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REGULATIONS * Canada - MTO to OTA: 'We got our ears on'
The OTA asked the Ministry to reconsider the CB part of the ban
Toronto,ONT,CAN -Today's Trucking -9 April 2010: -- So maybe banning one of the most iconic objects in trucking isn't such a great idea after all... That could be the conclusion Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation comes to after it reconfigures laws banning drivers from using hand-held devices, including CB radios... In implementing Bill 118 earlier this year, the MTO said that because CBs are also hand-held, they, too, would get the heave-ho eventually... The law, as originally written, said CBs would be subject to a three-year phase-out period to allow manufacturers to bring to market a hands-free version of two-way communication devices... The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) asked the Ministry to reconsider the CB part of the ban. And this week, the trucking group received the following message from the MTO:.. "We have noted the OTA’s concerns and we acknowledge that, before the sunset date, the ministry will review the appropriateness of the exemption in consultation with the industry"... (Photo from connectme.typepad: A trucker's cb radio on truck cab)
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