遇緊急車要減速 新規今起實施

Dragonair

2009年6月1日

【明報專訊】從今日(6月1日)起實施的新交通條例，駕駛者凡在路上遇到緊急服務車輛時，必須按例減慢車速，並需轉行到另一條行車線，違規者會被票控和扣3分，並罰款148元。

卑詩公共安全及法務廳於較早前通過修改《汽車法》(Motor Vehicle Act)，納入新例強制駕駛者在遇上緊急車輛停泊在路邊時，必須減速及在安全情況下使用另一條行車線繞過緊急車輛。在時速限制為80公里或以上的公路，其他駕駛者在駛近時需減速至70公里；在時速限制80公里以下的道路，車速需減至40公里。

違例者會被票控和扣3分，罰款為148元，30日逾期未交，罰款升至173元。

新例所指的緊急服務車輛，除警車、消防車和救護車外，亦包括電力(Hydro)及電訊公司(Telus)工作人員、商業車輛檢查員、自然護理員和公路維修人員所使用的車輛，以及拖車等。

據新例實施前的法例，凡遇上亮有警號或閃燈的緊急車輛，其他車輛必須讓路，違例者會被票控及扣3分，罰款為84元，30日逾期未交升至109元。

當局表示，新舊法例會同時有效。

據省府的資料顯示，在2001年至2007年間，一共有21名緊急服務人員在工作時被車輛撞至受傷或死亡，其中12個是在路邊。

加拿大現有5個省分及美國40州都設有類似條例。

myversa

so there will be a police cars following a fire truck to give out the tickets?

布小熊

dont' think so.
But it's good that they make it all offical and hopefully this will get reported by the media. (e.g. FTV... Radio...etc)
I still see so many ppl not stopping for emergency vehicles... do ppl know that they can get themselves and others killed?!

I still remember years ago, the second I pulled into the left lane, an ambulance rushed passed my car in the opposite direction on the lane that I was driving. so what if I pulled in a sec later......

pkphilip

This is exactly the same when they make it official that drivers MUST yield to bus. No one is there to enforce it, but it makes it all legal now.

Philip

Ultraman

Still a good thing to make it official and legal.

Helissio

Agree to pass this law but even for Telus, BC hydro's truck? they are just private company. even they provide public service but not critical enought to ask others yield to them, if thats the case then might as well pass to law to yield all comerical vechical. however, make sense to slow down when they are working on the roadside tho.

布小熊

Agree to pass this law but even for Telus, BC hydro's truck? they are just private company. even they provide public service but not critical enought to ask others yield to them, if thats the case the ...
Helissio 發表於 2009-6-1 03:45 PM

But for Telus or BC Hydro's trucks, it only count when they have 亮有警號或閃燈.
So not like everyday truck gei.

Catpiano

Oh man .. you guys are LUCKY!!

that is law here ALL the time ..  

So .. if on highway .. when u see 警號或閃燈 .. u need to slow down from 110km/hr to 60km/hr ..  or u will get ticket ..  ( usually $600 plus )   

It is dumb dumb dumb ..  and DANGEOUS ..  ( everyone needs to slow down from 110km/hr to 60km/hr! so dangeous )  

However, this is the way to make $$$$$

Ultraman

Oh man .. you guys are LUCKY!!

that is law here ALL the time ..  

So .. if on highway .. when u see 警號或閃燈 .. u need to slow down from 110km/hr to 60km/hr ..  or u will get ticket ..  ( usually ...
Catpiano 發表於 2009-6-1 15:59

I don't see if everyone discipline to slow down is dangerous. But compare to everyone didn't slow down is more dangerous.

Catpiano

the problem is .. SOME will slow down .. some will not ..

After I read the news, a lady was fined $650 when she was doing 90km/hr on 110km/hr zone..  I do SLOWDOWN when I see police car is blinking  ... however, so so many times, other car ( TRUCK ) behind me, wont' even slow down, and near CRASH me .. and gave me FINGER  ..  ( they may not know about this law ..  )