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Re:Ontario's new license plates have a problem: you can't re... by mikepurvis on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @10:30AM (#22366296)
Here's a local example from Waterloo Region— Feb 2017, cyclist killed by motorist exiting the highway:

https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/cyclist-dies-after-being-hit-fr...

A year later, all charges dropped on account of an apparently burned out streetlamp. The lawyer called it "happenchance":

https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8354441-charges-dropped...

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Re:Ontario's new license plates have a problem: you can't re... by thisisnico on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @11:09AM (#22366766)
I'm surprised the city of kitchener did not get sued for the lack of maintenance on the streetlamp.
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Re:Ontario's new license plates have a problem: you can't re... by mikepurvis on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @11:15AM (#22366837)
That assumes that any of this was really about the streetlamp though. Note that the person riding a bicycle was also guilty of the crime of "wearing dark clothing".
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