Nova Scotia Updating Traffic Laws to Include More Road Users
The 26 regulations add distracted-driving offences, raise fines for harming vulnerable road users and set age and speed limits for e-bikes and e-scooters.
- On Wednesday, Public Works Minister Fred Tilley announced regulations for the new Traffic Safety Act, which takes effect October 19 and replaces Nova Scotia's century-old Motor Vehicle Act.
- The legislation prioritizes protection for pedestrians, cyclists, and emergency crews, addressing rising injury concerns where Dr. Kirstin Weerdenburg of the IWK Health Centre noted around 20 per cent of battery-powered vehicle patients require trauma teams.
- Included in the 26 regulations are new requirements for e-bike and e-scooter riders to be 14 or older, with speed limits set at 32 km/h while municipalities gain authority to lower speeds below 50 km/h.
- New provisions address 'dooring' and 'right hooks,' creating specific offenses for drivers who block cyclists, which David Truman of the Halifax Cycling Coalition called a 'step in the right direction.'
- Success depends on how aware the public becomes of their new responsibilities, though Tilley stated he is 'really happy' about the addition of vulnerable road users to the act.
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Nova Scotia updating traffic laws to include more road users
Nova Scotia is replacing its century-old traffic legislation with new rules it says will better protect vulnerable road users. The new Traffic Safety Act will soon come into force, replacing the old Motor Vehicle Act, which was written in the 1920s and has been modified and amended countless times over the decades. The new act […]
Nova Scotia says new road rules will better protect pedestrians, cyclists and others
The new Traffic Safety Act will soon come into force, replacing the old Motor Vehicle Act, which was written in the 1920s and has been modified and amended countless times over the decades.
Province releases new Traffic Safety Act regualtions
HALIFAX: Nova Scotians will be safer and have a modern set of rules for provincial roads and highways when the new Traffic Safety Act takes effect on Monday, October 19. The first set of regulations under the act were released October 7. They prioritize protections for vulnerable road users, including extended use of child car […]
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