NoSpleeny

well.. **** me...

4 PM or so on the Gardiner Expressway getting on to it from York St (area)... cops were waiting at the top of the onramp just around the corner so you couldn't see them. I tried merging into the traffic but the traffic was too heavy and wouldn't let me in (westbound)...

so I drove 1/2 on the shoulder and 1/2 on the road.. and I got a ticket for driving on the shoulder of the road.


$110.

I'm fighting it for sure.

The ironic part is that he put "WITNESSES" - NO on there... (the checkbox thingy)

and I had 3 people in my car (other than me)... 2 in front and 2 in back...

I have witnesses! Of course I do! Dumb ****...

imported_gatherer

well dude your not suppose to drive ont he shoulder if you indicate intentions with a signal then slowly start creeping over they will brake to let you in they don't wanna damage there car... I've had to do this every day on the DVP I start coming to the end of my lane and just start moving over if they are brave they'll go past quickly (creating a gap behind them) if they are not they will leave you a spot.

every day it's the same thing from the 401 west to the dvp.... but I've yet to get onto the shoulder..... passive aggressive thats what you need.

[1sL0CiviC]

passengers in YOUR car are not witnessess

NoSpleeny

**** dat ****.. I'm vexed.. I'm going to court and fighting this bullshit ticket.

Insuranceman

I was just going to type this ... Witnesses are Independant people who you have no relation to ... not passengers in your vehicle

SiR-Racer

well good luck fighting it

no offence or anything but it really pisses me off when people use the shoulder. i didnt see your situation or anything so i'm not knocking on you. just annoys me when ppl use the shoulder in general.

NoSpleeny

The popo copied my licence plate wrong.. he put F instead of E.

imported_cet_civic

some people kick stones and debris...really pisses me off :fustrated

NoSpleeny

This was a paved shoulder and I was going 2 km/h merging into rush hour traffic... cuz the stupid ******* wouldn't let me in...

NoSpleeny

He put my licence plate as F instead of E and put my year for my car as 04 and not 02.

Can I get off on technicalities like that?

imported_gatherer

year is not the year of the car but the year ont he sticker for renewal..... and yes if the wrong plate number is on the ticket your a free man

NoSpleeny

WHich copy of the ticket? Cuz my copy says **F*-***

But maybe he wrote the last line of the "E" very lightly and didn't go through...?

hkalltheway

I think the incorrect license plate policy only applies to Parking tickets. For moving violations, I think they track down by your Driver's License number as well, if the plate is mispelled. It's a minor error; not critical.

SiR-Racer

unfortunately a wrong license plate number on the ticket wont do you any good

http://www.magma.ca/~fyst/plead.htm

2nd paragraph

"According to popular belief, which may have stemmed from the old Summary Convictions Act, that minor errors* on the ticket will make it void. This is not true anymore. If your name on the ticket is spelled incorrectly, this is not a fatal error. As long as the right person is standing in front of the court, and the police officer can identify you, the name on the ticket does not have to match your name exactly. Other minor errors, such as license plate, the defendant's address, and license number etc. will not affect the validity of the ticket. The error must be major enough in such a way that it will mislead you into preparing a defence. An example would be an offence that is not known to law (e.g. speeding 40 km/h in a 63 km/h zone.) Other fatal errors include missing police officer's signature, missing defendant's name, identification and signature etc. If you are not sure whether your ticket has a fatal error, it is better to plead not guilty anyway. The judge will decide whether the error is fatal and if so, he will dismiss it"

imported_gatherer

thanks for clearing that up dude