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- Thu Oct 11, 2018 10:46 am
- Forum: Careless Driving
- Topic: If you almost hit pedestrian...can you get a ticket if they report you to police?
- Replies: 9
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I was in a similar situation like you. still am now fighting it cause she is trying to sue for money now. in summary. I was waiting to make a right turn on a red light. so I am just chilling there not moving waiting for traffic to clear. To do that I had to inch forward a bit to observe oncoming tr...
- Wed Oct 10, 2018 2:00 pm
- Forum: Careless Driving
- Topic: If you almost hit pedestrian...can you get a ticket if they report you to police?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10754
It depends on the situation. Dangerous Driving is a criminal offense, not a HTA offense. Officers do not hand out dangerous driving charges for driver error, whether it's a pedestrian or not. This has been a problem in the past as vehicles who mowed down pedestrians in driver error were sentenced w...
- Wed Oct 10, 2018 1:58 pm
- Forum: Careless Driving
- Topic: If you almost hit pedestrian...can you get a ticket if they report you to police?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10754
But if you are seen in a video threatening, that could be a different situation, maybe attempted murder or attempted vehicular manslaughter? Thanks for your response. It was simple driver error – it was dark and they didn’t see the pedestrian while turning. Nothing aggressive or threatening. It was...
- Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:41 am
- Forum: Careless Driving
- Topic: If you almost hit pedestrian...can you get a ticket if they report you to police?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10754
If you almost hit pedestrian...can you get a ticket if they report you to police?
If you almost hit a pedestrian and they manage to record you and/or get your license plate then report you to the police. What potentially can happen? Could the police charge you with careless or dangerous driving?
- Mon Jun 19, 2017 8:00 pm
- Forum: Failing to stop for a school bus
- Topic: Failing to stop for a school bus questions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4109
Re: Failing to stop for a school bus questions
If the car is not registered to you, there is no fear they will show up at your house, the only way that would happen is if they could positively identify you...they may show up at the registered owners house though...you may want to have a chat with the registered owner and advise them the possibi...
- Mon Jun 19, 2017 2:26 pm
- Forum: Failing to stop for a school bus
- Topic: Failing to stop for a school bus questions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4109
Failing to stop for a school bus questions
So I unintentionally failed to stop for a school bus - kids were not coming off the bus or anything (not that it matters). There was no officer on scene but I have a feeling that the bus driver wrote down my licence plate so now I am stressing. So a couple questions: (1) For this charge, how likely ...