Quebec Drivers License Handbook

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INTRODUCTION
This publication, intended for road users, condenses the Highway Safety Code and attendant regulations. It reiterates theirmajorprovisions,remindsthereaderoftherulesoftheroad andofferspracticaladvice. Allroadusers,whethertheyarepedestrians,cyclists,motor vehicleoperatorsorpassengers,willfindtheirrightsandobligaions t setforthinthisHandbook. Thiseditionincludestheparticularrequirementsofeachclass oflicence,thetermsforobtainingadisabledparkingpermit,new measuresthatconcernthedrivingofamotorvehicleunderthe influenceofalcohol,includingtheobligation,atthefirstoffence, to submit to a summary evaluation conducted by a specialist fromtheFdrationqubcoisedescentresderadaptationpour les personnes alcooliques et toxicomanes for individuals with addictions,andrequiringthemandatoryuse,insomecases,ofan alcoholignitioninterlockdevicebeforealicencecanbereinstated. TheHandbookalsoreviewsstandardsfortheinstallation,replacement anddeactivationofairbags. Thechapteronroadsignsandtrafficsignalsprovidesdescriptionsofeachtypeofsignandexplainstheiruse. Thetrafficruleschapterdetailsthefinepointsofturningrightat aredlight.Itpresentsnewstandardsconcerningthemandatory useofachildrestraintdeviceadaptedtoachildssizeandprovides a brief explanation of air bags, conditions for use of electric power-assistedbicyclesonpublicroadsandreinforcedsafetyrules fortheuseoffootscootersonroadways.Italsolistssafetytipsfor driversapproachingaroadworkarea,rulesfortravelonlogging roads,providesanoverviewofheavyvehicleuseandurgesdrivers totakeotherroadusersintoconsiderationtomakeroadssafer. Forlegalpurposes,thereaderisurgedtorefertotheofficial textofthelegislation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 THE DRIVER 1 ......................................................................1
THE DRIVERS LICENCE .....................................................................................................3 A first licence ............................................................................................................4 Licence classes..........................................................................................................9 Licence upgrade ...................................................................................................10 Health requirements..........................................................................................20 Responsabilities of a driver ..........................................................................22 Responsabilities of persons from outside Quebec ........................25 A REVOKED OR SUSPENDED LICENCE......................................................................27 Suspension for an unpaid fine ...................................................................28 Demerit points......................................................................................................28 Excessive speeding .............................................................................................29 Criminal Code offences ....................................................................................35 Penalties for alcohol-impaired driving ..................................................36 Vehicle seizure .......................................................................................................42 Fines for driving during a penalty period ...........................................43 Right of challenge ..............................................................................................45 FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE DRIVING .......................................................................45 Vision ..........................................................................................................................46 Physical disorders ...............................................................................................48 Fatigue ........................................................................................................................49 Cell phone ...............................................................................................................49 Alcohol ......................................................................................................................51 Drugs and medication .....................................................................................54 A drivers mind-set .............................................................................................55 Observation ............................................................................................................56 Exercising judgment ..........................................................................................56
D R I V E R S
H A N D B O O K
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CHAPTER 2 THE VEHICLE ......................................................................59
VEHICLE REGISTRATION ...............................................................................................61 In general .................................................................................................................61 Vehicles exempt from registration ............................................................62 Obtaining a vehicles registration and the right to operate the vehicle ..................................................................63 Conditions relating to vehicle registration .........................................64 Change of ownership .......................................................................................67 RULES GOVERNING VEHICLES AND ACCESSORIES ...............................................68 Mandatory identification numbers ..........................................................68 Compulsory equipment and accessories..............................................68 Lights and signals ...............................................................................................69 Brakes .........................................................................................................................71 Alteration of seat belts.....................................................................................71 Air bags ...................................................................................................................71 Radar warning devices ....................................................................................72 Horns ..........................................................................................................................72 Exhaust system .....................................................................................................72 Windshields and windows............................................................................73 Rearview mirrors.................................................................................................73 Speedometer and odometer .........................................................................74 Bumpers ....................................................................................................................74 Tires .............................................................................................................................74 Fenders.......................................................................................................................74 Natural gas and propane vehicles ..........................................................75 Modifying a vehicle ...........................................................................................75 MECHANICAL INSPECTION ...........................................................................................75 Compulsory inspection ...................................................................................76 Inspection outcome ...........................................................................................77 YOUR OWN INSPECTION ...............................................................................................78
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H A N D B O O K
CHAPTER 3 ROAD SIGNS AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS ........83
SIGNAL LIGHTS .................................................................................................................85 Traffic lights ............................................................................................................86 Flashing lights .......................................................................................................88 Pedestrian lights ...................................................................................................88 Cyclists lights .........................................................................................................89 Lane use lights ......................................................................................................90 Railway crossing signals .................................................................................90 Regulated parking lights ................................................................................91 Work site lights ....................................................................................................91 Bus priority lights ...............................................................................................93 Inspection station lights .................................................................................93 PAVEMENT MARKINGS ...................................................................................................94 Purpose of pavement markings..................................................................94 Colour of pavement markings ....................................................................95 Lines, arrows and symbols ...........................................................................96
ROAD SIGNS ...................................................................................................................100 Shapes and colours of the main types of signs ..........................101 Identification and meaning of road signs and traffic signals .....106 Regulatory signs ..................................................................................106 Warning signs .......................................................................................128 Road work signs .................................................................................150 Information signs................................................................................160 Signs for cyclists ...............................................................................................180 HIGHWAY SAFETY CODE PROVISIONS CONCERNING ROAD SIGNS AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS......................................................................187
CHAPTER 4 TRAFFIC RULES ............................................................189
PROTECTION ..................................................................................................................191 Seat belt .................................................................................................................191 Air bag ..................................................................................................................192 Headrest.................................................................................................................193
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TRAFFICRULES..............................................................................................................194 Trafficlanedivi ion ........................................................................................194 s Laneuse .................................................................................................................195 Speedimitsanddisan ebet eenvehi les ...................................198 l t c w c Passing ....................................................................................................................199 Turning ...................................................................................................................203 Indicatingyourintenionsandpre en e ..........................................207 t s c Yieldingtherightofway .............................................................................208 Schoolbuses .......................................................................................................212 Levelcros ings ...................................................................................................213 s Drivinginrever e ............................................................................................214 s Sharingtheroadwithheavyvehi les .................................................214 c Heavyvehi leblindspots ..........................................................................215 c APPROACHINGAROADWORKAREA ....................................................................216 STOPPINGANDPARKING ...........................................................................................218 Obligations ..........................................................................................................218 Restrictions ..........................................................................................................219 Spacesreser edfordis bedper onsandparkingpermits .........220 v a l s UNLAWFULPRACTICES ...............................................................................................221 Drivingpro i iedwhereandwhen? .......................................... 221 hbt Vehicleresricions...........................................................................................222 t t Restrictionsontheuseof ublicroad ays ....................................223 p w SPECIALRULESFORCERTAINUSERS.....................................................................224 Pedestrians............................................................................................................224 Bicycles ...................................................................................................................226 Footscooer .........................................................................................................229 t Motorcycles, opedsandscooers.......................................................230 m t Emergencyvehi les .........................................................................................231 c Vehiclesusedtocarry choolchil ren ...............................................231 s d Vehiclestra elingonlog ingroads ....................................................232 v l g Loads .......................................................................................................................234 Heavyvehi les ...................................................................................................235 c Off-roadvehi les...............................................................................................239 c
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CHAP ER5-ACCI ENTS ........................................................................245 T D
AUTOMOBILEINSURANCE .........................................................................................247 InQubec .............................................................................................................247 OutsideQubec ................................................................................................248 Non-resi ents ......................................................................................................248 d Typesofacci entexclu ed ........................................................................249 d d Specialcases ........................................................................................................250 Compensation ....................................................................................................250 Rightofchalen e ...........................................................................................251 l g PROPERTYDAMAGE ....................................................................................................252 HIT-AND-RUNANDINSOLVENCY .............................................................................252 Accidentsinvol ingpro erydama e ................................................252 v p t g WHATTODOINTHEEVENTOFANACCIDENT ..................................................253 Atthesceneofanacci ent .......................................................................254 d Firstaid ..................................................................................................................255
CHAP ER6OFFEN ESANDFINES ...........................................257 T C
OFFENCESANDFINES .................................................................................................259 Licencestodrive ...............................................................................................259 Vehicleregisraion ..........................................................................................260 t t Vehiclesandacces o ies ..............................................................................261 s r Traffic .......................................................................................................................262 Speeding ................................................................................................................264 Mechanicalinspecion ..................................................................................265 t Motorcycles, opedsandscooers.......................................................265 m t Bicycles ...................................................................................................................266 Footscooers.......................................................................................................267 t Pedestrians............................................................................................................267
INDEX ...........................................................................................................................269
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THEDRIVERSLICEN E C
oope aeamotorvehi leona ublicroad ay r t c p w inQubec,anindi i ualmustholdalicen e vd c oftheclasscor es on ingtothetypeofvehi le. r p d c Dependingonwhichpro i ionsoftheHighway vs SafetyCode applytothepersonssituaion,the t Socitdelassu an eauto o ieduQubec(SAAQ) r c m bl istheagen ywhich ssuesalearnerslicen e,a c i c pro aio a ylicen e,areguardriverslicen eor b t n r c l c aresricedlicen e. t t c Over4,400,000Quebecersholdadriverslicen e. c Havingadriverslicen eisnotaninhe entright. c r Gettingandkee ingalicen e ependsonmeeing p c d t requi e entsandspe iiccondiions.Alicen e r m cf t c is also subect to with ra al when a holders j d w beha iourorstateof ealthrepre entsadan er v h s g tootherroadusers. Drivers must take their state of ealth into h consi e aionandbeawareofhowthiscould d r t influen etheirdri ing. c v
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AFIRSTLICEN E C
Afirstdriverslicen eisssuedfortheope aionofapas en er c i r t s g vehi le(class5licen e).AQuebecermayquaiyforafirstdrivers c c lf licen eafterhol ingalearnerslicen e,andifage16hrough24, c d c t apro aio a ylicen e. b t n r c
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
To btainadriverslicen eforapas en ervehi le,aper on o c s g c s mustbeatleastage16.Thewriten onsentofaparenalautho iy t c t rt (ather, other,guar ian)isrequi edforper onsunderage18. f m d r s Applicantsmustalsopre enttwopie esofidenii aion:the s c tfc t firstmustbeanoffi ialbirthcerii aessuedbytheDirecteur c tfc t i deltatcivilduQubecoracivilautho iyreco ni edelse he e rt g z w r inCanada,acer ii a eofCanadianciti ens ip,aPermanent tfc t z h Resident Card or a Canadian pas port. The econd piece of s s idenii aionmaybeapro in ial ealthinsu an ecard. tfc t v c h r c
KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENT
Prospectivelicen ehol ersmustfirstacqui eacerain mount c d r t a oftheo ei alkno led eabouttheHighwaySafetyCode,road r tc w g signs,trafic ignalsandtech i uesbefo edri ingapas en er f s nq r v s g vehi le.Thistheo ycanbelear ed: c r n bystu yingrefe en emate ialpre a edbytheSocit d r c r p r delassu an eauto o ie,inclu ingthisHandbook,which r c m bl d containsinfor aionforpro peci elicen ehol ersondri ing m t s tv c d v tech i ues, and the anual entited Driving a Passenger nq m l Vehicle.These docu ents are sold in Publications du m Qubecoutetsandbook to esthrou hout Qubec; l s r g byakingadri ing choolcour e. t v s s
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CHOOSING A DRIVING SCHOOL
Driving choolcour esareoptio al.However,ifyoucom lee s s n p t apraci alcour eatadri ing choolreco ni edbyCAA-Qubec tc s v s g z ortheQubecSafetyLeague,youcancutfour onthsoffthe m mini umengthofthetrai ingperod,whichwillbe8 onths m l n i m i nstead of a year from the date a learners licen e is ssued. c i Under the Highway Safety Code, a lear er who has pas ed a n s cour ecanthentaketheSocitsroadtest. s Forinfor aiononreco ni eddri ing chools, ontact: m t g z v s c
CAA-Qubec 444,rueBouvier Qubec(Qubec)G2J1E3 Montral:(514)861-7575 ElsewhereinQubec:1800924-0708 QubecSafetyLeague Associationqu oi edutrans ort b c s p etdesroues t 533,rueOntarioEst,suite206 Montral(Qubec)H2L1N8 Montral:(514)523-6444
LEARNERS LICENCE
Aper onmustholdalearnerslicen ebefo elear ingtodrive. s c r n Alear ermust: n ceriy on a medi al decla aion that he/she is able to tf c r t drive ithoutriskto ublicsafeyandmustmeetmedi al w p t c requi e ents; r m passtheSocits isiontest; v
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pass a kno led e test, which oncerns the Highway w g c SafetyCode,roadsigns,trafic ignalsandtech i uesof f s nq dri ingapas en ervehi le. v s g c It is possible to rewrite the test in the event of faiu e.The l r appli antrewritesonlythosepartsofthetesthe/shehasfailed. c However,applicantsmustwaitamini umof7daysbet eentests. m w
PRACTICE
Alearnerslicen e llowsitshol ertoacqui ethekno led e c a d r w g and killsneces a ytodriveapas en ervehi leontheroad. s s r s g c Whenpraci ingontheroad ay,aper onwhohasheldavalid ts w s driverslicen etodriveapassengervehicleforatleast2years c mustaccom a yalear er.Thisper onmustbeseatednexttothe p n n s learnerandbepre a ed topro i ehim/herwithassisan eand p r vd t c advi e.Aper onwhoholdsapro aio a ylicen eisnotquaiied c s b t n r c lf toaccom a yalear er uringpraci edri ing. p n n d tc v
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Duringthelear ingperod,thehol erofalearnerslicen e n i d c issubecttopari uarrules.Themaxi umnumberofdeme it j tc l m r p ointsis4anditiscompulsorytomainai azerobloodalco ol t n h level.Maintainingazerobloodalco ollevelmeansthatalear er h n ispro i iedfromdri ingafter avingconsu edanyalco olatall. hbt v h m h
ROAD TEST
Ifanappli antfailsaroadtest,heorshemustwaitamini um c m of21daysbet eentests. w
To quaiy for a road test, the appli ant must have held a lf c learners licen e for at least 12 onths, or 8 onths after c m m com le ingadri ingcour eatareco ni ed chool. p t v s g z s Aroadtestena lestheSocittoevauaeapro peci edrivers b l t s tv kno led eand kills.Duringaroadtest,theappli antwillbe w g s c requi ed to perorm manoeu res rele ant to road ay dri ing: r f v v w v dri ingina traightline,akingacurve,stop ingorgoinghrough v s t p t aninter ecion,tur ing,chan inglanesandbac ingup. s t n g k Duringaroadtest,anappli antmust: c obeytraficrules; f demons ra e an abii y to adapt to dife ent dri ing t t lt f r v situa ions; t showsafedri ingtech i ues; v nq folowtheexaminersinstrucions. l t
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GETTING A LICENCE
Oncearoadtesthasbeenpas ed,alicen eappli antage16 s c c t hrough24isssuedapro aio a ylicen e.Driversage25and i b t n r c overaressuedadriverslicen e. i c At a Socit ser i e outet, a dri er is ssued a tem o a y vc l v i p r r licen e which he/she must keep until a plasic licen e bea ing c t c r his/herphoo raphisrecei edbymail,usualy ithin10days. t g v l w Upon eceiptofthephotolicen e,thedri ermustdesroythe r c v t tem o a ylicen e. p r r c ProbationaryLicence
Apro aio a ylicen eisvalidfortwoyearsoruntilage25, b t n r c whi he ercomesfirst.Apro aio a ylicen ehol erwhoturns c v b t n r c d 25 ithinthetwo-yearperodmay btainadriverslicen eata w i o c Socitser i eoutet. vc l Probationarylicen ehol ersaresubecttothesameresricions c d j t t thatapplytoalear er(mainai ingazerobloodalco ollevel n t n h andamaxi umof4deme it oints).Apro a io a ylicen e m r p b t n r c hol er is not allo ed to serve as the accom a ying rider for d w p n someo ewhoholdsalearnersorprobationarylicence. n
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DriversLicence
LICEN ECLAS ES C S
There are twelve clas es of licen es in Qubec. Each class s c autho i esthehol ertodriveacate o yofvehi leonaQubec rz d g r c road. Onceaper onhasbeenssuedalicen etodriveapari uar s i c tc l classofvehi le,otherclas esofvehi lesaregene alyautho i ed, c s c r l rz asshowninthefollowingtable.
Torecei eadriverslicen e,anewdri ermustpaythe mount v c v a deter i edunderreguaion.These mountsinclu eremitan e mn l t a d t c fees to the Ministre des Finances du Qubec, admi israion n t t feesandaninsu an epre iumunderthe ublicplan. r c m p Driverslicen ehol ersaresubecttoalegalbloodalco ol c d j h limit of .08% (80 mg of alco ol per 100 ml of blood) and a h maxi umof15deme it oints.Failuretocom lywill esultin m r p p r licen erevo aion. c c t
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LICEN EUPGRA E C D
Changingoneslicen eclasstoanoherisnotdonesim lyon c t p r equest.Before pplyingforapari uarclass,adri ermustmeet a tc l v cerainpre-condiions,whichmayrequi eadri ingexpe ien e t t r v r c of1to3yearsora ealthcareprofessionals eportonfit ess h r n todrive. Togetalicen e,anappli antmustgotoaSAAQser i ecenre c c vc t to take the kno led e and road test, after pas ing an nitial w g s i v isiontest. Someclas esalsorequi etheappli anttoholdalearners s r c licen eorpro aio a ylicen eforacerainperod. c b t n r c t i Theseprin i alrequi e entsaredetaiedinthefolo ingtable. cp r m l l w Specificinfor aiononlicen eclas escanbefoundinbro hu es m t c s c r avaia le from Socit ser i e cen res, hrough its customer l b vc t t relationscentre(1800361-7620)or,inFrench,attheWeb site(www.saaq.gouv.qc.ca).
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LICEN ECLAS ESAUTHO I INGTHEHOL ERTODRIVEHEAVYVEHI LES C S R Z D C
CLASS
VehiclesAuthorized
Requirements
36 months of experience as the holder of a class 5 drivers licence(passengervehicle) OR 24months ofexperienceifheorshehassuccessfullycompleted oneofthefollowingprograms: a) atruckdrivingtrainingprogramauthorizedbytheMinistre delducation,duLoisiretduSportasarequirementfora vocationaldiploma; b) a program that consists of 300 hours of driving a class 1 roadvehicleonapublicroad. The program must include at least 40 hours of driving dispensedbyatrainingschoolspecializedindrivingheavingvehiclesANDpracticalon-the-jobtrainingthatincludesthenumber ofhoursnecessarytoaccumulatetherequired300hours. Theprogramacandidatecompletesmustberecognizedbythe Socit, which will request various documents, including the dailylogsofthecandidateandtheaccompanyingrider,inthe caseofa300-hourprogram. TrainingPeriod 3 months of experience as the holder of a class 1 learners licence OR 1 month of experience if the candidate meets one of the followingrequirements: isenrolledinatruckdrivingtrainingprogramauthorizedby theMinistredelducation,duLoisiretduSportleadingto a vocational diploma and successful completion of all the mandatorypartsoftheprogrampriortodrivingontheroad withoutanaccompanyingrider;
Acombinationofvehicles,including: a road tractor with 2 axles, whose netweightis4,500kgorover,that is pulling one or more trailers or semi-trailers; or a road tractor with three or more axles that is pulling one or more trailersorsemi-trailers; or aclass3truckthatispullingatrailerorsemi-trailerwhosenetweightis 4,500 kg or over and that is used solely for the purpose of transporting equipment, tools and furnishingsthatremainpermanentlyinside thetrailer; or a class 3 truck that is pulling any other type of trailer or semi-trailer thanthatdescribedaboveandwhose netweightis2,000kgorover. Note:Aroadtractorisamotorvehicle thatdoesnothavecargospaceandthat is permanently equipped with a fifth wheel. Classesincluded: 2,3,4A,4B,4C,5, 6Dand8
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astraight-bodytruck:atruckwith2 axles and a net weight of 4,500 kg orover; atruckwith3ormoreaxles; a road vehicle pulling a trailer or a semi-trailer: whosenetweightisunder2,000kg; whosenetweightis2,000kgand over,butunder4,500kgandthat is used solely for the purpose of transportingequipment,toolsand furnishings that remain permanentlyinsidethetrailer. any other type of vehicle, except class 1 and 2 road vehicles and motorcycles.
24 months of experience as the holder of a class 5 drivers licence(passengervehicle). TrainingPeriod 3 months of experience as the holder of a class 3 learners licence OR 1 month of experience if the candidate meets one of the followingrequirements: isage25orover; has60monthsofexperienceastheholderofaclass5licence.
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CLASS
VehiclesAuthorized
Requirements
isage25orover ; has 60 months of experience as the holder of a class 5 drivers licence; istheholderofaclass2or3driverslicence.
1
A bus with a seaing capa iy for t ct morethan24pas en ers. s g
Classesinclu ed: d 3,4A,4B,4C,5,6Dand8
24 months of experience as the holder of a class 5 drivers licence(passengervehicle). TrainingPeriod 3months ofexperienceastheholderofaclass2learnerslicence OR 1month ifthecandidatemeetsoneofthefollowingrequirements: isage25orover; has 60 months of experience as the holder of a class 5 driverslicence; holdsaclass3driverslicence.
Endorsementsforclas es1,2or3 s Holdersofaclass1,2or3driverslicen emusthaveanendor e entontheirlicen e c s m c cer iyingautho i a iontodrivecer ainheavyvehi les.Theseendor e entsareindi a ed tf rz t t c s m c t onthelicen e: c F tteststhattheper onisallo edtodriveaheavyvehi leequip edwithairbra es; a s w c p k M tteststhattheper onisallo edtodriveaheavyvehi leequip edwitha anual a s w c p m trans is ion; m s T tteststhattheper onisallo edtodriveadou leroadtrain,requi ingaspe ialtra el a s w b r c v per it.Thisendor e entonly ppliestoclass1andrequi esthehol ertohaveheldthis m s m a r d classoflicen eforatleast5years. c
Alicen eendor e entalsorequi esthatthehol erpassaspe iictest. c s m r d cf 1 To btainaclass1,2or3 learnerslicen e,anappli antmust: o c c
haveadri ing ecordwithfewerthan4deme it oints; v r r p nothavehadhis/herlicen erevo edorsus en edfordeme it ointsoradri ing-relaed c k p d r p v t CriminalCode offen e ithinthepre ioustwoyears; c w v pro i eamedi alexa i aionor ealthassess ent eportsho ingfit esstodrive. vd c mn t h m r w n
Tests Successfullypassa isiontest,kno led etest,pre-tripinspeciontestandroadtestwiththe v w g t vehi leinquesion. c t
1.Furtherinfor aionontheselicen eclas esiscontai edinthebro hu eProspectiveHeavyVehicleDriver,avaia lehrough m t c s n c r l b t SAAQser i ecenres,theCustomerrelationscentre(1800361-7620)ortheWebsite(www.saaq.gouv.qc.ca). vc t
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4B
r c d Minibus: pas en er motor vehi le with 2 Oneyearofexpe ien easthehol erofa s g c class5licen e. c sin le-wheelaxlesandnomorethan5rows g ofseats,or abuswithaseaingcapa iyfor t ct Atthetimeofappli aion,sub itamedi al c t m c 24orfewerpas en ers. s g exa i aion or ealth assess ent eport mn t h m r com leedbyaphy i iansho ingfit ess p t sc w n Classesinclu ed: d todrive. 4C,5,6Dand8 Passa isionandkno led etest. v w g
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CLASS
VehiclesAuthorized
Anemer en yvehi le g c c (ex.ambuan e,poli evehi le,firetruck). l c c c Classesinclu ed: d 4B,4C,5,6Dand8
Requirements
Two years expe ien e as the hol er of a r c d class5licen eor holdaclass5licen eand c c havepas edanemer en yvehi ledri ing s g c c v cour egivenbytheQubecpoli e trai ing s c n instiueoritsequi aent. t t v l Atthetimeofappli aion,sub itamedi al c t m c exa i aion or ealth assess ent eport mn t h m r com leedbyaphy i iansho ingfit ess p t sc w n todrive. Passa isionandkno led etest. v w g
AMBULANCE
4A
CLASS
Taxicab
VehiclesAuthorized
Requirements
Oneyearofexpe ien easthehol erofa r c d class5licen e. c Atthetimeofappli aion,sub itamedi al c t m c exa i aion or ealth assess ent eport mn t h m r com leedbyaphy i iansho ingfit ess p t sc w n todrive. No prior convic ion ithin the last 5 t w years for an offen e relaed to ope aion c t r t ofataxi.
Classesinclu ed: d 5,6Dand8

4C
A per on must hold a taxi per it, in s m accor an e with the Transportation by d c TaxiAct andRegulation.TransportQubec haspre a edtheQubectaxidrivershand p r book, whichpro i esmoreinfor aion. vd m t Passa isionandkno led etest. v w g
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Classesinclu ed: d 6D,8 Anymotor y le. c c Seebelow.
6A
Classesinclu ed: d 6B,6C,6D,8
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CLASS
VehiclesAuthorized
Requirements
Apas en ervehi le(auto o ieormini- Applicants must be age 16 or over.The s g c m bl t c s t van)ortruckwith2axleswhosenet eight writen onsentofaper onwithparenal w autho iy is requi ed if the appli ant is a rt r c islessthan4,500kg; minor. Amotorhome; Oneyearofexpe ien easthehol erofa r c d Atoolvehi le:motorvehi leinwhichthe c c learnerslicen e,or8 onthsinthecaseof c m workstaioniscontai ed ithinthedrivers t n w aper onwhohaspas edadri ingcour e s s v s com art ent.Thevehi leismanuacu ed p m c f t r atareco ni ed chool. g z s tocarryoutataskanddesi nedtotra el g v Pass a ision test, kno led e exam and v w g atamaxi umspeedof70km/h; m roadtest. A ser i e vehi le: vehi le equip ed to vc c c p Holdapro aio a ylicen evalidfor2years b t n r c sup ly, epairortowmotorvehi les. p r c oruntilage25. Also autho i ed is any vehi le cove ed by rz c r thisclasshauingatraierorinthecaseof l l amotorhome,anohervehi le. t c
CLASS
VehiclesAuthorized
Amotor y lewithacylin ersizeof400cc Seebelow. c c d orless. Classesinclu ed: d 6C,6D,8
Requirements
6B
6C
Amotor y lewithacylin ersizeof125cc Seebelow. c c d orless. Classesinclu ed: d 6D,8

REQUI E ENTSFORAMOTOR Y LE(Classes6A,6B,6C) R M C C
Applicantsforalicen etoope aeamotor y lemustgohroughthefolo ingstepsandmeet c r t c c t l w the emandsofeach. d c c c a C To btainaCLASS 6RLEARNERS LICEN E foramotor y lethislicen e llowsmotor o cy leope a iononlyforpur o esofadri ingcour eoraSocitroadtest. c r t p s v s Applicantsmust: Beage16orover.Thewriten onsentofaper onwithparenalautho iyisrequi edifthe t c s t rt r appli antisaminor. c
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To btainaclass6A,6BOR 6CDRIVERS o
LICEN E. C
Holdaclass6Alearnerslicen eforatleast7 onths. c m Passaroadtestusingthetypeofmotor y lethatcor es ondstothelicen e ought c c r p c s (anappli antwhofailsmustwaitamini umof56daysbet eentests). c m w Hold,iftheappli antdoesnothaveaclass5driverslicen e,apro a io a ylicen efor c c b t n r c 2yearsoruntilage25( uringthisperod,theruleofmainai ingazerobloodalco ol d i t n h level ppliesandnomorethan4deme it ointsareallo ed). a r p w
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Passa isiontestandkno led eexamontheHighwaySafetyCode,roadsignsandtrafic v w g f s ignalsandtech i uesforope a ingamotor y le(anappli antwhofailsmustwaita nq r t c c c mini umof28daysbet eentests). m w
C c a r t c c To btainaCLASS 6ALEARNERS LICEN E thislicen e llowsope a ionofamotor y le o withanaccom a yingrideronano hermotor y le. p n t c c
Applicantsmust: Havepas edamotor y ledri ingcour egivenata choolreco ni edbyCAA-Qubecor s c c v s s g z theQuebecSafetyLeague. Holdaclass6Rlearnerslicen eforatleast1month. c Passatestonaclo edtrack(anappli antwhofailsmustwaitamini umof14days s c m bet eentests). w
CLASS
VehiclesAuthorized
Mopedormoto i edscooer rz t
Requirements
6D
Applicants must be at least age 14.The t c t rt Amopedormotorizedscooterisatwo-or writen onsentofaparenalautho iyis r c three-wheel passenger vehicle that can requi ediftheappli antisaminor. travel at a maximum speed of 70 km/h, Read the guide entitled: Operating a operates using an electric or maximum MopedorScooter,availableatPublications 50ccmotorandisequippedwithanautoduQubecandinbookstores. matictransmission. Passa isiontestandkno led eexam. v w g Applicants must be at least age 16. The onsent of a parenal autho iy is c t rt requi ediftheappli antisaminor. r c Passa isiontestandkno led eexam. v w g
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H EALTHREQUI E ENTS R M
Drivingsafeynotonly emandsknow-howand kills,butalso l d s astateof ealththatisconsisentwiththeope aionofapari uar h t r t tc l typeofvehi leanditsuse. c Certainill es es,dis biiiesorsituaionscanintere ewitha n s a lt t f r personsabiiytodrivesafey.TheRegulationres ecing ccess lt l p t a todri ingaroadvehi leinconnecionwiththe ealthofdri ers v c t h v des ri es these condi ions.The most com on inclu e sight c b t m d dis r ers,car io as uardis a es,men alill ess,alco oism, od d v c l e s t n h l drugdepen en yandmedi aion,epiep y,dia ees,kid eyand d c c t l s b t n lungdis a es. e s Atthetimeofapplyingforalicenceoronrenewal,everyone hasanobligationtoadvisetheSAAQofanyhealthcondition thatmightaffectdriving,andaccordinglymustfilloutandsign theDeclarationofIllnessorImpairmentform.TheSAAQmust also be informed of any change in a licence holder's state of healthwithin30days. A persons pari uar ealth condiion may ffect eli i iiy tc l h t a gblt for clas es of licen es and resrict dri ing pri ie es.The most s c t v vl g com on situaion is one in which the Socit ssues a licen e m t i c withcondiions: t requi ingthedri ertoweareye las es, ontactlen esor r v g s c s ahea ingaid; r requi ingtheinstalaionofequip entinthevehi lefor r l t m c dri ing; v limiingthetimeofday,perodandareafordri ing; t i v limiingthetypesofvehi les; t c requi ingthepre en eofanoherlicen ehol er; r s c t c d allo ingtheper ontodriveonlyavehi lethatisequip ed w s c p withanalco oligniioninterockdevi e. h t l c
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One or more of the folo ing condiions may ppear on a l w t a driverslicen e: c A B C G H I J K L N P Q R S V Mustweareye las esor ontactlen eswhiledri ing g s c s v Mustdriveonly uringthedayi e d tm Mustwearahea ingaidwhendri ing r v Mustunder oamedi alexa i aionor ealthassess ent g c mn t h m onrene al w Mustdriveonlyavehi lewithanet eightofless c w than2,500kg Mustdriveonlyavehi leequip edwithanalco ol c p h igniioninterockdevi e t l c Mustdriveonlyavehi leequip edwithanauto aic c p m t trans is ion m s Mustdriveonlyavehi leequip edwithpowerstee ing c p r Mustwearasafeyhar esswhendri ing t n v Mustdriveonlyavehi leequip edwithhand-ope aed c p r t c ontrols Mustdriveonlyavehi leequip edwitha anual c p m dim er witch m s Mustdriveonlyavehi leequip edwithanaccee aor c p l r t ontheleft Issubecttomedi alresricionsasindi aed j c t t c t Mustdriveonlyavehi leequip edwith ontrolsadaped c p c t tohis/herdis biiy a lt
Mustdriveonlyavehi leequip edwithpowerbra es c p k
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TheSocitmayrequi eadri ertounder oaproi ien ytest, r v g fc c medi alexa i aionor ealthassess entinthefolo ingcases: c mn t h m l w thelicen ehol eris70yearsofage; c d thelicen eautho i eshim/hertodriveatracorsemi-traier, c rz t l tracor-traier, traight-bodytruck,roadtrain,busormini us, t l s b emer en yvehi leortaxi ab; g c c c thedri erhasnotunder o eanexa i aion ithinthe v g n mn t w lasttenyears; theSocithasrea o a le roundstoveriythedrivers s n b g f h ealthordri ingbeha iouron ublicroads. v v p Proficiencyexams(kno led eorroadtest)mayberequi ed w g r ofaper onwhowis estochan ealicen eclass.Amedi al s h g c c exa i aion or ealth assess ent may be requi ed befo e a mn t h m r r condiiononthelicen ecanbechan ed. t c g TheSocit may also requi ea licen ehol er tosub ita r c d m pero ic medi al or opto e ric eport where a dis r er or i d c m t r o d impair entrequi esapero icfolow-up. m r i d l TheSocitmaysus endthelicen eorlicen eclassofany p c c dri erwho: v makes a false health declaration or fails to declare a healthcondition; refu es to under o a medi al exa i aion or ealth s g c mn t h assess entorfailstosub ittherelaed eport; m m t r refu estotakeorfailsaproi ien ytest; s fc c isafflicedwithanill essordis biiythatcouldjeo ar i e t n a lt p dz road aysafey. w t
RES ON I I I IESOFADRI ER P SBLT V

