The Highway Traffic Act defines Speeding as:
128. (1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle at a rate of speed greater than,
(a) 50 kilometres per hour on a highway within a local municipality or within a built-up area;
(b) despite clause (a), 80 kilometres per hour on a highway, not within a built-up area, that is within a local municipality that had the status of a township on December 31, 2002 and, but for the enactment of the Municipal Act, 2001, would have had the status of a township on January 1, 2003, if the municipality is prescribed by regulation;
(c) 80 kilometres per hour on a highway designated by the Lieutenant Governor in Council as a controlled-access highway under the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act, whether or not the highway is within a local municipality or built-up area;
(d) the rate of speed prescribed for motor vehicles on a highway in accordance with subsection (2), (5), (6), (6.1) or (7);
(e) the maximum rate of speed set under subsection (10) and posted in a construction zone designated under subsection (8) or (8.1); or
(f) the maximum rate of speed posted on a highway or portion of a highway pursuant to section 128.0.1. 2005, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 17 (1); 2006, c. 11, Sched. B, s. 6 (2); 2006, c. 32, Sched. D, s. 4 (1).
The penalties for Speeding are as follows:
0 – 15 km/h over = 0 points
16 – 29km/h over = 3 points
30 – 49 km/h over = 4 points
50+ km/h over = 6 points
The fines for speeding tickets are calculated based on the km/h over the posted limit.
1-19 km/h – the amount over x $2.50= the fine.
20-29 km/h – the amount over x $3.75 = the fine
30-49 km/h – the amount over x $6.00 = the fine
50 km/h+ (speeding) the amount over x $9.75 x$1.25 = the fine
For speeding 50 km/h over the limit you could also face a 30-day suspension of your driver’s license.
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