 Traffic Services
The Truro Police Service Traffic Services was established on April 1st, 2006. The section is responsible for education and enforcement under the Motor Vehicle Act, serious motor vehicle accidents, and various issues regarding driving and pedestrian complaints within the town of Truro.
The traffic section works in conjunction with local traffic authority in maintaining a safe community for both motorists and pedestrians alike.
Traffic Services educates the community through the media and workshops with various topics from speed zones, crosswalk safety, and child seat belt safety just to mention a few.
It is the goal of the section to reduce the number of motor vehicle collisions by addressing the traffic safety concerns of the community.
Child Safety Seat Regulations:
0-1 years: Rear facing child seat.
22-40Ibs: Forward facing child seat.
40+ Ibs, younger than 9 years of age(or less than 57 inches tall: Booster seat)
The following are some common questions asked by the public.
Cellular telephones
100D (1) It is an offence for a person to use a hand-held cellular telephone or engage in text messaging on any communications device while operating a vehicle on a highway.
Fine $167.71
Exceeding speed limit
106A A person commits an offence who contrary to Sections 104 or 106 exceeds the speed limit by
(a) between one and fifteen kilometres per hour, inclusive; Fine $225.21
(b) between sixteen and thirty kilometres per hour, inclusive; or Fine $282.71
(c) by thirty-one kilometres per hour or more. Fine $397.71
Regarding School Zones and Temporary work areas, Above noted fines double.
Duties of driver respecting license
78 (1) Every person licensed as a driver shall write his usual signature with pen and ink in the space provided for that purpose on the license issued to him immediately upon receipt of the license, and the license shall not be valid until it is so signed.
(2) Every person shall have a valid driver's license in his immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle and shall display the same at all reasonable times on demand of a peace officer.
Fine $138.96
Pedestrian and vehicle rights of way
125 (1) Where pedestrian movements are not controlled by traffic signals,
(a) the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way to a pedestrian lawfully within a crosswalk or stopped facing a crosswalk; or
(b) where the traffic on a highway is divided into separate roadways by a median, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way to a pedestrian lawfully within a crosswalk or stopped facing the crosswalk on the roadway on which the vehicle is travelling.
(2) Where a vehicle has stopped at a crosswalk to yield to a pedestrian pursuant to subsection (1), it is an offence for the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear to overtake and pass the stopped vehicle.
(3) A pedestrian shall not leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle that is so closely approaching that it is impractical for the driver of the vehicle to stop.
(4) Where a pedestrian is crossing a roadway at a crosswalk that has a pedestrian-activated beacon, the pedestrian shall not leave a curb or other place of safety unless the pedestrian-activated beacon has been activated.
(5) A pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a crosswalk shall yield the right of way to vehicles upon the roadway.
(6) This Section does not relieve a pedestrian or a driver of a vehicle from the duty to exercise due care
Fine $685.21
Duty to carry permit
18 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), an unexpired permit for a vehicle shall at all times while the vehicle is being operated upon a highway within this Province be in the possession of the driver thereof or carried in the vehicle and subject to inspection by any peace officer.
(2) It shall not be necessary for an unexpired permit for a farm tractor to be in the possession of the driver thereof or carried in the farm tractor.
(3) Where a vehicle is registered in another province of Canada or in a state, an unexpired proof of registration for the vehicle issued by that other province or that state shall at all times while the vehicle is being operated upon a highway within this Province be in the possession of the driver thereof or carried in the vehicle and subject to inspection by any peace officer and subsection.
Fine $138.96
*-Keep your Vehicle Permit in your vehicle at all times. It shows who is the owner of the vehicle and who is the owner of the vehicle's licence plates. It also shows whether or not the licence plates are valid.
(However, it is unwise to keep your Certificate of Registration in your vehicle, because that can make it easier for an auto thief to sell the vehicle.)
Bicycle helmet
170A (1) In this Section, "bicycle" includes any device designated to transport passengers and to be drawn by a bicycle.
(2) No person shall ride on or operate a bicycle unless the person is wearing a bicycle helmet that complies with the regulations and the chin strap of the helmet is securely fastened under the chin.
(3) No parent or guardian of a person under sixteen years of age shall authorize or knowingly permit that person to ride on or operate a bicycle unless the person is wearing a bicycle helmet as required by subsection (2).
(4) Every person who is sixteen years of age or older who violates a provision of this Section is guilty of an offence.
(5) A peace officer may seize and detain, for a period not to exceed thirty days, a bicycle that is being ridden on or operated by a person not wearing a helmet as required by subsection (2).
Fine $167.71
Helmet for scooter, skate board, in-line skates, roller skates, etc.
170B (1) No person shall ride on or operate a scooter, skate board, in-line skates, roller skates or other device prescribed by the regulations unless the person is wearing a helmet that complies with the regulations and the chin strap of the helmet is securely fastened under the chin.
(2) No parent or guardian of a person under sixteen years of age shall authorize or knowingly permit that person to ride on or operate a scooter, a skate board, in-line skates, roller skates or other device prescribed by the regulations unless the person is wearing a helmet as required by subsection (1).
(3) For greater certainty, nothing in this Section authorizes any person to ride on or operate a scooter, a skate board, in-line skates, roller skates or other device prescribed by the regulations if otherwise prohibited by this Act or another enactment.
(4) Every person who is sixteen years of age or older who violates a provision of this Section is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars.
(5) A peace officer may seize and detain, for a period not to exceed thirty days, a scooter, a skate board, in-line skates, roller skates or other device prescribed by the regulations that is being ridden on or operated by a person not wearing a helmet as required by subsection (1).
Fine $167.71
Roller skates or skate board
172 (1) Subject to subsection (2), it shall be an offence for a person upon roller skates or a skate board to go on a roadway except while crossing on a crosswalk or unless on a roadway authorized by the Minister.
Fine $167.71
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