We've had some history with the police in my town..
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We have a steady police presence of 5 - 10 officers in the town at any given time.
Long story short I exercised my right to not talk to the police (I watch them beat the *EDIT* outta my brother and a…
Just wondering what you guys think of those HOV lanes.
Sure these lanes are faster then usual but i think they present a ton of problems, now the first thing i want to clear up is often we say speed is dangerous. Okay i can believe that depending on the context and situation its used in. But i think…
I heard somewhere that flashing your lights (i.e. clicking your high beams on and off) to warm drivers in the opposite direction of a speed trap is a violation of the highway traffic act.
Is this true ?
I was watching motoring 200X and they spoke about this, and accorinding to them, it is NOT illegal…
Mid July 2012 I was hit at 6pm by a drunk driver. That's when my hubby decided to tell me that he didn't take care of the insurance as he was supposed to. So, I got charged with driving without insurance. Car is in my name.
Inuries were minor - all of us had aches/pains, hubby had seatbelt burn…
Hello I'd like to start by saying what a great site this is!
Back on July 31 2011 me and 7 other friends received speeding tickets for 148km in a 100km zone on motocycles. I received my disclosure on March 2nd and court is on March 14. which isnt alot of time to prepare 
some facts of the case
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Just wondering what this incident means...........
My wife got caught not making a full stop - no contest.
However, also got a "ticket" for failure to surrender card - but she did but it was expired.
She found the good card after that mistake and gave it to the officer.
However she still got a "ticket"…
I got a speeding ticket doing 75 in a 50 zone. There where vehicles all around my vehicle doing about the same speed. The road was 2 lanes in one direction and 2 lanes in the other direction. There was a vehicle beside mine, another behind that vehicle and a vehicle behind me, all moving above the…
Hi all,
Unfortunately I got a "Disobey Sign" ticket tonight in this weather for turning left at a no left turn intersection (Greenwood turning left onto O'Connor) and my question is if it is possible to fight this ticket successfully due to a variety of reasons.
First of all, since visibility was…
55 km/h over in another province
I got caught going 55 km/h over in Alberta.
I was given a $350 ticket.
The cop told me I should pay the ticket because if I don't and it goes in front of a judge for non-payment it could result in a court date and larger fine because I was going more than 49 km/h over the speed limit.
Is this true?
55 over - not paying
I have a ticket that is due in 10 days for going 55km/over.
I don't plan on paying it.
Aside from increase in insurance premiums, and having to pay the ticket, are there any additional fines that can be placed against me if this goes to court?
Re: 55 over - not paying
the cop told me if i didn't pay it and it went it front of a judge i could be fined further for excessive speeding.
Re: 55 over - not paying
A police officer in Ontario can not issue a ticket with a set fine for going 55 km/h over the limit. It's either a summons to appear in court under section 128 (speeding) or a summons under section 172 (stunt) in which case they would have seized your vehicle and suspended your licence at roadside.
Re: 55 over - not paying
It was in Alberta, not in Ontario.
Re: 55 km/h over in another province
Thanks for editing the post to clear it up. Your record of conviction will be shared with the Province of Ontario and demerit points will be issued based on the Ontario point system. Likely the Province of Alberta will create a DL number for you in that Province and suspend your licence upon non-payment. This means that if you are caught driving in Alberta even on your valid Ontario licence you will probably be charged with driving under suspension.
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Thanks.
My main question is will Alberta be able to FINE me more than just the $350 ticket? The cop seemed to think the judge would be able to give me an additional fine for excessive speeding over 49km/h above the limit if I chose to fight the ticket.
Re: 55 km/h over in another province
Depends on what administrative fees Alberta has for taking tickets like that to court. In some cases, if you lose, they can levy higher fines (e.g. Quebec), but I don't know what the situation is in Alberta.
FYI, there's reciprocity between the two provinces so if you fail to pay the ticket in Alberta, MTO is supposed to suspend your licence for the non-payment of the out-of-province ticket. It doesn't always work out that way, though. I'm starting to believe that the government of Ontario is unaware that it has signed reciprocity agreements for unpaid traffic tickets with numerous other jurisdictions based upon recent media reports, but whatever...
Re: 55 km/h over in another province
Radar Identified wrote:Depends on what administrative fees Alberta has for taking tickets like that to court. In some cases, if you lose, they can levy higher fines (e.g. Quebec), but I don't know what the situation is in Alberta.FYI, there's reciprocity between the two provinces so if you fail to pay the ticket in Alberta, MTO is supposed to suspend your licence for the non-payment of the out-of-province ticket. It doesn't always work out that way, though. I'm starting to believe that the government of Ontario is unaware that it has signed reciprocity agreements for unpaid traffic tickets with numerous other jurisdictions based upon recent media reports, but whatever...
the ticket is 20% more if i don't pay it by the deadline.
but does the government or the judge have any power to issue me another fine on top of that for excessive speeding?
Re: 55 km/h over in another province
Short answer: Yes. Alberta probably has some kind of power given to their judges in their equivalent of the Provincial Offences Act that allows them to do so.
