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Stunt Driving: Why Couldn’t the Officer Just Reduce My Speed?

You were pulled over for speeding. The officer clocked you going 45 km/h over the limit in a 70 km/h zone. That’s stunt driving. You think: “Why didn’t the officer just write it down as 39 over? That would have been regular speeding. Why did they have to charge me with stunt driving?” It’s a fair question. But the answer reveals something important about how Ontario’s traffic justice system actually works—and why your case isn’t over yet.

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