tickets? how nice for the officer to give you a gift, were they to a concert or movie?
tickets is a bad informal use slang, properly its a Provincial Offence Notice (PON), this bad use on language confuses people who are not well versed in the realm of law, which is seperate from english
“I had seen them all around all the time. They looked great to get around on. Cheap on gas and no insurance.”
no insurance is right because its not a "motor-vehicle" in the HTA which is the definition citing for the Compulsorary Automobile Insurance Act (not this contraption that I saw in the article image anyways, other ppls machine might be)
however, if it IS a "motor-vehicle" then most ppls automotive liability insurance has a clause in the big policy contract (that most ppl never request or get automatically) which is an umbrella clause which *MAY* include you being covered while your using a "motor-vehicle" that is not the main vehicle being insured (like driving a friends car). Check your policy to see if it's in there, ask for an ammendment if it's not, thats if you have auto insurance at all, might also be covered in a clause for home insurance.
Julke’s driver’s licence is suspended for unpaid tickets, so the officer charged him with driving under suspension. That’s usually a $1,000 fine.
you were driving? I thought you were pedeling while the motor was on, maybe I dont have all the facts, weird, no one I know has ever been convicted of "driving" a bicycle. I guess the officer has evidence of this. File for a disclosure of evidence and get a copy of the officers notes (you have a right to evidence against you so you can defend yourself).
He was also handed an unsafe vehicle ticket, where the fine is set by a judge.
I guess theres proof of this, the officer might be one who is certified by the MTO as a mechanic, maybe not, again, get a disclousre of officers history, or ask for thier qualifications in court, also maybe take the contraption to an engineer or mechanic and ask them for their professional opinion on paper
And despite his bicycle helmet, he got a $110 ticket for not having a motorcycle helmet.
opps, my bad, I thought it was a modded bicycle, not a motorcycle
“It’s a grey area, but as long as you follow the bicycle act, you’ll be OK,” Boyle said.
grey area? no such thing, ditto for technicallity. Bicycle Act?????????
But officials from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Waterloo Regional Police say they’re illegal motorized cycles. They’re not the same as electric e-bikes, which run on batteries and are allowed under special provincial legislation.
both author-ity types say "they're illegal motorized cycles", whats a motorized cycle, can someone show me a legislated definition somewhere of what that is, I dont belive it exists, but if it does, I'd like to not be ignorant of it. Thanks
Maybe the MTO or the officer can help show us where this is written. Perhaps its just informal language use which isnt legally binding.
correct, they are not the same as as electric e-bikes, which run on batteries
“A converted moped would not meet the 12 federal safety standards for limited-speed motorcycles, and therefore would not be registered for use on Ontario’s public roads,” said Bob Nichols, a Transportation Ministry spokesperson.
maybe this is true for a converted moped, he didnt say converted bicycle (watch the words and languge they use and how they interchange english and legal speak.
Perfect, he said "and therefore would not be registered for use on Ontario’s public roads" so looks like the big man is saying that it doesnt need registration, cuz we all know they wont register them.
Nor does having a 50 cubic centimetre or smaller gas engine exempt you from licensing and insurance laws, said Sgt. Dave Reibel, a former traffic squad officer with the regional police.
arnt most kits in actual Canadian cc's closer to 66cc's and above, so yea, he's right, it doesnt exmpt you from licencing laws (but its not 50cc's and under), question is - is an exemption even nesessary or required? I think not.
“It’s not illegal to sell (motor conversion kits), because you can use them on private property or your farm. As soon as you go off private property, you have a problem,” Reibel said.
if you CAN use em on yer farms or on private property then I guess they are EPA approves yes/no?
what problem, please elaborate Mr Reibel
NOTE: all this is my opinion, Im not responsible for anyone, educated opinion yes.
Remember folks, all these cops, MTO clerks, buerecrats are ppl too, so treat them as you wish to be treated, they are people too.
