Have you ever received a traffic ticket for failure to stop for a school bus? Well, it is considered to be a serious offense. Let's try to find out why.Look at the statistics provided by the official website of Canadian Ministry of Transportation. It says that over 2 millions of students reside in Ontario, 800,000 of which use school bus every day! Ministry of Transportation strives for making school bus trips as safe as possible. And that's why it has adopted strict rules that must be obeyed by all the drivers. Violation of these rules leads to the certain penalties. So what are they?Every driver is obliged to stop for the school bus regardless of which side of the is he/she is driving. You must obey this law on highways, city or country roads, no matter what the posted speed limit is. And if you approach a stopped bus with a red flashing lights, you must come to a complete stop. The only exception that allows you to proceed is when you are on the highway divided by median strip. In all other cases drivers traveling on a highway must stop for a school bus keeping a distance of 20 meters. Otherwise you end up getting a traffic ticket!What are the consequences of this ticket? It carries a certain amount of fine and demerit points. The penalties that you may face for failure to stop for a school bus are as follows:First offence
fine of $400 to $2,000
6 demerit points
Each subsequent offence
fine of $1,000 to $4,000
6 demerit points
possible imprisonment for up to 6 months
In case you're found guilty of the offense, your traffic ticket will be reflected on your driving record. Note that demerit points will stay there for 3 years! Moreover, this ticket may influence your insurance premiums.So what should you do with your traffic ticket? In order to reduce the penalties for failure to stop for a school bus you should answer your charge in court. However, sometimes it's better to hire a paralegal to defend. A professional has better chances to beat your traffic ticket. Paralegals are often able to obtain lesser penalties, fines and point numbers for their clients. So what would you decide about your traffic ticket?
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