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r p 4 of sn e 0 makes n i by jim marahall the department of transport is caught up in a rising tide of anowmoblle complaints which is resulting in a review of pres- ent legislation officials are considering ways to reduce the complaints many resulting from excessive noise or trespassing stronger en forcement of the legislation is also under study while some changes snow mobile legislation may have to be made says transport min ister irwin haskett no legis lation will replace cmmon sense legislation will not stop snowmobile operators frpm run- lunginto trees or breaking through thin ice r aoophole as a resnlt of a loophple in la years snowmobile act op erators can drive their mach ines on any open spijes yyithin municipality i present legislation gives a municipality power only to pro hibit snowmobiles on streets nd roads officials are now in vestigating the need for ex tending the municipalitys pow er to ban snowmobiles from boulevards parks golf courses and other open areas the regulations for the new eason says mr hasket are basically the same as they were in 1968 the big a terence is that an endeavour is being made to make people more ware of them informal meetings to discuss problem arcas related to snow mobile operations and com plaints are being planned by the department in the near future aid the minister from the roadway m possible according to the circumstances of the area an example would be snow mobile on highway 2 where the driver would need to keep to the shoulder of the road or drive along the rightofway area between the road and fen ce if the snowmobile driver omes to an intersection with a stop sign or other regulator sign he must obey the sign be fore crossing the road all operation of snowmobile- is prohibited oh highways in eluding the 400 series the queen elizabeth way betwee toronto and fort erie part o highway 27 between the queer elizabeth way and highway 7 and the ottawa queensway no special license unless prohibited by mimic ipal by laws snowmobiles car be operated on municipal road including streets and count roads under a section of the act the council of a municipal ity may pass bylaws prohibiting the driving of motorized snow vehicles along or across any road under its jurisdiction although no special license is required to operate a snow mobile drivers on highway and municipal roads must be 16 years of age the act demand that at least 50000 liahilitj insurance is held by each dri er of a snowmobile on a high way the owner of a vehicle is not permitted to allow any person to drive the unit on a highway unless the driver is insured to meet the require ments of the insurance act a suggestion has been made to install aerials with flagr or fluorescent balls to the beck of the units this would enable them to be seen more readily especially at intersections often hidden by high snow drifts the question of lighting in volves additional lights for highway travel instead of the present requirement of a the are whit ttgkt attft fcoa at the still vr the deoaataaca in- cmo the msaftiaa of the snmaaobile respecting the n highway and wf highway a awareness of the aaf a operation i of a snowmobile last winter 27 fatalities involving snowmo biles were recorded in ontario fifteen of the deaths occurred on highways and the remainder in off highway mishaps officials siat they are vitally concerned ahtrat the j juveniles stretch record with another win georgetown juveniles ateamil0 the peewees44 end bas- roikred to another big victory tarns 51 r ladies dart league standing representatives at the discus sions include provincial safety associations snowmobile facturing associations snowmobile clubs noise problems complaints from a wide area of ontario have been received j by the departments offices in toronto the letters seek addi tional legislation to prevent ex ressive noise from the opera- 3nution of the vehicles noise and complaints arise primarily from the rural areas and the out skirts of towns and small cit ies generally the incidents oc the department has sent out cur at n an 6bic f toe invitations to the reprcscntatl department stated that tests ives following complaints recei- are bein planned to establish ved last year areas under study what is an excessive noise lrve include noise problems tros- and what constitutes general pass and damage complaints operational noise visibility and lighting irate property owners snowmobiles are rapidly in as snowmobiles are able to creasing in popularity in on lravp i distances at speeds tario it is expected that 100000 0xcpe 30 miles an hour a snowmobiles will be operating mlm of trespass complaints in the province this winter i have becn received letters last year the department have come from irate property implemented its first motorized wne who state that hedges c uii ar mtabllshi sma11 uces and nces have been damaged by snowmobiles delrex gomhams joes tuck shop hornets terra cotta imperials originals losers sheprite smoothies gogos 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