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oh, and never, ever take a plea where the Crown offers to drop your fine (and tells you it's a good deal 'cause it's no points). You are allowed to accumulate up to 15 points in your driving career, so 2 or 3 points is nothing! And, points only stay on your record for 2 years.

It is the INSURANCE you have to worry about. Getting a ticket for doing 15 over, is the same for doing 20 over. It's a CONVICTION and your rates may go up. Nice eh? For doing something that's not dangerous (on JSP), you become a higher risk.

Go to court, but before you talk to the Prosecutor before trial, check to see if the officer is there or not. If he/she is, take the plea deal 'cause it's tough to win. If he/she is NOT there, DO NOT plead guilty. It will be thrown out. Although, most officers attend court these days.

More tips here:
www.ontariohighwaytrafficact.com

I could not agree more, and I wish there were some sort of recourse action for us to take on the matter.

That was a pure blantant cash grab that had absolutely nothing to do with road safety. It was merely a final farewell to a great cash cow for the Halton police.

It's nice to see people agreeing with me 3 threads and 9 pages after the original post.

Clearly, it was decided over a month ago that 70 was a safe limit.
Clearly, it was decided that police would blitz the area days before the signs were changed.
Great job, fellow villagers!! now what??

Absolutely nothing!

How about sending 2 spray cans of fast-drying enamel -black and white- to the Region chair and the top cop. Include a note explaining that in future you expect one of them to arrange same-day service on approved changes to speed limits. Copies to all Region councillors and the Champion of course. No? OK, just a thought.

I wonder if there would have been a month delay and a speeding blitz if the road in question had been, for example, Bronte Road south of Dundas (near the Region offices) rather than JSP.