Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, there are already laws on the roads and there are laws in municipalities. Enforcement, obviously, is a problem, very difficult, and there are more and more snow machines out there. So it's something that we can have some discussion around. But the Member is right; it crosses a number of jurisdictions: ours and municipal. I think the most important thing is to get out there and make sure people recognize the dangers. I'm not sure especially young people have a good sense of exactly how powerful these machines are and how much at risk they can be when they're speeding, even on open lakes which seem fairly smooth. There have been lots of cases where there are heaves in the ice and people have serious, serious accidents. So we are doing something. Transportation and MACA are working on this education campaign. We can talk to the various law enforcement agencies, but I would acknowledge, right now, that enforcement is a problem and it is difficult. Obviously not as easy as it is on roads for vehicles.
Brendan Bell on Question 376-15(4): Injuries From Snowmobile Accidents
In the Legislative Assembly on February 10th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 376-15(4): Injuries From Snowmobile Accidents
Question 376-15(4): Injuries From Snowmobile Accidents
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 9th, 2006
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