Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Brandon's Law), 2006 Parsons, Ernie — Bill 72 (38th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 72, 38-2

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Bill 72, Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Brandon's Law), 2006

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Bill 72 2006

An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act to require that all school buses be equipped with safety crossing arms

Note: This Act amends the Highway Traffic Act . For the legislative history of the Act, see Public Statutes - Detailed Legislative

History on www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

(1) Section 175 of the Highway Traffic Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

School bus safety crossing arms

(4.1) All school buses shall be equipped with a pedestrian-student safety crossing arm that meets the following standards:

1. The pedestrian-student safety crossing arm must be located at the right front corner of the chassis of the school bus.

2. The pedestrian-student safety crossing arm must automatically open to its fully extended position whenever the school bus stop arm is activated. The crossing arm must return to its park position when the stop arm is deactivated.

3. The pedestrian-student safety crossing arm must extend a minimum of 1.8 metres forward from the right front face of the chassis bumper.

4. The pedestrian-student safety crossing arm must be electrically operated or air-operated and must be designed to operate in temperatures as low as -50 degrees Celsius.

(2) Subsection 175 (5) of the Act is amended by striking out "subsection (3) or (4)" and substituting "subsection (3), (4) or (4.1)".

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on September 4, 2007.

Short title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Brandon's Law), 2006 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Highway Traffic Act to require that all school buses be equipped with pedestrian-student safety crossing arms.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

February 28, 2006

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

February

28, 2006

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :

2. This Act comes into force on September 4, 2007.

Acts Affected: Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-Laws .

Highway Traffic Act

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Document details

Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 72, 38-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p38 s2 bill 72 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	c6db428342303ab795b5a00cb15861e620bb8ab8

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