette lit. I try to keep it in my right hand so the smoke blows away, but ideally, I'd like to put it out. I've heard rumours of being issued tickets for littering when they toss it out the window as they are pulling over so I've never done that and in new cars they no longer have ash trays, so I don't have anywhere to toss it or put it out. (I also usually apologize for having a lit smoke and I never get back any kind of response.) One time I opened the door so I could "butt it out" then I was going to keep the butt and discard it later and the officer LEAPT out of his car and yelled to me to shut the door as he power walked toward me with his hand on his weapon :( I told him what I was doing and he said I was not permitted to open the doors or exit the vehicle until he has driven away...so then WHAT do you do?!?!?!?!?!?
What about smoking?? EVERY SINGLE time I have been stopped, whether for speeding or otherwise, I have a cigarette lit. I try to keep it in my right hand so the smoke blows away, but ideally, I'd like to put it out. I've heard rumours of being issued tickets for littering when they toss it out the window as they are pulling over so I've never done that and in new cars they no longer have ash trays, so I don't have anywhere to toss it or put it out. (I also usually apologize for having a lit smoke and I never get back any kind of response.) One time I opened the door so I could "butt it out" then I was going to keep the butt and discard it later and the officer LEAPT out of his car and yelled to me to shut the door as he power walked toward me with his hand on his weapon I told him what I was doing and he said I was not permitted to open the doors or exit the vehicle until he has driven away...so then WHAT do you do?!?!?!?!?!?
I was going to say.... Never say any statement, where you have to add the words "only joking" ;)
I was going to say....
Never say any statement, where you have to add the words "only joking"
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* NO you cant touch your phone
* Speeding is speeding
* Challenge every ticket
* Impaired driving, you should be locked up UNDER the jail
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