ASK a Traffic COP Replay for October 8, 2025

Ask a Traffic Cop – where police and traffic education meet fun, no matter how you get around, whether you walk, ride, or drive.

Hosted by former police officer Sean Shapiro, AKA @VoiceoverCop, this podcast is your go-to destination for everything traffic safety and policing.

Episode Recorded: October 8th, 2025

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Listen on the go without breaking the law or burning through your data. Join Sean as he answers your traffic and policing questions, originally shared live on X.com, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.

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Episode Transcript

(00:03):
Good morning, everyone. I don't know, It's probably
going with, with. Yeah, I just, it felt like it
was right. Hope you're doing well.
My name is Shawn Shapiro. I'm a former police officer who
talks about Traffic Safety, traffic law and police stuff.
And today we're doing just that.I talked to you about, well,
whatever you want to talk about.And at 10:20, instead of 1035,

(00:24):
we'll be joined by Jerry Ager onNews Talk 1010.
We'll be taking calls from his audience out in radio land and
text because, well, text, I guess it's text and telephone to
ask him questions, but he's broadcasting, which means we're
broadcasting over the radio. It's going to be very exciting.
It always is. If you, if you're having
difficulties because I see that the chat's not loading on

(00:45):
YouTube. The integrated chat is having
some issues on restream and that's OK.
You know what we're going to do?I'm going to send a little
support ticket, customer support.
Something's not happening. OK, if you've got questions,
TikTok should be working. Let's see.
And if you're watching on TikTokand you're like, who is this

(01:06):
guy? I used to be a cop in Toronto
and then I left to be here on the Internet with you, kind of,
sort of. And what I do is I answer
questions. It's a pretty awesome thing.
So if you got them, drop them into the questions, into the
into the stuff and things. Now I should also monitor.
Let me just set this up because as much as I like to make this

(01:26):
look like it's easy peasy lemon squeezy, it doesn't always work.
As you can see. I'm going to open up another
window and see if I can get the YouTube check.
I see Wayne who says morning, Sean and Julie Massey.
Good morning to you. OK, I guess we're going to do, I
guess we're going to do multiplewindows and I'll just keep
switching them. That's OK.
We can roll with the punches. I got my Instagram up, I got my

(01:48):
YouTube up. Now just got to shrink it a
little bit. I don't need to see a big me.
I am a big me already. Who's having fun with with Sora
two? That is the question because I
am having crazy fun with Sora 2.I have been making videos non
freaking stop. Like quite literally, way too
much fun. I have been creating videos to

(02:10):
the point where it says, hey, you, you've, you've had enough.
Take a break. Like and half of them I post.
If you go to voice over cop on, on Sora two, you can follow me
there. And it's weird because it's a
social media platform that's entirely not me.
Even though it represents a likeness in my ideas.
It's not me physically speaking to a camera.
So if you've got Sora accounts and you want me to follow you

(02:32):
back, let me know. I'm happy to do it.
Follow me there. I'll follow you back just
because I I love seeing what people are creating.
I think it's awesome. Brandon, good morning to you.
He says all the way from Key West.
Beautiful day for a drive. Hope you're all having an
amazing day. Amazing days having being had by
everyone. Yes.
What is this? Please leave a message here.
Yeah, we're going to say that the we're going to say that the

(02:53):
chat isn't working. It is not working.
I just finished my Duolingo con versacion, my Duolingo.
I'm A19A Duolingo 19 now, which is really really rudimentary,
but I am thoroughly enjoying it.Oh, interesting.
Maybe the chat's working now? I don't know.

(03:15):
It seems to be working here. It's got a type of test message
testing. Let's see if anyone can see
that. Send no to activate chat and a
name which I'll press here. It's so weird, but it is
enabled, so something's definitely amiss.
OK, chat number working. That message is there.

(03:37):
Cool. Moving along, if if you are
interested to know about or whatever you want to know about,
could we talk about Traffic Safety, traffic law and police
stuff, which is awesome. And I see that we have a
question. Hypothetical or hypothetical
question. Hypothetically, if you see a
motorcycle with no license plate, are you chasing?

(03:58):
Very rarely would a police chasebe the best course of action.
It is. It is tactical following,
strategic. Wait until they make a stop.
There's no reason to chase when you could easily share a
description of the vehicle. And when they stop at an
intersection, someone just pullsthe key out.

(04:19):
Yeah. I mean, I've seen videos of
coppers tackling, tackling cyclists, motorcyclists.
I think that's the better way togo.
I absolutely think that's a better way to go.
Yeah. We don't want people to run.
Making them go faster is is counterproductive.
The goal is to stop them. And that's not what's happening
if they are running away becausetheir lack of license plate.

(04:41):
Keep chasing this. It's it's it's already
suggesting that the person's a criminal and if they're going to
run, and that's what you are if you run, right, like so, the
appropriate action should be taken against those who put
others lives at risk. OK, we got here.
Painful for everyone behind me. That's Rube Joy robot.
I don't know what because that'sthe first message you left.

(05:02):
So I don't know what the context.
There is no context. Someone sent me an interactive
message on tech support. Stand by, record screen.
Why? Why do you want me to record the
screen? OK, we're going to record the
screen. Stand by.
We're doing this. We're doing that recording
screen. There's no work key.

(05:22):
Here we go. Oh, I really hope this doesn't
break anything. Start recording.
Second here. We're going to give it
authoritar to cancel this. Deny.
Just too much work. OK, Deny, deny, cancel.

(05:43):
Stop it. I'm going to break stuff and
then the live stream is going tosay I broke it and then I'll be
upset. So it's kind of silly that it
wants me to record things. OK, we're going to keep moving
on. This computer might be already
configured for it. It is sorry guys, I feel like
this is such an interruption because it because it is an

(06:04):
interruption. This is Chrome tab live Here we
go sharing that OK, and going toput this away.
Cool. Back to you, squirrel.
OK, we got commentary. So of of the Decepticons forever

(06:25):
says Hey, Sean, the Blue Thundervideo was good.
Respect. Maya Torrete.
Yeah, I've got some. I put it on the if you don't
have a Sora account because it'sby invitation only right now,
you cannot see the videos I posted on my X account as well.
Just saying. Just saying.
OK, going on. Where were we?
We got that. We got this.

(06:47):
All right, going back to reality, Greg Marshall wants to
know what my, my opinion is on Ford banning traffic
enforcement, automated traffic enforcement.
I think it's pathetic. I think it's wrong.
I think it's not what we need. If he wanted to add speed bumps
and signs, he could have done that without removing the
automated speed enforcement. And by his own allegation or, or

(07:07):
or suggestion that he can fix traffic with signs, flashing
lights, and speed bumps, then those cameras would stop issuing
tickets, wouldn't they? Because he would have solved the
problem and based on proof of him being able to stop speeders,
the cameras would become redundant.
They could just be left on and they'd never fire a picture.
They'd never take a picture. But instead he made it illegal.
And then or, or, I don't even know if it's even officially

(07:30):
passed, but he's, he's against the cameras.
And once he stops enforcing speed laws, then he's going to
put speed bumps in or give moneyso people can speed bump, put
speed bumps in and slow down. Why not do both?
Because then it would be proof, right?
But we don't want proof, no. Also jurisdictions that have
added speed bumps, humps and other things on the road last

(07:52):
about 10 seconds. And then they, they people
complain about those and they, they, they back up and say, oh,
did we put those things there and upset people?
Let's take those out because they vote.
So yeah, my opinion is that the politics suck.
Or maybe it's politicians. OK, Yeti Yeti Yeti says.
So basically I got 5 tickets in the same month.
No license plate to change line,not in safety, no insurance.

(08:17):
OK, yeah, I don't see it. And for for Rubejoy robot who
says scroll up. I, I scrolled up the the the
first comment I have from you isthe painful for everyone behind
you. So you have to ask me again.
OK, sorry to hear about your many, many tickets.
It sounds like you did many, many things wrong.

(08:38):
And I guess I'm not that sorry that you got tickets because if
you break the law, you deserve tickets.
And you might want to get representation if you have that
many tickets because it sounds like it's going to get expensive
for you especially especially the no insurance one which
carries A5 to $25,000 fine. That is a no bueno.
And I got that. I no bueno is something I

(08:59):
learned. Not Duolingo.
Maybe I knew that before. Oh schwa bla Decepticons forever
says someone tried to break intomy house yesterday while I was
home. It really jolted me and I had to
call the cops and file a report.No kidding.
So it's funny, I actually just wrote an article because one of
first of all, it is it is prime days.

