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by SockMuffin
Sat Nov 19, 2016 2:01 am
Forum: Careless Driving
Topic: Careless Driving - Witness lives 700km away?
Replies: 13
Views: 4678

Re: Careless Driving - Witness lives 700km away?

Just a quick one - the report is not saying that there were 2 lanes in each direction with different speed limits. R1 is the road you were both on and has 2 lanes, one in each direction with a 30km limit for both. R2 is the road that intersects your road. It also has 2 lanes and the speed limit is ...
by SockMuffin
Fri Nov 18, 2016 11:34 pm
Forum: Careless Driving
Topic: Careless Driving - Witness lives 700km away?
Replies: 13
Views: 4678

Re: Careless Driving - Witness lives 700km away?

Here's the 2nd part of the witness's statement and my statement.
by SockMuffin
Fri Nov 18, 2016 11:32 pm
Forum: Careless Driving
Topic: Careless Driving - Witness lives 700km away?
Replies: 13
Views: 4678

Re: Careless Driving - Witness lives 700km away?

Yes both the officer AND the witness MUST be at the trial in order for you to be convicted. If either is not there, then they must drop the charge. If the other person is from the US, there is a good chance they will not show up to the trial, which means there is a good chance that the charge will ...
by SockMuffin
Sat Sep 24, 2016 12:38 pm
Forum: Careless Driving
Topic: Careless Driving - Witness lives 700km away?
Replies: 13
Views: 4678

Re: Careless Driving - Witness lives 700km away?

To my knowledge, in order to secure a conviction, the witness and the officer need to testify at the trial. So if the witness or officer (or both) don't show up, charges will be dropped. The next bit of my post is my pure thinking, so it should be taken with a grain of salt. In my opinion, no perso...
by SockMuffin
Sat Sep 24, 2016 4:57 am
Forum: Careless Driving
Topic: Careless Driving - Witness lives 700km away?
Replies: 13
Views: 4678

Careless Driving - Witness lives 700km away?

Hello, I was charged a few weeks ago for Careless Driving. It was rainy and slippery, I was driving what seemed slowly around a corner and the person was coming around the corner fast and going over the line and coming in my lane, so I slammed on my brakes because I didn't know if he would stay in m...

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