Ontario Traffic Tickets

S. 128 of the Ontario Highway Traffic Act creates the offence of speeding. The rate of speed in which you are travelling over the posted speed limit decides the set fine, demerit points, and risks to increasing your insurance premium.

S. 199(1) of the Ontario Highway Traffic creates a duty for Ontario drivers to report an accident forthwith to the police if the accident results in personal injury or damages exceeding $2,000 to vehicle(s).

S. 144(18) of the Ontario Highway Traffic Act creates the offence of Failing to Stop for a Red Light at an intersection. Upon approaching a red light, a driver is required to come to a full and complete stop before proceeding on green.

S. 136(1)(a) of the Ontario Highway Traffic Act creates the offence for disobeying a stop sign. A driver is required to come to a complete stop at the marked line, or edge of crosswalk, or the edge of the intersection.

S. 216(3) of the Ontario Highway Traffic Act creates one of the most serious traffic tickets, the offence of Escape by Flight. If you willfully evade a police officer who has signaled you to pull over, you face this serious ticket.

S. 175(11) of the Ontario Highway Traffic Act creates the offence for failing to stop for a school bus when the bus is stopped and both its lighted stop sign and red flashing lights are flashing while picking up children.