(09:20):
It's it's prime big deal days. And I'm an Amazon influencer.
I figured there's another way tocreate income for this channel
to help fund the not-for-profit.I created called the Canadian
organization for better Traffic Safety and see it says better
traffic and safety education, but it's actually the Canadian
organization. It's a big mouthful of things to
say. So yes, I just bought a new

(09:41):
blink doorbell and two extra blink cameras.
The outdoor cameras. I already have 5.
So now I have well, once I install the new doorbell and the
two extra cameras, I'll have 8 cameras in my house.
I hope you have cameras. Cameras are a good thing.
I'm going to post an article in in the not too distant.
Maybe I should just post it right now while we're while
we're here, I'm going to post itbecause then if you want the

(10:02):
links, I got links to all that stuff get cameras.
I don't care if you buy them through the link, not through
the link. You buy blink, you buy something
else. I just like blink because
they're cheap and easy and and reliable.
But if you want to protect your home, get them.
And I'm I'm going to post that article right now.
Where is it? I have to press a button and the
button, they make it so hard. I wish I could do this from my

(10:24):
my phone. I would have posted it last
night. OK articles, this is really
annoying. No, OK, I'll do it later because
this is distracting. OK, moving alone, I will post
that article right after the show and yeah, go get a camera.
Whether you do it for the link or not.

(10:45):
We have boom, boom boom, a Ford Lightning 2024 Question.
What's your feeling of C 242 or No 242 being shot down?
Is that the Jail Not Bail ReformAct where we unscrew the entire
justice system and stop putting criminals on the on the street?
Is that what we were talking about in C242?
I just want to make sure I'm referring to the correct one,

(11:08):
Bill C242. I think it is, but oh, that's
refuge. It's Immigration and Refugee
Protection Act. I haven't read it, so I can't
comment on it. If that's what we're that's why
the first thing that shows up Criminal Code and department.
So maybe it is it says here scrap Liberal bail passed the

(11:30):
jail, not bail. So I was right the first time
because the Conservative Party has it in English word
Parliament to Canada is not easyfor me because I'm doing
Duolingo Spanish, not French, just saying anyway, yeah, I I I
want jail, not bail. OK, Decepticons forever says I
have cameras. The guy came in in the afternoon

(11:50):
and then came back in the evening.
Oh, so he was cased in the joint.
And then Rizz Vision says what is your discretion on a crime
that is justifying versus a crime that has go that has is
goes straight to jail? Yeah.
What is what is the discretion unless it's it depends on what
the law is written as because there's differences.
If you have a law that says you shall arrest, then you shall

(12:12):
arrest. And if it, if it says you may
arrest, then you may arrest it. It depends.
Like what is the, what is the direction of the law?
That's the question. OK, I guess the, the, the, we're
checking here one more time justto see.
And I'm going to stop recording the second screen and stop

(12:34):
recording. OK, Submit recordings we use
because I didn't actually try and use.
That's too funny. OK, that's uploading.
There we go. If you're watching and you're
saying, who is this guy? I'm the guy on the other end of
the camera. And I'm here to answer your
traffic and police questions. My name is Shawn Shapiro.
I'm a former police officer who talks about Traffic Safety,
traffic law and police stuff. And at 20 minutes after, which

(12:55):
is 4 minutes from now, I should be joined by Jerry Agar on News
Talk 1010. And that will be awesome because
we'll be taking questions from his live radio audience by text
or by phone if you'd like to call in.
I put the the screen, the numbers on the screen.
Let's see if I have it configured on this machine yet
'cause I got a new machine. I don't have it on the screen

(13:15):
yet, but I can put this on. I do have it on the screen.
There you go 416-872-1010 You can phone or text that number.
If you want to call toll free, you can dial 1-877-518-5151.
That is what you can do. I got I got so many computers.
I don't know there's a lot of stuff going on here.
I got a Mac mini, a new machine and I just ordered a a a little

(13:39):
what what is it called? It's a it's like a a hub to give
me more USB yes. Moving down the screen.
Let's see what other kind of questions we got going on from
TikTok. If you're watching on TikTok,
please tap the screen to your fingers going on.
It helps bring more people to the party.
The more likes, the more interest is generated
apparently. And yeah, I'm I'm not looking
for you to to to show up money. I mean, we take donations if you

(14:01):
want 'cause it is a not-for-profit agency that's run
based on monies from people likethe magical folks at Diamond and
Diamond lawyers. They are contributors along with
Barrett Legal. They help keep the lights on.
Yeah, you wouldn't believe how expensive stuff and things is or
are. Yeah, that's what I meant.
OK. I mean that like just software.
The software that streams a grand.

(14:21):
Yeah. And I love you all, but it it
costs money to do this. So they help make sure I can
continue to educate people. All we want to do make roads
safer through education. Tickets are optional.
That's when people don't figure it out.
But my only way to educate or make it safer is through
education because I can't write tickets anymore.
OK, Do do do we got oh, we got Yeti Yeti Yeti's really.

(14:48):
Really No license plate, no insurance and change lanes not
in safety. Sounds like a mess.
Long distance cruiser says why are car accidents not a crime?
I feel like it would reduce. What is it?
I have a notification that's blocking reduce something.
No, I got it's like, you know how sometimes the overlays make

(15:10):
no sense. OK, we reduce the amount of
collisions. Now, first of all, there are no
accidents. Accidents suggests that that
ferries are responsible for collisions and it's not.
It's the driver. And that's why we call them
collisions or crashes, but not accidents.
And would it be a a crime if we made it a crime?

(15:32):
Would it change things? It would certainly make it
interesting. Let's see here.
News Talk 1010. Welcome to the show, you hear?
Hello. Hello.
You hear us? How you doing?
Good. How are you?
I got no complaints except that our chat bots not working.
Oh no, it's one of those days, eh it?

(15:52):
It I would say it's a Monday, but it's a Wednesday.
It's it's, it's my Monday. It's our first day broadcasting
this week, so we're Wednesday. That feels like a Monday for
sure. Go.
We are coming up very soon. Awesome, and I've let people
know the number in case you get a bunch of calls.
It's because of us. Thank you.
Akayla Jakota says greetings andsalutations.

(16:14):
He always wants me to say hi to Jerry Agar for him.
So I'll, I'll, I'll, I just did.Well, maybe he heard, maybe he
didn't. We're going to do 2 segments
today, a double episode with Jerry.
So we normally jump in at 10:35.Today we're jumping in at 10:20.
And yeah, bring your questions. We'll talk about them.
And oh, the user says, hey, Sean, quick question for you.

(16:38):
How did traffic cops, how do traffic cops go about stopping
someone for something? Lights and sirens, put any
handout? It's all those magical ways of
telling people to pull over. And what what?
What exactly do you mean when you say what you said?
OK, I do talk to Jim Richards onoccasion.
I've been on the show a number of times.
OK, this is Jerry Agar. We don't hear Jerry.

(17:04):
Just letting you know. Let's do another edition of Ask
the TikTok. Former traffic cop, anything you
want about traffic, and that would be Sean Shapiro.
Good morning, Sean Shapiro. Good morning, Jerry.
Let's go right to Joe, who called 416-872-1010.
What's your question, Joe? Driving around and I see people

(17:25):
constantly with full over the ear headphones on while they're
driving. Is that legal?
Because they look like air traffic controllers?
Like they're completely covered up.
I don't know how they can hear anything.
So it it is perfectly legal to cover your ears, it may not be
the best choice. Many of those headphones have
transparency mode so you can still hear what's going on
around you, but it's actually not a legal requirement to have

(17:47):
hearing at all. You can be deaf and drive, but
it's different in different provinces.
So while it is legal in Ontario,British Columbia would not allow
you to cover both ears. OK.
Thank you. All right, Joe.
Thanks for Yeah, well, here's a this is an interesting one that
was sent in by text, by the way.Here are the numbers
416-872-1010 for calls and textsand toll free 877-518-5151 Five

(18:14):
18 5151 Somebody writes in I wasfollowing my wife in our other
car to the mechanic but I hit her car on the way there.
Do we need to report? This accident, so to make a
collision reportable, it is either a damage over $5000, used
to be 2000, they raised it to five.

