OPP Calling for Safety. But are they?

This is a good example of why to record such interactions...

 

I'm ordering my new ROAV dashcam today, you can add 3 extra camera's, i'm gonna put on on each mirror facing rearward, and one inside the cab, facing my driver side window, to record Police and CVSE interactions. Not the first time I've heard of this happening.

 

What is the violation? If the violation is driving at a safe and reasonable speed for the conditions then that is not an violation.

Was the ticket issued under the Ontario Highway Traffic Act Section 132?

Unnecessary slow driving prohibited

132 (1) No motor vehicle shall be driven on a highway at such a slow rate of speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic thereon except when the slow rate of speed is necessary for safe operation having regard to all the circumstances.
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Your dad is going to have to go to court to fight that ticket, not just on principle but to have the ticket removed from his driving record. It's likely the cop who issued the ticket will not even show up in court and the ticket will be thrown out. If for some reason the cop does show up, all your dad has to do is tell the judge that he was driving at a rate of speed necessary for safe operation of the truck in the circumstances and the ticket will be thrown out.

What's more than likely is that the OPP has assigned inexperienced cops to truck enforcement duty and they don't have a clue about trucks.

I have had some completely bonkers tickets issued to me by clueless cops. I went to court and had the tickets thrown out. All in a day's trucking. I wish the court costs for fighting wrongfully administered fines were tax deductible.

 

To confound the cops. They know that truck drivers can't afford to fight tickets so they feel free to write completely crazy tickets just to make it look like they were doing something on traffic enforcement duty other than lounging at Tim Horton's munching on crullers. Cops do not expect truck drivers to show up in court to fight tickets. The craziest tickets are always written by cops assigned to traffic enforcement (highway patrol, commercial vehicle enforcement, whatever) on traffic enforcement campaigns (usually on overtime pay) who don't normally work in traffic enforcement and don't have the slightest clue about traffic enforcement.

It may cost thousands to fight a small fine but if you don't fight it you are contributing to the delinquency of cops and you will have that on your conscience for the rest of your life.

 

Your father should have contacted JP in the area. Get the ticket dismissed. Now he has may have to go to court or contact court house and they may be able to direct him.

 

Reviving oldish threads!

Just say to the young ones that you know their parents. I live up here and said that... "Heres your logbook, have a good day!" make sure your old enough though!

another good tactic is to say quickly "want to see the logbook?" and since they are there to disagree with you, generally they will say "no, im sure its ok." then ask "how about a safety?" Make sure you have a good truck though.