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Nov 17, 2007

LAWS * Canada - Mandatory speed limiter proposal filed in Quebec

QUE,Canada -Land Line Magazine (USA) -November 15, 2007: -- Julie Boulet, minister of transportation in the Canadian province of Quebec, introduced a six-point highway bill Wednesday, Nov. 14, that includes a push for mandatory speed limiters on heavy trucks... Boulet’s proposed amendment to the Highway Safety Code calls for speed limiters to be set at 105 kilometers per hour, or 65 mph, on all heavy trucks operating in the province, regardless of where they are base plated... The legislation also includes proposals for red-light cameras and photo radar, stricter penalties for speeding, stricter penalties for drunken driving, a ban on cell phone handsets, and graduated drivers’ licenses for new drivers... Critics of the bill, including owner-operator associations in Canada and the U.S., say it lacks resources for enforcement, particularly the enforcement of existing laws...

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