(18:34):
So if there's damage, there's noinjuries and the damage does not
exceed the $5000 mark, you don'thave to report it to police and
you can deal with it yourselves.All right, so another text.
Hey, Jerry, they should be actually.
Hey Sean, can an emergency vehicle with its lights flashing
pass a school bus with the stop sign out?
Actually, no, legally they can't.

(18:56):
They might choose to if the emergency warrants the violation
of that law because everything can be excused if nothing
happens. And you know, the situation
might be that they have to, theycould be a, a person armed with
a firearm in in people's lives or at risk.
But what we do ask is that when a school bus driver sees
emergency vehicles is to keep the kids in a safe place, turn

(19:19):
the lights off and make it legalfor the police to go through.
Here's another question, can I make a left turn on a red light
to a one way? The rule is if you're on a one
way, going to another one way, then yes, assuming there's no
sign prohibiting it and it's safe to do so.
If it's a one way to a two way or vice versa, you cannot.

(19:40):
All right. We're getting a lot of questions
and a lot of calls which we're going to go to.
So I'm happy that we've signed you up for two segments here,
but this one with new cars, especially luxury cars, they
seem to be coming with front tinted windshields.
Is it legal because it's a manufacturer tint?
Well, it's, it's funny you say that.
I, I had a real problem with when I started seeing these

(20:00):
green tinted windshields and theMercedes and such.
You're not allowed to apply a coating.
So if you put a film or a coating on aftermarket, that's
prohibited. However, these seem to be baking
it into the glass as part of theglass and they're getting it
approved through Transport Canada when they're bringing
these cars in or they wouldn't be able to sell them.
So I'm going to say they are legal in that situation.
But if you got those and then added tint to it or modified it,

(20:22):
it would then become illegal. Here is Ron.
What's your question for Sean? Hey guys, so I'm taking an off
ramp onto a side street at the first intersection.
Car pulls out right in front of me from a side street and I yell
at him and he yells at me that Idon't that I have my signal

(20:44):
light on. I didn't realize I had my signal
light on. It was quiet.
The radio was on. Who would be at fault?
So I'm not following. He yelled at you for having your
signal light on. What?
What? What was the almost actual thing
that happened? He pulled out in front of me
because he thought I was turningright because my signal light

(21:05):
was on. I didn't know my signal light
was on because when you take an off ramp, it doesn't go.
The signal doesn't go off right over.
So, but no collision occurred, right?
OK. So, so nobody's at fault for
anything at this point. But had a collision occurred,
ultimately they're responsible to ensure that the vehicle

(21:25):
coming is actually doing what itsays it's going to do.
So your signal is not a a determination of actually what's
happening. It's you announcing that
something might be happening. But as he found out that was a
problem and it didn't, it didn'twork for him.
So he would have been partially responsible, if not fully
responsible. Also, there'd be no record of
that signal light being activated unless there was a

(21:46):
camera capturing it. So he his acclaim that you were
turning would really not materialize when it came to an
investigation. All right.
Thanks, Ron. Appreciate it very much.
Here is Ruth. Go ahead, Ruth.
Hi. I have a question.
I was at a town hall meeting andone of the policemen there said

(22:07):
that if speed bumps were on the road, they significantly delay
emergency vehicles because they have to slow to almost a full
stop. Is that true?
And why doesn't Premier Ford know that?
Oh this is a good one. Absolutely.
And when I testified in City Council and Vaughn saying the
exact same thing, trying to get them to not cancel the program,

(22:29):
that was my entire thing. Imagine being in the back of an
ambulance and being transported needing life saving measures and
you're waiting to go over a speed bump because going over
the speed bump could actually injure you if you're in the back
needing that help. So it is absolutely true that
police, fire and ambulance all have to slow down.
They don't have the ability to go over those big bumps at speed
and it's going to change the waypeople both get to or emergency

(22:52):
services get to a call and leavea call.
It's just not the best option. Thanks, Ruth.
Appreciate that, but here's a text message person writes.
Sean, I have an electric scooter.
I was pulled over for going overthe speed limit in the school
zone and then this person says does that still apply for
electric scooters? So it's funny you bring up
scooters, one of my favorite topics.
If you are riding a scooter and it's legal in in terms of the

(23:16):
speed, which is if you're in a jurisdiction that allows them,
first of all, because Toronto has a no scooter policy.
If you're if it's a kick scooter, stand up.
Those have a maximum legal capacity or a speed limit of 24
kilometers an hour to be a bicycle privileged vehicle, not
in Toronto, but somewhere else. So Vaughan you can have them.
But if they're capable of going more than 24 kilometers an hour,

(23:38):
it's no longer treated as as a bicycle, which means you're now
eligible for speeding tickets E bike 32 kilometers an hour.
So you have an E bike that does 4033 kilometers.
In fact that is now a motorcycle, not an E bike, and
it's subject to all of the speedlimit laws.
Whereas as when it's a bicycle, because it's legal and
conforming, it is not eligible for speed tickets.

(24:02):
Somebody followed up on text here for the person who said
that he was following in one carbehind his wife in another car
on the way to the mechanic and he hit his wife's car.
And what the should he report it?
Somebody just wrote in If I hit my wife's car with my car, I
wouldn't tell anybody. No kidding.
Here is Gord. What's your question, Gord?

(24:25):
Oh hello my question is speed cameras on whether two cars in
the picture 1 is speeding 1 is not.
Do both cars get a ticket or neither car get a ticket or some
other situation? So I, I don't know how the

(24:47):
system works entirely because I've never been Privy to being
inside their, their, their systems.
I can tell you that the radar systems are capable of
identifying the vehicle that is the faster vehicle.
And then what the the other portion is, these are reviewed
by people before in, in a summons or a ticket is issued.
So I imagine or have to believe that there is a clear way to

(25:08):
identify the actual speeding vehicle.
OK, thank. You all right?
Thanks Gord. Here's another text.
This person is attc bus driver and asks this question.
Why are cars allowed to blindly make a right turn around a bus
that stopped at a bus stop? More than too many times I've
seen pedestrians endangered by this foolhardy maneuver.

(25:30):
And then in brackets rights. I've seen cops do it too.
So they can't just make a turn blindly.
They're very responsible for whatever happens.
If they're making the turn from the incorrect lane, they're
making it a proper turn. If they're able to get in front
of the bus because the bus cut out is far enough behind the

(25:50):
intersection that they can safely pass the bus, get into
the appropriate turning space and make the turn, then it's
legal. So again, if the bus is right at
the curb at the corner, then there, there, there should not
be a turn from that lane if the bus is disabled.
It's one of those things where an officer would make a
determination whether or not it's reasonable or not.
I, I certainly I can appreciate that sometimes the bus breaks

(26:11):
down and that's different than what this caller or writer is,
is asking. So improper right turn.
Well, I think often times in this question comes up many
times, why don't police charge for this or that?
Just because you see something happening doesn't mean it's
legal or that people are allowedto do it.
They just didn't get caught thistime.
Well, that's that's usually the issue is that there's a lot of

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things happening. It's not legal and no one's
there to see it, which is a problem because we don't have
enough police to be everywhere all the time.
And one of the reasons I'm such a big fan of automated
enforcement. That said, even when we do see
it, every interaction cannot be responded to.
Like you can see something and you can have a prisoner on
board, you can be going to a call for assistance somewhere,
even if it's not lights and sirens.
So just because a cop's there doesn't mean they can respond to

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everything. All right, it's 10:30.
So we're going to check traffic,but Sean Shapiro is going to
stick around. So if you have further
questions, and I've got a lot onmy text board here, we'll learn
more about traffic with Sean Shapiro, the TikTok former
traffic cop on News Talk 1010. It's 1030 News Talk, 1010 Times
Saver traffic. So we're going to go to mute

(27:15):
from there. We'll have Jerry come back in a
moment. I'm going to jump back into
questions and we will see what'sup.
OK, we go scroll back. We got Kevin said something.
What is Cody Immortal talking about?
I don't know what we're talking about there.
Moving along, scrolling down, wegot a quick question.