Anyoneope aingamotorvehi leona ublicroadwaymust r t c p carryavalidlicen ebea inghis/hersignaure.Adri ermustres ect c r t v p thecondiionsindi aedonhis/herlicen e.Alawenfor e ent t c t c c m offi er may seize the vehi le of a dri er who does not hold a c c v licen e for the class of vehi le dri en and may mpound it for c c v i thirydays. t
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Adri ermustalsohaveallthedocu entsrelaedtothevehi le, v m t c thatis: avalidregisraioncerii aeforthevehi le; t t tfc t c proofofinsu an ecove a eorsol en y; r c r g v c alease ontract(ori i alorcopy)foravehi lerenedfor c gn c t lessthana1yearperod; i writenproofoftheperodoftheloanofavehi lebya t i c cardeaer. l Avehicledriverorownerwithoutthird-partyliabilityinsurance whobecomesinvolvedinanaccidentcausingmorethan$500in propertydamageissubjecttolicencesuspension(driverslicence, probationarylicenceorlearnerslicence).Theoperationofany vehicleregisteredinthatpersonsnameisalsoprohibited,untilthe SAAQisprovidedwithapaymentguaranteeorproofofsettlement coveringthedamage. The obli a ion of car ying docu ents not only pplies to g t r m a tra elona ublicroad ay;somearerequi edforpri aeroads v p w r v t opento ublictrafic,onlog ingroadsandonshop ingcenre p f g p t par inglots. k Forhol ersoflicen eclas es1,2or3,otherdocu enaion d c s m t t mayberequi ed,suchasthedri inganddutytimelog,pre-trip r v inspecion eportorcertaincerii aes,depen ingonthetypeof t r tfc t d loadorser i espro i ed. vc vd Alawenfor e entoffi ermayrequi eadri ertopro u eany c m c r v d c ofthesedocu entsforexa i aion. m mn t
ONLY
ONE LICEN E C
Itisanoffen etoholdmorethanonevaliddriverslicen e, c c pro aio a ylicen eorlearnerslicen essuedbytheSocitor b t n r c c i anoherautho iyinCanadaortheU.S.forthesameclass.Itisalso t rt anoffen etolendalicen eorkno in lygivefalseormisea ing c c w g l d infor aionto btainone. m t o
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CORRECT DDRESS A
The ddress that ppears on a licen e must be the holders a a c prin i alplaceofresi en e.Thehol ermustadvi etheSocit cp d c d s ofachan eof ddress,folo ingwhichtheSocitwillsenda g a l w confir aion,whichmustbekeptwiththelicen e. m t c UnderhreatofpenaliessetforthintheHighwaySafetyCode, t t alicen ehol ermustnotiytheSocitofachan eof ddress c d f g a w ithin 30 days by mail, in per on at a ser i e cen re or by s vc t tele ho eat1800361-7620. p n
LICENCE
REPLA E ENT C M
Thehol erofalicen ethathasbeenlost,stoen,desroyed, d c l t dama edoronwhichinfor aionhasbeco einac u aemust g m t m c r t r equestarepla e entfromtheSocit.TheSocitwillrepla e c m c thelicen eonpay entoftherequi edfeeandpre enaionof c m r s t t twopie esofidenii aion. c tfc t
RENEWING A
LICEN E C
Althoughaplasiclicen ewithaphotoisinten edtolast4years, t c d thehol erisrequi edtopayalicen efeeeachyear,evenwhere d r c he/shefailstorecei enoti e.Insurancepre iumsonthelicenv c m cearesetaccor ingtothenum erofdeme it ointsente edon d b r p r the holders dri ing ecord. In the absen e of pay ent, the v r c m licen e hol er is not allo ed to drive. Driving with an invaid c d w l licen eisanoffen epunis a lebyamini umfineof$300and c c h b m addiio alpenalies. t n t Oncealicen ehasbeeninvaidforatleast3years,theper on c l s mustpassakno led etestandaroadtesttodriveagain. w g
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HEALTH
DECLA A ION R T
Alicen ehol ermustdecla eanydis a esordis r erswhen c d r e s od theSocitasksforinfor aiononhis/her ealth,andmustfill m t h outandsignthedecla aionformwhen pplyingforalicen e r t a c oruponitsrene al.Licencehol ersmustalsoadvi etheSocit w d s ofanychan eintheir ealth. g h
RES ON I I I IESOFPER ONS P SBLT S FROMOUT I EQUE EC SD B
NEW
RESI ENTS D
A newly arri ed resi ent of Qubec may drive a pas en er v d s g vehi lefor90dayspro i edhe/sheholdsavaliddriverslicen e. c vd c After 90 days, he or she must apply for a Quebec licen e, c whichmayormaynotrequi eaproi ien yexam: r fc c Anyper onwhoholdsadriverslicen eforapas en er s c s g vehi lessuedbyaCanadianpro in eorter io y,theU.S., c i v c rt r Belgium,SouthKorea,France,Japan,orcerainOECD t mem er coun ries may, upon aking up resi en e in b t t d c Qubec,exchan ethislicen eforaclass5licen essued g c c i bytheSocit.
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Foraper onwhotakesupresi en einQubecanddoes s d c notcomefromoneofthejurisdictionsideniiedabove, tf thecondiionsvaryaccor ingtothenum erofyearsthe t d b per onhasheldavaliddriverslicen ecor es on ingto s c r p d aclass5: iftheappli anthasheldalicen eforatleast1yearat c c the time he/she takes up resi en e in Qubec, d c he/she must pass a kno led e exam and road test w g befo etheSocitcanissuealicen e; r c iftheappli anthasheldalicen eforlessthan1year, c c thelicen eisnotreco ni edbytheSocit;he/sheis c g z the eo e subect to the same requi e ents as appli r f r j r m cantsfortheirfirstdriverslicen e. c Detailsonlicen eexchan emaybeobtai edbycontacing c g n t the nea est Socit ser i e cen re, cus o er infor a ion line r vc t t m m t (514954-7771or1888356-6616)or,inFrench,attheWebsite (www.saaq.gouv.qc.ca).
NON-RESI ENTS D
Anon-resi entmayope aeamotorvehi leinQubecfora d r t c perodofnotmorethan6conse ui e onths ithoutobtai ing i c tv m w n a Qubec licen e.A non-resi ent must, howe er, hold a valid c d v drivers licen e ssued by a juris icion out i e Qubec which c i d t sd g rantsthesamerighttoQubecresi ents,mustdriveonlythose d vehi lescove edbythelicen eandmustres ectanyatten ant c r c p d condiions. t A stu ent, co-ope ant or trai ee who is a non-resi ent and d r n d stu yingatanedu aio alinstiuioninQubec,is xemptfrom d c t n t t e h avingto btainaQubeclicen etodriveapas en ervehi lefor o c s g c theperodofstu iesortrai ing,pro i ingthessuingjuris icion i d n vd i d t g rantsthesamerighttoQubecresi ents. d
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Anon-residentwhoholdsavalidinternationaldriverslicence issued by his/her country of origin may for the period of its validitydrivethemotorvehiclesauthorizedbytheholdersregular licence,whichmustbevalidandkeptwiththeinternational driverslicenceforpresentation.
AREVO EDORSUS EN EDLICEN E K P D C

Torevokealicencemeanstowithdrawthedrivingprivilege. Apersonwhoselicencehasbeenrevokedisnotallowedtooperate amotorvehicleandmustcomplywithconditionsprescribedby theHighwaySafetyCode beforebeingissuedalicenceagain. Alicen esus en ionisby aturetem o a y.Aper onwhose c p s n p r r s rightto btainalicen ehasbeensus en edcan ot btainany o c p d n o licen efromtheSocitforafixedperodoftime. c i Revocationofalicen e,itssus en ionorsus en ionofthe c p s p s rightto btainalicen ecanoccur: o c as a result of an unpaid fine for an offence under the Highway Safety Code or a municipal traffic or parking bylaw ; for an accu uaion of deme it oints due to Highway m l t r p SafetyCode offen es; c folo ingaconvicionofadri ing-relaedoffen eunder l w t v t c theCriminalCode ; as a result of being pulled over by a peace officer for excessivespeeding. TheSocitisnotiiedoftraficoffen esthatarecom ited f f c m t by dri ers in anoher Canadian pro in e or a U.S. state with v t v c whichQubechasareci ro iyagree entanddeme it oints p ct m r p are ente ed on the drivers ecord as if the offen e had taken r r c placeinQubec.
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SUS EN IONFORAN NPAIDFINE P S U

Driverswhodonotpayfinesforoffen esundertheHighway c SafetyCode oramuni i altraficbylawwillhavetheirlicen e cp f c sus en ed,ortheirrightto btainalicen esus en edifthey p d o c p d donotholdalicen e. c This sus en ion is pplied in accor an e with the Code of p s a d c PenalProcedure and emainsin ffectuntiltheSocithasbeen r e notiiedthatthefinehasbeenpaid.Theoffen erispro i ied f d hbt fromope ainganyvehi lefortheduraionofthesus en ion. r t c t p s Failuretores ectthisresricioncould esultinvehi lesei u e p t t r c z r andimpound entfor30days. m
DEME IT OINTS R P
TheSocit ntersdeme it ointsonthe ecordofdri ersfor e r p r v cerainoffen esundertheHighwaySafetyCode,atrafic-relaed t c f t sta u e or bylaw.The folo ing table lists offen es and the t t l w c cor es on ingnum erofdeme it oints. r p d b r p
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Speed-relatedoffencesthatresultindemeritpoints ExcessiveSpeeding Exceedingthelegalorposted speedlimitby: 11to20km/h 21to30km/h 31to39km/h 31to45km/h 40to45km/h 46to49km/h 46to60km/h 50to59km/h 60km/h 61to80km/h 81to100km/hh 101to120km/h 121km/horover 6 10 10 10 14 18 24 30ormore 3 5 10 10 14 18 24 30ormore 3 5 5 10 14 18 24 30ormore Excessivespeeding
DemeritPoints Zoneof 60km/h orless 1 2 3 60km/hto 100km/hzone 90km/hzone 1 2 3 1 2 3
WHATISEXCESSIVESPEEDING? Youcommitanexcessivespeedingoffencewhenyouexceedthe speedlimitby: 40km/horoverina zoneof60km/horless; 50km/horoverina 60km/hto90km/hzone; 60km/horoverina 100km/hzone.

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Otheroffencesthatresultindemeritpoints Offences Drivingataspeedtoogreatforweatherorroadconditions Tailgating Demerit points 2 2
Acceleratingwhenbeingpassed
Passingabicycletoocloselyinatravellane Failuretoyieldtopedestriansandcyclistsat anintersection Failuretoyieldtooncomingtraffic
Failuretostopbeforeturningrightataredtrafficlight (wherepermitted) Failuretowearaseatbelt Failuretowearahelmet(motorcycles,mopeds &motorizedscooters) Prohibitedpassingontheright
Prohibitedpassingontheleft Prohibiteddrivinginreverse Failuretoobeytheorderorsignalofapeaceofficer, schoolcrossingguardorflagperson
3 3
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Suddenbrakingwithoutcause
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Otheroffencesthatresultindemeritpoints Offences Failuretoobeyaredtrafficlightorstopsign Failuretocometoamandatorystopatalevelcrossing Prohibitedcrossingofalinemarkingofflanes Drivingwhileusingahand-helddevice thatincludesatelephonefunction Zigzaggingtopass Prohibitedpassinginalanereservedfor oncomingtraffic Speedingorrecklessdriving Drivingforawagerorstakeorinarace Failuretostopwhenapproachingaschoolbusor minibuswithitsflashinglightsinoperation,or prohibitedpassingormeetingofsuchavehicle Prohibiteduseofatunnelbyavehiclecarrying dangeroussubstances Failureofadriverinvolvedinanaccident todohisorherduty Failuretostopatalevelcrossingwhendrivingabus, aminibusoraroadvehiclecarryingcertain dangeroussubstances Demerit points 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 9
9 9
For holders of a learner's licence, a probationary licence or a driver's licence with an alcohol ignition interlock requirement. Also, for anypersonunderage25whohasheldalicence,forlessthan5years,to driveamoped,motorizedscooterorfarmtractoronly. Drivingwithoutanaccompanyingrider(learner's licenceholder) Drivingwiththepresenceofalcoholinthebody Failuretoprovideabreathsample 4 4 4
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ACCUMULATION
OF DEME IT OINTS R P
LENGTH
OF PENAL Y T
Aper onwhosedriverslicen ehasbeenrevo edortheright s c k to btain one sus en ed due to an accu uaion of deme it o p d m l t r p ointscan btainanewdriverslicen eonlyafteraperodoftime o c i setbytheHighwaySafetyCode.Timeperiodsvaryaccor ingto d typeoflicen eandpointimits. c l
4DEME IT POINTS R
Fornewdri ers: v aper onwhoholdsaclass5or6Alearnerslicen eand s c whodoesnotyetholdadriverslicen e; c
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A learners licen e or pro aio a y licen e hol er who has c b t n r c d accu uaed4ormoredeme it ointsrecei esanoti efromthe m l t r p v c Socitinformingthedriveroflicen esus en ion. c p s Adriverslicen ehol erwhohasaccu ua ed7ormore c d m l t deme it ointsrecei esanoti efromtheSocit rgingimpro ed r p v c u v dri ing abits.Anaddiio alnoti eissenteachtimenewdeme it v h t n c r p ointsareaddedtothatdrivers ecord.Whenthenum erof r b p ointsrea hes15,thelicen eisrevo edortherighttoalicen e c c k c sus en ed,wheherornotthehol errecei esnoti e. p d t d v c Aper onwhosedriverslicen ehasbeenrevo edmustsur en er s c k r d the licen e at the equest of the Socit ithin 10 days of the c r w datetherevo aiontakes ffect,faiingwhichheorshebeco es c t e l m lia letoafineof$300to$600. b Heavy vehi le dri ers cove ed by the Act respecting owners, c v r operatorsanddriversofheavyvehicles,anddri ersofataxior v c r i s p sb emer en yvehi learerequi edtonformtheper onres on i lefor g c g c c thevehi le, ortheownerofthetaxioremer en yvehi le,when c c c their drivers licen e (or class of licen e) has been modified, suspendedorrevoked.
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aper onwhoholdsapro aio a ylicen e; s b t n r c aper onwhoholdsaclass6Dlicen e(mopedorscooer) s c t oraclass8licen e(farmtracor),underage25andwho c t hasheldthelicen eforlessthan5years. c The Code pres ri es a 3 month licen e sus en ion where the c b c p s dri eraccu uaes4 ointsormoreinhisfile.Sincepro aio a y v m l t p b t n r licen e hol ers under age 25 must have 2 years expe ien e c d r c dri ingwithavalidlicen e,theengthoftheirpro aionperod v c l b t i willbeexten edanaddiio alperodequi aenttothesus en ion d t n i v l p s perod.Whentheyareagaineli i leforalicen e,theymustgo i gb c toaSocitser i ecenretoreinsaetheirlicen eanddri ing vc t t t c v pri ie e. vl g
15DEMERIT POINTS
POINTS WRIT EN T
OFF
Demerit oints emainonadrivers ecordfor2yearsafter p r r the convic ion that rought about their entry on the dri ing t b v r ecord,orpay entofthefine(pay entofafineisequi aent m m v l toaconvicion). t
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Alicen eisrevo edortherightto btainalicen esus en ed c k o c p d foraperodof3,6or12 onths,depen ingonwheherthe i m d t dri erhasaccu uaed15deme it ointsforthefirst, econdor v m l t r p s thirdtimeinthepre ious2years. v To btainanewdriverslicen e,theper onmustsche ue o c s d l anappoint enttotakeakno led etestwhenhe/sheisagain m w g eli i le to hold a licen e and pay appli a le test and licen e gb c c b c fees.It houldbenotedthatthecostofanewlicen ewillbe s c increa edbya igherinsu an epre iumunderthe ublicplan, s h r c m p whichisesta lis edonthebasisofadriversdeme it oints. b h r p
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When a licen e has beco e subect to a penaly resuling c m j t t from the accu uaion of deme it oints, 4 or 15 oints are m l t r p p writenofftheoffen ingdrivers ecord,depen ingonthetype t d r d oflicen e.However,anydeme it ointsthat xceedthesenum ers c r p e b will emainonthe ecordfor2years. r r For exam le, for a licen e hol er who has accu uaed 14 p c d m l t deme it oints,asub e uentoffen ewillbringthatnum erto16. r p s q c b Sincethe15pointlevelhasbeenrea hed,thedrivers licen eis c c revo ed and 15 oints are era ed. The remai ing deme it k p s n r point stays on the drivers ecord for 2 years folo ing the r l w l atestconvicion. t No ointsarewritenoffuponrene alofadriversorlearners p t w licen e,norupontheissueofafirstlicen e,orofanewlicen e c c c folo ingrevo aion. l w c t
DEMERIT POINTS AND A
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Adri erwhoselicen ehasbeensus en edorrevo edasa v c p d k r esultofafirst-timeaccu uaionofdeme it ointsin2years m l t r p (4 oints for pro aio a y licen e, or 15 deme it oints for a p b t n r c r p drivers licen e) may btain a resriced licen e where his/her c o t t c livei oodrequi estheope aionofamotor vehi le.To btaina lh r r t c o resricedlicen e,theper onmustapplytoaCourtofQubec t t c s judgeforaresricedlicen eandnotiytheSocitoftheappli at t c f c tion. The appli ant has to prove that dri ing is an essenial c v t a spectofhis/herworkandpetiionthejudgeto btaintheorder t o autho i inghim/hertoholdaresricedlicen e. rz t t c Upon pre en a ion of this order, the Socit will issue a s t t res ric edlicen e. t t c
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CRI I ALCODE OFFEN ES MN C

A per on conviced of any of the folo ing Criminal Code s t l w offen eswillseehis/herlicencerevokedortherightto btain c o alicen esus en ed: c p d criminalnegli en eofamotorvehi lecau ingdeathor g c c s bodiyharm; l manslaughter ; dangerous dri ing (in light of weaher, road and trafic v t f condi ions at the time or rea o a ly expec ed use of t s n b t vehi le) ; c dangerousdri ingcau ingdeathorbodiyharm ; v s l refusaltostop uringapoli epur uit ; d c s leavingthesceneofanacci ent ; d hit-and-runcausingdeathorbodilyharm ; refusal to sub it to a breahay er test or to pro i e a m t l z vd bloodsam le ; p refusaltoobeytheordersofalawenforcementofficerto provide a breath or blood sample or to submit to a physical coordination test following an accident resultinginthedeathofanotherperson ; driving or having care of a vehi le while impai ed by c r alco olordrugs ; h driving or aving care of a vehi le while impai ed by h c r alco olordrugsandcau ingdeathorbodiyharm ; h s l drivingor avingcareofavehi lewhileonesblood h c alco ollevelisover.08%(80mgofalco olper100ml h h ofblood). Wheretheseoffencesarecommittedsimultaneously,they willleadtoasinglepenalty. TheSocitisnotiiedofdri ing-rela edcri i aloffen es f v t mn c com itedinanoherCanadianpro in eorequi aentoffen es m t t v c v l c inaU.S.statewithwhichQubechasareci ro alagree ent. p c m Suchoffen esareente edonthedrivers ecordand esultinthe c r r r samepenalyasiftheoffen etookplaceinQubec. t c
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PENAL IESFORALCO OL-IMPAI EDDRI ING T H R V
ZERO ALCO OL H
RULE
UndertheHighwaySafetyCode,thefolo ingper onscan ot l w s n drive,orhavethecareor ontrolofamotorvehi leifthereis c c thepre en eofalco olintheirbody: s c h aper onwhodoesnotholdalicen eandwhohasnever s c heldadriverslicen eotherthanthatwhichautho i es c rz dri ingonlyamoped,scooer(class6D)orfarmtracor v t t (class8); aper onwhoholdsalearnerslicen ewhichautho i es s c rz dri ingapas en ervehi le(class5)ormotor y le(class6A), v s g c c c u nlesshe/shehaspre iousyheldadriverslicen efora v l c classofvehi leotherthan6Dor8; c aper onwhoholdsapro aio a ylicen e; s b t n r c
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Measuresadop edtocoun eralco ol-impai eddri ingare t t h r v basedonpre enion,thatis,theidenii aionandmonio ingof v t tfc t t r per onswhohavedifi ulydis s o iaingalco olconsumpion s fc t a s c t h t withdri ingavehi le.Measuresaremoreseve efor epeatoffen ers v c r r d inan fforttoper ua ethemtochan etheirbeha iourregar ing e s d g v d alco olconsumpion. h t
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a per on who holds a drivers licen e autho i ing only s c rz thedri ingofamoped,scooer(class6D)orfarmtracor v t t (class8),underage25andwhohasheldalicen efor c lessthan5years; aper onwhoholdsaresricedlicen essuedfolo ing s t t c i l w thesus en ionofapro aio a ylicen e; p s b t n r c aper onwhoholdsalicen eautho i ingonlythedri ing s c rz v ofavehi leequip edwithanalco oligniioninterock c p h t l devi e; c aper onwhoholdsalicen erequiringthathe/shemust s c mainainazerobloodalco olleveltodrive,orhavethe t h careor ontrolof motorvehi le. c a c
IMMEDIATE
LICEN E SUS EN ION C P S
LENGTH
OF DRI ING PRO I I ION V H B T
Whenadri erisconvicedofanoffen eundertheCriminal v t c Code,ajudgecanimpo eadri ingpro i iionperod.Theperod s v hbt i i v ariesaccor ingtotheoffendersdri ing ecordandthetype d v r ofoffen e. c
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Alawenfor e entoffi erimme iaeysus endsthelicen e c m c d t l p c orrightto btainalicen efora90-dayperod: o c i 1. ofanyper onsubecttothezeroalco olrulewhodri es, s j h v orhasthecareor ontrolofamotorvehi leandhasthe c c pre en eofalco olinhis/herbody; s c h 2. ofanyper onwhodri es,orhasthecareor ontrolofa s v c motorvehi lewhenhis/herbloodalco ollevelisover.08; c h 3. ofanyper onwhorefu estopro i ea reathorblood s s vd b sam le. p
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Aminimumfineof$1,000mayaccom a yadri ingpro i i p n v hbtion perodinthecaseofafirstoffen e;finesforsubsequent i c offences are at the discretion of the judge.The offender may alsobesubjecttoaprisonterm. TheHighwaySafetyCode providesforrevocationofalearners licence,probationarylicenceordriverslicenceaswellassuspension oftherighttoobtainoneoftheselicences.Theminimumperiod oflicencerevocationorsuspensionoftherighttoobtainalicence is1,3or5years,dependingonthenumberoftimestheoffenders licencehasbeenrevokedorsuspendedintheprevious10years foranalcohol-relateddrivingconviction. If a court impo es a dri ing pro i iion perod lon er than s v hbt i g therevo aionperodpro i edintheHighwaySafetyCode,the c t i vd judges deci ion pre ails and the dri ing pro i iion perod s v v hbt i shallapply.
CONDITIONS
FOR REINS A ING A LICEN E T T C
Aper onwhoselicen ehasbeenrevo edfolo ingacri i al s c k l w mn convicion for impai ed dri ing is requi ed to meet pari uar t r v r tc l condiionsbefo ealicen ecanbereinsaed.TheHighwaySafety t r c t t Code pro i esthat: vd forafirstoffen e ithinthelast10years: c w theoffen ermustsuc essulycom leetheAlcofrein d c f l p t dri eredu aionpro ramreco ni edbythetheMinister v c t g g z ofTransport that is inten ed to raise awa e ess about d r n drin ing and dri ing pro lems and pre ent a epeat k v b v r offen e ; c theoffen ermustunder oasum a yassess ent d g m r m conducedbyadulyautho i edper onwhoworksin t rz s anaddicionreha iiaioncenre.Thefinalassess ent t blt t t m r eport must show that the offenders beha iour is v consisentwiththesafeope aionofavehi le. t r t c
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Ifthe esultsoftheassess entarefavou a le,theoffen er r m r b d may btainalicen eattheendoftherevo aionperod. o c c t i If,howe er,the esultsoftheassess entareunfa ou a le, v r m v r b theoffen ermustunder oacom re en i eassess ent d g p h sv m (the same pro e u e pplies to a epeat offen er). c d r a r d Furthermore,oncethispro esshasbeencom leedand c p t the offen er would like to btain a new licen e, for a d o c periodof1year he/shewillonlybeallo edtodrivea w vehi leequip edwithanalco oligni ioninterock; c p h t l fora epeatoffen e ithin10years: r c w d g p h sv m theoffen ermustunder oacom re en i eassess ent overaperodof7to9 onths,thepur o eofwhichis i m p s toren erhis/herrelaions iptoalco olconsisentwith d t h h t thesafeope aionofavehi le.Beforeanewlicencecan r t c beissued,thisassess ent houldclearydemonsrae, m s l t t to the satisacion of the Socit, that his/her alco ol f t h consumpion abitsdonotcom ro i ethesafeopeaion t h p ms r t ofamotorvehi le.Theassess entmustbeconduced by c m t a duly autho i ed per on who works in an addicion rz s t reha iiaioncenreorser i e; blt t t vc theman ao yinstalaionofanalco oligniioninterock d t r l t h t l devi e is requi ed for a perod of 2 years for a econd c r i s convicionor3yearsforathirdconvicionormore. t t Feestoregis erintheAlcofreinpro ramandthecostsof t g sum a y and com re en i e assess ents must be assu ed m r p h sv m m bypar i i ants. tcp
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LICENCE REQUI ING USE OF AN ALCO OL IGNI ION INTER OCK DEVI E R H T L C
1. After the dri ing pro i iion perod han ed down by the v hbt i d court,thedri ermay applytotheSocitforaresricedlicen e, v t t c whichwillbevaliduntiltheendofthedriverslicen erevo aion c c t perodimpo edundertheHighwaySafetyCode.Anoffen ermay i s d alsoapplyforaresricedlicen e uringthedri ingpro i iion t t c d v hbt perod.A res ric ed licen e autho i estheoffen ertodrivea i t t c rz d vehi le on the condiion that it is equip ed with an alco ol c t p h igni ioninterockdevi e.Thisdevi epre entsengi eope aion t l c c v n r t ifit etectsthepre en eofalco olinthedriversbody. d s c h 2. Attheendofthelicen erevo aionperod,useofanalco ol c c t i h igniioninterockdevi eisman a o y inorderto btainanew t l c d t r o licen einthefolo ingcases: c l w ifthedri erisa epeatoffen er(2or3-yearman ao yuse); v r d d t r ifthesum a yassess entisunfa ou a leforafirst-time m r m v r b offen ingdri er(man ao yusefor1year). d v d t r
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3. Iftheoffen ingdri erwis estodriveattheendofthepenaly d v h t perodandifhe/shehasnotrecei edasatisaco yassess ent i v f t r m r eport,theappli antmay btain,onavolun a y basis,alicen e c o t r c autho i ing him/her to drive only a vehi le equip ed with an rz c p alco oligniioninterock.However,theperod uringwhichhe/she h t l i d dri es usingthedevi ewillnotredu etheperodofman ao y v c c i d t r useimpo ed. s To btainalicen eautho i ingdri ingwithanalco oligni o c rz v h tioninterock,thedri ermustalsomeetthefolo ing condiions: l v l w t havenootherpenalyonhis/her ecord; t r sub itproofofanagree enttonstallanigniioninter m m i t lockdevi ebyaSocit-appro edshop; c v obs r ethetermsofusefortheinterockdevi e; ev l c assu ecostsrelaingtouseofthedevi e. m t c Alicen erequi inguseofanigniioninterockdevi ecan ot c r t l c n bessuedformotor y leclas esorforalear er. i c c s n Thelicen eclas esautho i edarethoseheldbythedri erat c s rz v thetimethepenalywasimpo ed. t s Ifthesup lierofanigniioninterockdevi enformstheSocit p t l c i that a dri er is not complying with ope aing condiions, the v r t t Socitmayrevo eorsus endthelicen e. k p c
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VEHI LESEI U E C Z R
Avehi lecanbesei ed,towedimme iaeyandimpoun ed c z d t l d for30days,wheherornottheoffen ingdri eristhevehi le t d v c ownerif: thedriverslicen ehasbeenrevo edorsus en eddue c k p d toaCriminalCode offen e,anaccu uaionofdeme it c m l t r p oints,an npaidfineorformedi alrea ons; u c s amotorvehi leisnotequip edwithanigniioninterock c p t l devi e,des iethefactthatthedriverslicen eautho i es c pt c rz him/hertodriveonlyavehi lefitedwiththisdevi e; c t c thedri erfailstores ectigniioninterockcondiionsor v p t l t dri eswiththepre en eofalco olinthebody; v s c h thedriverfailstorespectthetermsofarestrictedlicence issuedbecauseofdemeritpoints; thedriverdoesnotholdavaliddriverslicence,ofaclass appropriateforthetypeofvehicleusedandcarryingthe mandatoryendorsements(inthecaseofheavyvehicles); theholderofalearner'slicenceforamotorcycle(6R)is operatingthevehicleoutsideofadrivingschool'scourse oraroadtestfortheSAAQ; thedriverofaroadvehiclecommitsanexcessivespeedingoffence; thedriver(orindividualwhohascareofthevehicle)has abloodalcohollevelabove0.16%(160mgofalcohol per100mlofblood); thedriverrefusestoprovideabreathorbloodsample.
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If the driver is not the owner of the motor vehi le, he/she is c requi ed toimme iaeynotiythevehicleownerofitsseizure. r d t l f Thedri erisalsores on i leforsub itingtothevehicleowner v p sb m t acopyofthesei u e eport. z r r Inordertorecoverthevehicle,theownermustpayallowing t and sto a e char es, and then take the appro riae steps for r g g p t reim ur e entbytheoffen er. b s m d
FINESFORDRI ING URINGAPENAL YPER OD V D T I

Aper onwhodri esavehi lewhilehis/herlicen eissubect s v c c j toapenal ymust,inaddi iontodeaingwithanimme ia e t t l d t sei u e,payafinegene alybet een$300and$600.Ifapenaly z r r l w t perodhadbeenimpo edforimpai eddri ing,thefinewillbe i s r v $1,500to$3,000. An owner who llows use of a vehi le by someo e whose a c n licen ehasbeensus en edorrevo edislia letoafineof$300 c p d k b to$600;ifthepersonslicen ehadbeenrevo edforimpai ed c k r dri ing,theownersfinewillbe$1,500to$3,000. v Beforelen ingorreningoutavehi le,theownercancheck d t c thevali i yofthedriverslicen ewiththeSocitbycalling dt c 1 900 565-1212.There is a char e of $1.50 per call for the g auto aedser i e. m t vc The table below lists the staues and penalies impo ed t t t s undertheCriminalCode andHighwaySafetyCode folo inga l w convicionforimpai eddri ing: t r v Inadditiontothecostofafine,offendersarerequiredtopay registrationfeesandamandatorycontributiontothecrimevictims assistance program (Indemnisation des victimes dactes criminels).Additionalfeesmayalsoapply.
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CriminalCode
Driving prohibitionof1yr Possibleignitioninterlock useafteraminimum drivingprohibition of3months Fineofatleast$1000
HighwaySafetyCode
Immediatelicencesuspensionfor90days Immediatevehicleimpoundmentfor30daysifthe bloodalcohollevelisinexcessof160mg/100ml orforrefusingtoprovideabreathsample Licencerevocationforaperiodof1yr1 MandatoryAlcofrein2 session Summaryassessmentofadriver'salcoholordrughabitsto determinewhethertheycompromisethesafeoperationofa motorvehicle. Ifsummaryassessmentisunfavourable: comprehensiveassessment4 mandatoryignitioninterlockusefor1yrafterlicence revocationonceanassessmentissatisfactoryfortheSocit Immediatelicencesuspensionfor90days Immediatevehicleimpoundmentfor30daysifthe bloodalcohollevelisinexcessof160mg/100mlor forrefusingtoprovideabreathsample Licencerevocationforaperiodof3yrs Comprehensiveassessment4 Mandatoryignitioninterlockusefor2yrsafterlicence revocationonceanassessmentissatisfactoryfortheSocit Immediatelicencesuspensionfor90days Immediatevehicleimpoundmentfor30daysifthe bloodalcohollevelisinexcessof160mg/100mlor forrefusingtoprovideabreathsample Licencerevocationforaperiodof5yrs1 Comprehensiveassessment4 Mandatoryignitioninterlockusefor3yrsafterlicence revocationonceanassessmentissatisfactoryfortheSocit
Firstpenalty
Secondpenalty
Driving prohibitionof2yrs Possibleignitioninterlock useafteraminimum drivingprohibition of6months Imprisonmentforat least30days Drivingprohibition of3yrs Possibleignitioninterlock useafteraminimum drivingprohibition of12months Imprisonmentforat least120days Imprisonmentforup to10yrs Maximumlifesentence
Thirdor subsequent penalty
Accident* causing bodilyharm Accident* causingdeath Reference periodfor calculating arepeatoffence Other provisions
10yrs
Drivingwhileprohibited:vehicleimpoundmentfor30days andfineof$1885to$3760** Zeroalcoholforholdersofalearnerslicence oraprobationarylicence.
* whileimpaired,withabloodalcohollevelinexcessof80mg/100mlorforrefusing toprovideabreathsample. ** TheseamountsaresubjecttochangeandincludefinesprovidedundertheHighwaySafetyCode, registryfeesandacontributiontoIVAC(Indemnisationdesvictimesdactescriminels). Pleasenotethatadditionalfeesmayapply.

driver education program recognized by the Minister ofTransport.The aim of the program is to raise awareness about the problems associated with alcohol and drug consumption (session fee payable by offender). 3Summary assessment : aims to determine the likelihood of an individuals repeat impaired-driving offence(feepayablebyoffender). 4Comprehensiveassessment : aimstoidentifythebehaviouralproblems,establishasupervisionand followupplanaccordingtotheseverityofacaseandtheindividualsmotivation(severalmeetingsoveraperiodofsixtoninemonths,fee payablebyoffender).N.B. : assessmentsareconductedbyrecognizedaddictionrehabilitationcentreprofessionalsworkinginthehealthand socialservicesnetwork.
1See the SAAQ folder,Criminal Code offences. Drivers licences. 2Alcofrein program :
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RIGHTOFCHAL EN E L G
Anindi i ualwhoselicen eorrightto btainonehasbeen vd c o sus en edfor30,60or90daysafterbeingstoppedforexcessive p d speedingorfollowingarepeatimpaireddrivingoffence may file anappli a ionwiththeSocitfora eviewofthesus en ion c t r p s buthe/shemustassu etherelaedcosts.Ifasus en ionislifed, m t p s t theSocitreim ur escostsincur edbytheappli ant. Ifthesus b s r c pen ion is mainai ed folo ing a eview, the appli ant may, s t n l w r c w ithin 10 days, contest the deci ion befo e the Administrative s r TribunalofQubec. TheHighwaySafetyCode makespro i ionsforothercir um vs c s an eswhichgiveanindi i ualtherightto ontestcer ain t c vd c t deci ions of the Socit befo e the AdministrativeTribunal of s r Qubec, ithin60daysofthedeci ion.Aper onmay ppeal w s s a totheTribunalwhentheSocithasrefu edtoissueorrenew s his/her driverslicen e,pro aio a ylicen eorlearnerslicen e, c b t n r c c orsus en editonmedi al roundsorforfaiu etosub itthe p d c g l r m requi edmedi alexa i aionor ealthassess ent eport. r c mn t h m r Avehi leownermaypetiiontheCourtofQubecorapply c t totheSocitforthelifingofavehi lesei u e. t c z r TheSocitmay eviewadeci ionatanytime nlessithas r s u beenchalen edbefo etheTribunaloracourt. l g r
FAC ORSTHATINFLUEN EDRI ING T C V

