New Bronco

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Seeing this Bronco reminded me of something from many years back...

My kids attended a high school that was about 30 miles away, and no school bus was available. With both myself and my wife working in the city, (in the opposite direction), it was quite an undertaking getting them to and from school every day. It added about 45 minutes to an already one hour commute time. We both worked in completely different areas of the city, and had different working hours, so the wife and I drove separate vehicles. Because my job was more flexible with start times, I was the kids chauffeur for several years.
So soon after my daughter got her drivers license, I bought her a used, but great condition Camaro. She and her younger brother could now drive to school. When my daughter graduated high school, my son would no longer be riding to school with her come September. He had another two years to go.
She needed her car to commute to college, so I went looking for a vehicle for my son. A friend and a mechanic at the dealer I worked at had a Bronco that looked exactly like the one pictured. He maintained it well and really enjoyed it, but he had a bit of a commute to work as well, and had purchased a Honda to help with the fuel costs, so he put his Bronco up for sale. Thinking a larger vehicle would offer certain aspects of safety, plus 4 wheel drive come winter, I figured it would be perfect.
When I brought it home for my son to test drive it, he was not impressed at all. This was around the time that for kid at his age, driving an early 80's 2 door Olds Cutlass, Pontiac Grand Prix, or a Monte Carlo, was the cool car to have. He was stubborn as all get out, so begrudgingly I returned the Bronco.. I thought it was great, but for a new driver's first vehicle, I admit it was a bit of a beast.
Was he pissed when I brought home a Pontiac 6000 4door. To him it was a grandma's car..lol It had a V6 and ran great.,He eventually got over it, and he put on a set of mag wheels and a decent CD stereo in it, and drove it for several years. Shame though he didn't appreciate the Bronco.. :)
 
AC Bill said:
Seeing this Bronco reminded me of something from many years back...

My kids attended a high school that was about 30 miles away, and no school bus was available. With both myself and my wife working in the city, (in the opposite direction), it was quite an undertaking getting them to and from school every day. It added about 45 minutes to an already one hour commute time. We both worked in completely different areas of the city, and had different working hours, so the wife and I drove separate vehicles. Because my job was more flexible with start times, I was the kids chauffeur for several years.
So soon after my daughter got her drivers license, I bought her a used, but great condition Camaro. She and her younger brother could now drive to school. When my daughter graduated high school, my son would no longer be riding to school with her come September. He had another two years to go.
She needed her car to commute to college, so I went looking for a vehicle for my son. A friend and a mechanic at the dealer I worked at had a Bronco that looked exactly like the one pictured. He maintained it well and really enjoyed it, but he had a bit of a commute to work as well, and had purchased a Honda to help with the fuel costs, so he put his Bronco up for sale. Thinking a larger vehicle would offer certain aspects of safety, plus 4 wheel drive come winter, I figured it would be perfect.
When I brought it home for my son to test drive it, he was not impressed at all. This was around the time that for kid at his age, driving an early 80's 2 door Olds Cutlass, Pontiac Grand Prix, or a Monte Carlo, was the cool car to have. He was stubborn as all get out, so begrudgingly I returned the Bronco.. I thought it was great, but for a new driver's first vehicle, I admit it was a bit of a beast.
Was he pissed when I brought home a Pontiac 6000 4door. To him it was a grandma's car..lol It had a V6 and ran great.,He eventually got over it, and he put on a set of mag wheels and a decent CD stereo in it, and drove it for several years. Shame though he didn't appreciate the Bronco.. :)
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My best friends first vehicle was a 79 Bronco. He and i couldn't be happier with it. We got into some situations with it for sure, oh the memories 😁
 
Use caution when you tell stories. Minor offences like speeding, fail to stop at a stop sign, etc, have a one year statute of limitations for the laying of charges.

Criminal dangerous driving, impaired driving, and other serious offences have no statute of limitations. Hybrid offences are ones that the Crown can proceed with either Summarily or by Indictment.