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How did we talked about that? Wasn't the part of the reason
that they were brought? Oh, Ben says, wasn't he part of
the reason they were brought in?So this is going back to the
comments about Doug Ford and whyis he getting rid of these
cameras when in fact he was the guy who brought in the cameras.
And I believe that the mayor of Vaughan is also instrumental in

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bringing in the cameras in his area.
But he's now the guy bringing them up because it's, listen,
there's a lot of weird stuff that's happening, people boring
booze on the floor because they're offended and elbows all
over the place. I can't keep track.
I'm not a politician. I don't like politics.
I like the well, I don't like the games that are played, which

(28:17):
is why I don't play them. Anyway.
People said you should run for office.
I'm like, for two seconds I thought about that.
And then I said, but then I'd have to deal with those people.
I don't think I want to do that because I'd be angry.
OK, what is this user says? And they happen to be carrying
legal weapons. Well, I don't know.

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This is like it's a good question out of nowhere.
So I don't it's out of context. I don't know where the last, the
last part is. By the way, we'll be joined by
Jerry Edgar again in a few minutes.
That's why his face is on the screen.
If you're just tuning in, I wantto call into the show.
Want to text your questions, go ahead and do it 416-872-1010
call or text or you can dial 1-877-518-5151.
And that is how you call toll free.

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But my name is Shawn Shapiro. I'm a former police officer.
Talks about Traffic Safety, traffic law and police stuff.
And we'll be joined on the radio.
No, they're on the radio already.
I'm in my basement. We'll be joining them on the
radio again in just a moment. So I'm trying to scroll through
and get a couple more questions before that happens.
Long distance cruiser says traffic cameras don't prove
who's actually driving. Only way to know is to take a

(29:21):
pic of them. Yes and I think the cameras
should be updated to do that because then we can add demerit
points. Holding the driver accountable
is better. Holding the owner accountable
when they damn well know who thedriver is I think is good
because the owner of the car getting the ticket should be a
little ticked off and should reach out to whomever they lent
that vehicle to. Give me peace of their mind.

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Interesting. I love that tech support's like,
are you still there? They must not realize I'm live
streaming, which is what their platform does.
Makes no sense to me. OK, let's see here.
I'm live on the air. Yeah, OK, Because we still seem

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to have some more time and I've responded with my snarky
response to tech support. We said loom.
Lummer says speed cameras shouldonly be used in school zones
during school hours, not used anytime else.
Lummer why should they only be used in school zones in school
times and not anywhere or anytime else when speeding is
illegal everywhere all the time and that's the only people being

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caught is those who choose to break the law.
So why are you defending people who choose to speed?
Wait, do you speed? Why do you think it's OK to
speed? Oh, DJ Mills, says Sean Shapiro.
You should have the biking lawyer on the show.
I don't know. We've not always seen eye to
eye. Usually we've gone tet A tet.

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And when I was on the on the joband since leaving, listen, I've
liked some of his posts. I'm not against protecting
cyclists. I'm against some of the other
stuff that he's talked about, which is like rolling stops and
going out and, and trying to justify the, what was it called
the Chicago, Ohio rolling baloney stop where you don't
actually stop. You just roll through anyway.

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We we've not always. Maybe, maybe it would be an
interesting episode, but I, I don't know.
I don't know how I feel about that.
Greg says, Oh, we're talking about yes.
Greg makes a good point to Lumber who wants speed cameras
to only be used during school times and school hours in school
areas. Greg says people use school
property other than school hoursand that's also true.

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Long distance cruiser says I would happily drive without
insurance if it wasn't mandatory.
Really. From someone who has been
involved in a personal collisionwhere I was, well, I was on duty
when I'm on a police motorcycle actually I I mean in a collision
in my personal vehicle insuranceis a lifesaver.
When I couldn't work when my vehicle had $20,000 in damage,
it didn't come out of my pocket.But if you didn't have
insurance, it would, or you justwouldn't have a car and anybody

(31:59):
you hurt wouldn't be covered. Now that that's ludicrous.
You have to have an insurance oryou can't be.
You're listening to Jerry Agar on the iHeartRadio Talk Network.
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Time to bring that guy back for tonight's game.

(32:19):
I'll talk about that and this story of of high school playing
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And that's at 11 O 5. And it's brought to you by Kotak
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But right now we're doing another segment with Sean

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Shapiro, the TikTok former traffic cop.
So whatever questions you have, we're happy to take on get to as
many as we can here. Thanks for all the texts.
I've been trolling through them here looking for some questions.
Sadly, I can't get to all of them, but let's give it a the
old college try Sean, as they say.
Let's do it. All right.
Can you go into the right lane to turn onto another street if

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that lane says only buses and bikes?
Yes, well, bikes is different. So if it's a multi use diamond
lane, which is what I think we're talking about here, a good
example of that is Dufferin. You can go into that lane to
make a turn, but you can't proceed through an intersection.
So you can't just use that excuse to keep driving in a lane
you don't qualify to use. But if you're turning into the

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driveway, that is the appropriate place to enter and
make the right turn from. All right, here's a question.
How do cops go about DU is for weed slash cannabis?
Is smell enough? Is there a cannabis
breathalyzer? Is it accurate if so many cases
THC stays in the body for a longtime?
How do you prove a person is high?

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So high in content is two different things.
So there is a machine that will analyze A buccal swab, which is
basically AQ tip that's rubbed in the inside of your cheek that
tests for for having anything. It also tests for cocaine and
that particular device is used for 0 tolerance checking.
So if you're a young person who's not allowed to have
anything in their system, that'sgoing to be for you, along with

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any commercial truck drivers. However, if you're talking about
DUI charges, driving under the influence, then that's going to
be a roadside sobriety test where we actually have people
who are trained and most officers are now to do a field
sobriety test, You know, 1 foot in front of the other, look up,
touch your nose, that sort of thing.
And then we have an additional level.
So that roadside sobriety test is to get grounds to make an

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arrest. And if you don't believe that
there are grounds simply based on the observations that you see
a guy who can't speak or, or stand up straight once an arrest
is made and, and they've taken them down to fulfill that the
requirements of a demand. Well, we have these wonderful
drug recognition experts and they're able to put you through
a bunch of tests and based on how you performing those tests,

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they can determine what family of drugs you're under the
influence of. All right, here is Henry.
What's your question, Sir? I was curious about whether it's
legal for people to use their cell phones while driving when
they're in parking lot like at Walmart or Home Depot or
something like that. So driving the vehicle's in
motion, but they're not on the road.

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And yes, it says you have to be on the highway and that doesn't
qualify as the highway as at this point.
So you you, you have to be somewhere you can be legally
parked or private property. No charges can be laid if you're
in the drive through at McDonald's.
At least not in Ontario, but we've heard of people being
charged elsewhere. Did the police have authority in

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private parking lots? They have authority, but under
it depends on which act they're they're enforcing.
So careless driving that is applicable on private property
now. So it's stunt driving and, and,
but if you are talking about stop sign enforcement, speed
enforcement, if you're talking about the cell phone use not on
private property. So it depends on what authority

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they're they're they're utilizing.
So, Henry, if you're in your parking lot and you pick your
phone up to call home and say, what was I supposed to buy, I
guess you can get away with that, yeah.
OK. Thank you very much.
The real question is, with all this technology and Bluetooth
and and automated texting, why does anyone have to text their
phone at all? Well, I guess that's a question
we should ask ourselves when we're driving by text message.

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Someone asks. I get people on the gardener all
the time who try to force their way in front of my truck, and
then they honk at me for not letting them in.
Who's wrong? Well, you can't block someone
that's actually stunt driving, even if it's happening at slow
speed. If you're actively working to
prevent someone from changing lanes, it's different than if
you are, you know, simply not making space for them.

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So you don't have to give them space.
You own that lane, but if you'reaccelerating to block them now,
you're in a trouble situation. I've I've had that happen to me.
I put my signal light on, I begin to turn and the person,
let's say I'm going to go from the right lane into the left
lane and the person in the left lane speeds up so that I can't
get in. Well, they really have to be
first on race day. Like they don't get the fact

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that we're all getting there relatively the same time and the
zipper merge is what's supposed to happen.
I have a lot of cameras on my car, so let them do that and
we'll see what happens. OK, but it seems we have to deal
with this quite a bit, but it's because it's become almost an
epidemic in traffic. Somebody asks, is lane splitting
now legal for motorcycles? I see it all the time.