Atfirstglan e,adriverstask ppears atherstraightor ard. c a r f w Driving,howe er,requi esmorethansim lystaringtheengi e, v r p t n stee ingandbrin ingthevehi letoastop.Adri erhastomaser r g c v t dri ing tech i ues and trafic rules and unders and that the v nq f t deci ionshe/shemakesmusttakeinto ccountotherdri ersas s a v wellasroadandtraficcondiions. f t
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V ISION
Safeope aionofavehi le ependsoneye ight.Studieshave r t c d s shownthat90%ofadriversdeci ionsarebasedoninfor aion s m t gathe edhroughtheeye.Lossof isualacuiyorfieldof ision r t v t v hasanimme iae ffectonperor an e,pri a iyatthetimea d t a f m c m rl deci ionmustbemadeontheroadway.Thereinliestheriskof s anacci ent,bothfortheope aorandotherroadusers. d r t Anum erofele entscomeintoplayin ivingthedri eran b m g v accu ae picure of his/her sur oun ings. Impairment of one r t t r d a spect,espe ialyifthedri erisuna a eoftheweak ess,can c l v w r n bedan e ousandmayevenren ertheper onunfittodrive. g r d s
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Statisticsonacci entsandtraficoffen es,nottomenionthe d f c t num erofvictimsinju edor illedeachyearontheroad,bear b r k wit esstothecom lexiyofthetask. n p t Drivingavehi lecallsonadriverskno led eandtheinfor c w g maion he/she picks up while dri ing.A dri er must the eo e t v v r f r knowhowtointer rethis/hersur oun ings,andbepre a edto p r d p r react and anti i ae the reacions of thers and befo e aking a cp t t o r m deci ion. A drivers deci ions eflect his/her assess ent of a s s r m situaion.Onapproa hinganinter ecion,forexam le,thereis t c s t p more invol ed than sim ly reco ni ing a stop sign and stop v p g z ping.Thedri erhasto ssessthedisan ebet eenthevehi le v a t c w c andthestopsignbasedonhis/herspeed,theroadcondiions t andthepre en eof thersontheroadtodeter i etherateat s c o mn whichthevehi lemustslowandwhereitwillcometoastop. c New and expe ien ed dri ers will ack o led e that ealth, r c v n w g h per o aiyandsur oun ingsareoftenfacorsthatplayarole s n lt r d t intheirdri ing.Adriversdeci ionsareinfluen edbydomi ant v s c n cha acerraits,moodandgene alwell-being. r t t r A motor vehi le operators phy i al and psy hoo i al state c sc c l gc arecru ialtosafeuseoftheroad ay. c w
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VISUAL ACUI Y T
Visualacuiyistheabiiytoclearydisin uish bjectsfrom t lt l t g o a disan e. Acuity aries from one indi i ual to anoher and t c v vd t thosewithabelow-ave a eabiiytoseehingsshar lymaynot r g lt t p beawareofmany etailstheyaremis ing;theythinktheycansee d s aswellas thers.Alossof isualacuiyisgene alyasso iaed o v t r l c t withagingandapersons ealth.Onlypero iceyeexa i aions h i d mn t will evealapro res i edete io aionof isualacuiy. r g sv r r t v t
FIELD
OF ISION V
STEREOSCOPIC ISION V
Stereoscopic ision,ordepthper epion,isapersonsabiiy v c t lt toaccu aeysituae bjectsinthree-dimen io alspace.Itena les r t l t o s n b a dri er to esti ae the disan e bet een his/her vehi le and v m t t c w c other bjects roundevenwhenthose bjectsarein otion. o a o m
CORRECTIVE
LEN ES S
Contact len es and eye las es hould be worn if requi ed. s g s s r Someone with a drivers licen e that bears the A condiion c t mustwearlen esorglas esfordri ing.Failuretocom lyisan s s v p offen epunis a lebyafine. c h b
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The isualfieldistheexpan eofspaceinwhich bjectsare v s o per ei edwhiletheeyesfocusononepari uarpoint.Thearea c v tc l ofadrivers isualfieldmustbelarge noughtoviewataglan e v e c any obsa le in front or on ither side of the vehi le. It is as t c e c imporant as good isual acuiy since an impai ed isual field t v t r v increa estheriskofacci ents. s d A drivers field of ision nar ows as the speed of a vehi le v r c increa es. It is the same when the eye focu es on one bject. s s o Drugs,alco olandfati ueoftenpro u ethesame ffect.Aneye h g d c e condiionandneu oo i aldis r ermayalsoseriousympairthe t r l gc od l i fieldof ision.Evenwideeye lassrimscan ffectthefieldof ision. v g a v
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AT
NIGHT
It is lways more hazar ous to drive at night than uring a d d theday,regardessofadrivers isualacuiy.Adaptingtonight l v t dri ing means redu ing speed, given the limi ed scope of a v c t vehiclesheadights. l Roadsignsarecove edwithamate ialthat eflectsavehicles r r r headight,allo ingadri ertoseethemfromfarherawaythan l w v t othernon-refleci e bjects.Adri erthe eo e houldnotjudge tv o v r f r s thereachofavehiclesightsbythereflecionfromasign. l t Twofacorsarecru ialtonightdri ing: t c v thedriversabiiytoseeunderlittelight; lt l resisan etoglare. t c Asaper onages,his/herabiiyto djusttoglareisredu ed. s lt a c Ifnightdri ingispari uarydifi ult,greaercauionisneces a y. v tc l l fc t t s r Wearingtinedglas esisstron lydis ou a edatnight;they t s g c r g inevia lyredu eadrivers isualacuiy. t b c v t
PHY I ALDIS R ERS SC O D

Somephy i alail entsmaybethe irectcauseofanacci ent. sc m d d Health care proes io als can eport the name and ddress of f s n r a any atientage14orolderwhomtheydeemunfittodriveon p thebasisof ealthor ision.Aproes io alwhomakessucha h v f s n r eportcan otbesuedfordama es. n g Byrea onofapersonsstateof ealth,theSocitmaysus end s h p orrefu etoissuealicen e,orchan ethecondiionsonalicen e. s c g t c Itmayalsorequi etheindi i ualinvol edtosub ittofurher r vd v m t exa i aionorassess entbya ealthcareproes io al.Obviously, mn t m h f s n ares on i ledri erwillcom lywiththerecom en aionsof p sb v p m d t his/herphy i ian. sc Temporarycondiionssuchashea a hesandfevermakedri ing t d c v moredifi ult.Aper on houldobviousynotget ehindthewheel fc s s l b ifthisisthecase.Adri erwhofeelsillwhiletra eing hould v v l s findasafespotofftheroadtostopthevehi le. c
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FATI UE G
Whenweretired,ourabiiytodriveisdimi is edandthe lt n h conse uen escouldbedis sro s. q c a t u Drowsiness has many cau es. In some cases, it folows a s l heavy meal. Most often it is the esult of a lack of sleep, the r monoo yoftheroad,lackofpraci efornightdri ingorthe t n tc v tem e aureinsi eavehi le. p r t d c Drowsinesscan ffectalert ess.Adri ermustconsi erthefirst a n v d signsofdrow i essaclearwar ingoftheriskofanacci ent. sn n d Becausefati ueslowsmus lecoor i aion,adri erwhofeels g c dn t v tired,whoyawns,whoseeyesareirri a edorwhohasshort t t halu i aionsmuststopforawhie.Stretchingthelegsmaybe l cn t l allthatisnee ed.Sometimesashortnapmayleaveadri er d v feeingrefres ed. l h Apersonsmenalorpsy hoo i alstateisalsoanimporant t c l gc t facor in the safe ope aion of a motor vehi le. An indi i ual t r t c vd whoisexpe ien inganextre eemoionsuchasangerorgrief r c m t s houldthe eo e efrainfromdri ing. r f r r v
CELLPHONE
SinceApril1,2008,useofanytypeofhand-helddevicewitha telephone function has been prohibited while driving. The law bansuseofanytypeofdevicewithatelephonefunctionthatcan connecttoatelephonenetwork,whetherornotithasbeenactivated.Theseinclude: conventionalcellphones; wirelessinformationdevices(BlackBerry); cell phones with a transmitter-receiver function (walkietalkie), such as theTELUS Mike or cell phones that are linkedtothe10-4serviceprovidedbyBELL.Thistypeof device is prohibited, even if the cell phone function has beendeactivated; devicesthatdisplayemailsorthatenableausertobrowse theInternet.
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Simplyholdingthistypeofdeviceinyourhandwhiledriving, regardlessofuse,isanoffence.Ahand-helddevicemeansone wheretheentiredeviceisheldinthehandtomakeacall. TheMeaningoftheExpressionWhileDriving Adriverwhobringshisorhervehicletoastopincompliance withroadsignsandtrafficsignalsorduetoobstructionoftraffic continuestodrivethevehicle.Theindividualisconsideredtobe controllingavehiclesoastocomplywithroadsignsandtrafficsignalsortoavoidtrafficobstructions.Therefore,adriverwhoiswaitingataredlightorinatrafficjamisconsideredtobedrivinga vehicleandthereforecannotuseahand-heldcellphone. However,adriverwhobringsavehicletoasafeandlegalstop atthesideofaroadtouseacellphoneisnolongerconsideredto bedriving,evenifthevehiclesengineisstillrunning. CBsAreAuthorized Useofdevicesthathavebeeninstalledinthevehicledashboard or are mounted on the dashboard and only the microphone or receiverisheldinthehand,arenotprohibited. This applies to high frequency radio communication equipment,suchascentralbatterytelephonesystemsorportabletransmitters-receivers, more commonly known as CBs and walkietalkies. SafetyTips Asamotorist,youareresponsiblefordrivingsafely.Youshould thereforekeepthefollowingsafetyrulesinmind: Turnoffyourphonebeforeyougetbehindthewheeland letyourvoicemailtakeyourcalls. Ifyouabsolutelyhavetouseyourphone,pulloverfirstto alocationwhereyouareallowedtodoso,foryourown safetyandthatofothers.Forexample: on the side of the road where the maximum speed limitislessthan70km/h;
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inaparkinglot; inaservicearea. Rememberthat,exceptinanemergency,nooneisallowed tobringtheirvehicletoastopontheshoulderofahighwayoronahighwayentranceorexitramp. You can also ask passengers in the vehicle to answer or makeacallforyou.
ALCO OL H
Impaireddri ingisa erious ocial oncern!InQubec,alco ol v s s c h useisafacorinabout32%offatalacci ents,16%ofacci ents t d d cau ing eriousinju yand5%ofacci entscau ingminorinju y. s s r d s r On average, between 2002 and 2006, alco ol accouned for h t 200deathsand2,900injured. Alcoholcom elsadri ertotakerisks.Today,itiscom on p v m kno led ethatalco olmpairsapersonsabiiytodrive.The w g h i lt moreaper on rinks,thepoo erhis/herabii ytoexer i e s d r lt cs safejudg ent. m Drivingundertheinfluen eofalco olsignii antyincrea es c h fc l s the risk of a erious acci ent, with its dire conse uen es and s d q c increa in lyhars erpenalies. s g h t Justoneglassofwinemaypro u ethe ffectsdes ri edabove. d c e c b Evenifapersonsbloodalco ollevelisbelow.08%these ffects h e may ppear,sinceat.05%thefaculiesofanave a eadultare a t r g signii antyaffeced.Itisimporanttonotethatyoungdri ers fc l t t v aremoreeasiyaffec ed,andbysmaler mountsofalco ol. l t l a h Adri eraged16to19withabloodalco ollevelof.03 v h is three times more at risk of beco ing invol ed in a m v fatalacci ent. d The ffectsofalco olsura erelai eyquic lyifaper onis e h f c tv l k s tiredor rinksonanemptysto ach.Themorealco olingesed, d m h t themore erioustheimpair ent.Noper on houlddriveafter s m s s drinking. Sincealco olisconsu edonanum erofdife entocca ions,it h m b f r s isimporanttoredu ethempactofalco olbyexer i ingmode at c i h cs r tion andremin ing uestsatarecepionoftheirres on i iiy. d g t p sblt
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Somerecom en aions : m d t drinkverylitteandslo ly ; l w havesomehingtoeatwhendrin ing ; t k servenon-alco oicbeve a es(inclu ingwater) ; h l r g d spaceyour rinks ; d stop ser ing alco ol at least an hour befo e the end of v h r therecepion ; t takestepstoensu ethatyoudonotope aeavehi leifyou r r t c have had a drink have anoher per on drive or take a t s taxiorbus; allowaguestwhohashadtoomuchtodrinktostayover; planahead. Many peo le belie e that a per on who is used to drin ing p v s k willbebeterabletohandealco olandavoidbeingimpai ed. t l h r Whileitistruethatthehabiualdrinkersbody djusts,theimpres ion t a s ofsobrieyisillusory,leadingtheper ontoove esi ae his/her t s r tm t abiiytodrive. lt Popularreme iesforredu ingthe ffectsofalco olrarey d c e h l work.Somepeo lebelie ethat atingwhiledrin inghelpsthe p v e k eli i aionpro ess.Thepre en eoffoodinthesto ach,howe er, mn t c s c m v mereyslowsdowntheabsorp ionofalco olintotheblood; l t h itdoesnotpre enttheper onfromrea hinga igherblood v s c h alco olconcenraion. h t t Thefact emainsthattheliver reaksdown90%ofalco ol r b h consu edbyanindi i ual.Aheal hyindividualsliverworks m vd t atastea yrate,pro es ingagivennum erofmginanhour, d c s b regardessofthe mountconsu ed.Ittakesatleast5hours l a m forthebodytoeli i aethe mountofalco olconsu edby mn t a h m someo ewitha.08%bloodalco olconcenraion. n h t t Takingawalkorsho erwillnotspeedupthealco oleli i a w h mn tion pro ess.There is no mira ulous ethod for increa ing the c c m s bodys abiiytometa oi ealco ol.Timeistheonlyreme y. lt b lz h d
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MAIN FFECTSOFALCO OLONAVEHI LEOPE A OR E H C R T
Onobs r a ion e v t Rather than scan ing the road ahead, to the sides and n occa io aly ehind,adri erundertheinfluen eofalco ol s n l b v c h tendstofocusononespotor bjectahead:he/shepays o lessatteniontovehi les,per onsand bjectsonornear t c s o theroad. Thedri erislessabletoesti aedisan esbet een bjects. v m t t c w o Thedri erislessabletoadapttodark ess. v n Atnight,adri erhasdifi ulyfocu ingafterencoune ing v fc t s t r theglareofanonco ingvehi leandthetimeittakesto m c a djustafterthevehi lehaspas edislon erthannor al. c s g m Thereisadecrea edsenseofdan erandthedri erthe eo e s g v r f r takesmorerisks. Ondeci ion- aking s m Brainacti iyisslo ed. vt w Thedri erislessabletoreco ni eapro lemsituaion. v g z b t Makingaquickdeci ionisdifi ult. s fc Onexe u ion c t Thesti uaionpro o edbyalco ol esultsinover oni m l t v k h r c fden eofonesabiiies. c lt Slowerbrainacti iy esultsinalossofmus uarcoor i avt r c l dn tion. Sinceadri erisslowtoreai ethathe/shemustact, v lz limbmove entsareoften bruptandimpre i e.He/she m a cs findsitdifi ulttostayinthelane,gohroughaninter ecion, fc t s t chan e lanes, make a turn, ontrol the vehi le and even g c c cometoastop.Alcoholwillalso ffectthesenseofbalan e a c ofamotor y lerider. c c
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DRUGSANDMEDI A ION C T
It is com on kno led e that drugs and some medi aions m w g c t have an mpact on an individuals abiiy to ope ae a motor i lt r t vehi le.Theuseofdrugs(mariua a,cocai e,amphea i es,etc.) c j n n t mn ormood-alte ingmedi aions(minortran uii ers,anti-depres ants, r c t q lz s sedai es,etc.)increa etheriskofacci ent.Incom i aionwith tv s d bn t alco oltherisk limbssignii anty. h c fc l
PRECAUTIONS
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Adri erakingmedi aionmustmakearea o a leassess ent v t c t s n b m ofwheheritsuseisconsisentwiththesafeope aionofavehi le. t t r t c Takenalone,somemedi aionshave ffectssimiartothose c t e l pro u edbyalco ol.Thisispari uarytrueforminortran uii ers d c h tc l l q lz orslee ingpills. p Antihistamines(intheformofsyruporpills)torelie ealler y v g or cold sympoms can cause drow i ess.A per on using such t sn s medi aion houldreadthelabelcareulyandaskaphy i ian c t s f l sc orphar a istaboutside ffectsandthelikeympactonthe m c e l i abiiytodrive. lt Adri erundermedi aion houldneverdrinkalco ol.Sucha v c t s h com i aionisdan e ousbecau etheside ffectsofthemedi a bn t g r s e c tion aremuli liedbythoseofthealco ol.Thecom i ed ffects tp h bn e signii antympairapersonsabii ytoreactandmayleave fc l i lt him/hercom leeyuna letodrive. p t l b
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ADRIVERSMIND-SET
Althoughadriversphy i al ealthisimporant,his/hermenal sc h t t h ealth requi es serious consi e aion. Personality raits often r d r t t showupinbeha iouratthe ontrolsofamotorvehi le,which v c c pro i esanindi i ualwithafeelingofinde en en eandser es vd vd p d c v asanoutetforemoions. l t Somedri ersshowself-res ectandconsi e aion.Inadifi ult v p d r t fc dri ingsituaion,theirdeci ionsarebasedontole an e,patien e v t s r c c and fore ight. Fully aware of the inhe ent dan er invol ed in s r g v ope aingamotorvehi le,their killsanddri ing abitsimpro e r t c s v h v withexpe ien e. r c However,somesituaionsaremorelikeytoleadto onflicts t l c bet eendri ers,forexample,cityrushhoursorgettingonandoff w v highways.Peoplereactinawidevarietyofwaystotraficjams. To f avoid making a bad situation worse, a dri er must mode ae v r t his/herbeha iourandanti i aepos i le dan er. v cp t sb g Regardlessofthecauseofatraficpro lem,itissomei es f b tm bestjusttoslowdownand,ifnecessary,pullofftothesideofthe road.Thisdoesnotmeanbeingpassive;itmeansbeingalert. Agooddri er houldplanahead,choosingtra eltimesand v s v routesthatmakeitpossibletoavoidtraficcongesionandthe f t likei ood of an acci ent.These are pree a le alter ai es to lh d f r b n tv using the shoul er of the road or stop-and-go tacics to move d t forwardfasterthanthepersonahead.
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OBS R A ION E V T
Observing the imme iae sur oun ings and chec ing on all d t r d k sidesofthevehi learekeytodeter i ingifonecansafeyovera e c mn l t k avehi le,chan elanes,pro eedhroughaninter ecionormerge c g c t s t withtrafic.Adri ermustbasethedeci iontopro eedoryield f v s c thewaytootherroadusersoninfor aionheorsherecei es m t v t hrough irectobs r aion.Adri ermustalso djusthis/herspeed d ev t v a totraficcondiions. f t Wemustthinkaboutwhathap enswhenadri ergoeshrough p v t aninter ecion ithoutstop ingand akingtheneces a yverii s t w p m s r fcaions, oradri erwhoovera esavehi le ithoutchec ingfor t v t k c w k onco ing trafic. Serious acci ents and vicims who had the m f d t misfortune of being in the wrong place at the wrong time are com on la e.Negligenceincreasestheriskofacci ent. m p c d
EXER I INGJUDG ENT CS M

Agreaernum erofacci entsoccuratnightandonwee ends; t b d k vigian eisespe ialycaledfor uringthesetimes.Thepos i iiy l c c l l d sblt ofhumanerrorisall round,inthevehi leaheador ehind,in a c b theonco ingvehi leortheoneovera ingyou.Yourjudg ent m c t k m maybecaleduponatany oment. l m Unexpectedsituaionsmaycallforredu edspeed.Roadbuil ing t c d or epairwork,amis ap,fog,etc.,maytestonespatien eand r h c leavelittetimeforpro erres on e. l p p s All dri ers will encouner situaions that are eyond their v t t b c ontrol,forexam leatraficlightmaybedefec i e,thedri er p f tv v infrontmay ppearlostorisdri ingtooslo lyoranyother a v w unex ecedsituaionmaycauseadri ertolenghenorchan e p t t v t g his/herroute.
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Thisiswhenadri ermustexer i ejudg ent.Obviously,no v cs m onetakesplea u einyiel ingtoorbeinginti i aedbyother s r d md t dri ersorbac ingdownfromariskyvenure.Ahur ied ction, v k t r a howe er,canleadtoadra aicsituaion.Inconvenienceordelay v m t t isthesmallpriceasmartdri eris illingtopayforsaferroads. v w
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llroadvehi lesmustberegise edtobeused c t r ona ublicroad ayinQubec.Ownersare p w res on i lefor avingtheirvehi leregise edat p sb h c t r a Socit de lassu an e auto o ie du Qubec r c m bl ser i ecenre. vc t Ownersmustpaytheirregisraionfeesevery t t yearsotheycanconti uetodrivetheirvehi le. n c l t TheHighwaySafetyCode anditsreguaions also requi e vehi le wners to mainain their r c o t vehi lespro eryandtoensu ethattheyhavethe c p l r feauresandacces o iesrequi edbylaw. t s r r
VEHI LEREGIS RA ION C T T

INGENE AL R
Everyroadvehi lemustberegise ed nlessexempedunder c t r u t theHighwaySafetyCode.Theownerisres on i lefor pplying p sb a totheSocitdelassu an eauto o ieduQubeconaking r c m bl t pos es ionofavehi leorbefo eexpi yoftem o a yregisraion s s c r r p r r t t fromavehi ledeaer.Avehi leownerwhotakesupresi en e c l c d c inQubecmustapplyforregisraion ithin90days. t t w
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Theregisraion emainsvalidforaslongasthevehi leand t t r c theowner emainthesame. r When the vehi le is regise ed, the Socit ssues a licen e c t r i c plateandregisraioncerii aethatcor es ondstotheowner t t tfc t r p cate o yandvehi letype,useandplaceofope aion. g r c r t
VEHI LES XEMPTFROMREGIS RA ION C E T T

Registration is not requi ed for the folo ing road vehi les, r l w c whicharenotusedon ublicroads: p snow lo erswithanet eightof900kgorless; b w w farmtracorsthatarenotusedon ublicroads; t p snow o ies with a net eight of 55 kg or less and a m bl w maxi umspeedunder15km/h; m snow o ies,withanet eightof450kgorlessthat m bl w areownedbyaper onwhodoesnotresi einQubec s d pro i edthatthesnow o ieisregise edincom lian e vd m bl t r p c withthelawsoftheownersplaceofresi en eorhead d c offi e; c moto i edtoyvehi lesthatcancarryoneper on; rz c s golfcarts; gar en tracors, not inclu ing farm tracors, and iding d t d t r m owersthatcarryoneper on; s roadvehi lesusedexclu i eyinsi eabuil ing; c sv l d d farmmachi e yownedbyafar er. n r m
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OBTAI INGAVEHICLESREGIS RA ION N T T ANDTHERIGHTTOOPE A ETHEVEHI LE R T C

REQUIREMENTS
Toregisteravehicleandobtaintherighttooperateitonthe road,ownersmust: meetthetermsandconditionssetoutbyregulation; paythefeessetbyregulation; following the purchase of a used vehicle, submit the odometerreadingatthetimeofregistration. Aswell,theirdriver'slicencemustnotbecurrentlysuspendedforunpaidfines. Ownersofheavyvehi les(rucksorbuseswithanet eightof c t w morethan3,000kg)and wnersoftowrucksorroadvehi les o t c usedtotrans orthazar ousmate ialmustentertheirvehi lesin p d r c theregiserof wnersandope aorsofheavyvehi leskeptby t o r t c theCommissiondesTransportsduQubec.
COST
OF REGIS RA ION T T
Thecostofregisraion ariesaccor ingtovehi letype,use t t v d c andplaceofope aion.Itinclu es: r t d theregisraionfee; t t theQubecauto o ieinsu an eplanpre ium; m bl r c m admi israi echar es; n t tv g acontri uionofmoto iststo ublictranst,ifappli a le; b t r p i c b salestax. Additionalchar esareaddedforpas en ervehi lesthatare g s g c nomorethansevenyearsoldand aluedatover$40,000. v
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MANDATORY
LIA I I Y INSU AN E B L T R C
TheAutomobileInsuranceActrequi eseveryvehi leownerto r c havethird-partylia iiyinsu an ecove a einthe mountofat blt r c r g a least$50,000.Thisisalegalobligationforanyo ewhoplans n todriveon ublicroadsinQubec. p
SPECIAL
REQUI E ENT FOR INORS R M M
Minorswhowishtoregiseravehi lemustpro i etheSocit t c vd withwriten onsentfromtheir arentorlegalguar ian. t c p d

CASES
IN WHICH VEHI LE REGIS RA ION MAY BE ENIED C T T D
TheSocitwillnotregiseravehi leiftheappli antcan ot t c c n provesoleorjointowners ip,orprovethatthevehi leisowned h c byabusi essinwhichhe/shehasaninter st. n e
CONDI IONSRELA INGTOVEHI LEREGIS RA ION T T C T T

SIGNATURE
Theper oninwhosenamearegisraioncerii aeisssued s t t tfc t i mustsignitassoonashe/sherecei esit. v

CHANGE
OF DDRESS A
Theper onwhosename ppearsontheregisraioncerii ae s a t t tfc t mustnformtheSocitofanychan eof ddress ithin30days. i g a w

MOTOR VEHI LE C
LIA I I Y INSU AN E CARD B L T R C
Aper onwhodri es,haschar eoforexer i es ontrolover s v g cs c a motor vehi le must carry the vehicles regisraion cerii ae c t t tfc t and vehi le lia iiy insu an e card and must be able to show c blt r c themupon equestbyalawenforcementoffi er. r c
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LICENCE
PLATE INSTAL A ION L T
Vehicle wnersmustsecu ey ttachtheirlicen eplaestothe o r l a c t rearoftheirvehi lesorelse he easdeter i edbyreguaion. c w r mn l t However,ownersofcom i aionvehi lesdesi nedtopulla bn t c g traiermust ttachthelicen eplatetothefrontofthevehi le. l a c c
LEGIBLE AND
CLEAN LICEN E PLA ES C T
Only the inscripion deter i ed by the Socit may ppear t mn a onalicen eplate. c Thelicen eplatemustbekeptfreeofanymaterthatmight c t pre entitfrombeingclearylegi le.Theremustalsobesufi ient v l b fc lighingatthereartomakeitvisi leatnight. t b A law enforcement offi er may requi e that the ope aor of a c r r t motorvehi le cleanthelicen eplateifitissodirtythatitishard c c toread.
NO
OTHER PLA ES ALLO ED T W
No plate that might be confu ed with one ssued by the s i Socitoranequi aentautho iyinanoherjuris icionmaybe v l rt t d t a ffixedtoavehi le, nlessanoherQubecstauesorequi es. c u t t t r
CERTIFICATE AND
PLATE REPLA E ENT C M
Thehol erofaregisraioncerii aethatisdama ed,ille i le d t t tfc t g gb orlostmustapplytotheSocitforarepla e ent.Afeewillbe c m char edforthenewcerii ae. g tfc t Anyonewhoope aesavehi lewithalicen eplatethatisso r t c c dama edthatitisille i leissubecttoafine. g gb j
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ANNUAL
REGIS RA ION FEES T T
Toretaintherighttodrivetheirvehicles,ownershavetopay registrationfeeseveryyearnolaterthantheduedatesetby regulation. Nograceperodisallo edforlatepay ent.Thefull mount i w m a indi aedonthenoti emustbepaid nlessthevehi leowneris c t c u c t akingthevehi leofftheroadbefo ethebegin ingofthenew c r n regisraionperod.Additionalchar esare ppliedwhenregisraion t t i g a t t feesarenotpaidbeforeorbythedeadi e. ln OwnerswhoowetheSocitan mountthathasnotbeen a paidarenotallo edtodrivetheirvehi le. w c
DISCARDING A VEHI LE C
VEHICLE
STO A E R G
Vehicle wnerswhowishtostoretheirvehi lesforanindei ie o c fnt a mountoftimemustnformtheSocit.Duringthistime,they i can otdrivetheirvehi lebutthelicen eplatemust emainonit. n c c r TheSocitgivesthevehi leownera eceiptto onfirmthat c r c thevehi leisinsto a e.Ifthesto a eappli a ionismadeby c r g r g c t tele ho e,theownerissentalet erto onfirmthevehicles p n t c chan eofstaus. g t
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Ownerswhodis ardavehi lebecau eitcannolon erbeused c c s g mustnformtheSocitanddecla ethattheywillnotbe dri ing i r v thevehi leanymore.These equestsmaybemadebyphone. c r Beforeadiscardedvehicleisauthorizedtobeusedoncemore onapublicroadway,theownermusthavethevehiclemechanically inspected,assumingallcostsrelatingtosuch,andensurethatall repairsrequiredtoallowthevehicletomeetregulatorystandards aremet.
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REIMBURSEMENT
Ifthevehicleisdiscarded,placedinstorage,sold,damaged beyong repair, stolen or registered in another jurisdiction, the ownerisentitedtobereim ur edforpartofthe mountpaid l b s a to cover regis ra ion fees and the Qubec auto o ie insut t m bl ran eplanpre ium. c m
CHAN EOFOWNERS IP G H
When the ownership of a vehicle is transferred, supporting documentsarerequired,forexampleapieceofidentity,powerof attorneywhereanotherpersonisbeingrepresented,oradocument givingtheparentsconsentinthecaseofaminor.Aswell,noone whosedriver'slicenceissuspendedforunpaidfinesmaycede ownershipofavehicle.
VEHICLE
PUR HA ED FROM AN INDI I UAL C S V D
Beforebuyinganindividual'svehicle,theprospectivepurchaser shouldcheckwiththeSAAQthatanunpaidfinedoesnotprevent achangeofownership. Whenavehi leispur ha edfromanindi i ual,boththebuyer c c s vd andselermustgototheSocitser i ecenre.Theper onseling l vc t s l thevehi lemusthandintheregisraioncerii ae.Thevehi le c t t tfc t c is then ssued a new regisraion confir ing that the per on i t t m s acqui ingthevehi leisthenewowner. r c
EXCHANGE
OF VEHI LES C
Whentwopeo leexchan eroadvehi les,eachvehi leowner p g c c mustapplyfornewregisraionandpayappli a lefees. t t c b

TRANSACTION HROUGH A T
DEA ER L
Aper onwhosellsaroadvehi letoadeaermustgivethe s c l deaertheregisraioncerii ae,after avingendor edit. l t t tfc t h s Iftheper ondoesnotpur ha eanewvehi le,canhe/shemust s c s c turninthelicen eplatetotheSocit. c
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If they do pur ha e a new vehi le, they must apply to the c s c Socitforitsregisraion.Thesamelicen eplatecanbeused, t t c ifsodesi ed. r
RULESGOVER INGVEHI LESANDACCES O IES 2 N C S R

MAN A O YIDEN I I A IONNUM ERS D T R TFC T B
Roadvehi lesmustbearmanufacturers erialnum ers.The c s b num ers manuacu ers ssign are recor ed by the Socit de b f t r a d lassu an e auto o ie du Qubec.The Socit may also ssign r c m bl a andaffixanidenii aionnum er. tfc t b Vehicle wnerswhofindthattheirvehi ledoesnotshowa o c s erialnum ermustapplytotheSocittohaveone. b Changing, akingille i le,defa ing,remo ingandrepla ing m gb c v c a vehicles erial num er is pro i ied ithout prior onsent s b hbt w c fromtheSocit.
COM UL O YEQUIP ENTANDACCES O IES P S R M S R

All road vehi les must inclu e the feaures and acces o ies c d t s r thatthemanuacu erisrequi edtoinclu eunderQubecstaues f t r r d t t andreguaions. l t
2.Farm-usevehiclesaresubjecttospecifictrafficrulesandsafetystandards.
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Busesandmini u esusedtocarry choolchil renmustbe b s s d equip edwithsignsatthefrontandrearthatreadCO IERS p L ( choolchil ren). s d If choolchil renarecar iedinapas en ervehi le,theowner s d r s g c mustnstalloneofthesesignsonthevehi leroof,acingthefront i c f andbackofthevehi le.Thesesignsmustberemo edorcove ed c v r upwhenthevehi leisnotbeingusedtocarry choolchil ren. c s d
L IGHTSAND IGNALS S
Drivers must make sure that the ights and ignals requi ed l s r fortheirtypeofvehi leareingoodwor ingorderandthatthey c k have not been soied or obsruced in such a way as to make l t t themlesseffeci e. tv
ROAD VEHI LES C
Allvehi lesotherthanamotor y le,mopedorscooertra eling c c c t v l on ublicroad aysmustbeequip edatthefrontwithatleast p w p twosin leortwinwhiteheadights,twowhiteoramberpar ing g l k l ights,andtwowhiteoramberturn-signalights. l Attherear,allvehi les,otherthanamotor y le,mopedor c c c scooer,inclu ingtraiersandsemi-traiers,musthavetwored t d l l par ingights,tworedreflecors(whichmaybepartofthelens), k l t tworedbrakeights,tworedoramberturn-signalights,awhite l l bac uplight,andawhitelicen eplatelight.Theymustalsohave k c aredpar inglightandside-mar erlightattherearandanamber k k par inglightandside-mar erlightatthefronton itherside. k k e Inaddiion,allvehi lesthatare9.1 eterslongormoremust t c m beequip edwithanamberpar inglightandside-mar erlighton p k k e itherside,half aybet eenthefrontandrearside-mar erights. w w k l
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SPECIAL
RULES FOR VEHI LES OVER C
2.03 ETRES WIDE M
In addiion to the ights requi ed above, road vehi les and t l r c com i aionroadvehi lesthatareover2.03 etreswidemust bn t c m haveanamberclea an elightoneachsideandthreeamber r c par ing ights in front, and a red clea an e light on each side k l r c andthreeredpar ingightsattherear. k l
MOTORCYCLES, OPEDS AND M
SCOO ERS T
Motorcycles, opedsandscooersmustbeequip edwithat m t p leastonewhiteheadight,oneredlightattherear,twowhiteor l yelow turn- ignal ights at the front, two red or yelow turnl s l l s ignalightsattherearandoneredbrakelightattherear. l
BUSES
FLASHING AND
ROTA ING IGHTS T L
Rotatingandflas ingightsarereser edforceraintypesof h l v t vehi les. Red flas ing or rotaing ights are reser ed for emer c h t l v gen yvehi les,blueonesforpoli evehi les,andamberonesfor c c c c ser i e, equip ent, scort, snow remo al and road maine an e vc m e v t n c vehi les.Greenflas ingandrotaingightsarereser edforemerc h t l v gen yvehi lesatdis sersitesorforindi aingacom andpost. c c at c t m
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Busesandmini u esusedtocarry choolchil renmustbe b s s d equip edwithflas ingredightsatthefrontandrear,aswell p h l asaman ao ystop ignalconsisingofaretraca lestopsign d t r s t t b orretraca learmwithastopsign(ARRT).This ignalmust t b s beinstaledontheout i enearthedriversseat.These ignals l sd s andightsmustbeusedwhilechil renareboar ingorlea ing l d d v thebus.
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FOG LIGHTS
Optional fog ights must meet pres ri ed stan ards and be l c b d pla edatthefrontofthevehi leatthesamelevelnever igher c c h thanheadights. l
BRA ES K
Roadvehi lesandcom i aionroadvehi lesmustbeequip ed c bn t c p withatleastoneser i ebrakesysemthatisingoodwor ing vc t k orderandcapa leof pplyingsufi ientbra ingpowertoeach b a fc k load-bea ingwheeltostopthevehi lequic lyincaseofemer en y, r c k g c aswellaspar ingbra esthatkeepitatafullstop. k k Itisanoffen etodriveavehi leonwhichthebrakesysem c c t hasbeenmodiiedoralte edinsuchawayastoredu eits f r c effec i e ess. tv n A law enforcement offi er who has rea o a le rounds to c s n b g belie ethatthebrakesysemofaroadvehi leisdefeci eorout v t c tv ofordermayhavethevehi leimpoun edortowedtothenea est c d r suia leplaceforsto a eattheownersexpen euntilthesituaion t b r g s t hasbeenreciied. tf
ALTE A IONOFSEATBELTS R T
Removaloralte aionofavehiclesseatbeltsispro i ied, r t hbt as is aving them ren e ed unu a le.A fine of $200 may be h d r s b impo edforsuchoffen es. s c
AIRBAG
Deactivationofanairbaginstaledinamotorvehi leis l c pro i ied, xcept by means of a unit instaled by the vehi le hbt e l c manuacu erpriortosaletothenitialowner.Whereanairbag f t r i requi esrepla e ent(duetodeploy entordama e)onlynew r c m m g ori i almanuacu erpartsmaybeused.Failingthis,afineof gn f t r $300to$600maybeimpo ed. s
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RADARWAR INGDEVI ES N C
Theinstalaionorsaleofaradarwar ingdevi eforavehi le l t n c c ispro i ied. hbt Drivingavehi leequip edwithsuchadevi eisfor id en.Alaw c p c b d enforcementoffi erwhohasrea o a le roundstobelie ethata c s n b g v vehi leisequip edwitharadarwar ingdevi emaystopthevehi le c p n c c foraninspecion.Ifadeviceisfound,theofficerisauthorizedto t confiscateitattheownersexpense,givingthedriverareceipt.The devi eisthentur edovertotheSocitdelassu an eauto o ie c n r c m bl duQubec,whichmaydis o eofitafter90days. p s
HORNS
Allvehi lesmustbeequip edwithahorn,which houldonly c p s beusedwhenneces a y. s r Onlyemer en yvehi lesmaybeequip edwith irensor g c c p s devi esthatpro u easimiarwar ingsoundorwithmecha isms c d c l n n forchan ingtraficights. g f l UndertheHighwaySafetyCode,lawenforcementoffi ersmay c haveanunauho i edsirenorsimiarwar ingdevi eremo ed t rz l n c v fromavehi leattheownersexpen e.Theoffi ergivesthedri er c s c v a eceiptbeforehandingthesirenordevi eovertotheSocit. r c This rule does not apply to anti-theft devi es instaled on c l vehi les. c
E XHAUSTSYS EM T
Avehicles xhaustsysemmustinclu eallitscom o ents, e t d p n such as the maniold, pipes, mufler, sup orts and fase ers. f f p t n These parts must all be secu ey fase ed and none of them r l t n s houldhaveanygasleaks.
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Thesaleofavehi lewithasub-stan ard xhaustsysemfor c d e t useona ublicroad ayispro i ied. p w hbt Modifyingan xhaustsyseminsuchawayastomakeitnoi ier, e t s sup ressitorredu eitseffeci e essisalsopro i ied. p c tv n hbt
WINDS IELDSANDWIN OWS H D

