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Could you be charged? Yes.

Will you be charged - hard to say. I can only offer one data point: my wife rear ended someone fairly hard on the QEW and wasn't charged.

highwaystar wrote: Thu Nov 11, 2021 7:15 pm Once again, I think you are just trolling----

@highwaystar: Think it's time to stop feeding the troll...

Sly27 wrote: Tue Nov 02, 2021 6:37 pm the one that says "Keep right except to pass" ...

Which one is that, exactly?

https://globalnews.ca/news/1863905/onta ... ing-lanes/

I think that we all agree that such a law should exist...

lord_Relish wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 2:20 pm Makes you wonder why they took them out in the first place

I can only go back to the 70s, but they have been red only since then...

True Copy: https://dictionary.thelaw.com/true-copy/

Regardless, the OP indicated that the yellow (i.e. hazard) lights were the ones flashing.

I'm no lawyer, but here is how I would interpret it: Basically if somebody driving behind you is getting sprayed, that's a problem.

Mudflaps, body size, magic force fields, the mechanism doesn't matter.

Mudguards

(3) Every motor vehicle and every trailer shall be equipped with mudguards or fenders or other device adequate to reduce effectively the wheel spray or splash of water from the roadway to the rear thereof, unless adequate protection is afforded by the body of the motor vehicle or trailer or by a trailer drawn by the motor vehicle. R.S.O ...

From a legal perspective, there are very strong odds that nothing will come of this.

Take it as a lesson about the extreme importance of focusing on driving, and only on driving, while behind the wheel.

Update: renewal notice does not include that plate. So I got 18 months for the price of 12!

This, x 1000.

Be advised that unfortunately the courts can't do anything about the 30-day suspension, much like they can't do anything about points.

As you say, you've already got a pretty good deal. The only possible way it might get any sweeter is if you throw yourself at the mercy of the prosecutor. In some jurisdictions this is an option on the ticket ...

"Because Windsor", I guess ;-)

As is pointed out, the problem isn't really with the yield sign, it's with poor driving.

If it were me, I would complain to my councilor. At the very least they should paint guide lines for that left turning traffic to try and nudge them into that correct lane. Better off, increase police presence at that ...

If one obeys the yield sign at some of these lights, the right-turning traffic will only ever be able to proceed as right-on-red after the light changes.

I'm not sure I understand your concern. When facing the green, the presence of the yield sign (while still having legal meaning) is pretty much irrelevant in practice. When facing the red, it ...

The bottom line is: you are facing a yield sign. The rest is irrelevant.

admin wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 7:52 pm Doesn't it mean then you are paid up until Nov 2020?

By "it" do you mean the sticker? The sticker would seem to indicate that I'm paid-up until Nov 2020, but I know that I'm not: I paid $120 which is for 1 year, right? So, from Nov. 2018 to Nov. 2019.

No takers?

OK, then, the legal question: in the case of a disagreement between the physical sticker and the MTO's records, which is taken to be correct?

So I have an vehicle which I don't drive over the winter. My birthday is in November. So, to save some cash flow before Christmas, in November 2018 I chose not to buy a sticker, knowing full well that when spring came I would still need to pay the $120 for the period November 2018 - November 2019.

Fast forward to last week, now we finally have ...

Unfortunately (or fortunately, due to all the left-lane hogging vigilante bandits) passing on the right is not illegal in Ontario.

Personally, I would love to see the government act on this particular issue. Too busy with buck-a-beer I guess

Don't freak out. You are 100% in the clear.

Amber lights have no regulatory meaning, except in the case of tow trucks stopped on the side of the road providing service. (Slow down and move over.))

First of all, be aware that your license and insurance aren't affected by a red-light camera ticket. You a charged as the owner, not as a driver.

I don't know about an actual allowable minimum fine, but I can tell you that my wife got hers cut almost in half by pleading the same cause.

What bend said.

But I just wanted to thank the OP for driving with a brain and being self-reflective / aware about these things. This skills seems all to lacking these days.

My kids both ride the bus and I'd say about once a week I see a driver who doesn't stop when meeting the bus, or has to nail the brakes to stop, or winds up stopping in the ...

I held off answering as I certainly don't have much to help you with but I do feel badly for you.

If it were me, I would wonder if somebody found out about your situation and is trying to scam you. I suspect that a visit to the court clerk might help to understand what exactly is going on.

Call ServiceOntario and make sure that the MTO has your ...

There has been no police report yet and the other party hasn't filed a claim and it's been over 2 weeks now, but my insurance company said they're deeming me at fault until the police report comes in because I made a left hand turn... this is b.s


That sucks! Hopefully it all works out OK in the end. I can't offer any suggestions on dealing ...

You should be fine then. Post back here if anything changes.

To clarify: you had a "protected" or "advanced" green signal, he was traveling in the opposite direction and had a red signal?

While I applaud your initiative I also doubt you have much chance of success.

Where I'd rather see a lawyer invest some personal time is on the topic of administrative monetary penalties and/or roadside license suspensions, where there is a presumption of guilt.

Were you actually ticketed, and if so under what Section of the HTA, and where did this occur?

If you look on the City of Toronto website, for example, you can see this:

Both forms of this regulation come with a necessary exemption that stipulates the prohibition does not apply to any vehicle actually engaged in making a delivery or a collection ...

Here's a starting point on the process:

http://www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj/self-re ... ses/guide/

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but truly you don't have much hope.

There is information about the process for self-representing defendants on the Ontario Ministry of Justice website, I don't have a link handy though.

Be aware that the court has no authority to modify the demerit points.You may make submissions as to penalty, ask for more ...