Highway Traffic Act #1 - Ontario Police College - June 2020 PDF

www.opcva.ca Highway Traffic Act #1 Introduction to The Highway Traffic Act Version: June 2020 © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 2018 TRAFFIC OBJECTIVES How to use the Highway Traffic Act Definitions Open book 2 SIGN HERE 3 OPCVA Sample Pages 4 YOU MUST HAVE A CURRENT HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT...

www.opcva.ca Highway Traffic Act #1 Introduction to The Highway Traffic Act Version: June 2020 © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 2018 TRAFFIC OBJECTIVES How to use the Highway Traffic Act Definitions Open book 2 SIGN HERE 3 OPCVA Sample Pages 4 YOU MUST HAVE A CURRENT HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT • MacBeth • Carswell • Other versions are also available 5 YOU MUST ALSO HAVE A SHORT FORM WORDING BOOK • MacBeth • Notebook Companion 6 THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT ( THE PUBLICATION IS ACTUALLY TWO BOOKS) - The Act - The Regulations 7 BOOK ONE The Highway Traffic Act Primary Law 8 BOOK TWO The Regulations Secondary Law 9 Locating Offences • • • • • Table of Contents Index Margin references Short Form Wording Book Regulation Table of Contents (tab) – Caution – always look up and read the section 10 HTA • • • • • • Highway Traffic Act Regulations Section number – top of page Page number – bottom of page index(rear of book)- page numbers Table of Contents (XVI parts)- section numbers 11 DEFINITIONS TO KNOW Driver Highway Roadway Motor vehicle Vehicle 12 DRIVER • MEANS A PERSON WHO DRIVES A VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY 13 HIGHWAY • Includes a common and public highway, street, avenue, parkway, driveway, square, place, bridge, viaduct or trestle, any part of which is intended for or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles and includes the area between the lateral property lines thereof. • (fence line to fence line) 14 15 ROADWAY • Means the part of the highway that is improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic, but does not include the shoulder, and, where a highway includes two or more separate roadways, the term “roadway” refers to any one roadway separately and not to all of the roadways collectively • (Actual traveled portion - not including shoulder) 16 17 MOTOR VEHICLE • includes an automobile, a motorcycle, a motor-assisted bicycle unless otherwise indicated in this Act, and any other vehicle propelled or driven otherwise than by muscular power, but does not include a street car or other motor vehicle running only upon rails, a power-assisted bicycle, a motorized snow vehicle, a traction engine, a farm tractor, a self-propelled implement of husbandry or a road-building machine 18 Motor Vehicle Definition of motor vehicle is quite long. This acronym is easier: • “AMMO NOT SNOW PFIRST” 19 AMMO NOT SNOW PFIRST A M M O Not Snow P F I R S T automobile motorcycle motor assisted bicycle other vehicle not muscle power motorized snow vehicle (snowmobile) power assisted bicycle farm tractor implement of husbandry (self-propelled) road building machine street car (or other motor vehicle running only upon rails) traction engine 20 Automobile 21 Automobile 22 Motorcycle 23 Motorcycle 24 Motor Assisted Bicycle (moped) 25 Other Golf Cart Segway 26 27 Motorized Snow Vehicle 28 Power Assisted Bicycle (e-bike) 29 Farm Tractor 30 Self Propelled Implement of Husbandry 31 Road Building Machine 32 Road Building Machine 33 Hydrovacs Truck 34 Street Car 35 Traction Engine 36 VEHICLE • Includes a motor vehicle, trailer, traction engine, farm tractor, road-building machine, bicycle and any vehicle drawn, propelled or driven by any kind of power, including muscular power, but does not include a motorized snow vehicle or a street car • Anything with wheels or tracks, propelled by any kind of power but not motorized snow vehicle or street car 37 Definitions • Definitions – start of a section • Definitions- also at the end of a section 38 Open Book • Where is this sign identified in your HTA? • When is it a requirement for a vehicle to have this sign? 39 • Does a horse drawn buggy require the previously shown sign? • If it is required, are there any exceptions? • If so, what are they? 40 Open Book • Is it an offence to drive a bicycle without a horn? • If it is an offence, is it a requirement that it occur on a highway? 41 Open Book • Is a person operating a bicycle required to identify himself/herself? Yes or No? • Yes HTA Sec 218(1), if they are contravening the HTA or a municipal bylaw. 42 Open Book • Locate the offence for driving around a railway crossing barrier. 43 Open Book Questions What section and wording would you use to charge a driver of a motor vehicle for not wearing their seat belt? 44 Homework Assignment • Due next class • Know the definitions • Complete the following Open Book Questions 45 Homework Assignment 1. What is the minimum age to operate a motor vehicle in Ontario ? 2. What is the minimum number of headlights required on the front of a motor vehicle? 46 Homework Assignment 3. When are you required to lower your high beam headlights when approaching a motor vehicle? 4. What is the strength of the bulb that illuminates the rear licence plate? 47