Vehiclewinds ieldsandwin owsmustbemadeoftrans a ent h d p r glassandmanuacu edortreaedinsuchawayastosignii anty f t r t fc l redu etheirriskofshat e ingorbeingbro en.Theymustbe c t r k keptfreeoforeignmaterthatmightham erthedriversview. f t p Nosub tan ethathin ersvisi iiyordar enstheglassmay s c d blt k be pplied to or prayed on the winds ield. A strip no more a s h than15cmwidemay,howe er,bepla edalongtheupperedge v c ofthewinds ield.Sidewin owson ithersideofthedri ermust h d e v letinatleast70%ofthelightwhenmea u edwithaphoo eer. s r t m t A law enforcement offi er may requi e a dri er to clean or c r v clearthewinds ieldorwin owsofanyoreignmater. h d f t
REAR IEWMIR ORS V R

Allmotorvehi les, xceptformotor y les, opedsandscooers, c e c c m t musthaveatleasttwosecu eyatta hedrear iewmir ors:one r l c v r insi e,inthecenreoftheupperpartofthewinds ield,andone d t h out i ethedriversside. sd Whenuseoftheinsi emir orisimpos i le,anout i emir or d r sb sd r simiartothatonthedriverssidemustbeatta hedtotheright l c sideofthevehi le. c Motorcycles, opedsandmoto i edscooersmustbeequip ed m rz t p withasecu eyatta hedrear iewmir oroneachside. r l c v r
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SPEE O E ERANDODO E ER D M T M T
Allmotorvehi les( xcept opeds,scooersandmotor y les c e m t c c with an engi e size up to 125 cc) must be equip ed with a n p spee o eerandodo eeringoodwor ingorder. d m t m t k
BUM ERS P
Motorvehi lebum ersmustbesecu eyfixedintheirinten ed c p r l d locaion. t
TIRES
Owners must ensu e that their vehi les are equip ed with r c p tiresthatmeetesta lis edstan ardsforuseon ublicroad ays b h d p w andthattheyareingoodcondiion. t Studdedtiresmaybeusedbet eenOctober15andMay1on w pas en ervehi lesandcom er ialvehi leswithagrossvehi le s g c m c c c w eightof3,000kgorless. Under the Highway Safety Code, from December 15 to March15,alltaxisandpassengervehiclesregisteredinQubec must be equipped with winter tires. This requirement also appliestorentalpassengervehiclesinQubec. Wintertireexemptioncertificate The regulation, which comes under the responsibility of Transports Qubec, makes provisions for certain exemptions andcasesforwhichacertificateauthorizingapassengervehicle ortaxitooperatewithoutwintertiresmaybeissued. Forinformationaboutexemptionsandcaseswhereacertificatecanbeissued,consulttheTransportsQubecWebsite.
TiresforWinterDriving
FEN ERS D
Motorvehi lesorcom i aionvehi lesthatarenotequip ed c bn t c p withper a entfen ersmustbefitedwithmobiemud uards m n d t l g madeofresisantmate ial,andbenonar o erthanthetiretread. t r r w Farmtracorsandmachi e yare xemptfromthisrequi e ent. t n r e r m
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NATU ALGASANDPRO A EVEHI LES R P N C

Naturalgasorpro a evehi lesmustcarryacom lian estic er p n c p c k ceriyingthatthevehiclesfuelsysemmeetstherequi e ents tf t r m of the Regulation res ecing safey stan ards for road vehi les, p t t d c faiingwhichthevehicleownerislia letoa$300to$600fine. l b
MODI YINGAVEHI LE F C
Exceptwithpriorautho i aionbytheSocitdelassu an e rz t r c auto o ie du Qubec, no one may alter the frame, body or m bl mecha ismsofavehi leinten edforuseona ublicroad ay n c d p w if the alte a ion might decrea e vehi le sta ii y or bra ing r t s c blt k effec i e ess. tv n The Socits appro al is also requi ed befo e aking an v r r m alte a ionthatwouldchan ethevehi letype. r t g c
MECHANICALINSPECTION
TheSocitdelassu an eauto o ieduQubechasexclu i e r c m bl sv autho iy over mecha i al inspecion of road vehi les and the rt nc t c issueofinspecioncerii aesandcom lian estic ers. t tfc t p c k Everyyear,theSocitnspectsthou andsofvehi lesstop ed i s c p bylawenforcementoffi ers. c
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Accredited gents loca ed throu hout Qubec carry out a t g mecha i alinspecions.Agentsarebusi es esaccre iedbythe nc t n s dt Socittocarryoutinspecionsoflightvehi les(3,000kgand t c less)orheavyvehi les(morethan3,000kg),forafee. c Alawenforcementoffi ermayrequi eamecha i alinspecion c r nc t iftherearerea o a le roundstobelie ethatavehi lehasbeen s n b g v c modiiedorconsiuesa ublicdan er.He/shemayalsompound f tt t p g i avehi le at the owners expen e, so that an inspecion can be c s t car iedout. r
COM UL O YINSPEC ION P S R T

Thefolo ingvehi lesmustbeinspeced: l w c t vehi lesusedbyadri ing choolfortea hingpur o es; c v s c p s emer en yvehi les; g c c towrucksthathaveanet eightof3,000kgorless; t w taxi abs, buses, mini u es and other vehi les used to c b s c carry choolchil ren; s d vehi les alte ed to use fuel other than that inten ed by c r d themanuacu er; f t r vehi leswithanet eightover3,000kg,withtheexcep c w tionofmotorhomes,cam ers,toolvehi les,farmtracors, p c t farmmachi e y,consrucionsitetraiersandfarmtraiers; n r t t l l
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modiied,home-madeorrecy ledvehi les,aswellasany f c c othervehi lethatalawenforcementoffi erconsi ersa c c d p ublicdan er; g vehi lesinvol edinanacci ent; c v d usedvehi lesori i aingout i eQubec; c gn t sd vehi lesthathavebeendis ar ed. c c d A law enforcement offi er may also order a mecha i al c nc inspecionandsetthedeadi efortheinspecionifhe/shehas t ln t rea o a le rounds to belie e that a vehi le has under o e s n b g v c g n chan esorisinacondiionthatconsiuesadan er. g t tt t g
INSPEC IONOUT O E T C M
Ifthevehi lemeetsregulatorystan ards,theSocitoritsagent c d i ssuesacerii aeofmecha i alinspecionandacom lian estic er. tfc t nc t p c k
Whereminor epairsarenee ed,theownerordri erisgiven r d v 48hourstocor ectthesituaion,faiingwhichthenoti ebeco es r t l c m atic etandthevehi leisorderedofftheroad. k c Avehi lethatrequi esmajor epairscan otbeusedonthe c r r n roaduntilitisshowntomeetreguao ystan ards. l t r d Furthermore,anownerwhorefu esorfailstosub itavehi le s m c formecha i alinspecionorwhorefu estopro u eacerii ae nc t s d c tfc t ofmecha i alinspecionwillnotbeallo edtodrivethevehi le. nc t w c
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YOUROWNINSPEC ION T
Thevehi leequip entandfeauresrequi edforsafedri ing c m t r v mustbeconsantykeptingoodwor ingorder. t l k Takingnoteofanyodd oundsorotherpro lemswithyour s b vehi leisasim lewayof avingtimeandmoneyandavoi ing c p s d majorhea a heslater.Whencar yingoutyourreguarinspecions, d c r l t payspe ialatteniontothefolo ingitems: c t l w
BRAKES
Do your bra es queak? Does your brake pedal res ond k s p imme iaeytopres u e?Canyouhearmetalsura esrub ing d t l s r f c b togeher?Doesyourvehi lepulltotheleftorrightwhenyou t c brake, or stop slo ly even when you press down hard on the w brakepedal?
HANDBRAKE
Doesitholdyourvehi lestaio a ywhenyouarestaringthe c t n r t engi eoronagrade? n

REARVIEW
MIR ORS R
Arebothoftherear iewmir orssecu eyatta hed?Arethey v r r l c crac ed, chip ed or tar is ed so that they adver ey ffect k p n h s l a visi ii y? blt Areyourmir orsadjusedpro ery,sothatyoucanseewell? r t p l
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STEERING
Is there une en wear on the tires? Have you noti ed too v c muchplayinthestee ingadefi ieten en yforthevehi leto r nt d c c pulltotherightorleft?Haveyouhadanytrou lecontroling b l thevehi le?Allthesehingsaresignsthatyourstee ingsysem c t r t s houldbechec edandcareulyadjus ed.Haveyourwheel k f l t align entchec edatleastonceayear,andanytimeyouthink m k itmighthavebeenjoledoutofline. t
WINDSHIELD
Whatisthecondiionofyourwinds ield ipersandyourwas er t h w h fluiddistributor? Dotheygua aneeclearvisi iiyatalltimes? r t blt Did you know that defeci e winds ield ipers can dama e tv h w g yourwinds ield? h
TIRES
Check your tires reguary. Is there une en or abnor al tire l l v m wear?Couldthisbecau edbyimpro erairpres u e,infre uent s p s r q tirerotaion,pooralign entorwheelbalan e,orsim lypoor t m c p dri ing abits? v h
EXHAUST
SYS EM T
Haveyounoti edanyleaksinyourmufleror xhaustsysem? c f e t Youcanusualyhearthem:lou er-than-usualengi enoiseoften l d n indi aesapro lemwiththe xhaustsysem. c t b e t
LIGHTS AND
HEADLIGHTS
Areallightsingoodcondiionandfreeoforeignmater? l t f t
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SEAT
BELT
Haveyouexa i edyourseatbeltforanycutsortearsinthe mn f abric?Are the belt buc le and loc ing and unloc ing mecha k k k nismpre entandingoodwor ingorder? s k
HEADREST
Ifyourvehi leisequip edwithaheadrestbythemanufacturer, c p isthehea reststillinstaledandingoodcondiion? Isthemidde d l t l ofthehea restateyelevelorlevelwiththetopofyourears?Isit d nearyourhead,i.e.nofurherawaythan10cm? t

DRIVE
BELTS
Didyouknowthatthecondiionofyourdrivebeltscanbe t imporant to your safey? If the belt gives way sud eny in a t t d l vehi lewithpowerstee ing,itwillbedifi ultandevendan e ous c r fc g r todrive. Is the ten ion right? Check to make sure that belts are not s crac edandthattheabricisnotrayedortorn. k f f
SHOCK ABSOR ERS B
Does your vehi le rock after going over a bump or oming c c out of a pothoe? Is it sen ii e to side-winds? Maybe your l stv shockabsor ersarenotuptopar. b Tocheckthem,pushdownhardononecor erofyourvehi le n c andrelea e.Ifthecor erboun esmorethanoncebefo eresu ing s n c r m itsnitialposiion,theshockispro a lyfauly.Repeatforeach i t b b t cor erofthevehi le. n c
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BODY
CONDI ION T
Are all the parts secu ey atta hed and in good wor ing r l c k order?Payspe ialatteniontoholesinthefloor,espe ialyin c t c l thetrunk,wherehighytoxic xhaustfumesmightseepin. l e
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ndertheHighwaySafetyCode,roadsigns andtrafic ignalsmustmeetthestan ards f s d setbyTransportQubec.Thesesignsandsignalsare desi nedtoensu eroaduserssafeyandfaciiae g r t lt t theflowoftrafic. f Whileuseulasgui es,signsandtrafic ignals f d f s can otbeconsruedasgua anees gainsttherisks n t r t a inhe entinroaduse.Roadways,vehi lesandrules r c aremainydeveo edunderidealtraficcondiions. l l p f t Becauseacci entrisks,whenintraffic,arenume ous, d r dri ersmustconti ualy djusttheir onduct. v n l a c Qubecroadsignsandtrafic ignalsinclu e f s d roadsigns,traficightsandroadmar ings.The f l k signsforma isuallan ua ethatvehi leope aors v g g c r t mustknowandundersandfortheirownsafey t t andforthesafeyofotherroadusers. t
SIGNALLIGHTS
Signal ights inclu e all the ights that guide dri ers and l d l v pedesrians on the roads. Apart from stan ard trafic ights, t d f l thereareflas ingights,pedesrianights,lightsforcyclists,lane h l t l use ights, rail ay cros ing ights, par ing reguaion ights, l w s l k l t l worksiteights,prioritylightsforbuses,aswellasinspection l stationlights.
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TRAFFIC IGHTS L
Trafficightsaregene alylocaed l r l t atinter ecions;theirpur o eisto s t p s c ontroltherightofwayofvehi les c and pedesrians based on the flow t oftrafic.Whenightsarenotwor ing f l k pro eryoratall,dri ersmust on p l v c ductthem el esasiftheinter ecion s v s t was controled by man ao y stop l d t r signsforalldirecions, nlessinstruced t u t other i ebyaroadsign. ws
RED
LIGHT
YELLOW (AMBER)LIGHT
Ayelowlightindi aestomotorvehi leope aorsand yclists l c t c r t c that they must stop befo e the pedes rian cross alk or stop r t w line. If there is no line, they must stop befo e the edge of the r road aytheyarepre a ingtocross, nlesstheyarealrea yin w p r u d theinter ecionoraresoclosetoitthatthevehi lecan otbe s t c n stop edsafey.Themoto istor yclistmayonlypro eedonthe p l r c c autho i aionofatrafic ignal.Iftherearenopedesrianights, rz t f s t l pedesriansmustfolowthesamerules. t l
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Aredlightmeansyoumuststop.Motorvehi leope aorsand c r t c yclistsmustbringtheirvehi letoafullstopattheinter ecion, c s t befo e omingtoanymar edpedesriancross alkorstopline. r c k t w If there is no line, ope aors must stop befo e the edge of the r t r road aytheyarepre a ingtocross.Themoto istor yclistmay w p r r c onlypro eedontheautho i aionofatrafic ignal.Ifthereare c rz t f s nopedesrianights,pedesriansmustalsostop. t l t
GREEN
LIGHT
Motorvehi leope aorsand yclistsacingasolidorflas ing c r t c f h greenlightmayconti ueontheirwayafteryiel ingtherightof n d waytovehi les, yclistsorpedesriansalrea yintheinter ecion. c c t d s t Pedestriansacingagreentraficlightmaycrosstheroad ayif f f w therearenopedesrianights. t l Aflas inggreenlightmeansthatvehi lesaregivenprio iy h c rt foraleftturnbyadvan ingthegreenwhileonco ingvehi les c m c stillfacered.
RED ARROW
A red arrow pro i its dri ers from going in the hb v direciontowhichit oints. t p
Ayelowarrowhasthesamefuncionastheamber l t light,butshowsthedirecionoftrafic. t f
GREEN RROWS A
Agreenarrow,whe herflas ingornot,indi a es t h c t tomotorvehi leope aorsor ycliststhattheymust c r t c pro eedinthedirecionindi aed,folo ingthesame c t c t l w rulesfortherightofwayasthoseforagreenlight.
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YELLOW ARROW
FLASHING IGHTS L
Flashingyeloworredightsareusedasaddiio al ignalsto l l t n s indi aeapari uarydan e ousinter ecion. c t tc l l g r s t
FLASHING
RED LIGHT
Motorvehi leope aorsand yclistsapproa hingaflas ing c r t c c h redlightmustcometoastop,yieldtherightofwaytoany vehi leontheinter ec ingroad ayalrea yintheinter ec ion c s t w d s t ornear noughtoitthattopro eedmightcauseanacci ent. e c d Aflas ingredlighthasthesamefuncionasthestopsign. h t
FLASHING YEL OW L
LIGHT
PEDESTRIAN IGHTS L
Pedestrianightsreguaepedesrianmove entandhelpthem l l t t m avoid onflictswithroadvehi les. c c Standardightsshowtheouti eofawal ingper onoran l ln k s oran e hand, while some ights show how much time is left g l befo ethehand ppears. r a
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A flas ing yelow light means that motor vehi le ope aors h l c r t and yclists must slow down and pro eed with cauion after c c t yiel ingtherightofwaytoothervehi lesandpedesriansalrea d c t dyintheinter ecion. s t Aflas ingyelowlightaccom a yingpres ripi eorwar ing h l p n c tv n signsisusedto irectatteniontodan erorobli aion. d t g g t
PEDESTRIAN
SIL OUET E H T
Pedestrians acing this ignal may pro eed f s c a cross the road ay in the area reser ed for w v cros ing.Atceraininter ecions,anaudio ignal s t s t s forthevisualyimpai edwillsoundconti uousy l r n l whilethesil oueteislit.Whenthesym ol tarts h t b s flas ing,pedesriansalrea yintheinter ecion h t d s t musthurrytoreachtheside alkor edian. w m
ORANGE
HAND SIL OUET E H T
Pedestriansacingthis ignal houldnotenter f s s theinter ecion.Whenthe ignal eginstoflash, s t s b pedesriansalrea yintheinter ecionmustbe t d s t quicktoreachtheside alkor edian. w m
Somepedesrianightscountdownthetime t l remai ingtocrossin econds. n s
CYCLIST IGHTS L
Cyclistights,usedtoreguaebicy letrafic, l l t c f aremadeupofthreeveri alightsintheform tc l of red, yelow and green bicy les.The olours l c c havethesamemea ingastraficights. n f l
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COUN ER T
LANEUSE IGHTS L
Lane use ights consist of red ights in the shape of an X, l l greenightsintheshapeofanarrowpoineddownandyelow l t l flas ingightsintheshapeofahori onalarrow.Theseights h l z t l aremounedoveroneorseve allanestoindi aewhehervehi le t r c t t c trafic is per ited or pro i ied in the lanes.The mea ing of f m t hbt n thesym olsisasfolows: b l
RED X
Operatorsmaynotdriveorstopinthelaneunderthis ignal. s
GREEN ARROW
POIN ING DOWN T
Operatorsmayusethelaneunderthis ignal. s
YELLOW
HORI ON AL ARROW Z T
RAILWAYCROS ING IGNALS S S

These war ing devi es, consising of flas ing red ights, are n c t h l pla edatroad ay-rail ayinter ecions.Theyindi aetodri ers c w w s t c t v andpedesriansthatatrainis omingandthattheymuststop t c befo ethelevelcros ing. r s
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Usually ppearsincom i aionwiththeredX;itindi aes a bn t c t thatope aorsmust,withcauion,chan elanes ithertotheleft r t t g e orrightbecau eoflaneclo u eahead. s s r
REGULATEDPAR ING IGHTS K L

Regulatedpar ingightsaremadeupoforan e k l g l ights accom a ied by a reguao y sign. These p n l t r signs pro i itpar ingontheroadatceraintimes hb k t tofaciiaeroadmaine an e.Thepro i iionon lt t t n c hbt thesignisin ffectonlywhentheightsareon. e l
WORKSITE IGHTS L
Worksiteightswarnroadusersofareaswhereroadmaine l t nan e or epairs are being car ied out. Road users must slow c r r downandbecauiouswhennea ingtheworkarea. t r
SIGNAL
BEA ON C
Aflas ingorrotaingyelowlightonavehi le h t l c indi aesoneofthefolo ingtoroadusers: c t l w thevehi lecouldhin ertrafic; c d f thevehi lemighttra elmuchslo erthan c v w the maxi um speed limit or slo er than m w themini umspeedlimit; m thevehi lecouldbeaccom a yinganoher c p n t vehi lewhichmighthin ertrafic. c d f
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SIGNAL RROWS A
Anarrow ffixedtoavehi leortraierindi aes a c l c t toroadusersthatonelaneoftraficisobsruced f t t and that they must take the lane which emains r open.Thedirecionofthearrowindi aesthelane t c t to use.A dou le arrow indi aes that trafic can b c t f go to the left or right of the obsruced lane.To t t indi aethepre en eofaworksitealongaroad c t s c withonelaneoftraficineachdirecion,onlythe f t cenrebarofthe ignalarrowislit. t s
MOUNTED
SIGNS WITH FLAS ING IGHTS FOR MOBI E ROAD WORK H L L
TEMPORARY LIGHTS
FOR ROAD WORK
Temporaryightsaresomei espla ednearaworkareato l tm c c ontroltrafic,whichmustuseonelanealter aeyfortra elin f n t l v oppo iedirecions. st t
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Mountedsignswithflas ingightsarepla edon h l c the back of vehi les traiing mobie road works. c l l Theyaremadeupofaworksitesignmounedon t ablackback roundwithflas ingyelowightsin g h l l eachcor er. n
BUSPRIO I Y IGHTS RT L
This addiio al trafic light has a white veri al bar shi ing t n f tc n t hroughablacklens,indi aingproecedmove entforbuses c t t t m sotheycanmoreeasiymergewiththeflowoftrafic. l f
INSPECTIONSTA ION IGHTS T L

These ights are pla ed in an inspecion area for trans ort l c t p vehi les.The olourandsym olonthe ignallightindi aeto c c b s c t heavyvehi ledri erswhat ctionisneces a y. c v a s r Redlight: stopforwei hing. g Yellowlightpoiningup: t advan eslo ly. c w Yellowlightpoiningright: t enterthewei hngstaion. g i t Yellowarrowpoiningdown: t backupslo ly. w Greenlight: wei hingcom lee,deparureper ited. g p t t m t
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P A V E M E N T M A R K I N G S
PAVEMENTMAR INGS K
Pavementmar ingsareusedtoshowthesepa aionoftrafic k r t f lanes,indi aethelanestobeusedbycerainclas esofvehi les c t t s c andthemove entsthatareautho i ed.Theysup le entroad m rz p m signsandtrafic ignals. f s
PURPOSEOFPAVE ENTMAR INGS M K

Pavementmar ingsindi a e: k c t thedirecionoftrafic; t f traficlanes; f zoneswherepas ingispro i ied; s hbt theedgeoftheroad ayanddan e ouscurbs; w g r variaionsinroad aywidth; t w zonesreser edforbusesandheavyvehi les; v c edgesofinter ecions; s t stoplines; pedesrian, choolandplay roundcross alks; t s g w par ingareas; k com er ialser i eareas; m c vc spe ialmanoeu resasindi aedby rrows; c v c t a obsrucionsonornexttotheroadahead; t t alter aingtraficlanes; n t f cyclelanes; reser edlanes; v left-turnlanes; runa aylanes. w
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COLOUROFPAVE ENTMAR INGS M K

Two oloursareusedtodifferentiatethefunctionofeach. c Theyareyellowandwhite. Yellowmar ings k sepa aetraficlanesinoppo iedirecions; r t f st t indi ae the left side of the road on divi ed road ays, c t d w freeways(auto oues)andone-wayroad ays; r t w indi aetheleftedgeofaramponfreeways; c t indi aeareaswherepar ingispro i ied; c t k hbt indi ae areas where chil ren, pedesrians and stu ents c t d t d mustcrossbet eeninter ecionsorinter ecionsforwhich w s t s t thereisnotraficlightorstopsign; f indi aetheedgesoftheroad ayforbetervisi iiy; c t w t blt sepa aealter aetraficlanes; r t n t f indi aetwo-wayleft-turnlanes; c t indi aelanesreser edforonco ingoralter aetrafic. c t v m n t f Whitemar ings k sepa aetraficlanesonaone-wayroad ay; r t f w indi aetherightsideofdivi edroad ays; c t d w indi aepar ingareas; c t k indi ae areas where pedesrians, chil ren and stu ents c t t d d must cross at inter ecions for which there is no trafic s t f lightorstopsign; spe iywherevehi lesmuststop; cf c indi aelanesreser edfortraficinthesamedirecion. c t v f t
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LINES, RROWSANDSYM OLS A B
Whiteoryelowlines,aswellas rrowsandothersym ols, l a b arepainedonQubecroad aysto emindvehi leope aorsof t w r c r t cerain ights,obli aionsandresricions.Eachtypeand olour t r g t t t c oflinehasapari uarsignii an e. tc l fc c
SOLID AND
BRO EN SIN LE LINES K G
Solidandbro ensin lelinesdivi etraficlanes.Thelinesare k g d f white when sepa aing one-way trafic lanes and yelow when r t f l sepa aingtwo-waytraficlanes. r t f Motoristsmaycrossabro enlineunderceraincir umsan es k t c t c butmaynevercrossasolidline.
COMBINED
LINES
Twosolidyelowlinesnexttooneanohersepa aetwo-way l t r t traficlanes.Theymaynotbecros ed.Asolidyelowlinealong i e f s l sd abro enyelowlinealsosepa aestwo-waytrafic.Driversmay k l r t f crosstheselinesunderceraincir umsan es,ifthebro enline t c t c k isontheirside.
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LANE
LINES
Linesthatsepa aelanesoftraficinthesamedirecionare r t f t gene alywhiteandbro en;howe er,inordertolimitorpro i it r l k v hb lanechan es,thelinesmaybesolid,sin leordou le,suchas g g b atthe pproachofanoherroad ayorinatun el. a t w n
ALTERNATING TRAF IC F
LANE USES
Parallel yelow bro en lines mark a lane on ither side in l k e urbanareaswherethedirecionoftraficalter aes. t f n t
TWO-WAY
LEFT-TURN LANE
Parallelyelowlines,onesolidandonebro en,markalane l k on ithersideinthemiddeoftheroad aywhichmustbeusedfor e l w leftturnsbytraficinoppo iedirecions.Yellowlaneselecion f st t t a rrows also mark the pave ent to cleary indi ae that only a m l c t leftturnisallo edfromthelane. w
RESERVED
LANE
Pavementmar ingsforareser edlaneatalltimesaredou le k v b solidlines,whilethosemar ingareser edlaneforcerainhours k v t aredou lebro enlines.Wedgesonthepave entinthereser ed b k m v lanetellmoto istsintheadja entlanethatsha eduseofthelane r c r isallo edoncondiiontheyturnatthenear yinter ecion. w t b s t
SLOW- OVING VEHI LE M C
LANE
Alaneissetasideatpla eswherethegradeofaslopeorits c l engthcau essomeheavyvehi lestoslowconsi e a ly,allo ing s c d r b w thefreermove entofthebulkoftrafic. m f

STOP
LINE
Thewhitestoplineispained crosstheroad ay,per en i uar t a w p dc l toaninter ecionwithtraficightsorastopsign.Itindi aes s t f l c t thepointatwhichavehi lemuststop. c
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PEDESTRIAN
CROSS ALKS W
Atinter ecionswithtraficightsorstopsigns,twoparalel s t f l l solidwhitelinesontheroad ayindi aetheareareser edfor w c t v pedesrianstocross.Elsewhere,yelowpave entmar ingsindi ae t l m k c t pedesriancross alks. t w
PARKING AREAS
Whitelinesonthepave entideniyareaswherepar ingis m tf k allo ed;yelowlinesindi aethatpar ingispro i ied. w l c t k hbt

WHEELCHAIR
Awhitewheel hairsym olindi aespar ingspa esor ccess c b c t k c a rampsforper onswithphy i aldis biiies.Itisaccom a iedby s sc a lt p n areguao ypar ingsignonpar ingspa es,indi aingthatthese l t r k k c c t par ing spa es are reser ed exclu i ey for phy i aly dis bed k c v sv l sc l a l indi i uals. vd
STOP ZONE
BUS
Stop zones for city buses are mar ed by a yelow recan le k l t g with a zig ag patern.The left side of the recan le is mar ed z t t g k withawhitebro enline. k
VEHICLE
SEN OR S
Thissym olonthepave ent b m indi aesamecha ismconneced c t n t totraficightstosensethepre f l sen eofvehi les.Thesym olis c c b pla edonthecenreofthesen or c t s andisdesi nedtoredu ewaiing g c t timeatinter ecions. s t
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AIRCRAFT
PATROL ED L
Yellowequiae altri n leson l t r a g thepave entorshoul erdenoe m d t areas where trafic is subect to f j sur eillan efromair raft. v c c
ARROWS AND
SYM OLS B
Arrows,usualywhitearepained l t ontheroad ay.Theyindi aelane w c t direcion. t
Abicy lesym olpainedon c b t theroad ayindi aesa ycling w c t c lane.
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Anelon aedwhitedia ond g t m on pave ent indi aes a lane m c t reser ed for cerain clas es of v t s vehi les. c
R O A D S I G N S
ROADSIGNS
Roadsignsusea isuallan ua e(pico ramsandinscripions) v g g t g t toensu eroaduserssafeyandfaciiaetheflowoftrafic. r t lt t f In many instan es, the tab atta hed to a sign spe iies the c c cf mes a e onveyedbytheroadsign. s g c Therearefourtypesofroadsigns: Regulatorysigns Regulatory signs indi a e road users obli a ions and the c t g t resricionspla eduponthemundertheHighwaySafetyCode. t t c Warningsigns Warningsignsaremeanttodrawatteniontoroadsecions t t wheredri ersmustbepari uarycauiousduetoobsa lesor v tc l l t t c h azardsonoralong i etheroad ay.Thesignswarnmoto ists sd w r toslowdown,stoporchan edirecions. g t Informationsigns Informationsignspro i esim ledirecionsaboutdesi aions: vd p t tn t disan e, treetname,pointofinter st,ser i eorinfor aion. t c s e vc m t Roadworksigns Worksitesignsdrawatteniontoconsrucionormaine an e t t t t n c beingcar iedoutonoralong i earoad ayandpro i euseul r sd w vd f indi aionsonhowtogethroughtheworkareasafey.These c t t l signsencom assthepur o eofthethreepriorcate o ies. p p s g r
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SHAPESAND OLOURSOFTHEMAINTYPESOFSIGNS C
Themes a e onveyedbyaroadsign ependsontheshape, s g c d c olourorsym olused. b Thechoi eof olourtakesNorthAmericanconvenionsinto c c t a ccount.Ingeneal,the oloursthatfollowallowonetodisin uish r c t g bet eenthedife ent cate o iesofsigns: w f r g r Blackandwhite:Regulatorysigns Yellow:Danger Orange:Roadworksign Green,brownorblue:Informationsign Sometimestheshapeofasignideniiesitscate oy.Forexam le, tf g r p dan erandworksitesignsaredia ondsha ed.Inaddition,some g m p sha esarereser edforpari uarsigns.Forexam le,anocta on p v tc l p g isreser edforstopsignsandapen a onisreser edsoleyto v t g v l ideniy choolzones. tf s Regulatory,war ingandroadworksignstrans ittheirmes a es n m s g using rrowsandsym ols,whe easinfor aionsignsbearwriten a b r m t t infor aion. m t
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R O A D S I G N S
This table spe iies the sha es and olours of the four sign cf p c cate o ies. g r Regulatory Category Shape Colour Comments
Red Reserved forstopsigns Reservedfor yieldsigns
Regulatory
Red andwhite Black
White
Black
Reservedfor one-waysigns
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Category
Shapes
Colour
Comments
Fluorescent Reservedfor yelow-green choolzonesigns l s Fluorescent Reservedfor yelow-green advance chool l s zoneor chool s cros ingsigns s Yellow Reservedfor dan erwar ing g n Reservedfor worksites Dangerwar ing n
Wa r n i n g a n d r o a d w o r k
Orange
Yellow
Orange
Worksites
Yellow
Dangerwar ing n
Orange
Worksites
Red andwhite
Reservedfor warning chevrons
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R O A D S I G N S
Category
Shapes
Colour
Blue
Comments
Reservedfor freeways Reserved forhigh ays w Tourist infor aion m t Publictou ist r attracions t Emergency faciiies lt
Green
Blue
Brown
Information
Red
Green
Freeways, high aysand w bike ays w Freeways, high aysand w bike ays w Privatefaciiies lt andser i esoff vc freeways Touristattracions t and ointsof p inter st e Reservedfor freewayexits
Green
Blue
Brown
Yellow
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PICTOGRAPHS
Symbolssuchaspico raphs, rrowsandsil ouetesareused t g a h t torepla ewordsinordertomakeroadsigns asiertoundersand. c e t Arrows Arrowsareusedtoindi aeareascontroledbyreguaion,to c t l l t announ eupco ingsigns,andtoindi aeclea an es,lanesto c m c t r c foloworuse, etours,manoeu resanddesi aions. l d v tn t Outlines Silhouettes indi ae the peo le and hings affeced by the c t p t t sign.Theyindi aespe iicconfi u aions,encou a eroadusers c t cf g r t r g tobepari uarycareul,and onveyinfor aion. tc l l f c m t Interdictorysym ol b Thissym ol,aredcir lewithareddia o al b c g n barhroughit,indi aesthatanyhing ithin t c t t w thecir leispro i ied. c hbt
Mandatorysym ol b Thissym ol,agreencir le,indi aesthatany b c c t thing ithinthecir leiscom ul o y. w c p s r
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CHAPTER 3 ROAD SIGNS AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS
S I G N S R E G U L A T O R Y
IDENTIFICATION AND MEANING OF ROAD SIGNS AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS

