By MPP Toby Barrett
To The Haldimand Press
New legislation will help municipalities get a lot tougher with drivers who blow by school buses. This spring, MPPs have been debating the Getting Ontario Moving Act—legislation proposed to amend the Highway Traffic Act.
The plan is to introduce a new administrative, monetary penalty framework for improperly passing a school bus. The measure will better enable municipalities to support school bus cameras, while increasing safety for school children. The fines collected by municipalities from the passing of school buses can be used to work with the school bus operators to install cameras on their buses.
With respect to school bus cameras, kudos to MPP Rick Nicholls, Chatham-Kent-Leamington, and his private members bill calling for cameras.
Bill 107, if passed, will better protect maintenance and construction workers, tow truck operators, and recovery workers from dangerous drivers. Recovery workers are basically anybody working along the highways, whether it be EMS, fire, police, or a mechanic working on a car.
The new law would also amend the vehicle weights and dimensions regulation to allow for the use of advanced technology like wide-based single tires—with the benefits of reduced fuel consumption, lower emissions, and improved industry productivity.
This content is for online subscribers only.
Subscribe
Subscribe
Already a member? Log in here
