a. Avoid the pressure. You have 15 days to make a decision and to choose an option. That's not a lot of time and it puts a lot of pressure on you. You need time to think, to get over the shock of being pulled over, of being given a ticket. You need time to research and think about what to do. Requesting a trial defers your decision to a later time. The amount of time for your ticket to go to trial can vary from four months in Peel Region to over 14 months in Toronto. That gives you a lot of time to prepare and to consider what you want to do.