Regulatory signs
Stop Indicates that drivers must come to a full stop at an intersection.
4-way stop: indicates that the requirement to stop applies to traffic from all directions. The shape on the sign identifies the layout of the intersection (+, T, Y). Do not enter Indicates that access to a roadway or traffic lane is prohibited for all vehicles because entry could result in a head-on collision.
Accompanied by an ENTREE INTERDITE (do not enter) sign.
Yield Indicates that drivers must yield the right of way to vehicles travelling on the road they are about to enter.
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D R I V E R S
H A N D B O O K
Traffic cir le yield: Indicates that dri ers must c v yieldtherightofwaytovehi lesthataretra eling c v l inthetraficcir letheyareabouttoenter.When f c encounteringthesesigns,somedriversbelievethey cancontinuedrivingnormally.Bywayofcontrast, other drivers systematically come to a full stop. Both unwittingly disrupt the flow or traffic.The objective here is to merge with traffic without stopping,andwithouthamperingtheprogressof thosewhoarealreadyinplace.Motoristsshould onlystopwhenitisimpossibletodootherwise. Indicates that drivers must yield the right of way to oncoming vehicles.This sign is used at worksiteswherenoflagpersonisavailable,and onsomenarrowbridges.
Stopline Indicatesthelineontheroad ayatwhichvehi les w c muststop.
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R E G U L A T O R Y S I G N S
Speedlimit Indicates the maxi um and mini m mum peedslegalyper ited. s l m t Thelastdigitis lwayszero. a
Indicatesthespeedthat pplies,undertheHighway a SafetyCode ormuni i albylaw,toa choolzone cp s andthehours,dayand onths uringwhichthe m d speedlimitisin ffect. e
One-waytraf ic f
Traffic is allo ed only in the direcion w t indi aed. c t
Beginningofone-waytraf ic f Indicates that two-way trafic ends and one-way f trafic egins. f b
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Two-waytraf ic f Indicates that one-way trafic ends and two-way f trafic egins. f b
Obstruction Indicatesthatadri ermustgototherighttopass v anobsa le. t c
Indicatesanobsa lewhichmustbepas ed ither t c s e totherightorleft.
Lanedirec ionsigns t Whetherpla edover eadoralongtheroadway,thefolo ing c h l w signsindi aethedirecionoftra elallo ed,depen ingonthe c t t v w d laneoccu iedbythemoto ist. p r
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Indicatesthatadri ermustgotothelefttopass v anobsa le. t c
Thesesignsindi a ethatthevehi leinthelanemust: c t c
Proceed straightahead
Turnright
Turnleft
Proceed traightaheadorturnright. s Proceed traightaheadorturnleft. s
Turnrightorleft.
Thecenrelaneisreser edforleft t v turnsfrom itherdirecion. e t
Vehiclesinrightlanemustpro eed traightahead; c s vehi lesinleftlanemustturnleft. c
Vehiclesinrightlanemustturnright;vehi lesin c leftlanemustpro eed traightahead. c s
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Vehicles in the right lane must pro eed traight c s ahead;vehi lesinleftlanemustpro eed traight c c s aheadorturnleft.
Vehicles in the right lane may pro eed traight c s aheadorturnright;vehi lesintheleftlanemust c pro eed traightahead. c s
Vehicles in the right lane may pro eed traight c s ahead or turn right; vehi les in left lane must c turnleft.
Vehicles in the right lane may pro eed traight c s ahead or turn left; vehi les in the left lane must c turnleft.
Vehiclesintherightlanemustturnright;vehi les c in the left lane may pro eed traight ahead or c s turnright.
Vehiclesintherightandcenrelanesmustpro eed t c s traightahead;vehi lesintheleftlanemustturn c left.
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Vehiclesintherightlanemustturnright;vehi les c in the left lane may pro eed traight ahead or c s turnleft.
Vehiclesintherightlanemustturnright;vehi lesin c theleftandcenrelanesmustpro eed traightahead. t c s
Vehiclesinthetworight-handlanes mustturnright.
Vehiclesinthetwoleft-handlanes mustturnleft.
Vehicles in the left lane may turn right, pro eed c s traight ahead or turn left; vehi les in the right c lanemustturnright.
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Vehiclesintheleftlanemustturnleft;vehi lesin c the right lane may turn right, pro eed traight c s aheadorturnleft.
Alternatingtrafficlane
Mandatoryorpro i i edmove ent hbt m atcer aininter ec ions t s t Thegreencir lesmeanthatvehi leope aorsmustcom lywith c c r t p themanoeu reshownonthecir le. v c A. Thesesignsindi aethattheope aormust: c t r t
Proceed s traightahead
Turnleft
Turnright
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Analternatingtrafficlaneisonewherethedirectionallowedwill varywithtrafficconditionsorthetimeofday.Intheillustration, itisthecentrelane. Thesignsinstalledabovetheroadwayshowavailablelanes. Adrivermayusethelaneunderneathagreenarrow. A red X over a lane indicates that it is reserved for oncoming traffic.
Proceed s traightahead orturnright
Proceed s traightahead orturnleft
Turnright orleft
B. Thesesignsindi aethatthedri ermaynot: c t v
Proceed s traightahead
Turnleft
Turnright
MakeaU-turnataninter ecionor edian. s t m
Turn right when the light is red. If the prohibitionislimitedtospecifictimeperiods, theywillbeindicated.
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Indicate that the pro i i ed or hbt requi edmanoeu reistem o a yor r v p r r doesnotapplytocerainclas esof t s vehi les.TheexcepiontotheU-turn c t pro i iion means that emer en y hbt g c vehi les, ublicsecu iyvehi lesand c p rt c roadcons ruc ionormain e an e t t t n c vehi lesareallo edtousetheturnc w a roundarea. Nopas ing s Indicatesthebegin ingofano-pas ingzone. n s
Controlledpar ing k Indicateareaswherepar ingispro ik h bied orper ited.Wherespe iied, t m t cf dife entsym olsorindi aionsidenf r b c t tiytheclas esofvehi les,minues, f s c t hours,days, onthsor xtentof m e thezonetowhichthesign pplies a (ideniiedbyanarrow). tf
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Thistab,locaed eneathano-pas ingsign,indi aes t b s c t theendofano-pas ingzone. s
Indicatesareaswherepar ingisallo edonlyfor k w thephy i alydis bed. sc l a l
Thistab,locaed eneathreguaedpar ingsigns, t b l t k indi aesthatvehi lesinvioaioncouldbetowed c t c l t away. Thissigns,usedinsomemuni i aiies,pro i its cp lt hb par ing uringthewiner. k d t
Thissignindi aesautho i edpaypar ing. c t rz k
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Thissignisusedinconjuncionwith t oran e ights to pro i it par ing g l hb k whensnowclea ingisunderway. r
Thistabindi aesthelocaionofater i aland c t t mn par ingstubmachi eforpaypar ing. k n k
Nostop ing p Stopping in the area indi aed by c t thesignispro i ied.Mayinclu e hbt d thesametypeof rrowsandindi a a c tions asreguaedpar ingsigns. l t k
Crossingsigns Indicateacrossingforpeopleonapublicroadway,urgingcaution onthepartofmotoristsandcyclists.Driversandbicycleridersmust bepreparedtostopandyieldthewaytoanyoneinacrosswalk.
Pedestrian cross alk w
School cross alk w
Playground cross alk w
Crosswalk forphy i aly sc l dis bedper ons a l s
Crosswalk forvisualy l impai edper ons r s
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Other Nolite ing.Indicatesthatthro inganyhingon t r w t theroad ayispro i ied. w hbt
Showsthefineforlite ing. t r
Indicatesthatvehi lesarepro i iedfrom aving c hbt h radarwar ingdevi esonboard. n c
Seatbelt Aremin erthatwea ingapro eryfase edseat d r p l t n beltisman ao y. d t r
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Indicatetheobli aionof aving g t h pro a etanksclo edandseaed p n s l inordertoboardaferry.
Mandatoryrouteforcer ainclas esofvehi les t s c Shows ope aors of the class of vehi le illusraed the route r t c t t theymustfolow. l
Heavyrucks t
Motorcycles
Cars
Anarrowshowsthedirecionofcom ul o y t p s r tra el. v
Mandatoryroutefor rucksintrans t t i Anarrowshowsthedirecionofcom ul o ytra elforrucks t p s r v t intranst;atruckisconsi e edtobeintranstoveranareawhere i d r i nolocaldeli e iesaresche ued.Toolvehi lesandequip ent v r d l c m trans ortvehi lesarealsocove edbytheobli aion.Farmvehi les p c r g t c andmachi e yareallo edtousetheroute,asisanyover i ed n r w sz vehi lewithaspe ialtra elper it. c c v m
c t t NB Thesametypeofsignisusedtoindi aeotherdirecions.
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S I G N S
Allows trucks to use a roadway to make local deliveries that is normally prohibited to vehicles in transit.
R E G U L A T O R Y
This sign over a lane tells drivers of heavy trucks, tool vehicles and equipment transport vehicles that they must use the lane. Where this lane continues for more than 2 km, a tab indicates the total distance.
Access prohibited
Indicate that roads or lanes are closed to certain road users or operators of certain classes of vehicles.
Cars
Motorcycles
Bicycles
Cars and motorcycles
Cars and bicycles
All-terrain vehicles (also called Quads)
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D R I V E R S
H A N D B O O K
Pedestrians
Pedestriansand motor y les c c
Pedestrians andbicy les c
Horseback r iders
Snowmobiles
Transitbus
Intercitybus
Minibus
Schoolbus
In-lineskaers t
Recreational vehi les c
Vehicles pulingatraier l l
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Trucks,toolvehi lesandequip enttrans ort c m p vehi lespro i i ed c hbt These signs indi ae that use of the road ay is resriced c t w t t accor ing to the vehicles load, size or num er of axles and d b perainstorucks,toolvehi lesandequip enttrans ortvehi les. t t c m p c Wherespe iied,thispro i iiondoesnotapplytorucks aking cf hbt t m alocaldeli e y. v r
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Thissign llowsruckstouseanor alypro i ied a t m l hbt road ayandside treetstomakelocaldeli e ies. w s v r
Norucksallo edinthislane. t w
Transportofhazar ousmate ial d r Thesesignsindi aethatvehi leshauinghazar ousmate ials c t c l d r mustusetherouteindi aedorthattheyarepro i iedfromusing c t hbt aroad ay.Mainlyinten edforindusrialandcom er ialcar iers, w d t m c r who houldbeawareoftheirobli aions.Thesignsmay oncern s g t c indi i ualmoto istsiftheyarecar yinganunu ual mountoffuel, vd r r s a explo i es andche i als. sv mc Vehiclescar yinghazar ousmate ialsmustusethis r d r route,whichisideniiedbyatabwithanarrow. tf
Vehiclescar yinghazar ousmate ialsarepro i ied r d r hbt fromusingthisroad ay. w
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Thissignindi aesthatvehi lescar yinghazar ous c t c r d mate ialsmustusethislane. r
Vehiclescar yinghazar ousmate ialsmustnotuse r d r thislane.
Stopexemp ionatalevelcros ing t s

Indicate that vehi les nor aly requi ed to stop at a level c m l r cros ing,suchasbusesandvehi lescar yinghazar ousmate ials, s c r d r arenotrequi edtodoso.Thesignsareusednearaban o ed r d n t racksoronesonwhichrailtraficisinfre uentandspe ial f q c mea u es have been put into place to ensu e safe y when s r r t thereistrainmove ent. m
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Weightres ric ion t t Indicates that road vehi les whose c gross eight xceedsthemaxi um w e m w eightindi aedonthesignmaynot c t usecerainbrid esorover as es. t g p s
Thistab,locaedunderthe eightresricionsign, t w t t indi aesthedisan etothebrid eorover assto c t t c g p whichtheresricion pplies. t t a Thistab,locaedunderthe eightresricionsign, t w t t indi aes that the brid e or over ass can only c t g p sup ortonesuchvehi leatatime. p c Indicatesthatruckswhosegross eight xceeds t w e thelegallimitmaynotusecer ainbrid esor t g over as es nlessexpressyautho i edbyaspe ial p s u l rz c tra elper it. v m
Thaw Indicates that dri ers must res ect the eight v p w res ric ionsin ffect uringperodsofthaw. t t e d i
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Slowtraf iclane f Indicatesthatope aorsofslow- ovingvehi les, r t m c wheher rucks or other vehicles, must use the t t right-handlane.
Brakecheck Indicatesthatdri ersofroadvehi lesorcom i a v c bn tionvehi leswei hing3,000kgormoremustcheck c g theirbra esbystop ingintheareaindi aedbya k p c t stopsign. Atabmayindi aethedisan eordireciontothe c t t c t brakecheckarea.
Thissign,instaledinabrakecheckarea,indi aes l c t thatthereisastopsign ithin30 etres. w m
Inspectionsta ion t Indicates the pre en e of an inspec ion sta ion s c t t forheavyrucks,towrucks,equip enttrans ort t t m p vehi les, tool vehi les and vehi les with a traier c c c l orsemi-traiermorethan10minength. l l
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Thesetabsindi aethedisan eand c t t c direciontothewei hingcheckpoint t g ataninspecionstaion. t t Indicatesthatthedriverofastraight-bodytruck orroadtractorwhosenetweightisover3,000kg muststopattheinspectionstationwhenthelights areflashing. Indicatesthedireciontobetakenbyvehi lesat t c an inspecion staion accor ing to wheher they t t d t areloa edornot. d Reservedlanes Anelon aedwhitedia ondonaredorblackback round g t m g intheupperleft-handcor erofthesignindi aesareser edlane. n c t v Blackback round g Indicatesthatvehi lesinthereser ed c v lanemoveinthedirecionoftrafic. t f Redback round g Indicatesthatthelaneisreser edfor v onco ingtraficorforalter aing m f n t trafficin itherdirecion. e t
Indicatesthatalaneisreser edfortheclas esofusersindi aed v s c t and,ifappli a le,theperodthereser edlaneisin ffect.Thearrow c b i v e indi aeswhichlaneisreser ed. c t v
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Markstheendofreser edlanes. v
The car-pool sym ol shows a num er on the b b sil ouete of a vehi le, indi aing the mini um h t c c t m num erofoccu antsavehi lemusthaveforitto b p c beallo eduseofthereser edlane. w v
Advancestopsign Warnsofastopsignahead.
Advanceyieldsign Warnsofayieldsignahead.
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Warningsigns Warningsignsdonotall emandthesameres on efromdri d p s vers.Dependingonthecir umsan es,vehi leope aorsmust: c t c c r t chan elane; g stop; redu espeed; c emainalertandvigiant. r l
Warnsofayieldtoonco ingtraficsignahead. m f
Changetoexis ingsignsandnewsigns t Thistypeofsignwarnsdri ersofachan etoexisingsigns v g t orofnewtrafic ontroldevi esataninter ecion. f c c s t Indicatesthedateonwhichastopsignwillbe remo ed. v
Indicatesthedateonwhichastopsignwillcome into ffect. e

Showtheposiionofnewstopsignsataninter ecion.Theseare t s t accom a iedbytabareading NOUVELLESIGNALISATION p n (newsign). NB ThewordSTOPmayreplaceARRTintheabovesigns.
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Indicates the date on which trafic ights will be f l remo ed. v
Indicatesthedateonwhichtraficightswillbein f l ser i e. vc
Indicatesthedateonwhichanewlowerspeedlimit willcomeinto ffect. e
Indicatesnewtraficightsorsign. f l
Indicateschan eofspeedlimit,pla edunderthe g c signsho ingthelimit. w
Advancewar ingoftraf icights n f l Trafficightsahead. l
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Preparetostop Traffic ights ahead at an inter ecion or level l s t cros ingonaroad aywhereonemightnot xpect s w e to see them.The flas ing yelow ights indi ae h l l c t thatthelightattheinter ecionorlevelcros ing s t s willberedbythetimethedri errea hesit.Itis v c imporanttobepre a edtostop. t p r
Advancespeedlimitsign Indicatesazoneaheadwherethespeedlimithas beenloweredbyatleast30km/h.
Whenanadvan esign isusedbefo ethe pproach c r a ofa choolzonewhereaspeedlimitisin ffect s e d uringspe iicperods,thistabspe iiesthetime, cf i cf daysand onthsthespeedlimitisin ffect. m e Two-waytraf ic f Indicatestwo-waytraficahead. f
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Dividedroad ay w Warnsthedri erofadivi edroad ayaheadand v d w topasstotheright.
Indicatesthatthedri ermaypasson itherside v e ofanobsa leintheroad ay. t c w
Indicatestheendofadivi edroad ay. d w
Thesesignsindi aewhichlanethedri ermusttakeinorder c t v topro eed traightaheadorturn. c s
d NB Thesametypeofsignisusedforleft-han edturns.
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Advancelanedirec ionsigns t
Curves Warnsofleftcurveahead.
Warnsofsharpleftcurveahead.
Warnsofrever ecurveahead. s
Winding road ahead; three or more suc es i e c sv cur es ithin150mofoneanoher. v w t
Indicatesthedisan eoverwhichtherearecur es, t c v ifit xceeds1km. e Warnsofcurveofmorethan90 ahead.
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Warnsofsharprever ecurveahead. s
Recommendedspeed Tab sho ing recom en ed speed when dri ing w m d v a roundanobsa leorakingacurveona ublic t c t p road.
d c sv NB Thesametypeofsignisusedforright-han edturnsorsuc es i e cur esthatbeginontheright. v
Maximum recom en ed speed on freeway exit m d ramps,which llowsfor noughofasafeymar in a e t g tomakeanemer en ystoponwetpave ent. g c m
Mergingtraf icsign f Warnsofmer ingtraficlanesahead. g f
Warnsofatraficlanereser edforbusesmer ing f v g ahead.
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Parallellanes Indicatestodri ersthatthereareoneormore v disinctadja enttraficlanes,sothereisnoneed t c f tochan elanesforatleast1km. g
g l NB Mer inglanesorparalellanesmaybeontheleftorright.
Signsatinter ec ions s t Thesignindi aestheayoutoftheinter ecion. c t l s t Crossroadahead.
T-inter ecionahead. s t
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Thefolo ingsignsindi aethe pproachofthelocaionwhere l w c t a t the ublicroadinter ectswithanoherasseenfromtheangle p s t ofthedri er. v
Y-inter ecionahead. s t
T-inter ecioninacurveahead. s t
Intersectionofaroaddivi edbya edianahead. d m
Roundabout ahead, sho ing direcion of vehi les w t c a roundatraficcir le. f c
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Narrowpas a e s g Warns that a brid e or tun el is nar o er than g n r w the pproach. a
Warns that only one lane is open to trafic and f thattheroad ayisnomorethan6 etreswide. w m
Overheadclea an esign r c Indicatetheover eadclea an eof h r c brid es,over as esandtun els.The g p s n dia ond-shapesignisanadvan e m c war ing.Thesqua esignispla ed n r c onthebrid e,over assortun el. g p n Advancelevelcros ingsign s Level cros ings less than 50 etres from an inter ecion in s m s t urbanareasandlessthan125 etresinruralareas. m
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Thesignsbelowwarnofalevelcros ingaheadandshowthe s angleatwhichtherail ayrackscrosstheroad. w t
This sign is instaled to warn truc ers of a level l k cros ingaheadandrequi esthemtosignii anty s r fc l redu etheirspeedbecau eofthecros ing esign. c s s d
Restrictedvisi ii y blt Indicatethatsightdisan eislimied t c t ornon-exisentduetoan bruptslope t a intheroad.
Roadwaynar ows r Indicatethattheroad aynar ows ithoutareducioninthe w r w t num er of lanes. Calls for added attenion on the part of drib t vers.Nottobeconfu edwithlane ndingsigns. s e
Warnsthat road aynar ows w r onbothsides
Warnsthat road aynar ows w r ontheright
Warnsthat road aynar ows w r ontheleft
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Laneendsahead Indicate that the num er of lanes b of trafic in the same direcion is f t redu ed.Callsondri ersinthelane c v abouttoendtochan elanesafter g yiel ingtherightofwaytovehi lesin d c thehroughlane.Nottobeconfu ed t s withroad aynar owssigns. w r
c t r NB Signsmayindi aethatthelaneendsontheleftatherthantheright.
Thistabindi aesthedisan eatwhichthelaneends. c t t c Pavementmar ingsmayaccom a ythesesigns. k p n
Warnsoftheendofaroad ayorlane. w
Steepgrade Indicates the slope in per en age terms (at least 6%, which c t meansadropof6mover100m).The ighertheper enage, h c t the stee er the hill; requi es greaer cauion from all dri ers, p r t t v espe ialyofheavyvehi les,intheeventofaslip e yroadsura e c l c p r f c orwin inghills. d
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Laneorroadends
S I G N S
Indicates the maximum degree of slope in percentage.
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Indicates a slope ahead with a length of more than one kilometre.

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These signs are used for two successive hills with different degrees of slope. The total distance is indicated if it exceeds 1 km.
Reserved lane ahead Indicate that the lane ahead is reserved for the use of a particu lar class of vehicle. The flashing lights indicate that the restriction is in effect and the tab indicates the period during which it is in effect. Indicates that the lane at an intersection is reserved for the use of a particular class of vehicle, and right-turning vehicles must use the adjacent lane.
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Schoolbusahead Indicatesthepos i lepre en eofastop ed chool sb s c p s busahead.Thissignisusedwhereacurveorhill impe es a drivers line of sight of a stop ed d p s choolbus,indi aingthattheymustbepre a ed c t p r tostop.Warnsofthepos i lepre en eofchil ren sb s c d neartheroad ay. w Beginningofa choolzone s Indicatesthepre en eofa choolzoneinwhich s c s thespeedlimitis50km/hbet een7:00a.m.and w 5:00p.m.,MondaytoFriday,fromSeptemberto June. If some muni i aiies pres ri e a limit of cp lt c b lessthan50km/hina choolzone,aspeedlimit s signwillaccom a ythissignindi aingthespeed p n c t limit,times,daysand onthsthelimitisin ffect.Asignposing m e t thespeedlimitout i eofthe choolzoneindi aestheendof sd s c t the choolzone. s
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Advancecros ingsigns s Thesesignswarnmoto iststhattheyarenea ingacros ingfor r r s pedesrians,bicy les,hor esorceraintypesofvehi les. t c s t c
Pedestrian cross alkahead w
School cross alkahead w
Playground cross alkahead w
Pedestrian and yclist c cross alkahead w
Heavytruck cros ingahead s
Logging trucksahead
Snowmobile cros ingahead s
All-ter ain r vehi lecros ing c s ahead
Crossing forhor e ack s b idersahead r
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Crosswalk fordis bed a l per onsahead s
Crossingfor visualyimpai ed l r per onsahead s
Bicycle cros ingahead s
All-ter ainvehi leandsnow o ie r c m bl cros ingsahead s
Warningofwildani mals inthevici iy. nt
Crossingforfarmanimals
Designatedsha edroad ay r w
Indicates to yclists and dri ers that they must c v sharethedesi naedroad ay,whichcallsforcau g t w tionandcoure yonthepartofeach. t s
Advancedesi na edroad aysign g t w Warnsofachan efromacyclelanetoaroad ay g w thatincludesmotorvehi les,orindi aesadesi naed c c t g t road ayahead. w
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Advanceendoffreeway(auto ou e)sign r t Thesesignsindi aethedisan eremai ingbefo ethefreeway c t t c n r endsandindi a estheayoutoftheroadattheloca ionthe c t l t freewayends.
Hazardmar ers k Warnofthepre en eofobsa lesonoralongtheroad ay s c t c w ahead,aswellasthenar o ingofaroad.Diagonalbandspoint r w t owardsthesideoftheroad aythedri ermustusetoavoidthe w v h azard,whichmaybeanobsa lesuchasaboul erorbrid e t c d g raiing. l
Indicatesthatthedri ermustpasstotherightor v leftofobsa les. t c
Indicatesthatthedri ermustgototherighttopass v theobsa le. t c
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Indicatesthatthedri ermustgotothelefttopass v theobsa le. t c
Directional rrows a Indicatesadan e ouspointinavery g r sharpcurveorataT-inter ec ion. s t Sharper cur es are mar ed with v k deli eaorsorche ronpaterns. n t v t
Placed onleft
Placed onright
Markstheboun a iesofanyobsa le d r t c ortheedgeofaroad ay,espe ialy w c l oncur esorwhereitnar ows.Effec v r tive ingui ingroadusersatnight d orinpoorvisi iiy,espe ialywhen blt c l thepave entiswetorsnow-cove ed. m r Anarrow ointsinthedirecionof p t acurve;sharpcur esareindi aed v c t withalign entmar ers. m k
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Delineator
S I G N S
Alignment marker The chevron pattern is used to indicate a sharp curve, pointing in the direction of the curve.
W A R N I N G
Installed at the centre of a traffic circle, this sign indicates the direction of traffic within the circle.
Slippery surface Warns that the road surface in certain areas may be slippery when wet.
Warns that a roadway along the shore may be slippery due to sea spray.
Warns motorcycle operators that the road surface may be slippery when wet.
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Icypave ent m Warnsthataroad ay,brid eorover assmay w g p beco e icy or slip e y when the tem e a ure m p r p r t approa hesfree ing. c z
Floodedroad ay w Warnsthatwater overstheroad ayatcer ain c w t p oints.
Pavementchan e g
Warnsofgroo edpave entaheadorwire-mesh v m sura eonabrid e. f c g
Endofpavedsur a e f c Warns that pave ent ends and a gra el or dirt m v sura e egins. f c b
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Bumpyroadahead Warnsofsura eirre ua iies. f c g l rt
Fallenrock azard h Warnsofthepos i iiyoffalingrockorlandsi es sblt l ld fromanunsa leslopealong i earoad ay. t b sd w
Openingbrid eahead g
Indicatesthepre en eofadraw rid e. s c b g
Low- lyingair raft f c Thesesignsindi aethepos i iiyoflow-lyingair raftmanoeu res c t sblt f c v neartheroad ay. w
Majorair ort p
Certified ublic p orpri aeair ort v t p
Seaplane base
Heliport
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Noentryaheadfor rucks xceptlocaldeli e y t e v r Indicatesthat ccesstotheroad ayaheadispro i a w h biedforrucks xceptthose akinglocaldeli e ies. t t e m v r
Riskofget ingstuck t Indicatesthatavehi lecouldgetstuckifitwent c fur her ahead; usualy found at runa ay lane t l w stopbeds.
Fogwar ing n
Warns of a pos i iiy of fog; the flas ing ights sblt h l indi aethepre en eoffog. c t s c
Blowingsnow Warns gainstthepos i lepre en eofsnowon a sb s c a ublicroadway;theflas ingightsindi aesnow p h l c t blownbyhighwinds.
Bevisible Warns that vehicle headlights and tail-lights must beonwhenusingatunnel.
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Roadworksigns Work site signs have an oran e back round.They may be g g reguao y,infor aionorwar ingin ature. l t r m t n n
Barriers Whenworkisinpro ress,bar iersclosepartor g r all of a road to trafic.They are pla ed at the f c begin ingofaworksite. n Visualmar ers k Visual mar ers indi ae the boun a ies of a work site (area k c t d r whereworkisinpro ress)ornar o ingofaroad aybefo ea g r w w r worksite.Theyshowthedireciontofolow,indi aeroadpaining t l c t t inpro ressor irecttrafic. g d f
Direction mar er k
Painting mar er k
Worksite mar er k
Trafficcone
Safetyflare
Barrel
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Distance to road construction site Indicates the distance to a work site.
Distance to end of work site Indicates length of work site in kilometres.
Indicates end of work site.
R O A D
W O R K
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Speed limit Sign indicating the maximum speed permitted near a work site; unlike the yellow background, which would indicate a recommended speed, the orange sign with black lettering shows the speed limit authorized in the area, and has the same force of law as the usual white sign with black lettering. The diamond-shaped sign indicates the new speed limit ahead.
D R I V E R S
H A N D B O O K
S I G N S
S I G N S W O R K
Road work signs Indicate the presence of a work site ahead and the type of work being carried out.
People working
Surveying
Heavy equipment in use
Equipment working above roadway
R O A D
Indicates the distan ce the work site covers in kilo metres. Indicate that a grader or snowblower is operating in a traffic lane or nearby.
Indicates that an emergency response team is on or alongside the road.
This sign, placed on an accompanying vehicle, warns of stalled traffic due to road work.
Indicates that a road is closed due to a sporting event.
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Flagpersonssign Used to slow or stop trafic.The f frontandbackofapersonssignis usedto ontroltraficnearawork c f site.

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Aflagmaybeusedforthesamepur o e. p s
Flagpersons ignals s Stop
Proceed
Slowdown
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Flagpersonahead Warns of the pre en e of a flag er on ahead s c p s direcingtrafic.Callsforcauionbecau etraficis t f t s f slo ed, detou ed or stop ed tem o a iy due to w r p p r rl roadwork.Aflagpersons rdersmustbe beyed. o o
Parkingtem o a iypro i i ed p r rl hbt Thesesignspro i itpar ingfora hb k timeontheroadtofaciiaeroad lt t work,spe ial ventsormaine an e c e t n c ope aions. r t Thesignmayindi aethetimes,days c t andareawhenpar ingispro i ied. k hbt
Areaaheadtem o a iyclo edtotraf ic p r rl s f Indicatethatanareaaheadsuchasaroad, treet,tun el,exitor s n brid eistem o alyclo edtotrafic. g p r l s f
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Area temporarily closed to traffic Indicate that an area is temporarily closed to traffic. Accompanied by detour signs.
Local traffic only Indicates that the roadway is closed to all but nearby residents and business customers. It may also indicate which services remain available.
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W O R K
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Lane merge This type of sign indicates that one lane is temporarily closed and that the one remaining open must be used.
D R I V E R S
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Detour
Indicatetheroutetofolow roundaroadworksite. l a
Indicatetheroutetotakeduetoclo u eofatraficlaneorexit. s r f
Alternateroute
Indicate the alter ae route sug esed to high ay users in n t g t w viewoftherisksofcongesionasso iaedwithworkahead. t c t
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Arrow Indicatesthedireciontraficmusttake. t f
Warningche ron v Indicatesthatanobsa leontheroad aymaybe t c w pas edtotheleftorright. s
Indicates that the shoul er is lower than the d road ay. w
Blastingzone Forsafeyrea ons,radiotrans itersandcellpho es t s m t n s houldbetur edoffinablasingzone. n t
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Lowshoul er d
Wetpaint Installed pri a iy on an accom a ying vehi le, m rl p n c thissignwarnsthatpave entmar ingshavebeen m k freshypained. l t
Installedonthemar ervehi le. k c
Trafficsur ey v Warn of the pre en e of sur ey s c v per on elontheroad. s n Horizontalclea an e r c

Warns that consrucion work obsructs part of t t t theroad ayandhori onalclea an eislessthan w z t r c theroadwidthindi aed. c t
Loosegra el v Warnsofthepos i iiyofsmall ebrisdisod ed sblt d l g byvehi les uringorafterroadwork. c d
Truckcros ingahead s Indicatesthataloa edtruckmayusetheroadway d froman ccessroadahead. a
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Temporary use of road shoulder Indicate that traffic is allowed or prohibited temporarily on the road shoulder near a work site.
Duration of road work Indicates the period during which road work will be ongoing.
Traffic must detour because of work ahead.
NB The same type of sign is used for a detour to the right.
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Lane diverted
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W O R K
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I N F O R M A T I O N S I G N S
Informationsigns Therearesixtypesofthesesigns: destinationguide; routeloca or; t off-roadser i es; vc information; touristfacii ies; lt fuelandfoodser i esonfree ays. vc w
Destinations Advancesignforseve alexitsforamuni i aiy r cp lt
Successionofexits Indicates upco ing exits and their m dis an eaway. t c
Advanceexitsign Indicatesthenum eroftheconnecing b t roadahead,themaindesi aionsfrom tn t the inter han e, the exit num er and c g b disan etotheexit. t c
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Indicatesthatthefreewaypas eshroughamuni i aiyser ed by s t cp lt v asuc es ionofinter han es.Thesignshowsthenum erofexits c s c g b andthedisan etothelastexit. t c
Directionalsignforexits Confirmstheinfor aionappea ingonadvan e m t r c exit signs and indi aes, by means of rrows, c t a thebegin ingoftheinter han eexitlane. n c g
Diagrammaticsign Quicklynformsthedri erofthedirecion i v t totakeataninter han ewithmorethan c g oneexit. Confirmationofdesi aion tn t Indicatesthedesi aionofafreewayandlane tn t usetotakethatroute.
Exitlaneonlysign
Advance exitsign
Exit direcion t
Exit confir aion m t
Indicatethatatraficlaneleadsdirectytoafreewayexitramp. f l Exitlanesareideniiedbya eriesofthreesignssothatdri ers tf s v havetimetochan elanesbefo etheymusttakethenextexit. g r
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Exitsign Indicatethebegin ingoftheexitramp,its n direcionandtheexitnum er. t b
Directionalsign Indicatethemajordesi aionthatcanberea hed tn t c byakingapari uardirecionataninter ecion. t tc l t s t
Distanceremin er d Confirm the direcion and shows the disan e t t c toreachthedesi aionindi aed. tn t c t
Lakeshorecom u iy m nt Indicates the pre en e of a lake with cotages, s c t thedireciontotakeandthedisan e. t t c
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Route locator Highways
Marker
Expressway, freeway (autoroute)
Trans-Canada Highway
Roads and tourist routes Indicates a road or tourist route and directs road users.
Indicates the start of a road or tourist route.
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Expressway, freeway name
Highway name
I N F O R M A T I O N
S I G N S
Border Thetwofolo ingsignsindi aetodri ersthattheyareente ing l w c t v r thepro in ialboun a iesofQubec. v c d r MarkstheQubecboun a yonroues100to d r t 199,onfreewaysandattheexitofinter aio al n t n air orts. p MarkstheQubecboun a yonroues200to d r t 399oronunnum e edroads. b r Shows the name of the tou ism area in r whichtheroaduserisente ing. r Indicates the imits of a com u iy or Indian l m nt reser e. v Bridge
Indicatesthelocaionofabrid eanditsname t g as it ppears on the Qubec Official Road Map a (CarteroutireofficielleduQubec)1.

