Being able to take your exam in the middle of nowhere, when you live in TO for example. (Imo)
Speed camera update (Sept.11)
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Sikter
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I can't stress this enough:
Challenge every ticket.
The only way to truly fight this is to make the system work more than the ticket is worth. The system is not designed for people who fully exercise their rights and will be on it's knees pretty quickly if majority does. That $100 ticket costs a lot more than $100 to prosecute, while the courts are understaffed, overworked and have single digit conviction rates. Next time you get a speeding camera ticket, use all available options to fight it. The only way we'll all lose is if the vast majority just pays without complaint.
Case in point, there are quite a few fire hydrants in Toronto that are so far away from the curb that people unintentionally park in front of them all the time and incur a $122 ticket. I disputed my ticket (it only takes a minute online) and fully expect not to ever hear back from them.
I also disputed a speeding ticket from the Parkside Drive camera and never heard back. It's probably because they had enough people who paid to bother with me, but the same would happen if 90% of those charged fought it. So, I can't really lose. Can you?
Challenge every ticket.
The only way to truly fight this is to make the system work more than the ticket is worth. The system is not designed for people who fully exercise their rights and will be on it's knees pretty quickly if majority does. That $100 ticket costs a lot more than $100 to prosecute, while the courts are understaffed, overworked and have single digit conviction rates. Next time you get a speeding camera ticket, use all available options to fight it. The only way we'll all lose is if the vast majority just pays without complaint.
Case in point, there are quite a few fire hydrants in Toronto that are so far away from the curb that people unintentionally park in front of them all the time and incur a $122 ticket. I disputed my ticket (it only takes a minute online) and fully expect not to ever hear back from them.
I also disputed a speeding ticket from the Parkside Drive camera and never heard back. It's probably because they had enough people who paid to bother with me, but the same would happen if 90% of those charged fought it. So, I can't really lose. Can you?
1) CBC did a report on drivers paying cash to get their G-1s without having to write the test.
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3) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/lond...selling-fake-driving-certifications-1.7091379
4) Large trucking companies can train and certify new drivers. It's in their financial interest to speed up the process in the very competitive market
5) Google / YouTube have lots of schools promising passes
6) People living in the GTA and therefore driving in the GTA go to outlying areas for their road tests. Then they come back to the GTA unprepared for 400 series highways and GTA congestion.
7) A commercial driver doesn't have to read English or French, our official languages. How do they get warnings of unusual conditions?
8) No fault insurance spreads the blame instead of targeting the bad drivers.
Malks
Well-known member
This is one of my major complaints with the licensing system. Orangeville is not exactly the middle of nowhere, but we're close enough to the GTA to be used as a testing alternative for GTA residents. The result is the vast majority of driver testing appointments are booked up months in advance by Brampton driving schools for Brampton residents. The problem is with the G2 exit road test. There is no 400 series highway within distance for those drivers to demonstrate they have the skills to operate a vehicle on a multi-lane expressway during their test. It's no surprise to me when I see Brampton drivers are over represented in accident statistics on the 410 or 401.
It should be mandatory to take your G2 exit at a location that represents the conditions where you will be driving on a daily basis.
There's a reason why several Brampton driving schools have been decertified, over the last 10 years or so.
