VEHICLE IMPOUNDED FOR 45 DAYS

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VEHICLE IMPOUNDED FOR 45 DAYS
(HEPWORTH, ON.) – A 41-year-old Town of South Bruce Peninsula woman will be using other transportation for the next 45 days after the van she was driving was impounded by police yesterday evening around 6:30. The woman was stopped on Bruce Street in Hepworth and found to be a disqualified driver. She will appear in Owen Sound Court on June 10th, 2010 charged with one count of Driving While Disqualified.

REMINDER FOR ATV OPERATORS
(WIARTON, ON.) –The winter snow vehicle season is over and summer use of ATVs is rising as residents and visitors gear up for another season on the trails. Bruce Peninsula OPP reminds everyone that although local bylaws allow the operation of ATVs on most municipal roads on the Peninsula, operators must know and obey the rules when venturing onto a public roadway.

First, only ATVs (all terrain vehicles) are allowed on the roads. Golf carts, “Gators”, three wheelers are not ATVs.

An ATV must have four wheels, a steering handle bar, a seat that is designed to be straddled by the driver and designed to carry only one person, the driver. An ATV must have lights and a working brake light, a proper licence plate and insurance. The driver must be licenced and wearing an approved helmet. ATVs are to be operated on the shoulder of the road, where possible, travelling on the right.

ATV speed limits in 50km/h zones or slower is 20 km/h. In speed zones over 50 km/h, the speed limit for an ATV is 50 km/h.

Contact your local municipal office for a copy of the ATV bylaw and a list of roads that are closed to ATV use.

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010