Getting caught for speeding out of Country
 

I've been caught for speeding twice this year in CT with rental vehicles and have on both occasions received a warning. I'm grateful but also curious why I've been so fortunate on both occasions.

I reviewed the Ontarion ministry of transportation website and it states:

"Drivers convicted of a driving related offence in the State of New York, the State of Michigan or any Canadian province or territory, will have home jurisdictional penalties such as demerit points and/or suspensions applied to their Ontario driver record as if the offence occurred in Ontario."

Do CT police know that a ticket issued to an Ontario licensed driver has no effect on driving record?

Do they figure there is no point to issuing a ticket since the individual is only there for a short time and lives out of the country?

You have it right.

With only NY and MI having receprocity, none of the data comes back to haunt you in Ontario. However, if you plan on being back in CT and you do get a ticket, I would pay the fine.

That is how U-Haul works. All of their expired licenses are from Arazona, so they never have to renew or obey Ontario safety laws for trucks (look at how many of them are pulled over in a Highway 400 blitz). There is nothing really that Ontario can do about it.

I got a ticket in NY once, ON certainly knew about it :rolleyes:

Reciprocity certainly works - haven't sped there again :mad:

Makes sense about paying a fine if one is issued since they could really cause some trouble if there were any outstanding fines but luckily I was let off the hook.

It must be more paperwork to issue the ticket to ONT drivers. (??)

I agree about NY. Reciprocity def. does work there

Pleased you didn't get fined, but your thread title is ambiguous - sounded as if you were fleeing at high speed across the border :) - and they grabbed you.

I have a friend that got refused entry into the US because he had an unpaid ticket in California, which had escalated into a warrant. So... Pay 'em if you get 'em.

JP

Don't you know you get one flyertalk.com posting while in Jail

No was caught going 50 in a 35 zone. Not a big deal. Officer checked my license and registration saw the license was from ONT and car was registered to the rental company. He said he would give me a warning and he'd be back in a couple mins, likely after running the documents.

Not a big deal just was curious. I guess the rule of going 15km/h over on the 401 in ONT is ingrained in me and realized 15 km/h over isn't the same as 15mph once I was nabbed.

Where is this relevant to AC or AE?:confused:

Neither are known for moving quickly,unless they take your money:D

Ain't that the truth. I was applying for a job once in the States, and during a driver orientation I was asked if I'd ever had any accidents/tickets. I said I'd had one speeding ticket. He followed up by asking how far over the limit I'd been. When I replied "around 30" there was a rather awkward silence.

You drive slow in TO. Montreal... 30km/h over is the standard! :D

JP

Glad you said it. I don't drive in TO though. No need for that since I'm always in a airport limo or walking.

In the US, "8, you're great; 9, you're mine."

Anywhere on the 401 Eastbound from 427 to Yonge I'd be happy if I could occassionaly reach 30km/h.:(

This doesn't sound right. For one thing, I don't know of any place that would escalate one unpaid speeding ticket into an arrest warrant. What would more likely happen is that they would suspend the license. While I'm not intimately familiar with CA law, in most places traffic violations are not criminal offenses and are thus not punishable with jail time. If the offense was something like Reckless Driving or DUI, that's different. But not a simple speeding ticket. If you were subsequently caught while driving with a suspended license, and failed to pay up, they might issue a warrant. But that would be a separate offense above and beyond the initial speeding ticket.

The other thing that doesn't sound right is that a US border agent would refuse someone entry based on an outstanding warrant. It seems like you would be welcomed in, as in "Why don't you step into this little room over here?".