April 6, 2009
The Province will enhance the safety of emergency workers by requiring drivers to slow down and move over when passing parked emergency vehicles that have their lights flashing, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General John van Dongen and Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Kevin Falcon announced on April 6, 2009.
"We're doing this for emergency workers who are out there, working to save lives on our roads in all kinds of conditions," said van Dongen. "Too often, these workers face near-misses, injury or even death - directly due to the carelessness of passing drivers."
Beginning June 1, drivers must slow to 70 km/h on highways where the speed limit is 80 km/h or higher, and to 40 km/h where the limit is below 80 km/h, when approaching a stopped emergency vehicle that has its lights flashing.
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