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Compass oints p Thesesignsindi aethegene aldirecionoftheroad. c t r t
Theymay ppearwithablueback round. a g Endoffreewayorhigh ay w Endoffreeway,whichconti uesasanohernumn t be edhigh ay. r w
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Indicatingtheendofanum e edhigh ayor b r w freeway,whichconti uesunderanohernum er n t b andisaccom a iedwithaninfor aionsignof p n m t thenum e edhigh ayorfreeway. b r w Distance Tabsho ingthedisan etoreachaspe iicfaciiy w t c cf lt orroadfeaure. t
Directionalarrowtabs Tabsindi aingthedirecionofan c t t freeway,num e edhighwayortoa b r pari uarfaciiy. tc l lt Tabsindi a ingthegene aldirec ionofnum e edhighway. c t r t b r Thearrow ointsinthedireciontofolow. p t l
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Junction Tabindi aingtheinter ecionofa c t s t num e edhigh ay. b r w
Kilometrepost Marksthedistancefromthestarting pointofahighwayorroad.
Marksthebegin ingandendofan n isoaedroad l t
Geographiclocaions t Thenameoflakes, ivers,mounains,waterallsandwatersto a e r t f r g damsvisi lefromtheroad. b
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Services Emergencyfaciiies lt Policestaion t Indicates a Sret du Qubec (pro in ial poli e v c c force)staion. t
Indicatesapoli estaionotherthan c t aSretduQubecstaion. t
Showsthetele ho enum erstoreachtheSret p n b duQubec. Medicalassisan e t c Indicates a near y hos i al, uni er i y ealth b pt v st h cen re or emer en y sta ion pro i ing 24-hour t g c t vd medi alcare. c
Indicatesanear ycom u iycli ic. b m nt n
Emergencypar ingarea k Indicatesafreewaypar ingareaforuseintheevent k ofanemer en y. g c
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Emergencytele ho e p n Indicatesthepre en eofanemer en ytele ho e. s c g c p n
Fire ydrant h
Indicatesafire ydrantanditsfeaures. h t
Vehicleindisress t Indicates that a vehi le needs assisan e, aving c t c h bro enhroughabar ierandplun edintoadeep k t r g ditchalonganisoaed tretchofroad.Amecha ism l t s n trig ersthesign,whichcallsforthehelpofroad g users, who hould act imme iaey to help and s d t l notiythepoli e. f c
Transportfaciiies lt Thissign irectsroaduserstothefaciiiesillusraed. d lt t t
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Airport Indicatesthepre en eofanair ortwithafixed s c p f lightsche ue,thefrontoftheplanepoiningin d l t thedireciontofolow. t l
Indicatesthepre en eofanair ortoffe ingcerain s c p r t ser i es. vc
Seaplanebase.
Indicatesthedirecionofanair ort(ortrainstaion) t p t anditsname. Indicatesthenameofanair ort(ortrainstaion), p t direciontofolowanddisan e. t l t c Trainstaion t Indicatesanear ytrainstaion. b t
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Heliport
Indicatesanear yinter iybusstaion. b ct t
Ferry Indicatesthedirecionordisan e t t c toacarferrywharfandpointof deparureandarri al. t v
Parkingarea Parkingareaforinter o altrans ortusers. m d p
Suburbantrain
Citybus
Ferry
Subwaystaion t
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Tabindi aingferryope aionhasendedforthe c t r t season.
Passengerpic uparea k Indicateswheredri erscanwait v fororpickuppas en ersata ublic s g p transtter i al. i mn
Parkingarea Parkingareas,reser edoracces i letoallmotorvehi les. v sb c
Forallmotorvehi les c
Reserved fortaxis
Reserved forbuses
Reservedfor motor y les c c
Reserved forrucks t
Sanitarylandillsite f Indicatesasania ylandillsite. t r f
Industrialfaciiies lt Indicatesthepre en eofanindusrialpark. s c t
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S I G N S
Indicates the direction and distance to a technological park.
Indicates the presence of a shipping port.
Boat launch Indicates the presence of a ramp to launch boats.
Indicate the presence of a CanadaU.S. border crossing point.
Other facilities Indicate other services.
Arena
Community centre
Library
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D R I V E R S
H A N D B O O K
Border crossing point
Outdoor public swimming pool
Municipal park
College
Public market
Church
Indoor public swimming pool
S I G N S
University Information Dead end
Court house
Indicate a road or street with no exit.
Turnaround Indicates an area in the median intended for vehicles to make U-turns.
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Priorityturnonflas inggreen h Indicatesthatvehi leope aorsacingaflas ing c r t f h greenlighthavetherightofway.
Crossinglightacti aor v t Indicatetopedesriansand/or t c yclists that they must press thecros inglightindi aor. s c t An arrow poining to the left t or right may ppear on these a signsabovethebuton. t Metricsigns Indicates to visiors from the U.S. that Qubec t roadsignsusethe etricsysem. m t
Aircraftpatroled l Indicatesthepos i iiyoftraficsur eillan efrom sblt f v c theair. Runawaylane Indicates an area where runa ay heavy vehi les w c canbe roughttoastoponasteephill. b
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Indicates a place where a vehicle with failing brakes may be brought safely to a stop.
Indicates an additional lane to allow for passing.
Distance to service station Indicates to drivers the distance separating the next fuel services along the road.
Passing lane
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Exclusive towing rights
Indicate that towing on a particular section of the highway is handled exclusively by the company whose telephone number appears on the tab.
D R I V E R S
H A N D B O O K
Publicfacii ies lt Restarea IndicatesarestarearunbytheQubecgovern ent m along i eahighway.Servicesavaia leareshown sd l b bytheappro riaesym ols.Arestareaope aed p t b r t byamuni i aiywillbesoindi aedinplaceof cp lt c t the fleur-de-lys.The sign may also indi a e the c t disan etothenexttworestareas. t c Indicatesanareafortruc erstorestorchecktheir k loadandvehi le. c Indicatesser i esavaia le,suchasagasstaion, vc l b t par inglot,resau antoranyotherfaciiy. k t r lt
Lookout Indicates a loo out along i e the road ay that k sd w o ffersasplen idview;thefieldglass ointstothe d p loo out. k
Coveredbrid e g Indicatesacove edbrid eofheriagevalue. r g t
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Reserves,parksand ublictou istattracions p r t
Indicateparksunderpro in ialorfede algovern entjuris icion. v c r m d t Abea ersym olideniiesfede alparksorsites. v b tf r
Touristinfor aion m t Therearefourtypesoftou istinfor aioncenres:Infotourist r m t t offi es,localandregio alcenresandtou istinfor aion tands. c n t r m t s Centreope aedbyTourismQubecpro i ing r t vd infor aiononthepro in e. m t v c Regionaltou istinfor aioncenrepro i ing r m t t vd infor aionaboutthe egion. m t r
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The maple leaf crown is used to ideniy parks tf admi ise edbytheNationalCapitalCommission n t r ofCanada.
Localtou istinfor aioncenrepro i inginfor r m t t vd maionaboutoneormoremuni i aiies.Atab t cp lt oftenindi a esthedirec ionanddis an eto c t t t c thecenre. t
Indicatesatou istinfor aionstandthatprovides r m t infor aionbymeansotherthanstaffedpersonnel. m t Foreigncur en yexchan eoffi e. r c g c
Indicatethepre en eofatou s c rist faciiy,thedisan etoits lt t c a ccessrouteandthedirecion t toitsentran e. c
Historicsite Indicates the pre en e of an hiso ic site, the s c t r disan eanddirecion. t c t
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Privatetou istfaciiy r lt
Fuelandfoodser i esignsonfreeways vc Confirmationofexits Indicatesthepro i iyofaser i estaionandof xmt vc t fuelorfoodoutetsavaia lethere. l l b
Itinerary Indicates the direcion of faciiies along i e a t lt sd freeway.
Entrancetofaciiy lt Indicate ccesstofaciiies. a lt
Typesoffuel Indicatesthetypesoffuelavaia leother l b thangasoi e,alongwiththeesta lish ent ln b m logoorname. D die el s N natu algas r P pro a e p n
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S I G N S F O R C Y C L I S T S
Off-road yclingroute c Indicateabike aywithanexclu i e w sv right-of-waythatissepa a efrom r t auto o ie trafic and spe iies if m bl f cf therouteisareco ni edRouteverte g z (des ri ed insecion4.6).Thesign c b t indi aesifthebike ayisopento c t w anohersportinthewiner. t t
SIGNSFOR YCLISTS C
Cyclistsareallo edtorideonmostroadsinQubecotherthan w freeway;motorvehi leope aorsmustthe eo eexer i ecauion c r t r f r cs t whentheyseeabicy lerideronthefarright-handsideofthe c road.There are four types of esign inten ed to make ycling d d c safer:pavedshoul ers, yclinglanes,desi naed yclingroues, d c g t c t andbicy lepaths. c Pavedshoul ers,mar edoffwithasolidwhiteline,allow yclists d k c torideinthedirecionoftrafic,along i emotorvehi les. t f sd c Cyclinglanesinurbanareasoccu ypartoftheroad ay,butare p w mar edofforphy i alysepa aedfromtraficlanesandreser ed k sc l r t f v exclu i eyfor yclists. sv l c Designated yclingrouesareusualyfoundwheremotorvehi le c t l c traficislightandslow oving;therearenoproecedcor i ors, f m t t rd mereysigns. l Bicyclepathsaredesi nedexclusivelyfortheuseof yclists, g c oftenawayfrommotorvehi letrafic. c f As for motor vehi les, signs for yclists come in four types: c c regua o y,war ing,worksiteandinfor a ionsigns. l t r n m t
s t t a t NB Thesignspre enedinthisseciondonot ppearinanyothersecion.
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Regulatorysigns Bicycletab Drawstheattenionof ycliststoanyreguao y t c l t r signconcer ingthemonly. n
Mandatoryroute Indicatestheroute yclistsmusttake. c
Indicateto yclistsandpedesrians c t theres eci esidetheymustuse. p tv
Indicatesto yclistsandpedesrianstheymustshare c t thatporionofthe ay,therebeingnoexclu i e t w sv cor i orfor ither. rd e
Bicycle idersmustdis ount r m Indicatesto ycliststhattheymustdis ountand c m walkbesi etheirbicy le. d c
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Childrenmustridewithanadult Indicatesto yclistsunderage12thattheymust c beinthecom a yofanadultinordertorideon p n a ublicroad aywheretheposedspeedlimitis p w t over50km/h.
Nopas ing s Indicatesto ycliststhattheycan otrideside-by-side; c n marksthestartofano-pas ingzone. s
Bicyclesym olatapedesrianlight b t Indicates to yclists that they must cross on the c walk ignal. s
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Indicatestheendofano-pas ingzone. s
Warningsigns Steepslope Indicates the slope in per enage c t terms(atleast6%,whichmeansa riseordropof6mover100m).
Busy ublic ccess p a Indicatesto ycliststhatanear y ublic ccess c b p a e ntailsthepre en eofmotorvehi les. s c c
Cyclistsahead Bicyclescros ingroadnear y. s b
Indicatesthepre en eof yclistsonapavedshoul er, s c c d overthedisan eshown,whenitispla edbelow t c c thebicy lesign. c Slipperysura e f c Warnsthattheroadsura emaybeslip e yin f c p r somepla es. c
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Worksitesigns Cyclelaneclo ed s Indicatesthatacyclelaneistem o a iyclo ed. p r rl s
Detour Indicatesto ycliststhedirecionofa etourbecau e c t d s ofroadwork.
Informationsigns Indicatesthedireciontoabike ay t w Directs ycliststoabike ay. c w

Direction Indicate the direc ion and dis an e in km to a t t c desi aion by bicy le and faciiies avaia le. In tn t c lt l b caseswhere yclistsmustsharetheroutewith c pedesrians,ahumansil oueteisshownonthis t h t sign.
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Bicycleroute Indicatethenameanddirecionofacyclelaneorpath. t
Parkingareaforbicy les c Indicatesthedireciontopar ingforbicy les. t k c
Parkingareafor yclinglaneconnecion c t Indicateswheremotorvehi lepar ingareapro i es c k vd a ccesstoa yclinglaneorpath. c Routeverte idenii aion tfc t Indicatesthosepartsofthetrailwhereabicy le c maybeused. TheRouteverte isabicycletrailmorethan4,000km long that stretches north to south, east to west, throughout the province. Comprised of off-road paths, pavedshouldersandsectionsofsmall,quiet roads,itwilleventuallylink350municipalitiesin 15regions(wheresomefourmillionQuebecerslive). Clearlymarkedandverysafe,theRouteverteisa waytodiscoverQuebecinallitsgreenery. Beginning Indicatesthebegin ingofabike ay. n w
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Periodwhenclo ed s Indicatesthetimeoftheyearwhenthecyclepath can otbeused. n
Privatetou istfaciiies r lt Indicatestheattracionsandser i esavaia le t vc l b to yclists. c Commercialser i es vc Indicate food and bicy le epair ser i es c r vc loca ednearabicy lepath. t c
Publicser i es vc Indicateser i esavaia lealongabike ay. vc l b w
Shelter
Heatedshelter
Tourist infor aion m t offi e c
Drinking water
Restarea
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Telephone
Washroom
HIGHWAYSAFETYCODE PRO I IONS VS CONCER INGROADSIGNSANDTRAF IC IGNALS N F S

Onlytheper onres on i leformainai inga ublichigh ay s p sb t n p w mayerectroadsignsortrafic ignals,whichmustmeetstan ards f s d setbyTransportQubec. Noper onmay: s erecta ignal,sign,indi aionordevi eona ublichighway s c t c p w ithouttheper is ionoftheper onres on i leforthe m s s p sb maine an eofthatroad ay; t n c w erectordis layonpri aepro erya ignal,sign,indi aion p v t p t s c t ordevi ethatencroa hesona ublicroad ayorthat c c p w couldcreaeconfu ionorobsructanysignerecedona t s t t p ublicroadway; tra elonpri aepro erytoavoidcom lian ewitharoad v v t p t p c signortrafic ignal. f s Allper onsmust: s com lywitharoadsignortrafic ignalerec edona p f s t road ayundertheHighwaySafetyCode; w obey the orders or ignals of a law enforcement offi er, s c s choolcros ing guardorflag er oninchar eofdirecing s p s g t trafic roundaworksite,evenifcontra ytoexisingtrafic f a r t f s ignalsorsigns.
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CHAPTER4 TRAFFICRULES
heHighwaySafetyCode setsoutthetrafic f rulesforallusersof ublicroadways,in p pari uar motor vehi le ope aors. Pedestrians, tc l c r t motor y lists,mopedope aorsand yclistsalso c c r t c havecerain ightsandobli aionswhenusinga t r g t p ublicroad ay.Forsafetyssake,itisimporant w t toknowtheserulesandfolowthem. l
PRO EC ION T T
SEATBELT
Seatbeltsarenotsim lyanacces o y.Theyareanimporant p s r t safeyfeaurethatcansavelives.Seatbeltuseisman ao y. t t d t r Alloccu ants, xceptchil renwhosesiting eightisbelow p e d t h 63cm,asexplai edbelow,sitingonthefrontorbackseatofa n t m ovingmotorvehi lemustweartheseatbeltpro i ed;thisseat c vd beltmustbepro eryfase ed.Drivingavehi leispro i iedif: p l t n c hbt thedriverorpassengerseatbeltismis ingorunu a le or s s b hasbeenalte ed; r a pas en er under age 16 is not wea ing a pro ery s g r p l fas e edseatbelt. t n Achildwhosesit ingposi ionmea u edtothetopofthe t t s r headcomesbelow63cmmustbeseaedinaresraintsysem t t t orbooserseatincom lian ewithreguaionsrefer edtointhe t p c l t r MotorVehicleSafetyAct.Theresraintsysemandbooserseatmust t t t be adaped to the eight and size of the child, in accor an e t w d c withthemanufacturersinstrucions,andmustbepro eryinstaled t p l l inthevehi le.Thisobli aiondoesnotapplyintaxisorpolice c g t vehicles,inwhichcasethechildmustberesrai edbytheseat t n beltavaia le. l b
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TheSocitdelassu an eauto o ieduQubecmay,howe er, r c m bl v issueacerii aeexempingaper on,forexcepio almedi al tfc t t s t n c rea ons,fromtheobli aiontowearaseatbeltortheuseofa s g t resraintdevi e. t c Taxidri ersope aingavehi leaspartoftheirjobona ublic v r t c p road aywithaspeedlimitsetbyamuni i ai y,oronan w cp lt unnum e ed road ay, are also xempt from the obli aion to b r w e g t wearaseatbelt. Driverswhoarebackingupandindividualswhoareriding inthepassengerseatofapolicewagonarenotrequiredtowear aseatbelt.
AIRBAG
Airbagsarepro ensafe ydevi esdesi nedtopre entthe v t c g v occu antsofavehi lefromstri ingtheirhead,neckorchest p c k a gainsttheinstru entpanel,stee ingwheelorwinds ieldina m r h front-end coli ion.They also pro i e effeci e proecion gainst ls vd tv t t a potenialyfatalinju iesorinju iesthatmay esultindis biiy. t l r r r a lt Researchin1998showedthatthecom i eduseofairbagsand bn seatbeltsredu estheriskofseve eheadinju yby75%andseve e c r r r chestinju yby66%. r Airbagsarenotdesi nedto eployinrear-endcoli ions, g d ls rolo eracci entsorinmostside-oncoli ions. l v d ls Airbags ontaintinyholes,whichena lethemtodeflaeupon c b t absor ingthemomenumfromtheoccu ant,the e yallo ing b t p r b w theoccu anttobreaheandmove. p t Some mea u es can be taken to redu e risks uring air bag s r c d deploy ent: m an nfant must lways be seaed in a rear-acing nfant i a t f i safeyseatthatissecu edinthebackseat(cenreifpos i le); t r t sb children age 12 and under must lways be seaed in a a t childsafeyseatadapedtotheir eightandsizethatis t t w secu edinthebackseat; r alwayswearaseatbelt; movetheseatbacktoensu ethatthereisadisan eof r t c at least 25 cm bet een the cenre of the air bag cover w t andthemiddeofthedriverschestarea. l
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TheSocitdelassuan eauto o ieduQubecmayautho i e r c m bl rz anairbagtobedeaci aedifoneofthedri ersofavehi leor a tv t v c pas en er is at risk when an air bag eploys.An appli aion, s g d c t howe er, must first be filed with the Socit by completing the v formentitledDeclarationofRequirementforAirBagDeactivatiod.
HEADREST
ThousandsofQuebecerssuferwhi lashinauto o ieacci ents f p m bl d eachyear.Scarcely10%ofmoto istsinthepro in e djusttheir r v c a vehicleshea restpro ery;themisa etheremain ermakeis d p l t k d pla ingittoolow. c Ifthehea restispla edtoolow, ehindtheneck,itisoflitte d c b l usebecau eintheeventofarear-endcoli ion,theheadwillbe s ls t hrustback,cau inganeckinju y. s r
Maximum10cm
Toofferade uaeproecion: q t t t the hea rest must not be more than ten cen i e res d tm t (10cm)fromthebackofthehead; themiddeofthehea restmustbelevelwiththeeyesor l d topoftheears.
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TRAF ICRULES F
Whethertur ing,chan inglanes,pas ingorcaryingoutanoher n g s r t manoeu re,motorvehi leope aorsmustapplyspe ialrulesin v c r t c eachcase.
TRAFFICLANEDIVI ION S
Somelinessepa a ingtraficlanesmaybecros ed, thers r t f s o maynot. Driversmaycrossabro enlineafter k ensu ingthattheycandososafey. r l
Abro enlinenexttoasolidline k meanspas ingisallo edifthebro en s w k line is on the vehicles side when the manoeu re is begun. Passing v mustbecom leedbefo ethebro en p t r k lineends.
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Asolidsin leline orsoliddou leline maynotordi a iy g b n rl becros ed. s However,theselinesmaybecros edifthetraficlaneis s f obsrucedorclo ed,ortomakealeftturnontoanoherroad ay t t s t w orintoapri aedri e ay.Theycanalsobecros edtopassfarm v t v w s machi e y,farmtracors,ani al-drawnvehi les,bicy lesorvehi les n r t m c c c withaslow- ovingvehi lewar ingsign(orangetri n lewith m c n a g reflectorizedrededges).
LANEUSE
TWO-WAY TRAF IC F
Whentra elingonaroad aysimiar v l w l totheoneillusraed,motorvehi le t t c ope aors must use the right-hand r t lane.They may use the left lane, howe er,topassanohervehi leor v t c toavoidanobsa le.Inbothcases, t c dri ersmustmakesuretheleftlane v isfreebefo eente ingit. r r
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THREE
OR FIVE LANES OF TWO-WAY TRAF IC F
Whenusingaroad aydivi ed w d into three or five lanes where thereistraficinbothdirecions, f t motor vehi le ope aors must c r t usethelaneorlanestotheright. Thecenrelaneisreser edfor t v leftturnsbyvehi lestra eing c v l in itherdirecion. e t
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Ifoneormorelanesinthedirecion t thevehi leistra elingareclo edor c v l s obsruced, the dri er may use the t t v nea estfreelaneinten edforonco r d ming trafic,afteryiel ingtherightof f d waytoanyvehi leinthatlane. c
TWO
OR THREE LANES FOR ONE-WAY TRAF IC F
Driversmustingene alkeeptothe r far right when there are two lanes fortraficinthesamedirecion. f t
Generallyspea ing,whenthereare k threelanes,dri ers houlduseone v s oftheright-handlanes.
Particularcir ums an es: c t c Amotorvehi leope aormayusethefarleftlaneonan c r t expresswaytopassothervehi les,turnleft,avoidobsa les, c t c ormoveowardanexitlane. t Slowingdownintheleft-handlaneisper ited,aslong m t asthemotorvehi leope aor ignalshis/herintenionto c r t s t turnleftorstopontheleftsideofthelane. Wherethespeedlimitisbelow80km/h,forinstanceon an urban boulevard, a motor vehicle operator may use eitherlane.Travellingfaser thanavehi leinanoherlane t c t isnotconsi e edpas ing. d r s
ROADWAY
SEPA A ED BY A EDIAN OR OTHER DIVI ER R T M D
Driversmustnotcross ediansorotherdivi erssepa aing m d r t traficlanes, xceptinthosepla esindi aedbytheappro riaesigns. f e c c t p t
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EXIT RAMPS
Toenterorexitafreeway,motorvehi leope aorsmustuse c r t desi naed ccessandexitlanes. g t a
SPEED IMITSANDDIS AN EBET EENVEHI LES L T C W C

Anyactorspeedlikeytoendan erpeopleslivesorper o al l g s n pro er yispro i i ed.Theseobli a ionsapplyonall ublic p t hbt g t p road aysandonpri aeroad aysopento ublicroadvehi le w v t w p c trafic,aswellasshop ingcenrepar inglotsandotherareas f p t k opento ublictrafic. p f Motorvehi leope aorsmustres ectthefolo ingspeedimits: c r t p l w l onfreeways: 60km/hmini um; m 100km/hmaxi um. m onhigh ayswithaconcreeor sphaltsura e: w t a f c 90km/hmaxi um. m ongra elroads: v 70km/hmaxi um. m in a chool zone when chil ren are ente ing or lea ing s d r v s chool: 50km/hmaxi um nlessasignindi aesadifem u c t f rentspeed,whichthedri ermustthenobey. v in ities,townsorvilla es, nlessother i eindi aed: c g u ws c t 50km/hmaxi um. m Driversmustredu espeedwhentra elingafterdark,infog, c v l rain,snowandothercondiionslimiingvisi iiy,aswellason t t blt aroadsura ethatisslip e yornotenti eyclea ed.Theymust f c p r r l r alsoslowdownwhenapproa hingroadconsrucion. c t t Driversmaynottra elsoslo lyastohin ertheflowoftrafic. v w d f
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DISTANCE
BET EEN VEHI LES W C
Whentra eling ehindanohervehi le,motorvehi leope aors v l b t c c r t mustkeepatarea o a le,safedisan efromthevehi leahead s n b t c c sothattheycanstoptheirvehi le ithoutcau inganacci ent c w s d s houldtheyneedtostopquic ly.Driversmusttakeinto ccount k a traficspeed,traficden iy,weahercondiionsandthestateof f f st t t theroadsura e.The2-secondrulecanbeusedtoesti aethe f c m t disan ebet eentwovehi les.Thisruleisdes ri edandillus t c w c c b tra edindri ingtech i uepubli a ions:DrivingaPassenger t v nq c t Vehicle;OperatingaMotorcycle;OperatingaMopedorScooter. Motor vehi le ope aors tra eling in a onvoy on a ublic c r t v l c p high aywherethemaxi umspeedis70km/hor ighermust w m h leave sufi ient space bet een their vehi les. They must also fc w c allowothermotorvehi leope aorstopassthem. c r t
PASSING
Certainsituaionsmaycallforpas inganohervehi le.Motor t s t c vehi leope aorsmustfolowcerainruleswhenpas inganoher c r t l t s t vehi le. c Beforepas inganohervehi le,dri ersmust: s t c v makesurepas ingisallo ed(bro enlinesbet eenlanes); s w k w makesurethattheleftlaneisfreeandthatnoothervehi le c c omingfrom ehindisgoingtooccu ythatlane; b p makesurethatthelanetheywishtoenterisunoc u ied c p forasufi ientdisan e; fc t c ignaltheirinteniontopassusingturn- ignalights. s t s l Passing houldbeavoi edwhentra elinginfogorcondiions s d v l t that ffectvisi iiy. a blt Motorvehi leope aorsmustusetheleftlanetopass.Apas ing c r t s vehi lemust eturntotheright-handlaneoncethemanoeu re c r v iscom lee. p t
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BICY LE C
Motorvehi leope aorswis ingtopassabicy lemay emain c r t h c r in the same lane if there is nough room to com lee the e p t manoeu resafey.Theleftlanemayalsobeused. v l
BEING
PAS ED S
Motorvehi leope aorsbeingpas edorabouttobepas ed c r t s s byanohervehi lemustnotaccee ae.Theymayslowdownout t c l r t ofcoure y,howe er,inordertofaciiaethemanoeu re. t s v lt t v
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Whenmotorvehi leope aorsneedtousealanereser edfor c r t v onco ingtraficinordertopass,theymustavoiddoingso: m f whenapproa hingorontopofahill; c inacurve; when approa hing or cros ing a mar ed pedesrian c s k t cross alk,alevelcros ingoratun el; w s n anyotherplacewheresignsorpave entmar ingsindi m k caethatpas ingispro i ied. t s hbt
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Vehicle1maynotpassvehi le2inthesesituaions. c t Passingisalsopro i iedwhentherearevehi lesintheleft hbt c lane,orifavehi le ehindhassignaedtheinteniontopass,or c b l t hasbeguntodoso.Insituaionslikethoseillusraedbelow,the t t t dri erofvehi le1mustnotpass. v c
Whendri ingonaroad aywithtwoormorelanesofone-way v w trafic,motorvehi leope aorsmustavoid: f c r t lanehop ing; p pas ingontheright, xcept: s e whenpas ingavehi le akingaleftturnorhea ing s c m d t owardanfreewayexitramp; whenpas ingavehi leperor ingmaine an ein s c f m t n c theleftlane. Atnotimemayapas ingvehi leleavetheroad ay(e.g.drive s c w ontheshoul er)toperormthemanoeu re. d f v Passinginaslowlane Whenthereareslowlanesigns,dri erstra elingslo lymust v v l w usethefarright-handlane.Slowlanes,creaedinordertomainain t t traficflow,areusualyfoundinmounai ous egions.Anyvehi le f l t n r c canusethemnotjustrucks. t Sincesomeoftheselanesarelon erthan2km,abro enline g k may be used over a cerain disan e to allow vehi les dri ing t t c c v down illtopassothervehi les. h c Driversintheslowlaneonthefarrightmaynot eturntothe r mainlanewhentheroad ayshowsthesemar ings. w k
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TURNING
Beforetur ingataninter ecion,motorvehi leope aorsmust: n s t c r t makesuretheturncanbecom leedsafey; p t l ignaltheirinteniontoturnusingthevehiclesturn- ignal s t s l ights; yieldtherightofwaytopedesriansor yclistscros ing t c s theroad aytheywishtoenter; w yieldtherightofwaytovehi lestra elingontheinter c v l secingroad ay,onco ingvehi les,orvehi lesapproa hing t w m c c c oralrea yintheinter ecion. d s t Thedri erthenmakestheturnwhenthecoastisclear. v Ifthemotorvehi leope aorisuna letomoveintothedesi c r t b gnaed tur inglanewhenpre a ingtomakeaturn,he/shemust t n p r maketheturnatanoherinter ecion. t s t Thefolo ingillusraionsshowtherulestofolowwhen aking l w t t l m themostcom onrightandleftturns. m
RIGHT TURN
Motorvehi leope aorsplan ingtomakearightturnontoa c r t n road aywithoneormorelanes,wheherforone-ortwo-way w t trafic,must: f A. movetothefarright-handside of the road ay or to the lane w desi naedfortur ingright; g t n B. advanceina traightlinetothe s pointwherethetworoadsmeet; C. turn shar ly and enter the far p right-handlaneoftheotherroadC way ithout encroa hing upon w c B the left lane or any bicy le lane c A orreser edlane. v
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LEFT TURN
Attheinter ecionofroad ayswithtraficinbothdirecions, s t w f t motorvehi leope aorsplan ingtomakealeftturnmust: c r t n A. move over to the left lane or a turn lane of the road on which theyaretra eling; v l B. advanceina traightlinetothe s C pointwherethetworoadsmeet; C. assoonasthecoastisclear,turn B intothenea estlane(furhestto r t the left) allo ing tra el in the w v A desi eddirecion. r t A. move over to the left lane or a turn lane of the road on which theyaretra eling; v l B. advanceina traightlinetothe s pointwherethetworoadsmeet; C. assoonasthecoastisclear,turn intothenea estlane(furhestto r t the left) allo ing them to tra el w v inthedesi eddirecion. r t
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Whentur ingfromaroadwithtraficinbothdirecionsonto n f t aone-wayroad,dri ersmust: v A. move over to the left lane or a turn lane of the road on which theyaretra eling; v l B. advanceina traightlinetothe s pointwherethetworoadsmeet; C. as soon as the coast is clear, enterthefarleftlaneoftheother road ay. w C B A
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Whentur ingfromaone-wayroadontoaroadwithtrafic n f inbothdirecions,dri ersmust: t v A. moveovertothefarleft-handlane or any other desi naed tur ing g t n lane; B. advanceina traightlinetothe s pointwherethetworoadsmeet; C C. enterthenea estlane(fur hest r t totheleft)allo ingtra elinthe w v B desi eddirecion. r t A If there are two desi naed g t tur inglanes,theturn hould n s be com leed in the cor es p t r pon ing lane of the other d road ay. w
When tur ing from a one-way road onto anoher one-way n t road,dri ersmust: v A. moveovertothefarleft-handlane or any other desi naed tur ing g t n lane; B. advanceina traightlinetothe s pointwherethetworoadsmeet; C. enterthefarleft-handlaneofthe C otherroad ay. w B A
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VEHI LES ARE TUR ING AT THE SAME TIME C N
Ataninter ecionoftworoadswithmorethanonelaneinboth s t direcions,whenthesemanoeu resareperor edsimula eousy t v f m t n l byseve alvehi les,eachdri ermust irecthis/hervehi leinto r c v d c thecor ectlane. r Vehiclestur ingrightmust: n A. moveintothelaneontheextre e m A rightorintoalanereser edfor v m akingturns; B B. advanceina traightlinetothe s C pointwherethetworoadsmeet; F C. enter the far right-hand lane, w ithout encroa hing on the left c lane, and res ect reser ed lanes p v orbicy lelanes. c E D Vehiclestur ingleftmust: n D. moveintotheleftlaneorintoalanereser edfor aking v m turns; E. advanceina traightlinetothepointwherethetworoads s meet; F. enter the far left-hand lane, ithout encroa hing on the w c rightlane,assoonasthecoastisclear.
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VEHICLES TUR ING N
RIGHT ON A RED LIGHT
Tosafeyrightturnataredlightadri ermust: l v 1.Stop: atthe pproachofaredlight,cometoacom leestop a p t atthestoplineorinfrontofthepedesriancros ing. t s 2.Look: checkforasignpro i iingrightturnsataredlight; hbt ifthereisnosuchsign,orout i eofthetimeperod sd i indi aed on the tab of a trafic light indi aing that c t f c t tur ingispro i ied,oroutsidetheislandofMontral, n hbt ensu ethatnopedes rianiscros ingorpre a ingto r t s p r crosstheinter ecion: s t - yieldtherightofwaytopedestriansandcyclistsin the intersection or about to enter it. Pedestrians alwayshavetherightofwaywhenfacingagreentraffic lightorapedestrianlightallowingthemtocross; - look left, ahead and right (mirror and blind spot) andalasttimeontheleft; - yieldtovehiclessoastonotimpedetraffic; beextracarefulinthepresenceofchildren,theelderly, peoplewithreducedmobilityoranyonecrossingslowly. 3.Decide: turningrightonaredlightisnotmandatory.Itshould bedoneonlyifthecoastisclear.
INDICATINGYOURINTEN IONSANDPRE EN E T S C
INDICATING YOUR
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Beforechan inglanes, akingaU-turn( nlesspro i i ed g m u hbt byaroadsign),pas ing, akingaturnorente ingaroad ay s m r w fromtheshoul erorapar ingarea,dri ersmustindi aetheir d k v c t intenions using the vehicles turn- ignal ights conti uousy t s l n l overasufi ientdisan etoensu etheoperatorssafeyandthat fc t c r t ofotherroadusers.
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USING
EMER EN Y FLAS ERS G C H
Motorvehi leope aorswhohavetodriveveryslo lymust c r t w usethevehiclesemer en yflas ers.Emergencyflas ers hould g c h h s beusedonlyforrea onsofsafey(abreak ownorstaledvehi le s t d l c ontheroad ayatnight,forexam le). w p
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HEAD IGHTS AND RUN ING IGHTS L N L
Atnightorinpoorweahercondiions,motorvehi leope aors t t c r t mustensu ethatheadightsandrun ingightsareon. r l n l Atnight,dri ersmust witchfromhighbeamstolowbeams: v s when oming ithin150mofanonco ingvehi le; c w m c when oming ithin150mofthevehi leahead; c w c whentheroad ayiswell-lit. w
YIELDINGTHERIGHTOFWAY
The Highway Safety Code des ri es many situaions where c b t roadusersmustyieldtherightofway.

PEDESTRIANS
Motor vehi le ope aors and yclists must yield the right of c r t c waytopedesrianscros ingorpre a ingtocross: t s p r atagreenlight; atawhitepedesrianlight,flas ingornot; t h apedesriancross alk; t w ataninter ecionwithoneormorestopsigns; s t ataninter ecionwithayieldsign. s t
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Thedri erofvehi le1,whenmer ingwiththeflowoftrafic v c g f on the freeway, must yield the right of way to vehi le 2. In the c exam leillusraed,thisdri ermustpullin ehindvehi le2. p t t v b c Thedri erofvehi le2mustconsi erthatavehi leisrying v c d c t tomergewithtraficonthefreewayand houlddisplaycourtesy f s andchan elanesifpos i le. g sb
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MAN A O Y STOP D T R
Ataninter ecioncontroledbyastopsign ononeroad ay: s t l w Driversand yclistsrequi edtostop c r ataninter ecionorflas ingredlight s t h must yield the right of way to any vehi leontheotherroad ayalrea y c w d in the inter ecion or near nough s t e to the inter ecion that ente ing it s t r wouldbedan e ous. g r
Atafour-waystop: Driversor yclistsrequi edtostopat c r theinter ecionmustyieldtheright s t of way to any vehi le that rea hes c c theinter ecionbefo ethem. s t r Inbothofthesecases,thedri eror v c yclistmustalsoyieldtherightofway to pedesrians or yclists cros ing t c s theroadthatthedri eror yclistis v c abouttocrossorenter.
CERTAIN TRAF IC LIGHTS F
Motor vehi le ope aors or yclists at any of the folo ing c r t c l w traficights: f l flas ingredlight h flas ingyelowlight h l greenlight,flas ingornot h greenarrow must yield the right of way to vehi les, yclists and pedesrians c c t alrea y in the inter ecion or make sure that they can make it d s t a crosstheinter ecionsafey. s t l
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WHEN TUR ING AT AN N
INTER EC ION S T
Motorvehi leope aorsand yclistsmust: c r t c Yieldtherightofwaytopedesriansand yclistscros ing t c s theroad aythattheywishtoenter.Intheexam leillus w p traed,thedri erofvehi le1 ieldstherightofwayto t v c y thepedesrian. t
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Yieldtherightofway,when aking m aleftturn,toanyonco ingvehi le. m c Intheexam leillusraed,vehi le3 p t t c y ieldstherightofwaytovehi le c 2,thepedesrianandvehi le1. t c
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OR EXI ING PRI A E PRO ER Y T V T P T
Motorvehi leope aorsand yclistswis ingtoenterorexit c r t c h pri ae pro ery must yield the right of way to any vehi le or v t p t c pedesriantra elingona ublicroad ay. t v l p w
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Driveway
In this illusraion, befo e ente ing t t r r laneA, the dri er of vehi le 1 must v c yieldtherightofwaytothepedesrian t andmotor y list. c c Beforeente inglaneB,thedri erof r v vehi le1mustyieldtherightofway c tothepedes rian,motor y listand t c c vehi le2. c
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In the situaion illusraed here, the t t t dri ermustyieldtherightofwayto v themotor y listandpedesrianbefo e c c t r ente ingthepri aedri e ay. r v t v w
Driveway
EMERGENCY VEHI LES C
BUSES
On ublicroadswithamaxi umspeedlimitunder70km/h, p m motor vehi le ope aors must yield the right of way to a bus c r t whosedri erwis estore-enterthelanethebusoccu iedbefo e v h p r stop ing.Thebusdri ermustmakesurethatitissafetodoso, p v howe er, and indi ae intenions using the turn- ignal ights. v c t t s l This obli aion only pplies to dri ers of vehi les in the lane g t a v c thatthebusdri erwis estore-enter. v h
SCHOOLBUSES
Motorvehicleoperatorsmustbereadytostopintheproximity ofaschoolbus. Schoolbusesmakefrequentstopstotakeonanddropoff children.Toavoidhavingothervehiclessuddenlyslowdownor stop,theschoolbusdriverwhointendstostopmustwarnother vehicleoperators,usingtheflashingamberlights.
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Motorvehicleoperatorsandcyclistsmustallowunhindered passageforemergencyvehicleswiththeirlightsflashingorsiren inoperation.This means reducing speed, keeping as far to the rightaspossibleandstopping,therebylesseningthenumberof obstaclesanemergencyvehicledrivermustcontendwith.Itisvery importanttostaycalmandtoprovideafreelaneforemergency vehiclestopass,whethertheyarecomingfrombehind orinthe oppositedirection.Stayclearofintersectionsandavoidturning infrontofanemergencyvehicle(turnfartheronandbacktrack, ifnecessary).Inthiswaywecanallhelpsavelives.Secondscount: thinkaboutit!
Otherdriversmustbeawareofthesetwostages: when the flashing amber lights or hazard lights of the busareactivated,otherdriversmustpreparetostop. whentheflashingredlightsofthebusareinoperation oritsstoparmextended,otherdriversmustbringtheir vehicletoafullstop. Motorvehicleoperatorsmuststopatleastfivemetresfroma vehicleusedtocarryschoolchildrenifithasitsflashingredlights inoperationoritsmandatorystoparmextended.Driversmay passthevehicleineitherdirectionifitsflashingredlightsareoff andthestoparmretracted,provideditissafetodoso.This applies to vehicles travelling on the same roadway, on the same trafficroute(forexample,north-southroad)andonaroadthatis notseparatedbyamedian,asaschoolbus,travellingineitherdirection.
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LEVELCROS INGS S
Motor vehi le ope aors and yclists are requi ed to stop at c r t c r least five etres from a rail ay cros ing if the arri al of a rail m w s v vehi leisindi aedbyflas ingredights,alowe edbar ier,ora c c t h l r r rail ay mployee. w e Driversmustnotenteralevelcros ingifthereisnot nough s e freespaceaheadtoclearthecros ingcom leey. s p t l
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Unless other i e indi aed, the dri er of a bus, mini us or ws c t v b vehi lecar yinghazar ousmate ialmuststopatleastfive etres c r d r m fromalevelcros ing.Driversmayconti ueonlywhentheyare s n ceraintheycancrosssafey. t l
DRIVINGINREVER E S
Whenbac ingup,dri ersmustmakesurethemanoeu recan k v v beperor edsafeyand ithoutimpe ingtrafic. f m l w d f Driving in rever e is pro i ied on freeways and on their s hbt a ccessandexitramps.
SHARINGTHEROADWITHHEAVYVEHI LES C
Car,motor y leandtruckdri ershavetheirownrea onsfor c c v s usingtheroad ay.Eachisrequi edtobeha eres on i ly.Here w r v p sb areafewsafeyrulesthatcallforcoure yandtole an ewhen t t s r c sha ingtheroadwithotherusers. r It is imporant to be aware of the limiaions of dri ing a t t t v heavy vehi le in order to have a beter undersan ing of the c t t d manoeu res requi ed of truck dri ers and to drive defen i ey. v r v sv l Sincerucksarelon er,widerandhea ierthanothervehi les, t g v c theyaremoredifi ulttohandeandreactmoreslo ly. fc l w For exam le, a truck requi es greaer time and disan e to p r t t c stop.So,dri erstra elinginfrontofheavyvehi lesmust ignal v v l c s their intenion to turn or chan e lanes well ahead of time. t g Suddenmovessuchasquic lycutinginfrontofaheavyvehi le k t c mustbeavoi edatallcosts.Driversmustplanfortheextratime d anddisan erequi edbefo epas ingatruck. t c r r s Whenatruckdri er ignalsaturnataninter ecion,allother v s s t dri ers must coope ae by remai ing ehind and allo ing the v r t n b w heavyvehi letocom leeitsturn ithoutgetinginitsway. c p t w t
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Given the ength and eight of their vehi les, truck dri ers l h c v havedifi uly eeingotherroadusers.Atruckdri erhasblind fc t s v spotsatthefront,rearandsideofthevehi le.Forexam le,a c p cardri erormotor y listwhoistra eling ehindatruckand v c c v l b whodoesnotseeanyofthetruckssidemir ors,istoocloseand r can otbeseenbythetruckdri er.Roadusers houldthe eo e n v s r f r avoiddri ingalong i eaheavyvehi leforlongperodsandif v sd c i theymustpassaheavyvehi le,they houldtakeaslittetimeas c s l pos i leindoingso. sb
HEAVYVEHI LEBLINDSPOTS C
Blindspotsarethoseareasoftheroadthataheavyvehi le c ope aor can ot see becau e of the vehicles size and esign. r t n s d Otherroadusers houldstayoutofthoseareasbecau etherisk s s of coli ion is igher.A heavy vehicles blind spots are at the ls h front,rearandsides.
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SITUA IONS T
Infrontofaheavyvehi le c Acoli ioncouldoccurwhere ls the dri er of a light vehi le v c cuts quic ly in front of a k heavy truck, from the left or right lane and slows down onceinfront.
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Behindaheavyvehi le c Whenthedri erofalightvehi lefol v c lows close ehind a heavy truck, b which then stops or slows sud eny, d l the esultcouldeasiybeanacci ent. r l d
On ithersideofaheavyvehi le e c Thereareblindspotson ither e sideofaheavyvehi le,becau e c s theseareasarenotcove edby r the trucks rear iew mir ors. v r Alightvehi leinthoseblind c spotscouldcoli ewiththe ld heavyvehi le,wereittomove c overtotheleftortotheright.
APPROACHINGAROADWORKAREA
A eriesoforan edia ond-sha edsignstellmoto iststhat s g m p r roadworkisbeingcar iedoutfurherahead.Theworkareamay r t be ideniied by cones, bar els, bar iers, signs, pave ent mar tf r r m kings,flas ing rrowsor ignalights. h a s l
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Driversmustbepari uarycareulwhennea ingaworksite: tc l l f r Remain atient.Thepur o eofroadworkistoimpro e p p s v trafic condi ions. Some inconve ien e to moto ists f t n c r the eo ecan otbeavoi ed. r f r n d Obeyalltraficsigns,inclu ingthespeedlimitposedin f d t roadworkareas,whichcarrythesamepenaliesasnor al t m posedspeedimits. t l Reducespeedandmainainagreaerdisan efromthe t t t c vehi leaheadtoallow noughtimetoreactsafeytothe c e l war ingsigns. n Scantheroadaheadandonthesides,andchecktherear viewmir orsfre uenty. r q l Watch for site per on el, vehi les and equip ent; they s n c m might ppearunex ecedy. a p t l Exercisecauionwhen omingtoareaswheretheroad ay t c w nar owsorlanesmerge,whichcancreaeafun el ffect r t n e andslowtrafic.Getintotheopenlaneand emainthere; f r waiinguntilthelast omentbefo e akingamoveis t m r m espe ialydan e ousinworkareas. c l g r Careisrequi edwhendri ingwheretem o a y etours r v p r r d havebeenerecedto iverttrafic.Shouldersmayalsobe t d f lowerthantheroad. Obey ignalper ons;theirtaskisto irecttraficsafey s s d f l t hroughworkareas.
STOP INGANDPAR ING P K

