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Thank you, Stanton and Decatur.

Sorry if this has been answered; I did a couple of searches and could not find this topic.

We're into prime bike riding season. I ride my bike a lot and I see a lot of groups out there. Some groups I see ride single file and others ride "peloton" style. (That is, in ranks with several riders abreast in each row.) Fortunately for me, I'm much to ...

Sooner or later someone in this province is going to die from something that wasn't prevented because he or she didn't see a doctor because there is no doctor patient privilege. Whatever happened to doctors trying to help patients instead of working for Big Brother.

First of all, where exactly was the cyclist? Was he actually in the crosswalk or was he lawfully proceeding through the intersection. (If I'm on my bike on the road and ahead of a car and proceeding straight through the intersection, I do have the right of way.)

Second (assuming that the cyclist was in the crosswalk), you still have a problem ...

Is it really true that there are no demerit points for offenses committed on a bicycle in Ontario? Do such offenses appear on your driver's license abstract? I assume that an offender would be subject to the same fines as a car driver for the same offense?

Out of curiosity, how much damage was done to (a) your vehicle (b) the vehicle you directly struck (c) the truck 5 feet in front of that? Also, your brakes were in good working order?

I don't hate you (though I do dislike tailgating a lot)... but I am struggling with your arguments. The driver of vehicle b had ear buds. That's not very smart but ...

How? How did you manage to connect with a stop sign with your left fender? Was the stop sign controlling you or controlling cross traffic? Was it on some kind of island? Generally speaking, the left front part of the car is the least likely to contact an immobile object.

We had a JP here issue witness warrants for all the missing witnesses. We had a grand old time going and arresting and taking them to jail. All these people who were to busy sure made time when the spent 18 hours in jail waiting for court. We also made sure that we attended their places of work to arrest them. (which is totally allowed as you do ...

I assume you mean you were traveling west on Helen (heading towards YMCA) and you turned north (right hand turn) and the executed a U-turn to turn south?

Tales like this really drive a wedge between citizens and the folks who are supposed to protect them. Next time, never consent to a search. (It's not likely that that search would stand up in the ...

Hi guys
I was just wandering as its kind of a question I can't put to my insurance.

First the facts:


= my son is also insured with his car registered in my name for cheaper insurance

Ok what happened:


Lynn

I'm not 100% sure, but I do believe that this is a big no no. I think that if your son were to make a big claim and the insurance ...

I'm glad you're sober; I'm not the least bit glad you're saddled for life. We all want law 'n' order. And punishment 'n' deterrent. OTOH, what we really want in the end is safe roads and, in the words of Charles Dickens:
"Mens courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if persevered in, they must lead," said Scrooge. "But if the courses be ...

BUT FOR THE FACT THAT HE WAS DRUNK, MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT TURN AND SLAMMED INTO MY CAR.....My car wouldn't be a write off and nobody would have been injured. My lack of insurance certainly didn't cause this accident, nor did it cause the drunk to drink.

I don't want to be unhelpful. But one way of looking at this, that I think is germane with ...

The signs along HOV lanes admonish us not to enter or exit these lanes except at marked points. Assuming that there are flashing lights on a vehicle stopped on the left side of the highway, is it lawful to ignore these signs in order to obey this [move, where possible] section of the act? (By the way, is it normally an actual offense to ignore ...

If you have nothing to hide, why be confrontational and non cooperative.
Because this isn't a police state where police can do / ask anything they want.

Some Officers occasionally need to be reminded of that.

Then you might get that unwated attention....

Okay. So what is the polite way to say "I do not consent to give you permission to ...

You only need to worry if you've done something wrong and in that case, you probably deserve what's coming to you.

Are you kidding??? There are any number of ways that a mistake on someone else' part could cost you dearly. No one is perfect; not even a cop. It worked out okay for you which is great. But not everyone had your luck.

It might be ...

Hi taikora,

Can you elaborate a little bit. If the speed limit is 100, you were likely on a controlled access highway with multiple lanes in each direction. Were you alone in the car? What lane were you traveling in when the boggy latched on to your bumper and stuck like glue? What was the road lighting like? What was traffic like? Did you change ...

I hope so; that looks great. What is that cross piece on top of the (de-badged) grill (just under the hood line)?

1. Drivers driving slower than traffic in the left lane. Move to the right, darnit.

2. Drivers turning left long after their advanced green has expired. I really want the police to start enforcing the laws against running a red light in this case.

3. Drivers not stopping behind the line making turning left (when they are on the left) difficult ...

You're right; you have to stop stressing. I all likelihood, you're over 21. (Otherwise, I imagine, the charge would have been having a BAC above 0.) You're a man or woman who made a mistake. This mistake is not the end of the world; it's not good but it could have been so much worse. Of course you don't want your parents to find out. But if they do ...

can you elaborate? I assume that generally this cannot be done but there may be exceptional circumstances in which it is allowed?

I haven't logged in for a few weeks. Too damned busy keeping up with all my so-called-friends on Facebook (tm). Anyway, I like the changes. So, whoever did this, good work.

I'm not 100% sure. I blew up both photos (with pretty crappy software -- I'm sure theirs is much better). I think that it is possible that they took the upper picture and cropped it (on the left side) just slightly to the left of the trunk deck lid. The part of your tail light that glows is to the left of that (and would be excluded from the lower ...

lots of consented searches get tossed in court. The man above is right, even if they find something it will likely get thrown out. Consent is usually determined to have been given under duress. (The guy had a gun, how could i say no?).

All i can say is, at least they were nice enough to ask.... Niagara cops didn't even give me that.

The answer ...

Wow. I don't care how many times I saw Ken Block do that drive, I would not be the guy on the Segway (Brian Scotto).

Those hairpin turns are sick. Drifting on the rims (starting at around 6.05) is not featured in the current Ford Fiesta commercial.

The HTA can be found here http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90h08_e.htm and other places. I can't find anything in it that requires slow acceleration. I know that losing traction when accelerating from a stop (wheel spin) is a bad thing, but I didn't think that there was any section that limited how fast I can ...

My job is not to teach the kid his rights.

If I ask to search and he consents I am doing just that.

I know my rights and when I can search. I have a job to do and will do it.

Besides if anything is found and he is charged the courts will most likely toss the search anyways.

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I really, really want to be as respectful as possible here. I ...

The magic here is how the officer phrases the question, "May
I search your car?", you have the right to say no.

IMO, the only acceptable way to phrase this is: "May I search your car? You have the right to say no and, if you do, there will be no consequences."

Many of us more seasoned, 50-something, people know that we have the right to say no ...

First to hk111: <I don't want to turn this into a flame war, but...> Be careful with the words you choose. You are coming across like a ne'er do well. The police have to follow the laws that govern their behaviour just like you have to follow laws that govern your behaviour. There are cops on this forum who spend their time posting valuable ...

This province is getting scary insane. Where did these cops get the idea that they should search an innocent citizens' automobile? The freaking nerve! Some people are watching too much Cops on television.; they simply went fishing which is just plain wrong.

I would like to think that I would tell them to get stuffed when they politely ask "mind if ...

Ahh....tinted windows...

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As for my comment that you must be hiding something...I've arrested dozens and dozens of drivers who continue to drive with suspended licences including the brother of a local tint shop owner (He's been suspended for 17 years) all cause they had dark tint. Another fella had been suspended 32 years, but never been ...