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Absolutely not. It's not legal anywhere in
Canada and in the majority of the United States it's not legal
either. Only 5 states allow lane
splitting. That's where you're driving
through moving moving traffic. It's dangerous.
So you can be charged with careless as an easy starter.
You can get stunts or you can even be criminal dangerous
driving. If it was really excessive speed
and and behavior that was criminal in nature, like, you

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ought to know that it was going to be something that could lead
to harm. I'm an enthusiastic biker and I
would be afraid to do it. I, you know, the, I've seen
people do things that I, you, I want to get their heads checked
because there's nothing sane about it.
It whereas I've done things as apolice motorcycle operator
driving through traffic for enforcement, looking for people
on cell phones, low speed walking speed in traffic to see

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what people are doing in their cars.
I can articulate why that's safer than what I'm seeing these
riders do. And it's, it's, it's wild.
No, I'm seeing it out on the gardener all the time. 100%.
Yeah, here is Dan. What's your question?
Electric mopeds or scooters, yousee them in the bike lanes and
the you know these Ubereat people whipping around at 4050

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kilometers on them. They don't require insurance or
a plate. I want to know can I get a
similarly sized like 50 CCA gas powered One does require that.
Why is that? Well, actually what you've
described doing 40 or 50 is absolutely illegal.
Those are motorcycles of that point and should have license
ownership and insurance because they they fall out of the

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category of E bike if they're capable of going more than 32
kilometers an hour on a flat surface or in the in the
situation of a kick scooter, more than 24 kilometers an hour.
So when I see E bikes that are doing 60 and 70 kilometers an
hour and I see them all the time, those are absolutely
prohibited because not only are they motorcycles, they don't
have a safety check, they don't have a a VIN which is being

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issued and it's called TransportCanada hasn't approved them for
the road in that configuration. Yeah, I can hear you and I, I
accept all that. But we all know in common
practice I'm on my motorcycle ormy car doing 3540 and they're
whipping by me. We all know in practice that's
not being enforced if you're. In it is being enforced, however

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it's not enforceable in every situation because the police
officer has to catch them and verify that they are in fact
what they think they are. So if you measure their speed
they can qualify them for court as being in a motorcycle.
Now in Europe, I saw the most amazing device.
It is basically a little dynometer a, a portable
treadmill of sorts for E bikes to qualify them, because police

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officers can check them and testthem.
So in Europe, I think it's Denmark, they're actually taking
this portable device on and testing bikes, charging and
confiscating the ones that have been modified.
Thanks Dan for your question. I appreciate it.
That was another example there too of he hasn't seen somebody
pulled over so therefore the police aren't doing it and
that's I think he would agree that's unfair.
He sounds like a reasonable guy.You had mentioned you know using

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Bluetooth etcetera. So somebody wrote in tell Sean
Shapiro, not everybody drives a newer model up to date car with
all the fancy technology. 20 bucks on on prime days you can
get yourself a Bluetooth headset.
I've had a Bluetooth headset probably the last 15 or more
years more. It's got to be more than 20

(40:34):
years. There's no excuse and you don't
need to just as long as you mount that phone.
There's a speakerphone mode in the phone and when my cable
broke or I had LinkedIn the the charging port, I had to use that
even though I have car play in my truck.
So there's no excuse. All right, Are U turns at
intersections legal I. Wonder if that's Lydia who asks.

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I've got it on my screen too. U turns at intersections are are
not expressly prohibited unless there's a sign posted.
If there's a left turn lane, it could be legal.
Here's the deal with with U turns if it's safe to do so.
If it's not prohibited by sign, then it's generally legal.
But you can't do it on a red light, which I see way too

(41:17):
often. I don't understand where people
get the idea that they can get into that intersection on a red
light to U-turn. All right, so where can people
find you? Because we can never get to all
the questions here, but you're available pretty much every day.
You can get me anytime. Ask a Traffic cop.ca is a
website and all my social media platforms.
I'll take questions and I try and answer everybody.

(41:37):
All right, ask a traffic cop.ca.You got it.
Sean Shapiro, thanks very much. Always a pleasure.
Pleasure. I can't even speak anymore.
Always a pleasure. Jerry, take care.
Yeah. It sounded like one of the Merry
Melody characters there for a second.
It's a pleasure. So coming up, condo developers
cancel. Oh, too much fun.

(42:00):
You know what? I I I love going on to the show.
And sometimes I don't stumble onmy my words.
OK, let's get back to your questions.
Boom, boom, boom. What do we got here?
DJ Mills wants to know if I'm related to Ben Shapiro.
No, I don't think. I mean, it's all, aren't we all
related to everybody? Aren't we all cousins of some
kind? But I don't, I don't know.
And if, if we are related, I I'mnot aware of it.

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OK, Christina, you're very welcome.
I got a message from Christina. OK, let's see what's going on
here. Scrolling back and as soon as I
catch up to where I am, we'll continue down the list of stuff
and things. My name is Sean Shapiro.
You just heard me on Jerry Agar on News Talk 1010.
That is a show I love joining because he's a lot of fun.

(42:44):
Which reminds me, I got to go for lunch.
We haven't had lunch in a while.OK, mind, you've been so busy, I
got no time for lunch. Just ask Akayla Giaconis, who's
even close by, and I can't visithim because I got stuff going
on. OK, we got dad jokes from
Michaela, which I can't put on screen because the texty text
stuff isn't working today, but Iwill read them.
All right, let's get into someone wants to know about home

(43:07):
self-defense, things of that nature.
Let's see what it says. Finding that getting a court
summons for no front plate or tobe dropped.
Toronto cops or top tier summons?
Oh this is chill F-82. So if you got a summons for no
front plate means you are a frequent flyer and they're tired
of giving you tickets and you treating them like the front

(43:27):
plate is a subscription ticket. You are required to have one and
if you don't have one you shouldbe convicted.
And if you are going to court and they're not doing a good job
at articulating just how bad youare as a driver and follower of
the law, that you need to have asummons issued, Yeah, They

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shouldn't be dropping it. It's irresponsible of the courts
to be doing that. That is something that if
there's a track record that you are a a habitual violator, you
refuse to follow the law. What JP would allow you to do
that? I don't, I don't know.
I mean, maybe there's something,I don't know, maybe there's some
technical issues. Maybe it got dropped because of
service issues or some kind of problem in the court process,

(44:13):
and maybe it wasn't that they thought you're just a really
nice guy who deserves yet another chance.
But if you have like 20, even ifyou have 33 front play tickets
and you just paid them and now you're getting your 4th 1, you
deserve to go to court. And you should go to court every
single time. Maybe losing a day's pay to go
to court might change your ways.Maybe big big Mark D says hello,

(44:36):
Canada hello big Mark D and Canada says hello back.
User wants to know how an officer goes about legal
firearms in vehicle during a traffic stop related to
something else such as speed. It's no big deal, you're a legal
firearms owner. The firearm doesn't really come
into play. We can check to see if you have
the proper licenses to have them, and we usually check that

(44:58):
as part of routine business, butnot a not a big deal.
Firearms users are lawful, despite the way that the current
government seems to be treating them.
OK, let's see here. Oh yeah.
And someone says got to be secure in the trunk.
Yeah, in the event that you havea firearm in Plainview, license
or not, you are a problem. And then you're going to be

(45:19):
arrested. That's that's different because
you're not following the rules. But if you're transporting them
as per law, it's not an issue. Are radar detectors illegal in
Alberta? And what are your thoughts on
radar detectors, Steven? That's a great question.
Alberta, I believe they do allow.
Yeah, Alberta allows them. And because my buddy and Brooks
talks about them all the time, Brooks Alberta would tell, you

(45:40):
know, shout out to, to my Lyran's buddy out there.
I miss him. I haven't seen him in a while.
And then you, you want to know my thoughts on detectors?
I think they're ludicrous, ridiculous.
Should not be illegal anywhere, should not be manufactured
anywhere. A device that specifically works
against Traffic Safety because it allows you to drive
unlawfully. It allows you to drive in it