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OBLIGATIONS
Driversmustparktheirvehi lesinthesamedirecionasthe c t flow of trafic and no more than 30 cm from the edge of the f road ay.Whenpar ingonagrade,dri ersmust: w k v enga ethepar ingbrake; g k turnthe heelstoensu ethatanymove entofthevehiw r m clesfrontwillbemadeowardthenea estcurb. t r Drivers must not leave their vehi les ithout remo ing the c w v key from the igniion and loc ing the doors. Also, no child t k underage7istobeleftunaten edinavehi le. t d c Motorcycles, opedsandmoto i edscooersmaybepar ed m rz t k dia o alytotheedgeofthenea estcurbinthesamedirecion g n l r t astheflowoftrafic. f Drivers who have to stop tem o a iy on the road ay at p r rl w nightmustleavetheirrun ingightsortheiremer en yflas ers n l g c h on.Theymayalso ignalthepre en eofthevehi leusingights s s c c l orfla esthatarevisi leforadisan eofatleast150 etres. r b t c m
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RESTRICTIONS
Onlyincasesofnecessitymaydri ersstoporparktheirvehi les v c insuchawaythattheyblockaroadsign,hin ertrafic,road d f cons ruc ionormain e an eworkorblock ccesstopri a e t t t n c a v t pro ery. p t Parkingorstop ingispro i ied: p hbt anyplacewherepar ingisfor id enbynopar ing signs; k b d k onaside alkor edian; w m inor ithinfive etresofaninter ec ion,pedes rian w m s t t cross alkorlevelcros ing; w s onanfreewayorits ccessorexitramps; a onanele aedroad ay,brid eorover assorinatun el; v t w g p n ona ublicroad aywherethespeedlimitis70km/h p w orover; ithin five etres of a stop sign, fire ydrant, poli e w m h c sta ionorfirehall; t inatraficlanereser edforcerainvehi les; f v t c ithineight etresofapoli estaionorfirehalllocaed w m c t t ontheoppo iesideoftheroad ay; st w inzonesreser edforbuses,clearyideniiedassuch; v l tf inloa ingzones; d infrontofaside alk ccessrampfordis bedper ons; w a a l s inapar ingspacereser edfordis bedper ons. k v a l s Despitetheprohibitions,adrivermaystopintheselocations totakeonordropoffadisabledperson,wherethiscanbedone safely. Nonetheless,touseaparkingspacereservedforthedisabled, thevehiclemustdisplayaparkingpermitforthatpurpose. Abandoningavehi leona ublicroad ayispro i ied.Any c p w hbt vehi leaban o edontheroad aywillberemo edandpla ed c d n w v c insto a eattheownersexpen e. r g s
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SPACESRESERVEDFORDISABLEDPERSONS ANDPARKINGPERMITS
Touseaparkingspacereservedforthedisabled: thevehiclemustdisplayaparkingpermitissuedbythe SocitdelassuranceautomobileduQubecinthename of the driver or the person accompanying the disabled person; theparkingpermitmusthangfromtherearviewmirror andbevisiblefromtheoutsideofthevehicle; thecertificateissuedbytheSAAQattestingthatapermit hasbeenissuedmustbeinthedriveroraccompanying passenger'spossession.
Aparkingspacereservedforthedisabledmayalsobeused by someone who has a sticker, plate or permit displaying the internationalwheelchairsymbol,issuedbyaCanadianjurisdiction outsideQubecoramembercountryorassociatemembercountry oftheEuropeanConferenceofMinistersofTransport. Toqualifyforadisabledparkingpermit,thepersonmustmeet therequirementsoftheRegulationrespectingidentificationstickers forusingparkingspacesreservedforhandicappedpersons,that isbestruckwithadisabilitylastingatleastsixmonthsthat: resultsinalossofindependence; riskscompromisingtheperson'shealthandsafety inmovementbetweentheparkedvehicleand thedestination.
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DRIVINGPRO I I EDWHEREANDWHEN? HBT
Certainmanoeu resandbeha iour,wheherornotavehi le v v t c isstop edorin otion,arestrictypro i iedorareresriced p m l hbt t t inordertoensu ethesafeyofroadusers. r t
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SHOUL ER D
Motor vehi le ope a ors may not drive on the shoul er, c r t d e xceptifneces a y(laneclo edorobsrucedoremer en y)or s r s t t g c u nlessasignindi aesitisper ited. c t m t
EMERGENCIES
Motorvehi leope aorsmustnotope aevehi leswhenand c r t r t c where pro i ied by the autho iies becau e of an emer en y, hbt rt s g c thaw,rainorfloo ing. d
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Toobtainoneofthesepermits,thepersonmustfilloutthe appropriateapplicationform,submitittotheSocitalongwith therequiredpaymentand,ifapplicable,provideathis/herexpense aprofessionalassessmentdemonstratingthattheeligibility requirementsaremet. Apermitisissuedtothedisabledpersonandmaynotbeloaned toanyone. TheSAAQmayalsoissueapermittoapublicestablishment asdefinedintheActrespectinghealthservicesandsocialservices, iftheestablishmentownsavehicleequippedtocarrywheelchairbound passengers. Whererequestedbyapeaceofficer,thedriverorpassengermust immediatelyproducethecertificateissuedbytheSAAQattesting thatapermithasbeenissued. TheSAAQmustbeinformedwithin30daysofachangeof addressorthedestructionorlossofaparkingpermitorrelated certificate. TheparkingpermitandcertificatemustbereturnedtotheSAAQ iftheyarenolongerusedoriftheconditionslistedonthecertificate nolongerapplytotheholder.
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Operatingamotorvehi leforawagerorinaracewithanoher c t vehi le is pro i ied xcept in the case of a rally orga i ed in c hbt e nz accor an ewithesta lis edstan ards. d c b h d
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Motorvehi leope aorsmaynotcarrymorepas en ersthan c r t s g theamontofseatingavaia leinthevehi le. l b c Nomorethanthreepeo lemaysitonthefrontseat.Ifthe p vehi lehasbuc etseats,onlytwopeo lemaysitinthefront. c k p No pas en ers may ride in the traier or semi-traier of a s g l l m ovingvehi le nlessitisdesi nedspe ii alyforthatpur o e c u g cfc l p s andtheroadusedisclo edtotrafic. s f
ALCOHOL
Vehicle occu ants are not allo ed to drink alco ol while p w h dri ing intraficorwhilepar edinanareawhere ublictrafic v f k p f isper ited. m t
VEHICLERES RIC IONS T T

MOVING VEHI LES C
Riding on, clim ing up on and clim ing down from the b b run ingboardofa ovingvehi leispro i ied.Thesepraci es n m c hbt tc areper itedonlyforpeo lewho,inthecour eoftheirwork, m t p s mustrideonaspe ialydesi nedexte iorporionofavehi le. c l g r t c Thedoorsofamotorvehi lemaybeope edonlyifthevehi le c n c isstaio a yandwhendoingso ntailsnodan er. t n r e g
LICENCE
PLATE
Motorvehi leope aorswhoselicen eper itsthemtodrive c r t c m only on pri ae pro ery or pri ae roads may not drive on a v t p t v t p ublicroad ay.However,ope aorsofsuchvehi les,exclu ing w r t c d vehi leswithmetalreads,maycrossany ublicroad ayother c t p w thanafreeway.
SQUEALING TIRES
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TOWING
Motorvehi leope aorsmaynottowanohervehi lewhose c r t t c w heels emainin ontactwiththe round, nlessthevehi leis r c g u c solidysecu edbymeansofabar. l r
PORTABLE MUSIC PLAYERS,TELE I IONS AND RADAR WAR ING DEVI ES VS N C
Motorvehi leopeaorsmaynotwearaportablemusicplayeror c r t head ho es whiledri ing. p n v Subjecttotheexcepionspro i edintheRegulationres ecing t vd p t safeystan ardsforroadvehi les,dri ingamotorvehi leequip ed t d c v c p withanyofthefolo ingispro i ied: l w hbt a tele i ion or creen that dis lays infor aion and is vs s p m t pla edsothatthedri ercanseethe creen; c v s aradarwar ingdevi e. n c Drivingamotorvehi leispro i iedwhenapas en er,ani al c hbt s g m or bjectobsructsthedriversview. o t
RESTRICTIONSONTHEUSEOF UBLICROAD AYS P W

OBJECTS AND
OBS A LES T C
Generally spea ing, thro ing or dum ing snow or ice on a k w p pubic road ayispro i ied.Itisalsofor id entothrowany w hbt b d o bjectwhat oe erontheroad ayortoputanyobsa lesinthe s v w t c wayoftrafic. f
ANIMAL
CROS ING S
Farm ani als may not be her ed onto or cross a ublic m d a p road ay nlessaccom a iedbytwopeo lewithredflags.They w u p n p maynotbeher edatnightandarenottobeher edonafreeway d d underanycir umsan es. c t c
HORSEBACK RIDING
Itisfor id entorideahorseonafreewayorits ccessorexit b d a ramps,orany he eelsewherepro i iedbytheappro riaesigns. w r hbt p t
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SPE IALRULESFORCER AINUSERS C T

Therulesinthissecionapplyspe ii alytoceraincate o ies t cfc l t g r ofusersandsup le entthetraficrulesalrea ypre ened. p m f d s t Theremaybereguaionsconcer ingother spectsofdri ing l t n a v for the same cate o ies of users, for exam le theRegulation g r p res ecing road vehi les used for the trans oraion of chool p t c p t t s chil ren,theActres ecingoff-road ayvehi les andanum er d p t w c b ofreguaionsthatapplytoheavyvehi leusers.Therefore,itis l t c neces a y to refer to these reguaions to find out what other s r l t obli aionstheseusershave. g t
PEDESTRIANS
MANDATORY
IDEN I I A ION T F C T
OBLIGATIONS
Ifthereisaside alkalongaroad ay,pedesriansmustuseit. w w t Intheabsen eofaside alk,pedesriansmustfacetraficand c w t f walkontheshoul eroralongtheedgeoftheroad ay. d w Pedestrianswis ingtocrossa ublicroad aymustuseany h p w near ypedesriancross alkorinter ecion,afterensu ingitis b t w s t r safetodoso. If there is no inter ecion or pedesrian cross alk near y, s t t w b pedesrians cros ing a ublic road ay must yield the right of t s p w wayto yclistsandvehi les. c c
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As road users, pedesrians are now requi ed to state their t r nameand ddressorpre enttheirdriverslicen ewhenasked a s c to do so by a law enforcement offi er who belie es that a c v HighwaySafetyCode offen ehasbeencom ited. c m t
Pedestriansmustobs r ethewalk ignalsataninter ecion. ev s s t Thewhite ignalautho i esapedesriantocross,whileaflas ing s rz t h s ignalindi aestopedesrianswhohavealrea ystaredtocross c t t d t thatthey houldbequicktoreachtheside alkor edian. s w m An oran e ignal pro i its pedes rians from star ing cross g s hb t t a theroad ay. w Pedestriansmustobeytraficightsiftherearenopedesrian f l t s ignals.
RESTRICTIONS
TheHighwaySafetyCode alsopro i itspedesriansfrom: hb t cros inganinter eciondia o aly, nlessatraficsignor s s t g n l u f s ignalexpressy llowsthemtodoso; l a hitch- ikingbystan ingontheroad ayorinalocaion h d w t wherepas ingispro i ied; s hbt stan ingontheroad aytospeakwiththeoccu antof d w p aroadvehi le; c wal ing along an freeway or its entran e or exit ramps, k c e xceptifneces a y.Pedestriansmaycrosssucharoadonly s r attraficights; f l usingska es,skis,aska e oardoratoyvehi leonthe t t b c road ay. w
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SOME
SAFE Y TIPS T
Beforecros ing,pedesrians houldlookovertheirshoul er s t s d tomakesurethatnovehi leisapproa hingfrom ehindtoturn c c b onto the road they are cros ing. Look left, then right and left s againbefo estaring cross;alsolearntocor ectyesti aethe r t a r l m t timenee edtocrosstheroadsafey. d l At night, wear brighly-colou ed clohing. Reflector tape on t r t clo hing and chool bags impro es the visi ii y of chil ren t s v blt d wal ingtoandfrom chool. k s
BICYCLES
Cyclingasameansfortrans oraionisaneffeci emeansof p t t tv proecingtheenvi on ent,impro ing ealthandredu ingtrafic t t r m v h c f congesion.Usingabicy leontheroad,howe er,isnot ithout t c v w itsrisksandeachyearmany yclistsareacci entvicims. c d t Cyclists are subect to the same basic trafic rules as other j f roadusers,aswellascerainaddiio alpro i ionsthatapplyto t t n vs them alone. Furthermore, the Highway Safety Code requi es r that yclistsideniythem el estoanypoli eoffi ewhobelie es c tf s v c c v thatanoffen ehasbeencom ited. c m t
MANDATORY ACCES O IES S R
Bicyclesmustbeequip edwithawhitereflecorinfrontand p t red reflecors at the rear and on the spo es of the rear wheel. t k Theymustalsohaveamberreflecorsoneachpedalandonthe t spo es of the front wheel. Bicycles must be equip ed with at k p leastonewhiteheadightandoneredaillightfornight iding. l t r Abicy lemustbeequip edwithatleastarear-wheelbra ing c p k sysemcapa leofbloc ingthewheelimme iaey. t b k d t l
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CYCLING
RULES
Cyclistsmustholdontothehande arsatalltimesandride l b insin lefilewhentra elingwithanyo eelseorinagroup,which g v l n maynotinclu eanymorethan15 yclists.Cyclistsmustrideon d c thefarright-handsideoftheroad ay,inthesamedirecionas w t trafic, xcept: f e whenthewayisbloc ed;or k whenpre a ingtoturnleft. p r
Notonlymust yclistsobeyroadsignsandtraficights,they c f l mustusehand ignalsinacontinuousmannerandoverasufficient s distancetomaketheirintenionknowntootherroadusers: t
toslowdownor stop,byhol ing d theleftorearm f downataright angletotheroad
toturnright,by hol ingtheleft d forearmupata rightangletothe road,orbyhol ing d therightarmout hori onaly z t l
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Iftheroad ayinclu esabikepathorlane, yclistsmustuse w d c it. Similarly, it is pree a le to use the sphalt shoul er if the f r b a d roadhasone. Ridingabicy leispro i i edbet eentwoadja entlanes c hbt w c ofvehi les,whe herthevehi lesarestop edor oving,on c t c p m freewaysoronfreewayexitorentran eramps. c Cycling is pro i ied on ublic road ays with a maxi um hbt p w m speedlimitover50km/h, nless: u theroadhasaclearyindi aedandphy i alysepa aed l c t sc l r t bikelane; the yclistisatleast12yearsold;or c the yclistis akingpartinanexcur ionsuper i edby c t s vs anadult. Drinkingalco oicbeve a eswhile yclingisfor id en,asis h l r g c b d car ying a pas en er on a bicy le that is not equip ed with a r s g c p fixedseatforthatpur o e.Cyclistsarenottorideontheside alk p s w u nlesstheyhavetoor nlessper itedbytheappro riaesigns. u m t p t Itisalsofor id enfor ycliststoholdontoa ovingvehi le b d c m c ortoridewhileusingear ho esoraportablemusicplayer. p n
FOR ADDED
SAFE Y T
Wearlightorbrighly-colou edclohingwhen idingabicy le, t r t r c tomakeit asierforotherroaduserstoseeyou. e Althoughnotcom ul o y,wea ingahel etpro i eseffeci e p s r r m vd tv proecionfromheadinju yintheeventofafall. t t r Apen antonanarmatthesideofabicy lewillforcemoto ists n c r toleavemorespacebet eentheirvehi leandthebicy lewhen w c c pas ing. s Usingabas etorcar ierifnee edwillincrea esafey. k r d s t Frequentlycheckabikesopeaingcondiionanditscom o ents r t t p n andacces o ieshande ars, heels,rims,chainandbra es. s r l b w k
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ELECTRIC
BICY LE C
Theriderofapower-assisedbicy lemust: t c beatleastage14; wearabikehel et; m if bet een the ages of 14 through 17, hold a licen e w c autho i inghim/hertodriveamopedorscooer. rz t Anyoneage18oroverdoesnotrequi esuchalicen etoride r c apower-assisedbicy le. t c Recentpro i ionsoftheHighwaySafetyCode alsoallowthe vs riderofapower-assisedbicy letochosetouseabike ayorthe t c w road,unli eatra iio al yclistwhoisrequi edtouseabike ay k dt n c r w whereavaia leona ublicroad. l b p Thefeauresofanelecricpower-assisedbicy lemustcom ly t t t c p with the pro i ions of the MotorVehicle SafetyAct and the vs HighwaySafetyCode.Thebicy lemustbedesi nedtoope aeon c g r t twoorthreetiresandmustbeequip edwith edalsandanelecric p p t motorthatdoesnot xceed500wattsofpower,whichcea esto e s gene aepoweroncethebicy lerea hesaspeedof32km/h. r t c c Apower-assisedbicy lecan otbeusedtopullanoherper on. t c n t s
FOOTSCOO ER T
For impro ed road safey, use of a foot scooer on a ublic v t t p road is pro i ied at night nless it is equip ed with a white hbt u p reflecororwhiterefleci emate ialatthefront,redreflecoror t tv r t redrefleci emate ialattherearandoneachsideneartheback tv r ofthescooer.Ifascooerisnotequip edwithreflecors, iders t t p t r mustwearrefleci emate ialonclohingoranacces o ytobe tv r t s r visi letoroadusersatnight.Failuretores ectthesecondiions b p t foruseofascooeratnightispunis a lebya$25to$50fine. t h b A foot scooer must be equip ed with at least a rear-wheel t p bra ingsysem.Theownerofafootscooerthatisnotequip ed k t t p withabra ingsysemislia letoafineof$15to$30. k t b
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Motorcycle,mopedandscooerope aorsmust emainseaed t r t r t and hold the hande ars when the vehi le is in ope a ion. l b c r t When iding,thewhiteheadightmust emainonatalltimes. r l r Passengersmustbeseaedacingthehande ars,withtheirfeet t f l b onthefoorests.Whentra elingin roupsoftwoormoreina t v l g traficlane,theymustrideinstag e ed(zig ag)for aion. f g r z m t
Ridersmustwearahel etthatmeetssafeystan ards.Thesame m t d a ppliestorearorside arpas en ers.Operatorsandpas en ers c s g s g arerequi edtopro u etheirhel etsforinspecionatthe equest r d c m t r ofalawenforcementoffi er. c Ridingamotor y le,mopedorscooerbet eentwolinesof c c t w vehi lesinadja entlanes,wheherthevehi lesarestop edor c c t c p m oving, is pro i ied.What is more, the use of motor y les, hbt c c scooersor opedswhoseengi ehasacylin ersizeof125cc t m n d orlessispro i iedonfreewaysandonfreeway ccessandexit hbt a ramps. Theope aorofamotor y le,scooerormopedmaycarrya r t c c t pas en er only if the vehi le is per a enty equip ed with a s g c m n l p fixedseatforthatpur o eandfoorestson itherside. p s t e Riding on a side alk is pro i ied xcept if neces a y or w hbt e s r whereper itedbytheappro riaesigns. m t p t Motorcycle,scooerandmopedope aorsmustobeyallroad t r t signs.
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MAKE
SURE YOU CAN BE SEEN
Motorcycles,scooersand opedsmustbeequip edwithat t m p least one headight in front, one red tail-light, two turn- ignal l s l ightsatthefrontandrearandaredbrakelight.Sidecarsmust be equip ed with a red light at the rear, locaed as far to the p t rightaspos i le. sb Since80%to90%ofalltheinfor aionwhichvehi leope aors m t c r t recei eishroughwhattheysee, idersmustconsantymakesure v t r t l thatotherroaduserscanseethem.Thisiswhytheirheadight l s hould emainontheentiretimethevehi leisinopeaion.Another r c r t waytobeseenisto emaininthepro erlaneposiionatalltimes r p t andwearbrigh-colou edclohingwithreflecor tripsatnight. t r t t s
EMERGENCYVEHI LES C
Emergency vehi le ope aors hould only acti ae flas ing c r t s v t h s ignalightsor irensoranyotheracces o ywhennee edfor l s s r d theirjob. They are xempt from trafic rules concer ing speed imits, e f n l pas ing,stop ingandpar ing,roadsignsandtraficights,and s p k f l rightofway.
VEHICLESUSEDTOCARRY CHOOLCHIL REN S D

Driversofbusesormini u esusedtocarryschoolchil ren b s d maynothavemorepas en ersthanthenum erofavaia leseats. s g b l b Theymaynotsetthevehi lein otion nlesseve yo eisseaed c m u r n t andmustensu ethatpas en ers emainseaedthrou houtthetrip. r s g r t g Driversofbusesormini u esusedtocarry choolchil ren b s s d mustwarnotherroadusersthatthevehi lehasstop edtoallow c p pas en erstogetonoroffbyusingflas ingightsandactivating s g h l thestoparm untilthepassengersaresafe.Thismeanslea ingthe v l ightsonandtheretraca lestoparmexten eduntilthepas ent b d s gershaverea hedtheside alkorroad i e. c w sd
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Whenaschoolbusdriverisstoppedintrafficbehindanother vehicleusedtocarryschoolchildrenwhoselightsareflashing, he/shemustactivatetheflashinglightsandextendthestoparm aswell.Undernoothercircumstances,asidefromtakingonor lettingchildrengetdown,shouldthedriveroperatetheflashing lightsorextendthestoparm.
VEHICLESTRA EL INGONLOG INGROADS V L G

SinceApril1,1999,cerainsecionsoftheHighwaySafetyCode t t applyonlog ingroadsjustastheydoonallofQubecs ublic g p road ays. w
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DRIN ING AND DRI ING K V
Now, anyo e sus eced of dri ing on a log ing road while n p t v g impai ed may be stop ed by a law enforcement offi er and r p c sub itedtoabreahay ertest. m t t l z
SPEED
LIMIT
Aspeedlimitof70km/hmustnowbeobs r edonlog ing ev g roads, nless signs and ignals indi ae other i e. It is also u s c t ws imporantto djustspeedinkee ingwithroadcondiions. t a p t Furthermore,alldri ersmustcarrywiththemavaliddrivers v licen efortheappro riaeclassofvehi le,thevehiclesregisra c p t c t tioncerii aeandproofoflia iiyinsu an e. tfc t blt r c
SEAT
BELTS BUC LED K
Onlog ingroads,thedri erandpas en ermustweartheir g v s g seatbelts.

