Bill 5 — Third Session, 30Th Legislature, 71 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 5 Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2022 (Legislature 30, Session 3)

L30 S3 11955

Alberta — Bills

2022 Bill 5 Third Session, 30th Legislature, 71 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 5 TRAFFIC SAFETY AMENDMENT ACT, 2022 THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1 Bill 5 BILL 5 2022 TRAFFIC SAFETY AMENDMENT ACT, 2022 ( A s s e n t e d t o , 2 0 2 2 ) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 2000 cT-6 1 The Traffic Safety Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 1(1) is amended by adding the following after clause (n): (n.1) “flashing lamp” includes a stationary or rotating flashi ng lamp, a strobe lamp or a 360 degree warning lamp but does not include a turn signal lamp or a vehicle hazard warning lamp required under the regulations; 3

Section 115 is amended (

a) by renumbering subsection (1) as subsection (1.1) and adding the following before subsection (1.1): Prohibited operation of vehicles, etc. 115(1) For the purposes of this section, “school bus” means a vehicle on which are displayed the words “school bus”. (

b) in subsection (2)(t) (

i) by striking out subclause (iv) and substituting the following:

1 Explanatory Notes Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter T-6 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. 2 Adds definition. 3

Section 115 presently reads in part: 115(1) For the purposes of this section, a driver of a vehicle is driving carelessly if that driver drives the vehicle (

a) without due care and attention, or (

b) without reasonable consider ation for persons using the highway.

(2) A person shall not do any of the following:

2 (iv) is travelling on the same side of the highway as a stopped vehicle with flashing lamps or travelling in the opposite direction as a stopped vehicle with flashing lamps on a highway consisting of only 2 traffic lanes that carry traffic in opposite directions, and (ii) in subclause (

v) by striking out “emergency vehicle or tow truck” and substituting “vehicle”; (

c) by repealing subsection (4) and substituting the following: (4) Subsection (2)(

t) does not apply (

a) where a speed limit is prescribed under

section 108(1)(g), or (

b) when the stopped vehicle is a school bus. 4 This Act comes into force on Proclamation.

2 Explanatory Notes (

t) subject to subsection (4), drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than 60 kilometres per hour, or the maximum speed limit established or prescribed for that highway under (

i) this Act, (ii) the Government Prope rty Traffic Act (Canada), or (iii) the National Parks Act (Canada), whichever is lower, if the vehicle (iv) is travelling on the same side of the highway as a stopped emergency vehicle or tow truck, and (

v) is passing the stopped emer gency vehicle or tow truck when its flashing lamps are operating. (4) Subsection (2)(

t) does not apply if there are 2 or more traffic lanes for traffic moving in the same direction as the vehicle and there is at least one traffic lane between the driver’s vehicle and the stopped emergency vehicle or tow truck. 4 Coming into force.

RECORD OF DEBATE Stage Date Member From To Interventions From To Stage Date Member From To Interventions From To Stage Date Member From To Interventions From To Stage Date Member From To Interventions From To Stage Date Member From To Interventions From To Stage Date Member From To Interventions From To Title: 2022 (30th, 3rd) Bill 5, Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2022

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L30 S3 11955
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L30 S3 11955
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	882953dace91b18b17518b7f46e38b098d3dbc3c

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