(46:03):
such a way that you are breakingthe law.
Why does it do that? Because it notifies you when a
police officer utilizing radar is there, thus telling you to
slow down so you don't get caught.
Yeah. It's it's terrible.
They're they're they're garbage.Now, the nice thing in Ontario
is that we have the search and seizure authority.
If we see a vehicle and believe,believe that it has radar

(46:26):
detector on board, we can searchand seize said radar detector.
Yeah. And there's $170 ticket, I think
3 demerit points. OK.
Oh, so you're so Sony says that's false.
I don't have to put it in the trunk.
If you have a non restricted firearm, you don't have to have

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in the trunk. If you're talking about a
restricted firearm, then it has very specific storage
requirements. So he's not wrong and you're not
wrong. It depends on what you're
talking about. So everyone be nice.
OK, what do we got here? Early resolution.
OK. Oh, OK, somebody reduced your

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ticket. This is for.
OK, let me scroll back a little bit more.
Will my car get impounded if I do 150 on the four O 7 if you
get charged for 1:50 on the fourO 7?
Yes, because it's it's 40 over in an area that has a speed
limit under 80. It is 50 over in a speed limit
80 and above. However, it's 150 anywhere and
that was revised. It wasn't originally written

(47:34):
that way. And user says yes and confirms
that. So thank you for jumping in
because since we're so far behind in the chat, my name is
Sean Shapiro. I'm a former police officer who
talks about Traffic Safety, traffic law and police stuff.
And you're watching and you should be subscribing because
this is a channel that allows you to know stuff and things.
Now, I have not been producing content at the rate that I

(47:54):
usually do. I'm not doing lives at the rate
that I usually do, and for that I am sorry.
However, I ain't got to work andthat means that this has taken a
backseat from where I used to doit full time.
I'd love to get to the point where I can do it full time
again, but I've got some amazingstuff that I'm working on that
that will be beneficial to many,many people.
So I'm, I'm excited about these projects with better traffic.

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And if you want to know more about better traffic, it's
Better traffic.ca. You can also go to ask a traffic
cop.ca stuff and things that will will hopefully make the
world a better place. Oh yeah, OK, scrolling back,
Melvin says turn with signal light on.
Happened to me with signal to turn at next road 20 foot from

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the driveway. Melvin, I'm not following.
You were the call. You were the person who called
in. And maybe tell me more.
OK, Andre and Chase says so here's my beef as a person with
a disability. I have spina bifida affecting my
bladder and bowel bowels so I decided to get a mobility device

(48:58):
that allows me to stand but people want me to get off.
OK so you're using a mobility spice device that allows you to
stand because it's it's more comfortable for you?
What's the beef they want you toget off the sidewalk?
If it's a mobility device, I'm sure they have legal mobility
devices. You're talking about a scooter.

(49:20):
The scooter is not a mobility device.
It's a scooter which is a different designation so
mobility devices usually are seated but I'm sure they have
modified versions that allow youto stand.
I'd love to know what device it is, we can look it up.
Isaac. I think it's Isaac or Isaac or
ISAC. I have one question.
If my car broke down on the highway, can I request my own
tow truck? Yes and no.

(49:42):
If you can get the vehicle off the road into a safe place, then
you can request your own tow truck.
However, in the event that you have a police officer directing
you to get it off the road for your safety or the safety of
others, then you must take the tow truck as designated by the
police officer. And if you, if you have acaa of

(50:02):
that something of that nature, you can request that they that
they come by and assure that they reimburse you and they will
reimburse you. And boy Mom 8424 and Tracy
jumped on that. Absolutely.
Greg Marshall says apparently it's because his daughter keeps
getting tickets. Oh, I don't know which one we're
we're referring to, but yeah, it's it's difficult.

(50:24):
Oh, really? Greg Marshall says that?
I'm assuming you're, you're saying that Doug Ford, it's his
daughter keeps getting automatedenforcement tickets.
Wouldn't that be wouldn't that be that would be disgusting if
that's the reason he's scrappingsafety for everyone in the
province because of his own personal anyway, that's I hope

(50:46):
that's not true. That would be shameful.
If it is true, it is shameful. Only savagery says politics in
summary is wolves in sheep's clothing.
It's money in votes, nothing more.
Sounds pretty accurate. OK, Greg, Greg, you, you
effectively made milk come out of Tracy's nose because she's
laughing on that one. OK, yes, only savagery removed

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by popular opinion. And it's not popular opinion.
It's the opinion of those getting a, you know, tickets,
the violators. Yeah, very well.
Super slow. Are you allowed to have color
tints that follow the 70 VLT? Yes.
So could you have pink tinted windows?
Yes. As long as you are legal in
terms of the amount of light being transmitted, there's no

(51:32):
restriction as to what color. The only thing you can't have
are reflective. You cannot.
You cannot prevent someone from seeing the inside of the
vehicle. Got Mullet says I'm OK with
speeding cameras as long as theyare somewhere else and not where
I drive. I I oddly enough, here are a lot
of people who make claims or statements of that nature super

(51:58):
slow, A4 says I feel that policeenforcement is better than
cameras in school zones. Police enforcement is better,
period. But it's not available
everywhere all the time and that's the problem.
So really only Savagey says thatin New Zealand automobile
insurance is optional. Wow.
It used to be optional in many states but you're not allowed to

(52:21):
enter the country with a car without insurance now.
I've not seen anyone get like I've never entered the country
in a in a vehicle from outside and being asked to provide proof
insurance. So I wonder how that's done.
But legally you can't enter the country.
You couldn't drive from the states back when it was optional
and legally enter Canada. OK, most common ways.

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Oh, only Savagey says most common ways to find DOA is not
lane control as most people think.
It's generally speed control. Tinsdale says you can totally
articulate careless driving in aparking lot while using a cell
phone. Undue care and contention yeah,
I'm I'm I'm sure you could, but the charge wouldn't be the

(53:06):
distracted, which is where I wasgoing.
So I I like your your your angleon that things Dale and BC
accelerating the block would be considered unsafe rolling
roadblock. Interesting.
OK Jerry Morris says we have someone in kW on a stand up
scooter going down the Expressway keeping up with
traffic. I have the same video or a

(53:27):
similar video could in Toronto where someone is on a unicycle,
electric unicycle, totally prohibited anywhere in the
province of Ontario. And yeah, they, they were just
keeping up with traffic. Ridiculous, ridiculous.
That, that, that, that, yeah, those those vehicles need to be
stopped on entry to Canada. There's nobody who should be
making that garbage because people are just misusing them.

(53:47):
We're giving people tools and saying don't do this thing.
Like like don't do this thing that looks really like I have
video of it was a TikTok video and it was a guy keeping up with
a train, a train, a rail car, like a via rail in Europe and

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the guy was on a one wheel just leaning into it.
What about reaching over to adjust navigation while the
phone is mounted? You cannot interact with the
phone except to hang up or or pick up and that's it.
You can't touch the phone exceptfor those two purposes.
You can look at a phone that hasyour cell phone that your
navigation is set to, but you can't configure it.