In Canada, a statute of limitations only applies to summary conviction (minor) offences, requiring charges to be laid within 12 months of the incident. Serious indictable offences and hybrid offences prosecuted as indictable have no time limit, meaning a person can be charged at any time.

Summary Conviction Offences
    • Time Limit: 12 months from the date the crime happened.
    • Rule: If the police do not lay a charge within one year, the case cannot go to court unless both the prosecutor and the defendant agree.
    • Examples: Causing a disturbance or minor property damage.

Indictable Offences
    • Time Limit: None.
    • Rule: Charges can be brought at any time, even decades later.
    • Examples: Murder, robbery, kidnapping, and sexual assault.

Hybrid Offences
    • Time Limit: Depends on how the Crown prosecutor chooses to proceed.
    • Rule: If the Crown chooses to proceed by summary conviction, the 12-month limit applies. If they choose to proceed by indictment, there is no time limit.
You can read the exact legal text regarding these time constraints under Section 786 of the Criminal Code provided by the Department of Justice.
 
KBStang said:
Use caution when you tell stories. Minor offences like speeding, fail to stop at a stop sign, etc, have a one year statute of limitations for the laying of charges.

Criminal dangerous driving, impaired driving, and other serious offences have no statute of limitations. Hybrid offences are ones that the Crown can proceed with either Summarily or by Indictment.

In Canada, a statute of limitations only applies to summary conviction (minor) offences, requiring charges to be laid within 12 months of the incident. Serious indictable offences and hybrid offences prosecuted as indictable have no time limit, meaning a person can be charged at any time.

Summary Conviction Offences
    • Time Limit: 12 months from the date the crime happened.
    • Rule: If the police do not lay a charge within one year, the case cannot go to court unless both the prosecutor and the defendant agree.
    • Examples: Causing a disturbance or minor property damage.

Indictable Offences
    • Time Limit: None.
    • Rule: Charges can be brought at any time, even decades later.
    • Examples: Murder, robbery, kidnapping, and sexual assault.

Hybrid Offences
    • Time Limit: Depends on how the Crown prosecutor chooses to proceed.
    • Rule: If the Crown chooses to proceed by summary conviction, the 12-month limit applies. If they choose to proceed by indictment, there is no time limit.
You can read the exact legal text regarding these time constraints under Section 786 of the Criminal Code provided by the Department of Justice.
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So what you’re saying is the stupid stuff we may have done as kids can come back to haunt us
 
Papapony said:
So what you’re saying is the stupid stuff we may have done as kids can come back to haunt us
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Fortunately, unless the offence is very serious - think murder, attempted murder, sexual assault, impaired driving causing death, and the like, it is deemed not in the public interest to pursue charges decades down the road, even if an offence is admitted to. Some of us grew up in an era when it was fashionable to brag about how much alcohol we had to drink, and drove home. Some changes are for the better.

Arguments Against Prosecution (Diminished Public Interest)
    • Evidentiary Degradation: Memories fade, witnesses pass away, and physical evidence disappears, significantly elevating the risk of a wrongful conviction or an unfair trial.
    • Advanced Age or Health of the Accused: Prosecution guidelines, such as those from the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, note that an advanced age or physical/mental disability can diminish the public interest value of a trial.
    • Proportionate Harm: If the passage of time means a conviction would yield no meaningful public safety benefit or would be excessively oppressive, resources may be better directed elsewhere.
 
I suspect that the majority, if not all of our joy riding stories, would fall in this category, under Arguments Against Prosecution.

Proportionate Harm: If the passage of time means a conviction would yield no meaningful public safety benefit or would be excessively oppressive, resources may be better directed elsewhere.
I doubt a prosecutor would even get a conviction based on a forum members confession of a driving offense, unless a witness was available, and it was in regards to someone having died.. Although we are seeing more and more use of social media as evidence by law enforcement.
It makes me wonder if I might have trouble travelling to the US, because of the Trump jokes I've posted on Facebook..:unsure: :giggle:
 
I don't know about anyone else, but the only time I've ever driven over the speed limit is on that road that runs through the desert in Mexico.
 
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