Roadside worker safety

When driving in the closest lane to any stopped roadside vehicle with flashing lights activated, such as police, ambulances, fire trucks, tow trucks and maintenance trucks, including those in construction zones:

• you must move over to the far lane to give workers extra space

• if you can’t safely move over, you must slow to at least 60 km/h, or the posted speed limit (whichever is lower)

Roadside vehicles with flashing lights activated

Drivers who fail to comply with the roadside worker safety rules could receive a $243 fine and 3 demerits, plus a speed fine.

Snowplows

Go to Driving safely around snowplows to learn about the new rules for passing snowplows and fines.

Speed fines

Speed fines are doubled when construction workers or any stopped roadside vehicle with flashing lights activated are present.