While, as a licenced driver, you have a right to insurance, you'd then possibly be forced onto facility insurance... which is astronomically expensive. Considering the OP has had 3 at fault collisions in as many months, even if this charge goes away like the rest, I think skyrocketing insurance rat...

Thanks for the details. Indeed you were lucky to have the first charge dismissed since from what I understand, the likelihood of the police officer not showing up to trial is pretty slim. The likelihood increases when you change the original trial date as close as possible to the original date as p...

If you plea bargain to a lesser charge (and they take it), the question about shoes is gone. If you approach the Prosecutor about seeking a lesser penalty, that's about your best chance here. You did fail to stop. In many cases, pleading down from careless to something like "disobey stop sign&...

I agree, however I doubt miscutsie is even looking at this site anymore Actually, MissCutzie just started a thread yesterday about another careless driving charge: http://www.ontariohighwaytrafficact.com/topic6534.html According to that new thread, the charges discussed here were " dropped by ...

The careless driving part isn't the shoes. At this point, getting into the footwear in court is not likely to help you... for example: You: "My shoes weren't unsafe..." Prosecutor: "So what else made you not stop?" In other words... opening a can of worms. The fact that you were...

Hi, I got a careless driving ticket and I was involved in quite a serious accident. I was driving at about 60 km/h arriving towards a stop sign. Unfortunately when I tried to stop, my shoes were sliding off from my foot as they did not have any strap and were perhaps oversized and slippery. I could ...

Got both tickets dismissed. I'm so happy. Have to make sure I never get a careless driving ticket again!

Is mentioning the carpet came with the car and I had no idea it would catch a good idea for the first accident? It's not going to matter. You are not the first person to blame shoes/carpeting/etc for causing an accident. It's an excuse, not a defense. They hear this nonsense everyday. Wear proper s...

I'm a science teacher at a high school and I rear ended the same school bus twice near the school and I want some advice on what to expect for the trials which are soon. I've asked around and it seems my chances are unfortunately slim. The first time I had just bought a 2nd hand car and it came with...