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Gizzy wants to know if you can, excuse me, if you can drive on
the highway with AG2 and the answer is yes.
G2 basically gives you the same privileges as AG except the
alcohol and the in the first sixmonths and second six months of
having AG. Two, you have limitations as to
how many passengers you can havein the vehicle after midnight to

(54:50):
midnight to 5:00 AM. We haven't talked about that in
a while. AJ Max wants to know about lane
splitting. We talked about that when we
were on the air with Jerry Agar.And the answer is no, you're not
allowed to lane split, cloud or not.
How come most, if not all traffic cops are bald?
Aerodynamics. It's it's it's all about, you
know, getting good fuel mileage.I think the gas shock in my

(55:12):
chair needs to be replaced because I get slowly low and
low. OK so oh, Gizzy says what's
another question? So what is the need for a full
Jeep doesn't expire because the G2 requires constant retesting.
That's the biggest thing cloud or not says is it true of a cop

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is bald. It's an automatic ticket on a
stop. I think the the like the brush
cut is the is the automatic and the bald cop is one who has lots
of experience and probably his own stress in his life is
probably going to give you a break.
But it's not an automatic note. But I love the question.
OK, let's see what's going on. What do we got here We go after

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are aftermarket downpipes illegal?
If they still have a cat, it hasto have a muffler.
So aftermarket pipes, if they'rewhen you see downpipe, I don't
know if they're saying that justhas a tip on the end that points
it down. Depends on where it's dumping
and has to have a muffler. So yeah, after the cat that
still leaves a lot of pipe to deal with somewhere.
Has to be a muffler in a resonator.
Can't just dump to the ground. Legalize the five point

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harnesses. They're not illegal, but the
ones you buy on Amazon that aren't rated are illegal.
And if it was from the factory with A5 point, you can have it.
You just can't put your own one in and replace the factory.
But you can't take out the factory.
The factory 1 is what's regulated.
That's what you have to have when you're on the road.
Can an MG officer pull you over for speeding?
They can. Their policies have you have

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them not doing it, but they can absolutely pull you over.
Lights, lights and sirens. They got them.
Oh, that's positivity. Troll says if no one told you
today. Your passion flows like a river
carving hope. Keep sharing.
Well, thank you. What we got here, Melvin, Sir

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says MTO have jurisdiction over anything transportation.
Yes, but their policies say theydon't do it.
But it doesn't mean they can't. OK.
Oh, so only savagery says I got a radar.
I get why a radar detector is illegal, but what if it's a
device using image and AI to spot police?

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That's interesting. Technically, and the way the law
is written, if you open up the HTA is anything that prevents
police from conducting enforcement.
Now that doesn't What you're talking about is let's let's
read the actual word diseases. Let's see the words words on the
page. So I think the wording is

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interfering with enforcement. Where's my hot link for this?
Oh there it is. Scrolling, scrolling, scrolling
Highway Traffic Act radar. So it says here drive motor
vehicle with speed measuring warning device.

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So that's just because you see apolice car doesn't mean they're
actually employing a speed measuring device.
So just notifying people where police are isn't violation.
That's my interpretation of whatI just read.
No person shall drive on a highway a motor vehicle that is
equipped with or that carries orcontains a speed measuring
warning device. So if if it was only if it was

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identifying specifically speed measurement devices, then or, or
if it was interfering with them,because if it interferes with
it, you know, but yeah, just notifying that sees a police
officer. No, that wouldn't, that wouldn't
be an issue. What else we got here, Waze?
Yeah, absolutely. Greg Marshall says Waze tells

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you where the cops are. AJ Max says can you complete the
can you repeat the websites? It's Ask a traffic cop.ca and
you can also go to orbettertraffic.ca.
Vintage Victoria says love your content.
Your voice is so absolutely suited to social media.
Thank you very much. Vintage Vic and and and Tracy,

(59:21):
you're, you're most correct in that I'm way behind in, in these
questions And but I am coming tothe end and I'll read some dad
jokes and then I've got a buddy of mine who needs to some tech
support while he's waiting to goto Dubai.
So I've got to call him up and help him out.
OK, turn off. Angelina says turn off the
backup camera. Corky.

(59:44):
Why? Why?
Oh oh, when you're doing your G2test, can you use the backup
camera in the car? So I've heard different things.
You can't rely on it entirely. You can glance at it's not
doesn't have to be covered. I've heard of testers covering
it with their clipboard. You should know how to do a
shoulder check. You should not rely on backup
cameras. In fact, I have a faulty wire in

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mind and I have a full size truck and I really like the fact
that I can see the bumper and I know exactly how many inches I
am to the wall as I'm backing up.
However, I've had to remember that I can get my butt off the
seat. And rotate to look out the back
of my truck to get a clear picture as well.
More work. Same difference.
I can drive without my camera and when it works, I use the

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camera, and when it doesn't work, I use my eyes or my rear
mirror. Rear window.
Yeah, that's what I meant. OK, old Savagey says retired
means do what you want when you want to, No apologies necessary.
Well, I, yeah, it's, it's I'm not exactly retired in that
regard. Like I, I still work.
I've launched a, a couple of companies.

(01:00:48):
I'm busy like crazy. I work more now than I have ever
worked. However, it's a lot of fun.
It's very flexible because I cando what I want, say what I want
and eat what I want. And yeah, you know what I'm
saying. OK, OK, chill.
F-82 says any sort of driver's assistance, they will ask you to
turn it off. At least that's what happened in
their case. Bridge Canada.

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Thanks for the follow, Sam. Also appreciate the follow.
What are your thoughts on tow truck violence?
And this is the the account is called Tow wars.
Well, obviously criminal activity, which is what we're
seeing people lighting up fires.I had a friend who moved because
his neighbor kept getting his house shot up.

(01:01:30):
It's not OK. This tow violence has got to
end. And maybe there should be no
private tow companies anymore. If we can't play nice in the
sandbox. Maybe, you know, it has to be
like the United States or like the NYPD where tow trucks are
primarily NYPD. Mind you, those are the ones,
you know, taking cars and in in situations where they're being

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taken out of the road, maybe they still have private
property, property or private tows.
But how do we how do we stop people from gun violence and
criminal fire starting? Why?
When are you starting fires on avehicle?
That's where it's not criminal. It it not OK Dalton says
catalyst, downpipe and valve muffler totally illegal.
Not even if you're even if you're, you know, using a, a a

(01:02:12):
bypass switch and hiding it, just having that in there is not
legal. Can small car tow a trailer?
It can tow up to the maximum it's permitted based on the
rating and so on. And Greg Marshall quite
appropriately says check your manual and Vintage Victoria says
any car can tow a trailer so long as the weight restrictions
are followed. Yes.
Sathu S12 says after a DUI, how long after do you regain your

(01:02:38):
license after trials are done? That's we got so much to unpack
there. You're going to get a suspension
when you are it's a 90 day suspension after you're you're
charged. That's got nothing to do with
the conviction. When you're convicted.
It depends on what the conviction states.
It could be a number of things. They could.
They could do what they want. What do we got here?

(01:02:58):
Holly up says LOL, yes. Voice.
Thank you. I think Katrina Faber followed
the host. Thank you.
Is that the HTA? Are we talking about towing?
Yeah. If you check your your rating,
you can. It'll tell you what your it'll
check your license and your rating because the two things

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have to to be the appropriate. So you can't tow something
that's unsafe for your vehicle. If your vehicle's an itty bitty
car, you can have an itty bitty trailer.
Motorcycles can tow trailers, but it's all based on the
maximum capacity and what can besafely towed and and stopped.
Stopped is most important. Ontario you can pass in AW line,
but Quebec you can't. If you get ticks in Quebec, will

(01:03:40):
they will the dollars and pointstransfer?
Yes. If you break the law in the in
the jurisdiction that you're in and it's in Canada, it
absolutely transfers only Savagery says.
Personally, I think that secondary DUI charge should be a
lifetime automatic bet. Here's a problem with any kind
of prohibition. The drunks, the, the, the, the

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people who are truly a problem, the people who are breaking all
sorts of laws, who have no licenses, they're still driving.
They don't care. You can't stop the people who
don't respect the law. Amir Solar says if you get if
you can get stunt driving on private property.
How do motorsport tracks work? Great question.

(01:04:21):
There's exemptions like Honda Indy, which was on the highway.
It was on the road. The indie events are exempt,
race tracks are exempt. There's if you read the actual
Highway Traffic Act in, in not just the HTA, but the Ontario
sections, the what is it called?Come on, I'm drawing a blank.
What is it called regulations. The regulations set forth like

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above ground, below ground parking lots are, are
enforceable, but race tracks andticketed or or or approved
events or, or not, and even go Kart tracks are listed as not
covered under stunt driving and only savagery says lots of
liability insurance and emergency services.

(01:05:04):
There's obviously conditions. Do you know that they that Honda
Indy or the Ontario Honda dealers Indy?
I mean, they have a, a medical suite, a medical, a full
functioning hospital on site because of the, the, the reality
that collisions they can get badand people can get seriously
injured. And there was after, after there

(01:05:26):
was 1 driver who I believe died at A at an event, everything
changed. They also have tons of police
uniform and non at those events.And city of Toronto, Toronto
used to do the Honda Indy up until well finish this year,
next year I believe is at the Markham, a Markham location.
So that's kind of cool a change.OK, scrolling through what's my

(01:05:48):
time like an hour and 7 minutes.We'll go for a few more.
I'm scrolling, scrolling, scrolling.
We have I cannot make out your name, but we'll they have their
their G test on Friday. I can't I'm not going to
embarrass myself trying to pronounce your name.

