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by Student123
Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:19 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Fire department vehicles, etc., approaching - Section 159
Replies: 12
Views: 7077

OHTA wrote:Good luck with your traffic ticket!

And just keep in mind that if you do require to hire a traffic ticket agent, this forum can refer one to you in your area.

Simply send an email to OHTA or ADMIN with your contact details.

Thanks.
I will try my luck on Monday if it doesn't work out I will pm you.

Thanks again
by Student123
Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:15 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Fire department vehicles, etc., approaching - Section 159
Replies: 12
Views: 7077

I will try going to the city on Monday and talk to them. My friend said I might be lucky and they drop it on the spot. If not, I think I will hire somebody.
by Student123
Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:24 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Fire department vehicles, etc., approaching - Section 159
Replies: 12
Views: 7077

Thanks for your replies. Here is the Act 159(2) 2) No driver of a vehicle shall follow in any lane of a roadway at a distance of less than 150 metres a fire department vehicle responding to an alarm. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 159 (2). This law states that you must be 150 meters behind a fire department vehicle responding to an alarm. So, maybe if the firetruck was not responding to an alarm, and was just driving down the road, without sirens, then I think you can challenge this law. That is interesting, as I did not know that you must be 150 meters away from the firetruck when its responding to...
by Student123
Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:48 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Fire department vehicles, etc., approaching - Section 159
Replies: 12
Views: 7077

The funny thing, I asked the guy if I lost any points he said that he doesn't know because he doesn't work for the police :? Even though he was wearing a police uniform and had a police car. Any ideas what's he was talking about? LOL..who did you ask? The guy who gave you the ticket? And he said hes NOT a cop?? Your ticket should say who pulled you over and for what reason. You should look for any inconsistencies on the ticket itself, as it would be a reason to drop your ticket. LOL, the guy who gave me the ticket said that "I don't work for the police" even though he wears a police...
by Student123
Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:06 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Fire department vehicles, etc., approaching - Section 159
Replies: 12
Views: 7077

If you got a ticket for FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY, it comes with 4 Points. Not too sure if the 150m rule is correct. That is way too long of a distance to leave in between cars. A suggested rule is to leave ONE-TWO car space distance in between you and the other car. Thanks for your replies. Here is the Act 159(2) 2) No driver of a vehicle shall follow in any lane of a roadway at a distance of less than 150 metres a fire department vehicle responding to an alarm. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 159 (2). I agree with you that it is too long of a distance. When I told my friend about it he said "150m?...
by Student123
Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:55 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Fire department vehicles, etc., approaching - Section 159
Replies: 12
Views: 7077

Fire department vehicles, etc., approaching - Section 159

Hi all,

Thanks for the great site. I got a ticket $110 yesterday night because I was following a fire department truck "too closely". I wonder if I will be losing any points because of that?

Does a highway act apply on a non-highway street?

And how would I measure 150m distance while I am driving? From my driving courses I took before my G2, I was told to leave 2 seconds distance between my car and the car in front of me. I was driving at 60Km/h. So, to leave 150m distance that's 9 seconds.

Thanks for the help

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