AVEHI LE C
IN GOOD WOR ING ORDER K
Allvehi lestra elingonlog ingroadsmustbeingoodwor c v l g king order.Their load must also be secu ey atta hed in comr l c plian e with the stan ards for secu ing loads set out in the c d r HighwaySafetyCode.
DRIVE
ON THE RIGHT
Logging roads are used by all sorts of vehi les: cars, vans, c recreaio alvehi les,etc.Howe er,theyareespeciallyusedby t n c v t ruckscar yingheavyloads.Driversmustthe eo ebeverycareul r r f r f atalltimesand lwaysdriveontheright-handsideoftheroad a whenmeeinganohervehi leespe ialyincur esandonslo es. t t c c l v p
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SAFETY
RULES
Drivingsafeyonlog ingroadsisamaterofcom onsense. l g t m Reduceyourspeedbefo ecros ingabrid e.Thereisoften r s g onlyonelaneonabrid e. g Parkyourvehi leonthesideoftheroadsothatitis c visi lebutoutofthewayoftrafic.Neverparkitinacurve b f oronagrade.Thesamerulesapplywhenobs r ing e v ani als bytheroad. m UseaCBradioto ignalyourposiiontoothervehi les s t c onthelog ingroad. g Ifyouneedtopassanohervehi le,pro eedatamode ae t c c r t speed to avoid proecing gra el or sto es up onto the j t v n vehicleswinds ield. h Beextracareulatthebegin ingandtheendoftheday, f n inordertoavoidhitinganani al. t m Beforeyousetout,makesurethatyouhavetwosparetires. Drivewithyourheadightsonatalltimes. l
LOADS
TheHighwaySafetyCode requi esdri ers: r v toobs r ereguaionsconcer ingthetrans ortofhazar ous ev l t n p d mate ialsandtofolowtheinstrucionsofalawenforcement r l t offi erwhoaskstonspectthecargo,pro i ingtheoffi er c i vd c withanydocu entsconcer ingthecargo,orthatattestto m n onesquaii aionsforthehauingofhazar ousmate ial; lfc t l d r
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toputaredflagorrefleci epanelonthebackofaload tv exten ing more than one metre eyond the rear of the d b vehi le.Ifthevehi leisdri enatnight,itmustbeequip ed c c v p witharedlightvisi leatadisan eof150 etresfrom b t c m therearandside; toequipanyslow- ovingvehi lewithawar ingsign. m c n The Highway Safety Code pro i its anyo e from ope aing a hb n r t vehi leorallo ingavehi letobeope aedwhenthecargo: c w c r t isnotpro erysecu edorcove edsothatnoneofitsparts p l r r canmove; redu esthedriversfieldof isionor overstheheadights c v c l orotherights; l com ro i esthesta iiyorhandingofthevehi le. p ms blt l c Thedri ermustnotallowpas en ersinatraierorsemi-traier v s g l l in otion. m
HEAVYVEHI LES C
Drivers, wnersandope aorsofheavyvehi les(roadvehi les o r t c c andcom i aionroadvehi leswithanet eightofover3,000kg, bn t c w buses, mini uses, tow trucks and road vehi les used to haul b c hazar ous mate ial) must abide by a num er of spe ial rules for d r b c heavyvehi les.3 c
PRE-TRIP
INSPEC ION T
Driversmustmakesurethattheirvehi ledoesnothaveany c d efects.Sothattheycandrivesafey,theymustnspecttheir l i vehi lebefo etheyleaveonatrip, otingtheirobs r aionsand c r n ev t themecha i alcondiionofthevehi leintheirinspecion eport, nc t c t r andimme iaey eportanymecha i al efecttotheope aor. d t l r nc d r t Theymustalsofilloutandupdaetheinspecion eportdailyfor t t r theheavyvehi letheydriveandkeepitonboardthevehi le. c c
3.There is more information on heavy vehicles in the guide Driving a HeavyVehicle, availablefromPublicationsduQubec.Inaddition,otherpublications,suchasInspect BeforeYou Go: Daily Pre-Trip Inspection Guide are available free of charge at SAAQ serviceoutlets.
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Theheavyvehicleoperatormustputaninspectionreportform in the vehicle. The operator must make sure that the driver keepsthisreportinthecaboftheheavyvehicleandentersall requiredinformationinit.Theoperatormustalsoinformthe owner of any defect noted and send the owner a copy of the heavy vehicle inspection report. The operator must not use a heavyvehiclethathasamajordefect. Theowneroftheheavyvehi lemustcor ectanymecha i al c r nc d efects repor ed to him/her. Minor efects must be repai ed t d r w ithin48hours.Ifthevehi lehasmajor efects,howe er,dri ing c d v v itispro i ied.Theownermustalsoensu ethathe/she btains hbt r o acopyoftheinspecion eportwhentheheavyvehi leisused t r c bytheope aor. r t Theinspecion eportmust lwaysbekeptintheheavyvehi le. t r a c Amissingreportconsiuesanoffen e. tt t c
DRIVING
HOURS AND REST
Driversmustobs r ethereguao ystan ardsgover ingdri ing ev l t r d n v andresttime.Theymustkeepadailylogoftheirhoursand keeponboardthevehi lethedailydri ingandresttimelogsfor c v pre e ing days, using the given reference period to calculate the c d autho i ednum erofhours. rz b Operatorsmustensu ethatdri ersentertherequi edinfor ar v r m tion in the daily dri ing and rest time log and that they keep v themintheheavyvehi le.Operatorsmustalsomakesurethat c dri ers res ect the num er of dri ing and rest hours and that v p b v dri ersgivethemacopyoftheirdailylogsupontheirreturn. v
DRIVERS
LICEN E C
Heavyvehi ledri ersmusthaveadriverslicen ecor es on ing c v c r p d tothetypeofvehi leusedandinclu ingtheappro riaeendor e c d p t s ments,suchasfora anualtrans is ion,airbra esoraroadtrain. m m s k They must also nform the ope aor, owner or any per on i r t s whopro i esdri ingser i esiftheirdriverslicen eisrevo ed vd v vc c k orsus en edandofanychan eofclassquaiyingthemto p d g lf drivethevehi le. c
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Driversmustalsocom lywiththe emandsofalawenforcement p d offi er who takes their drivers licen e away becau e they have c c s goneoverthedri inganddutytimepro i edforbyreguaion v vd l t fortheperodcor es on ingtothepres ri ednum erofhours i r p d c b b ofrest.
OTHER
OBLI A IONS G T
EXTRA
RULES CONCER ING BUSES N
Whenallo ingpas en erstogetonoroffabus,dri ersmust w s g v stop the bus on the far right-hand side of the road ay or in w areassetasideforthispur o e,afterensu ingthattheycando p s r sosafey.Doorsarenottobeope eduntilthevehi lehasrea hed l n c c afullstop. Bus dri ers must disri ue bag a e and reight pro ery in v t b t g g f p l thebus. Schoolbusdri ersmustnottakeonmorepas en ersthanthe v s g amountofseatingavaia le.It houldbepoinedoutthatthis l b s t ruledoesnotapplytoanyothercityorruralbusoramini us used b inorout i e ities,pro i edthatthenum erofpas en ersin sd c vd b s g e xcessoftheamountofseatingavaia leisnomorethanone l b pas en erperrowofseats. s g
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Heavyvehi ledri ersmustpullintoaninspecionstaionon c v t t the rders of an autho i ed offi er or ignal.This requi e ent o rz c s r m doesnotapplytodri ersofanemer en yvehi leres on ingto v g c c p d acallorretur ingtopost. n They must not drive a vehi le where the load has not been c pla ed, secu ed or cove ed in accor an e with the Regulation c r r d c res ecingstan ardsforthesecu ingofloads,whichsetsforth p t d r stan ardsbasedonthetypeofloadcarried. d Driversmustalsoensu ethatthevehiclesengthandwidthare r l w ithinpres ri edimitsandthattheloaddoesnot xceednorms. c b l e Ownersorles orsofover i edvehi lesmust btainaspe ial s sz c o c tra elper ittoope aethem.Driversmustcarrytheseper its v m r t m withthemwhendri ingandabidebytheircondiions. v t
OVERSIGHT
OF HEAVY VEHI LE USERS C
In1998,anover ightmecha ismwascreaedtoevauaethe s n t l t c onductofheavyvehi leusers. c Registration SinceApril 1999, heavy vehi le wners and ope aors have c o r t hadtoregiserwiththeCommissiondestrans ortsduQubec. t p Follow-up Acasefileforevauaingthe onductofheavyvehi leusersis l t c c creaed by the Socit de lassu an e auto o ie du Qubec. t r c m bl Thisfileisbasedonoffen escom itedontheroador ithin c m t w com a ies, on acci ents in which users and their dri ers are p n d v invol ed,andonmecha i alinspecion esults. v nc t r Rating
Asof1999,all wnersandope aorsofaheavyvehi leare o r t c givena onduct ating.These atingsmakeitpos i letopin oint c r r sb p heavyvehi leuserswhorepre entaroad aysafeyriskorarisk c s w t totheroad aysysem. w t Penalties Penaltiesdirecedat wnersandope aorsofheavyvehi les t o r t c are gea ed owards impro ing their road ay beha iour.They r t v w v inclu e acti iies desi ned to increa e awa e ess and pro i e d vt g s r n vd sup ort,aswellashigh ayandcom a ymonio ing.Thefileof p w p n t r ahigh-riskownerorope aormayberefer edtotheCommission r t r destrans ortsduQubec,howe er,fortheimpo iionofapenaly, p v st t inpari uarman ao yhigh aysafeycour es,formorefre uent tc l d t r w t s q mecha i alinspecions,orfortheinstallationofspeedlimiing nc t t devi es. c
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ROAD AND HAND ING HEAVY VEHI LES L C
OFF-ROADVEHI LES C
Thefolo ingareconsi e edtobeoff-roadvehi les: l w d r c snow o ieswithanet eightof450kgorlessanda m bl w width,inclu ingacces o ies,ofnomorethan1.28 etres; d s r m all-ter ain vehi les (ATVs) with hande ars and at least r c l b two heels which can be stradded and whose net w l w eightisnomorethan600kg; othermotorvehi lesinten edforuseoff ublicroad ays c d p w andpro i edforbyreguaion. vd l t
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Defensive dri ing hould be praci ed at all times, becau e v s ts s theconse uen esofanyacci entinvol ingaheavyvehi leare q c d v c bound to be erious. Since many dri ers are una a e of the s v w r l imitsofdri ingaheavyvehi le,theyarenotrealyinaposiion v c l t toanti i aetruckdriversmanoeu res. cp t v Asreguarroadusers,truckdri ersmusthelpotherdri ersby l v v signaingtheirintenions.Toensu ethatotherdri ersseethem, l t r v they hould,likeothervehicles,drivewiththeirheadightson. s l Theuseofreflecor tripsonrucksisrecom en ed. t s t m d So that they do not slow down trafic, truck dri ers hould f v s use the far right-hand lane if they are tra eling more slo ly. v l w Whenthereisaspe iallanereser edforslow- ovingvehi les, c v m c they houlduseit. s Since a truck requi es more time and a greaer disan e to r t t c stopthanacar,truckdri ersmustnever xceedthemaxi um v e m loadorthespeedlimit.Theymustensu ethattheirbra esare r k a lways in good wor ing order. Truck dri ers must also obey k v speedimitsandbeextracareulatnightorinpoorweaheror l f t poorroadcondiions.Theymustatalltimesavoidtaiinganyo e t l n tooclo ey. s l
Off-roadvehi les,ATVsandsnow o iesareverypopuar. c m bl l Unfortunately,careess essandalackofpro ersafeyequip ent l n p t m haveresuledin eriousinju yandevendeathformany iders. t s r r Operators who do not folow the trafic rules gover ing these l f n vehi lesarebrea ingthelawandareendan e ingtheirlivesand c k g r thelivesofthose roundthem. a
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Theope aorofanoff-roadvehi lemustbeatleast16yearsold. r t c Thoseunderage18musthaveacerii aefromtheFdration tfc t desclubsdemoto ei isesduQubecortheFdrationqu oi e n g t b c s desclubsquadsattesingthattheyhavethe killsandkno led e t s w g requi edtoope aethesevehi les. r r t c Inordertousea ublicroadway,dri ersofoff-roadvehi les p v c must have a licen e that autho i es them, under the Highway c rz SafetyCode,todrivearoadvehi leona ublicroad ayandmust c p w abidebyitscondiionsandresricions.Personsage16orover t t t needtohaveaclass5or6driverslicen eorpro aio a ylicen e c b t n r c (6A,6Bor6C);thoseunder16needaclass6Dlicen eautho i ing c rz themtoope aeamopedorscooer. r t t Ownersofoff-roadvehi lesmusttakeoutathird-partylia iiy c blt insuan epoli yforatleast$500,000thatguaranteescom en aion r c c p s t forbodiyinju yorpro erydama ecau edbythevehi le. l r p t g s c Driversofoff-roadvehi lesmustcarrywiththemthevehicles c regisraion cerii ae ssued under the Highway Safety Code, t t tfc t i proofofthird-partylia ii yinsu an e,proofofageand,if blt r c appli a le,theirquaii aioncerii aeorautho i aiontodrive. c b lfc t tfc t rz t Ifthevehi leislea edorrenedfromadeaerforlessthan c s t l oneyear,theymustalsocarryproofoftheduraionofthelease t oracopyofthe ontractwiththedeaer. c l No more pas en ers may be car ied on an off-road vehi le s g r c thanthenum ersti uaedbythemanuacu er. b p l t f t r
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If the manuacu er of the off-road vehi le does not spe iy f t r c cf themaxi umnum erofpas en ersallo edonthevehi le, m b s g w c only one pas en er may be car ied on a snow o ie and no s g r m bl pas en ersmaybecar iedonotheroff-roadvehi les. s g r c Anextrapas en ermaybecar iedifthevehi lehasacces o ies s g r c s r desi nedforthispur o eandifitisinstaledinkee ingwith g p s l p thestan ardsofthemanuacu eroftheoff-roadvehi le. d f t r c Off-roadvehi lesarenotallo edtotowanymorethanone c w sledoronetraieratatime. l Anyonetra elingonanoff-roadvehi leoronasledora v l c traier puled by an off-road vehi le must wear the folo ing l l c l w equip ent,whichmustmeetreguao ystan ards: m l t r d ahel et; m safeyglas esifthehel etdoesnothaveavisor; t s m anyotherequip entpres ri edbyreguaion. m c b l t Drinkingalco oicbeve a esispro i iedonoff-roadvehi les h l r g hbt c andonsledsortraierstowedbyoff-roadvehi les. l c All off-road vehi les must be equip ed with the folo ing c p l w items,whichmustmeetreguao ystan ards: l t r d awhiteheadight; l oneredpar inglightattherear; k an xhaustsysem; e t abrakesysem. t Furthermore,alloff-roadvehi lesmanuacu edafterJanuary1, c f t r 1998mustbeequip edwith: p aredbrakelightattherear; arear iewmir orthatissecu eyatta hedtotheleftside v r r l c ofthevehi le; c aspee o eer. d m t Equipmentinstaledbythemanuacu erthatisrequi edfor l f t r r theope aionofanoff-roadvehi le,sledortraiermustnotbe r t c l remo ed. v
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Anymodii aiontothevehi lethatislia letodecrea eits fc t c b s sta ii y or the effec i e ess of its bra es or to increa e its blt tv n k s accee a ioncapa ii yispro i i ed. l r t blt hbt
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Off-roadvehi lesmayhowe er: c v beusedonaroadforamaxi umdisan eof1km,if m t c thedri erisawor erwhorequi esuseofthevehi leto v k r c perormhis/herwork,pro i edthatthewor erobs r es f vd k ev highwaytraficrules; f crossaroad ayatright ngles,onthecondiionthata w a t roadsignindi aesacros ingforoff-roadvehi les; c t s c
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Off-roadvehi lesareallo edtousepri aeroadsandroad ays c w v t w opento ublicroadvehi les.Theowneroftheroadorthe p c per oninchar eofitsmaine an emay,howe er,placesigns s g t n c v pro i iinguseoftheroadorresricingitsusetoceraintypes hbt t t t ofoff-roadvehi lesortoceraintimesoftheyear. c t Operatingoff-roadvehi lesispro i iedona ublicroad ay, c hbt p w asunderstood ithintheHighwaySafetyCode. w Thedri ingofanoff-roadvehi leatadis an einferiorto v c t c thatsti uaedunderamuni i albylawor,faiingthat, ithin p l t cp l w 30 etresofahouse, ealthfaciiyorrecreaio al, ports,culu al m h lt t n s t r oredu aio al areaispro i ied nless: c t n hbt u expressyautho i edbytheownerorenantofthehouse l rz t orthespe ialarea; c on a ublic road ay under the condi ions pro i ed p w t vd forbytheActres ecingoff-high ayvehi les; p t w c onapri aeroadopento ublicroadvehi letrafic; v t p c f on a trail creaed along a dis sed rail ay right-of-way t u w andshownonthedeveop entplanofaregio al couny l m n t muni i aiyoranurbancom u iy. cp lt m nt
beusedoffaroadandoutsideofaditch,evenintheoppo siedirecion,subecttocondiionsdefi edbyreguaion; t t j t n l t betakenontheroadforamaxi umdisan eof500 etres m t c m inordertoreachatrail,ser i estaionoranoherplace vc t t opentothe ublic,whereauthorizedbyaroadsign; p tra elonaroadwhereroadtraficisclo edbecau e v f s s ofaspe ialeventorduetoweahercondiions,withthe c t t authorizationofthepersoninchargeofmaintainingthe roadandontheconditionsdeterminedbythatperson; tra elonallorpartofaroad aythatagovern ent v w m depart ent or muni i aiy is in char e of mainai ing m cp lt g t n asdeter i edbyregua ionorbylaw,andsubectto mn l t j thecondiions,timeofdayandtypeofvehi lespe iied t c cf inthereguaionor ylaw,pro i edthedri erabi esby l t b vd v d therulesoftheroad. Driversofoff-roadvehi lesmustabidebyroadsignsandtrafic c f s ignals and obey the rders and ignals of a law enforcement o s offi erortrailsuper i or. c vs Themaxi umspeedlimitforsnow o iesis70km/hand m m bl thespeedlimitforotheroff-roadvehi lesis50km/h. c Drivers of off-road vehi les must keep their white headight c l andtheirredaillighton. t No one can tra el on a trail nless they are on an off-road v u vehi leautho i edforuseonthetrail.Driversofoff-roadvehi les c rz c mustkeeptotherightofatrail.
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ome 200,000 accidents occur each year in Qubec, with victims numbering in the tens of thousands. They are entitled to compensation under our public automobile insurance plan, which covers all Qubec residents and provides compensation for bodily injury regardless of where an accident occurs or who is at fault. Coverage may also extend to non-residents for injuries sustained in a road mishap in Qubec.
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
IN QUBEC
Every vehicle owner must remember that: he/she is required, under the Automobile Insurance Act, to hold a third-party liability insurance contract covering property damage for a min imum amount of $50,000. This type of coverage is available from private insurers; the Socit de lassurance automobile du Qubec compensates, regardless of fault, all Quebecers who suffer bodily injury in a road accident occurring inside or outside Qubec, whether they be: - automobile drivers and passengers; - motorcycle riders; - cyclists and pedestrians (if struck by a motor vehicle).
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The public insurance plan, which has been in effect since 1978, protects all Qubec residents. It is a no-fault insurance plan, which means that accident victims do not have to wait for blame to be established before receiving compensation for bodily injury. Remedy through the courts has accordingly been abolished. People will still be prosecuted, of course, for dangerous driving and related offences under the Highway Safety Code or the Criminal Code.
OUTSIDE QUBEC
All Quebecers injured in an accident outside the province are entitled to the compensation for bodily injury that is provided for under the public automobile insurance plan, whether they are to blame or not. However, a Quebecer responsible for an accident outside Qubec may be sued before the courts of the jurisdiction where the accident occurred for the bodily injury or property damage he/she caused. The driver is protected by third-party liability insurance taken out with a private insurer, mandatory for travel in North America. That coverage must be of sufficient amount to pay all compensation. Before travelling in another Canadian province or in the United States, Quebecers should check with their private insurer to see that their liability insurance is sufficient to cover the bodily injury and property damage another party could sustain in the event of an accident. When driving a motor vehicle in other parts of the world, residents are also advised to find out how much coverage is necessary to be well-protected. A Qubec resident who is not at fault retains the right under the laws of that jurisdiction to sue for any amount of compensation in excess of what the Socit pays.
NON-RESIDENTS
People whose permanent residence is located outside Qubec are covered by the public insurance plan as the owner, operator or passenger of a motor vehicle registered in Qubec. Such nonresidents are entitled to the same benefits as a Quebecer if they become involved in an accident on Qubec roads.
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Other non-residents involved in an automobile accident in Qubec are compensated by the Socit to the extent that they are not responsible for the accident (inverse proportion to fault). Agreements have been reached with Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta under which their residents are compensated by their own insurer according to the principles and rates of the Qubec plan regardless of fault.
TYPES OF ACCIDENT EXCLUDED

Some types of accident are not covered by the public plan and the persons involved are not entitled to compensation. Such is the case of: an accident that occurs in an automobile race, contest or show, whether as drivers, passengers or spectators; an accident involving a snowmobile or other vehicle intended for off-road use, unless the collision involves a moving motor vehicle authorized to travel on a public roadway (e.g: car/snowmobile crash); an accident involving an equipment vehicle or trailer (e.g: snow removal vehicle) or a farm tractor, unless the collision involves a moving motor vehicle authorized to travel on a public roadway (e.g: car/tractor crash); bodily injury caused by equipment that can function independently from the vehicle of which it is part (e.g: a snow plow installed temporarily on a truck) when that vehicle is stopped on a public roadway, or on a priva te road, stopped or in motion. To be protected in the latter three cases, the vehicle or equipment owner must take out appropriate coverage with a private insurer for any bodily injury and property damage that might be caused by his/her vehicle or equipment.
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SPECIAL CASES
On-the-job automobile accidents
Any claim for compensation in connection with automobile acci dents that occur on the job must be sub mit ted to the Commission de la sant et de la scurit du travail (CSST). A claimant who has been turned down by the CSST may then file a claim for compensation with the Socit, enclosing the letter of rejection from the CSST.
Victims of criminal acts; persons injured while assis ting someo ne in dis tress
COMPENSATION
The Socit pays compensation in one or more of the following forms to the victims of bodily injury sustained in a motor vehicle accident: an income replacement indemnity; an indemnity for care expenses; a lump sum for aftereffects of injury, such as loss of enjoyment of life, pain and mental suffering; the reimbursement of certain expenses incurred due to the accident (e.g: medication, transport by ambulance, purchase of prostheses or orthopedic devices, replacement of damaged clothing, home care expenses, etc.);
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The victim of an assault in which an automobile caused injury has the option of being compensated under the Crime Victims Compensation Act or the Automobile Insurance Act. A person injured by an automobile while assisting someone in distress may elect compensation under the Act to promote good citizenship or the Automobile Insurance Act. A person who chooses to be compensated under either the Crime Victims Compensation Act or the Act to promote good citizenship must contact the nearest CSST regional office.
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a lump-sum indemnity for the loss of an entire school year or a semester at the postsecondary level; a care allowance; reimbursement of substitute labour costs for persons working without pay in a family business; death benefits; a lump sum to cover funeral costs. Most indemnities paid by the Socit are indexed yearly on January 1. The Socit is authorized to take the steps necessary for a victims rehabilitation and his or her return to normal life as well as reintegration into the working world. For instance, the Socit may cover the cost of alterations to a home or vehicle, the purchase of special equipment and job training or labour market reintegration if it considers these essential to the rehabilitation of an accident victim.
RIGHT OF CHALLENGE
A person who is dissatisfied with a decision rendered by a Socit compensation officer may ask for a review of the case in writing within 60 days of the postmark date of the compensation officers decision. The application must be submitted to the Socits review office on the Application for Review form before the end of the allotted time. It must set forth the reasons for wanting a review, and include supporting documents where possible. The application form must be signed by the claimant. A person who remains dissatisfied following the Socits review decision is entitled to contest it within 60 days before the Administrative Tribunal of Qubec, whose decision is final.
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PROPERTY DAMAGE
Liability insurance for property damage to another party in a road accident is compulsory in Qubec. When a collision occurs between at least two vehicles, the owners of which are known, each owner must file a claim with his/her own insurer (Direct Compensation Agreement).
HIT-AND-RUN AND INSOLVENCY

Some accident victims who sustain property damage find themselves without coverage when faced with insolvency on the part of the person responsible for the accident, or in a hit-and-run situation. The Socit de lassurance automobile du Qubec may, in certain cases, compensate such victims for bodily injury and property damage sustained in the accident.
ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PROPERTY DAMAGE

Someone who sustained damage to their vehicle or to other property in an automobile accident may be compensated: if a Qubec court has handed down a decision in his or her favour which cannot be satisfied because the party responsible for the accident is insolvent or did not have sufficient liability insurance coverage; the identity of the operator or owner of the vehicle that caused the accident is not known (hit-and-run). Victims of a motor vehicle accident which did not occur on a public roadway and was caused by a farm tractor or trailer, a snowmobile, an equipment vehicle or trailer, or any vehicle not meant to be operated on a public roadway, may apply to the Socit for compensation of bodily injury and property damage: when a Qubec court has handed down a decision in their favour which cannot be satisfied because the party responsible for the accident is insolvent or did not have sufficient liability insurance coverage;
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the identity of the operator or owner of the vehicle that caused the accident is not known.
WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT

Should you be injured in a road accident...
Call:
1 888 810-2525
The public plan administered by the SAAQ covers all Quebecers injured in a road accident wherever the mishap occurs, regardless of fault. For information or to claim compensation, telephone the Socit de lassurance automobile du Qubec.
If INJURED in a motor vehicle accident: Call the police to the scene so a report can be made of the accident; See a physician without delay and have all signs of injury entered on the doctors report. Make sure the report is sent to the SAAQ; Contact the Socit as soon as possible to file a claim for compensation: - by calling 1 888 810-2525 or - through a nurse who will open a compensation file for you during your stay in a hospital offering this service; Notify your insurer of any property damage caused.
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The Socit will provide the forms and explanatory documentation needed to file a claim for compensation. The Claim for Compensation is also available in SAAQ service centres. The Socit provides help free of charge to assist in preparing a claim. A Socit representative could go to an accident victims home to help complete the form and submit the documents. If information relating to a compensation claim is gathered in a hospital by a nurse, he or she will transmit the information to the Socit electronically. If a driver is involved in a collision with an inanimate object, an animal weighing over 25 kg or an unoccupied vehicle, and the owner of the damaged property or his/her representative is not at the scene of the accident or nearby, the driver must contact the nearest police station immediately to report the accident and give the above information. Failure to comply is punishable by a fine.
AT THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT

The first motorist to arrive at the scene of an accident must: park his/her vehicle on the shoulder, some thirty metres away; warn other road users of the accident by turning on the emergency or hazard lights. Flares can be very useful for this; ask people to take up positions at a reasonable distance from the site of the collision, in the best location to warn traffic in all directions;
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turn off the ignition of the cars involved in the accident and see that no one smokes because of the danger of fire or explosion; look to see if anyone has been injured and administer first aid if capable. Otherwise, handling the injured must be avoided; report the accident by telephone to the nearest police station, specifying to the best of ones ability the location of the accident, and the number of injured victims and damaged vehicles. Never move an injured person unless there is imminent danger of fire or collision with another vehicle.
FIRST AID
A prudent driver should always have a first-aid kit in the vehicle and follow these instructions: Injuries: while awaiting the arrival of ambulance attendants or a physician, stop the flow of blood through pressure applied with a pad, a thumb or a hand, if qualified to do so. Cover the injury with a clean dressing and a sturdy bandage. If necessary, apply a tourniquet. Burns: use a clean dressing to protect the burned area from exposure to the air and cover with a bandage. Never break blisters or remove a victims clothing. Other precautions: keep the victim warm and comfortable under a blanket. Do not give anything to eat or drink to an accident victim who is unconscious or could be bleeding internaly. Otherwise, wet the persons lips and give sweet warm tea or coffee, a little at a time.
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heQubecstauegover ingtraficmaters t t n f t iscaledtheHighwaySafetyCode.Drivers l s houldknowthatpay entofafineisequi aent m v l toanadmis ionofguilt;faiu etopaycanleadto s l r pro e uionbefo ethe ourts. s c t r c Inaddiiontofinesforspe iicvioaions,deme it t cf l t r p ointsmaybeente edonadrivers ecord. r r Thefolo ingtableshowssomeHighwaySafety l w Code offen esandcor es on ingfinesforpas en er c r p d s g vehi ledri ers. c v
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Failuretocarryonesdriverslicen e,learners c licen e,pro a io a ylicen eorres ric ed c b t n r c t t licen e c Failure on the part of a licen e hol er to c d i nformtheSocit ithin30daysofachan e w g of ddress a Knowingly ivingfalseormisea inginfor g l d maiononalicen eappli aion t c c t Drivingavehi leona ublicroad ay ithout c p w w hol ingalicen eofthecor es on ingclass d c r p d
$30to$60 $60to$100 $300to$600
$300to$600
*Inadditiontothecostofafine,offendersarerequiredtopayapplicableadministrativefees,subjecttochange,whicharedeterminedonthebasisoftheamountofafine.Offendersmustalsopay amandatorycontributionof$10tothecrimevictimsassistanceprogram(Indemnisationdesvictimesdactescriminels).
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Driving a vehi le des ie a revo ed or sus c pt k pen edlicen e,orsus en ionoftherightto d c p s o btain a licen e, for a rea on other than c s deme it ointsoradri ing-relaedcri i al r p v t mn offen e c Drivingor avingcuso yofavehi leafter h t d c h aving consu ed alco ol, if the per on is m h s undertheageof25orifhe/shehasheldfor lessthanfiveyearsalearnerslicen e,pro a c b tio a ylicen e,licen eforamopedorscooer n r c c t (class6D)orfarmtracor(class8) t Allowingvehi leope aionbysomeo ewho c r t n doesnotholdalicen eofthecor es on ing c r p d class or who is under penaly for anoher t t CriminalCodeoffen e c Driving a vehi le des ie a revo ed or sus c pt k pen edlicen e,orsus en ionoftherightto d c p s o btainalicen e,duetoanaccu uaionof c m l t deme it oints r p
$300to$600
$300to$600
$300to$600
$600to$2,000
Driving a vehi le des ie a revo ed or susc pt k pen edlicen e,orsus en ionoftherightto d c p s o btain a licen e, due to a convicion for a c t dri ing-relaedcri i aloffen e v t mn c $1,500to$3,000
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Failingtocarryonesregisraioncerii ae, t t tfc t cerii ae of lia iiy insu an e or of finan tfc t blt r c cialres on i iiy,proofoftheduraionofa p sblt t vehi leloadoracopyofthelease ontract c c Failure on the part of the regise ed owner t r to nform the Socit ithin 30 days of a i w chan eof ddress g a
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Operatingamotorvehi lefitedwithalicen e c t c platecor es on ingtoanoherclassofvehi le r p d t c oronethatwasssuedforano hervehi le i t c Installing an imiaion licen e plate or one t t c thatwasssuedforanohervehi le i t c Failure to eturn ones licen e plate to the r c Socitfolo ingregisraionsus en ion l w t t p s Fabricationofafalselicen eplate c
$200to$300 $200to$300 $300to$2,000 $600to$2,000
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Operatingamotorvehi lethatisnotingood c condiion t Operatingamotorvehi lethatisnotequip ed c p withtworear iewmir ors v r Operatingamotorvehi leoracom i aion c bn t ofvehi lesthatisnotequip edwithatleast c p onebrakesysemingoodwor ingorder t k Operatingamotorvehi leona ublicroad ay c p w thatisequip edwithsub tan ardtires p s d Operatingamotorvehi leonwhichthebrake c sysemhasbeenmodiiedoralte edtoredu e t f r c itseffeci e ess tv n Removingoralte ingaseatbelt,orren e ing r d r ituseess l Deactivatinganairbag Operatingamotorvehi leequip edwitha c p radardetecor t $60to$100 $100to$200
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Failuretouseaturn- ignallightto ignalthe s s inteniontopassanohervehi le t t c Brakingsud eny ithoutrea on d l w s Leavingachildunderage7unsu er i edin p vs amotorvehi le c Failuretouselowbeams ithin150 etres w m ofanonco ingvehi le,thevehi leaheador m c c onasufi ientylighedroad fc l t Drivingamotorvehi leona ublicroad ay c p w w ithoutwea ingapro eryfase edseatbelt r p l t n Drivingwhileusingadeviceequippedwitha telephonefunction Drivingamotorvehi lewithapas en er c s g underage16whoisnotsecu edbyaseat r beltorresraintdevi ethatmeetsstan ards t c d Failuretoyieldtherightofwaytoapedesrian t f acingagreenlightorcros ingonawhiteor s flas ingpedesrian ignal h t s Following anoher vehi le at an unsae or t c f unrea o a lyclosedisan e s n b t c Failure to obey trafic ontrol devi es on a f c c p ublicroad ay w Increasing ones speed when being pas ed s orabouttobepas ed s Zigzaggingtoovera evehi les t k c
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Offence Ifyoudrive1to20 km/h overthespeed limit If you drive 21 to 30 km/h over the speed limit If you drive 31 to 45 km/h over the speed limit If you drive 46 to 60 km/h over the speed limit Ifyoudrive61km/hor over thespeedlimit Drivingtoofastfor weatherortraffic conditions Fines $15,plus$10foreachadditional 5km/habovethespeedlimit $15,plus$15foreachadditional 5km/habovethespeedlimit $15,plus$20foreachadditional 5km/habovethespeedlimit $15,plus$25foreachadditional 5km/habovethespeedlimit $15,plus$30foreachadditional 5km/habovethespeedlimit $15to$55
$300to$600
$75to$105
$135to$195*
$240to$315*
$375andover*
$60to$100fine
* Since April 1, 2008, fines have doubled for drivers who commit an excessive speedingoffence.Ifyouarefoundguiltyofanexcessivespeedingoffenceandhave 3ormorepreviousconvictionsforexcessivespeedingwithinthelast10yearsofthe dateofafirstconviction,finesaretripled.
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Example1 Speedlimit:50km/h Recordedspeed:75km/h Excess:25km/h Fine: Exampleofexcessivespeeding Speedlimit:70km/h Recordedspeed:120km/h Excess:50km/h Fine:
$15+$75=$90
(5X$15)
$15+$300=$315
(10X$30)
MECHANICALINSPECTION
Puttingavehi leinneedofminor epairsback c r ontheroadafter48hours ithoutpro ing w v itmeetsHighwaySafetyCode stan ards d Puttingavehi leinneedofmajor epairback c r ontheroad ithoutprovingitmeetsHighway w SafetyCode stan ards d
$100to$200
$300to$600
MOTORCYCLES, OPEDSANDSCOO ERS M T

Carryingapassengerifadriverisunder age16(mopedandmotorizedscooter) Failureto emainseaedwhile idingortohold r t r ontothehande arsatalltimes l b Failuretowearahel et m $100 $30to$60 $80to$100
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Failuretorideinstag e edfor aionwhen g r m t tra elingasapairorgroup v l Ridingbet eentwolanesofvehi les oving w c m inthesamedirecion t
$100to$200 $100to$200
BICYCLES
Riding a bicy le ithout man ao y acces c w d t r so ies,or ithoutawhitereflecoratthefront r w t andaredtail-lightatnight Failuretorideastri eabicy leornothol ing d c d ontothehande ars l b Ridingabicy lebet eentwolanesofvehi les c w c m ovinginthesamedirecion t Carryingapas en eronabicy lenotequip ed s g c p withadesignedseatforthatpur o e p s Failuretoridesin lefilewhentra elingas g v l apairorgroup Failuretotra elonthefarright-handsideof v theroad ay,withtheflowoftrafic w f Failure to obey trafic rules or trafic signs f f and ignals s Failuretorideonacyclepathorlanethatis partoftheroad ay w Modifying,defa ing, akingille i le,repla ing c m gb c orremo ingabicyclesidenii aionnum er v tfc t b w ithoutpriorautho i aionfromtheSocit rz t $15to$30 $15to$30 $15to$30 $15to$30 $15to$30 $15to$30 $15to$30 $15to$30
$30to$60
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Wearinghead ho esorear ho eswhile p n p n c ycling Holdingontoa ovingpower-assisedbicy le m t c orbeingpuledbyone l Ridingapower-assisedbicy leona ublic t c p road aywhenunderage18 ithoutalicen e w w c autho i ingtheuseofamopedorscooeror rz t faiingtores ectthecondiionsandresric l p t t tionsofthislicen e c Failuretowearahel etwhile idingapowerm r assised bicy leona ublicroad ay t c p w Ridingapower-assisedbicy lethatfailsto t c com lywiththeMotorVehicleSafetyActand p theHighwaySafetyCode ona ublicroad ay p w
$30to$60 $30to$60
$100to$200 $100to$200
$100to$200
FOOTSCOO ERS T
Failure to equip a foot scoo er with the t neces a ybrakesysem s r t Useofafootscoo eratnightthatisnot t equip ed with the neces a y reflec ors or p s r t refleci emate ialorfaiu etowearclohing tv r l r t oranacces o yonwhichrefleci emate ial s r tv r hasbeen ffixed a $15to$30
$25to$50
PEDESTRIANS
Failuretoobeytraficsignsor ignals f s Crossing a ublic road ay other than at p w nearby inter ecionorpedesriancross alk s t t w $15to$30 $15to$30
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A
Accident at the scene of an accident, 254 driver involved, 31 first aid, 255 hit-and-run, 252 liability insurance, 23, 64, 233 what to do if injured in an accident, 248 Address change of address, 24, 67 Air Bags, 71, 192 Alcohol driving prohibition, 37, 40, 44 ignition interlock, 20, 21, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 penalties, 36, 43, 51, 52, 263 restricted licence, 3, 34, 37, 40 zero alcohol, 18, 36, 37, 43, 44 Animal crossing, 223 Attitude, 46 Automobile insurance cases of exclusion, 249 compensation, 250, 251 in Qubec, 252 liability insurance, 23, 64 non-residents, 249 outside Qubec, 248 right of challenge, 251 Autospection, 78 to 81
damage, 247 to 252 Bumpers, 74 Buses, 93, 98, 235, 237
C
Change of ownership, 67 Cell phone, 49, 50, 51 Child safety seat, 192 Compulsory features, 68 Compulsory accessories, 68 Criminal Code offence, 35, 259 Cyclist see Bicycle
D
Demerit points, 29 to 34 Disabled persons, 220 Discarding a vehicle, 66 Drivers licence classes, 9 first licence, 4, 34 learners licence, 5, 6 licence with ignition interlock, 39 medical restrictions, 21 new residents, 25 non-residents, 26 offences and fines, 259 to 267 probationary licence, 8 renewal, 24 replacement, 24 requirements, 3 to 22 restricted licence relating to demerit points, 34 Driving prohibition during a penalty period, 43 for a bet or a race, 221 in areas during an emergency, 196 with more passengers than lawful, 221 Drugs, 35, 47, 54
B
Bicycles compulsory accessories, 226 cycling rules, 227 electric, 229 equipment and accessories, 226 offences and fines, 259 Bicycle paths signs and signals, 180 Bodily injury and property
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H A N D B O O K
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E
Excessive speeding, 29, 264, 265 Emergency vehicle, 14, 212, 231, 235, 237 Exhaust system, 72, 73, 79, 239, 241
I
Identification mandatory number, 68 Illness, 20, 22 In reverse, 214 Insolvency, 252
F
Fatigue, 49 Fenders, 74 Field of vision, 47 Fines for driving during a penalty period 43 unpaid, 27, 28, 42 First aid, 255 Following distance, 180 Forest road, 232
L
Lane use, 194 to 197 Level crossings, 139, 140, 213, 214 Licence classes, 9 to 19 changing to a higher class, 10 Licence plates affixing, 64 replacement, 64 Lighting automobiles, 69 bus, minibus used to carry school children, 70 heavy vehicle, bus, 69, 70 tractor-trailer, 69 Lines, arrows and symbols, 96 Lines marking lane divisions, 194 to 196
Handicapped persons, 220 Headlights, 48, 70, 72, 237 fog lights, 72, 208 Headrest, 80, 193 Health and driving, 20 Heavy vehicles blind spots, 215, 216 other obligations, 224, 237 requirements, 11 to 13 sharing the road, 215, 239 specific rules concerning buses, 237 rules, 235 to 239 Hit-and-run accident off a public roadway, 239 accident with property damage, 252 Horn, 72 Horseback riding, 72, 223
M
Mechanical inspection, 75 to 77 Medication, 54, 250 Modifying a vehicle, 75 Mopeds and scooters lights and signal lights, 69 operators licence, 19 operators rules, 230, 231 Motorcycles lights and signal lights, 69 offences and fines, 265 licence, 16 to 19 operators rules, 230
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H A N D B O O K
INDEX
N
Natural gas, 75, 179
Penalties impaired driving, 36, 37, 38, 43, 44, 45, 50 Periodic inspection, 78 to 81 Physical condition, 48 Propane, 75, 118, 179 Purchase of a vehicle from a dealer, 67 from an individual, 67 trade-in, 67
O
Objects, obstacles on a public roadway, 223 Off-road vehicle basic rules, 240 traffic rules, 242, 243 Offences and fines, 259 to 267 bicycles, 266 drivers licence, 259 electric bicycle, 266 equipment and mechanical condition, 261 mechanical inspection, 265 motorcycles, mopeds, and scooters, 265 pedestrians, 267 registration, 260, 261 traffic, 262, 263
R
Radar detector, 72, 223, 261 Rallies, 219 Rearview mirrors, 73, 78, 215, 216 Registration annual payment, 66 change of ownership, 67 conditions, 64 cost, 63 in general, 61 obtaining, 63 offences and fines, 259 parking identification for the disabled, 220 refusal by the Socit, 69 reimbursement, 67 vehicle exempt, 62 Restrictions concerning vehicles, 222 on the use of public roadways, 223 Right of challenge, 45, 251 Road signs and traffic signals, 85 to 187 categories, 102, 103, 104 designation and meaning, 106 Highway Safety Code provisions, 187 information signs, 160 to 179
P
Parking permit, 220 for disabled persons, 220 Parking obligations, 218 prohibited, 219 reserved spaces for disabled persons, 220 Passing, 30, 31, 94, 115, 175, 182, 194, 197, 199, 200, 201, 202, 214, 262, 263 passing prohibited, 198 Pavement markings, 94 to 99 colour, 95 function, 94 lines, arrows, symbols, 96 Pedestrians offences and fines, 267 mandatory identification, 224 restrictions, 225 safety tips, 226
D R I V E R S
H A N D B O O K
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INDEX
regulatory signs, 106 to 127 road work signs, 150 to 159 warning signs, 128 to 149
road, 7 upgrade, 10 Tires, 74, 79, 261 Tires for winter driving, 76, 261 Towing, 16, 42, 175, 223 Traffic rules, 191 to 243 Turns left turn, 204, 205 on a red light, 207 right turn, 203
S
Sale of a vehicle to a dealer, 67 School buses, 212 drivers obligations, 22 obligation in the presence of, 212 School zones, 101, 141, 198 Scooter, 230, 231 Seat belts, 118, 191, 192, 233 alteration, 71 Signal lights, 85 to 93 Signalling intentions, 207 Snowmobiles basic rules, 239 Space reserved for disabled persons, parking permits, 220, 221 Speed limits, 108, 130, 198, 217, 231, 239, 264 Speeding offences and fines, 264 Speedometer, 74 Speedometer and odometer, 74 Squealing tires, 222 Stopping near a disabled access ramp, 219 obligation, 218 prohibited, 218
V
Vehicle exchange, 67 Vehicle identification number, 68 Vehicle seizure, 28, 42, 44 Vehicle storage, 66 Vision, 46 night, 48 stereoscopic, 47 Visual acuity, 47
W
Portable music player, 222, 228 Windshield and windows, 74, 79
Y
Yielding the right of way, 87, 88, 106, 107, 128, 129, 139, 196, 208 to 211, 260
T
Televisions, 223 Tests knowledge, 4 to 6
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H A N D B O O K
he Driver's Handbook provides key information on: driving driver's licences vehicle registration traffic rules requirements on vehicles and features Qubec road signs and traffic signals insurance coverage and what to do in the event of an accident
This new edition includes important clarifications about new road safety measures that have been in effect since 2008. All road users, whether they be pedestrians, cyclists, motor vehicle operators or passengers, will find their rights and obligations set forth in the Handbook. There are other guides indispensable in preparing for licence tests: Driving a Passenger Vehicle Driving a Heavy Vehicle Operating a Motorcycle Operating a Moped or Scooter

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