(01:06:09):
I have my G test on Friday as the message and congratulations
and good luck all at the same time.
Get good sleep and and chill. You know what you're doing.
G test means you'll be driving for a long time and you have got
this. There you go.
How is an aftermarket valve muffler muffler illegal when
nearly every modern sports car comes valve because your vehicle

(01:06:32):
cannot be modified that way. 1/2the valve mufflers don't dump
and bypass the muffler. They they change the way it
sounds. But if they're truly dumping and
bypassing the muffler, that's not legal.
If it's track mode, it's only legal on track.
But but that's not what we're seeing in most cases.
So I'm not a mechanic, but I cantell you that the law says you
can't have that installed. Yes, I'm I was 5 minutes behind

(01:07:00):
behind. That's before we went on the air
with Jerry. OK, OK Says I got a 5 point
ticket in Quebec and it did not transfer to my BC license.
Interesting. Good for you.
It may have been a time thing. I don't know.
They they only last for two years from the date of the from
the date of the offense. So if it was 5 points and it

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took two years plus a day to getthe conviction registered, it
wouldn't have been applied. What is this interesting.
OK, scrolling, scrolling, scrolling.
Do you know anything about impound if you can get the price
lowered anyway, if you know, butthat no, I don't know about how
you could possibly get it lowered.
I don't believe you can. And Sherry, thanks for the gift.

(01:07:45):
I I believe that it's, it's a non negotiable first of all, the
but, but that's a private company who's doing that.
That's their rates, their approved rates.
When it's an impound lot bus question from radio, What if the
bus has four ways or or right signal on?
Can you go around safe it? It all depends Cajun, I think

(01:08:07):
I'm pronouncing that right. It it all depends because if I
was an officer who saw you do itand I thought it was an unsafe
maneuver and it was while they were loading or unloading
passengers. I would possibly charge you for
unsafe turn or improper turn if you because you're just being
impatient not waiting behind thebus.
If the bus had its four ways on I can articulate why.
I mean I've done it. I I it's reasonable and if it's

(01:08:30):
reasonable you might not get a ticket.
But then again if it's reasonable you probably won't
get pulled over. I'm currently in new RCMP mounty
one year service and I'm currently on ODS for mental
leave. Advise Brandon.
Probably better to to DM me if you want to chat about that.
Sorry to hear that you're havinga tough time.

(01:08:51):
Policing can be traumatic. It it affects many of my
friends, it's affected me, it changes us.
You see things that nobody else is supposed to see.
No, no human was built to see what we see.
However, we still do the job andI I, you know, there's nothing.
There's nothing wrong with goingthrough your stuff.
So take care of yourself and if you need anything, reach out to

(01:09:11):
me in the DMS. Let's see here.
Oh, only Savagey says about exhaust noise.
You can get a bylaw ticket offense costing more than the
violation traffic ticket. Absolutely.
In the City of Toronto, it's a $500 offense for unnecessary
noise or if your idle is above 92 decibels of idle, if your

(01:09:32):
exhaust note is over 92 decibelsof idle or or if if your exhaust
note is over 96 decibels at anything other than idle.
So yeah, you can get a $500 ticket for either of those.
I don't know what the $15,000 fine.
Where is that? Oh, it's in VPVPD.
Victoria Police has done a $15,000 ticket.
Holy moly. Oh gosh.

(01:09:55):
OK. Kodak Drewski says I I look like
Paul Blart and it has an emoji pointing his finger like a 2
year old. So I'm guessing he's trying to
be offensive. He doesn't realize that I was a
traffic cop and thus I have no feelings.
OK, I'm going to go. Oh, and only savage, you guys,

(01:10:18):
you got to send me DMS. If you're on the job or current
or former, just send me a message so I can follow you
back. OK, let's see what we got here.
We got some dad jokes and then we're going to rap.
We're not going to rap like, like make a song.
We're just going to rap the show.
Dad joke. My wife left me because I'm

(01:10:38):
insecure. No way.
She's back. She just went to get a coffee.
That was funny. That was loud and funny.
OK, Actually, I really like thatone.
Incurable collector. Good morning.
I just saw you now. You got you got stuck.
My my chat box wasn't working today, so it is what it is.
I'm now catching up. I thought you were a dad joke

(01:10:59):
and you were saying hello. Why is it hard to be a bus
driver? Everyone's always talking behind
your back. That joke.
I just checked my home owners insurance policy.
It turns out that if my blanket is stolen in the middle of the
night, I'm not covered. I like that too.
How warm is a baby at birth? Womb temperature.

(01:11:20):
I like that a lot. Quote.
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain
stupid. That's a Ben Franklin quote.
Apparently that wasn't a joke. I don't know why I do that.
OK, we've got Charlie Live TV says your show is fantastic,
incredibly informative and and entertaining.
Thank you, Charlie Live TV, he says.

(01:11:41):
Or they say. I read recently in an article
about thousands of dollars of fines from defense offices being
getting into automated. Really.
I don't know that I'd like to see the article.
Please send me. I'd love to read more about it.
Where is the my the main live stream chat?
This OK, so Tiktok has been where I've been getting most of

(01:12:03):
my chat. Normally I have a a restream as
employee and it it, it takes allof the chat puts it into one
window so I can respond to it more timely.
And sadly today I did not have that.
So apologies to those in the YouTube chat that didn't get
attention. I also didn't see any of the the
LinkedIn chat. I didn't bother opening it and I
didn't see any of the X chat. So hopefully I'll continue with

(01:12:25):
chatting with tech support now and get it fixed for next week.
We have here I heard something on Tiktok.
Life is hard but it's harder when you're stupid and it's
awesome. OK do do they boot people for
parking, force parking offenses in Toronto or do you guys just
tow them? It's a tow.

(01:12:45):
That's from storm gaming design.We don't have a boot.
We we'd be booting every other car I think.
Would you ever make a discord server for traffic related
questions and content? I think this would be a good
idea if you get the word out. Lots of people use Discord.
So I actually have a Discord server that is inactive.
Maybe we need to get it going again.
Storm games and vlogs. Maybe reach out to me.
Maybe we can do something because I'm I've I've got so

(01:13:08):
much on my plate. Maybe you can help me.
Just saying stay safe and remember don't have a good day.
Have a great day. That is a message from Akayla
Draconis and Storm Games and Blogs has one more joke.
How did the chicken cross the road in AKFC Bucket?
OK, I am so out of here. Listen, I've had a blast.
I always do. I love doing this.

(01:13:29):
I love helping folks with their traffic and police questions and
it's even better when I get to talk about it on the the magical
Jerry Agar show on News Talk 1010.
So if you've got stuff and things you want to talk about,
you can go to ask a traffic op, send me a message on any of my
social media platforms and DM meor voice over cop at Gmail or
just reach out, say hey, what's up.
Listen, I'll be back Tuesday night for ask a traffic op after

(01:13:51):
dark where you can be on the show.
You can actually be a guest on screen on It's a totally new
thing that I've been doing. So reach out, let me know what's
up and we'll, we'll do that. Then let me see what we got
here. Greg Marshall says have a great
day. Does most police officers
support jail, not bail that the Conservatives tried to put in
place? Yeah.
I think every police officer everywhere wants bad guys in

(01:14:12):
jail, not hurting people. Yeah, there's no question.
I mean, there are people who support the Liberal Party that
are police officers more so now than when I started, because
when I started there was only blue in the blue, like blue
party, blue police, police wear blue.
They all supported the law and order kind of thing.
Now things have changed. Everyone, everyone can be a cop,
but at the end of the day, cops can how how can a cop support

(01:14:36):
letting bad guys and girls and people out to victimize other
people not being held accountable?
The person who murdered my friend had a rap sheet longer
than my arm. He'd been everything under the
sun and if Jill, not Bill was inplay, maybe maybe my friend
would still be here. Just saying I'm out of here.

(01:14:59):
Have a good day. Drive safe, drive sober, park
legally because I know that Aaron will come after you.
Aaron Urquhart is is on Twitter and TikTok.
She's a parking enforcement officer.
Social media go follow her. Take care.