The Law on Speeding and Speed Detection Devices, 3rd Edition

The book breaks down into 2 areas: one, covering the law, is authored by Shakoor Manraj; and the other, covering the science of speed detection, is authored by Paul Haines.

The law section: reviews the case and statutory law covering speeding, which is a contentious and often misunderstood area: it discusses what constitutes speeding, how it is presently detected, the approach by the police and courts, and the defences available to the accused. It addresses issues such as:

• whether the police officer must show the reading to the accused
• whether it is a mens rea, strict or absolute liability offence
• The effect of violating the speed limit and implications of the amount of the excess speed

Although the law section reviews the Ontario Highway Traffic Act, the case law and principles can be expanded to reflect the law in general across Canada.

The science section: reviews the seven types of speed detecting devices in current use, eg Radar, Laser, Lidar, and sets out their various advantages and disadvantages, and provides grounds for challenging them. It also offers advice to police operating the devices as to how to avoid mistakes, listing the "Do's and Don'ts" for effective operation,

to avoid erroneous prosecution.

It includes 6 appendices which include tables and critical illustrations to help the reader understand the speed detection devices in more detail.