Did You Know...?

I thought it would be fun to start a section in the Traffic Ticket Solutions Blog called "Did you know...?" This is where we will post random facts and traffic ticket laws that are funny, obsured or downright weird!

Today I was researching some information in the Highway Traffic Act and came across section 173 and it gave me a little giggle:

Horse racing on highway
173. No person shall race or drive furiously any horse or other animal on a highway. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 173.

"or any other animal"? The first picture that came to mind was man "furiously" driving an ostrich down the road!

Celebrities Get Traffic Tickets Too!

With the T.I.F.F happening in Toronto, the city is abuzz with celebrity fever. In our societies search to humanize celebrities, we, as a society, are always looking for anything that we can find to let us know that these stars are not much different from ourselves. Fame and fortune doesn’t always help to get what you want and there are many stories and even videos of celebrities receiving traffic tickets! From simple parking tickets and speeding tickets to Racing and DUI offences, celebrities have seen it all…and the paparazzi is always willing to share it with the public!

Video of Jessica Alba being pulled over by a cop

Cricketer Harbhajan Singh gets traffic ticket

True TV: 15 Celebrities that got tickets

David Beckham receives traffic ticket

SHAQUILLE O'NEAL gets traffic ticket

Who’s the ‘Dummy’ Now?

I just came across this article from the Toronto Sun and thought I would share it for a little laugh. Just so that everyone is aware, the HOV lane is the High Occupancy Vehicle Lane (commonly known as the carpool lane) that usually requires two or more passengers in the car to be able to drive in that reserved lane.

The article stated that the man received a traffic ticket for $124, but it does not indicate what the actual charge was. He likely got charged with an “Improper Use of HOV Lane” but I am curious to know if there is an actual “No Dummy Law” in Seattle!

Man nabbed in car pool lane with dummy 'passenger'
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Last Updated: 13th March 2009, 3:22pm