Traffic Tickets Archives - Page 3 of 12

Cops with Quotas. Is there policing for profit in BC?

January 17, 2024

A common concern for anyone who got a ticket is whether the police have some sort of motivation to issue a ticket. It’s an interesting thing because most people...

Unsafe Lane Changes – The Problem of Lane Changes in Traffic

December 11, 2023

People are ticketed for making an unsafe lane change and they wonder why when they were simply merging lanes in heavy traffic. Then, if you fail to make space for an...

Traffic Court Omicron Update for BC

January 4, 2022

All traffic court hearings in B.C. set for the week of January 4 to January 7, 2022, have been canceled. The ease of contagion observed with the Omicron variant...

The Elusive Technicality on a Traffic Ticket

August 12, 2021

One of the first things many people do when they get a traffic ticket is scour the ticket for a mistake made by the police officer. The hope is to find a technicality...

Admissible Evidence: Just as important in Traffic Court

July 30, 2021

Admissible evidence, meaning any proof presented in a court of law, is a way for lawyers to verify the case they’re trying to make. It is just as important in...

A good defence to a traffic ticket

July 6, 2021

You might think you’re guilty and yet still have a good defence to a traffic ticket. We have defended thousands of traffic tickets and we have developed many good...

Common mistakes in traffic court

May 19, 2021

We attend a lot of traffic violation hearings, and we notice people making the same common mistakes in traffic court over and over. These defendants, usually...

Police RADAR calibration records

May 5, 2021

One of the most common things do-it-yourselfer lawyers want the police to produce is the police RADAR calibration records. We see it all of the time. People are in...

What is the construction zone speed limit in BC?

March 15, 2021

Construction zones. Every summer it seems like they’re everywhere in BC. Failure to comply with a construction zone speed limit in BC will result in a larger than...

New measures for excessive speeding and distracted driving

January 5, 2021

new measures for excessive speeding could be coming

BC’s Minister of Public Safety is looking at potential new measures for excessive speeding and distracted driving. Mike Farnworth wrote about introducing new measures...

Cops with Quotas. Is there policing for profit in BC?

Unsafe Lane Changes – The Problem of Lane Changes in Traffic

Traffic Court Omicron Update for BC

The Elusive Technicality on a Traffic Ticket

Admissible Evidence: Just as important in Traffic Court

A good defence to a traffic ticket

Common mistakes in traffic court

Police RADAR calibration records

What is the construction zone speed limit in BC?

New measures for excessive speeding and distracted driving

History of the Motor Vehicle Act

Careless Driving

Excessive Speeding

Failure to Obey

Speeding

Using Electronic Device While Driving

Running A Yellow Light

Driving Without A Drivers LIcense

Speed Enforcement Methods

Superintendent of Motor Vehicles

Driving While Prohibited