Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’m just trying to remember if it was this Member or another Member that raised this issue and brought it to our attention. It’s certainly an area regarding a discussion that happened historically and it was an issue that has been raised in this House by a couple of people. The provision is not intended to punish motorists who are caught in a storm or travelling on one of our roads that has had rain or other types of conditions that would generate some mud or ice. But it’s intended to deal with people that are travelling our roads and not taking the time to ensure that their vehicles are safe.
Regarding the authority to establish and deal with special emergency vehicles, that’s something we needed to have clarified. Right now we have general provisions in our act to deal with these type
of vehicles that really don’t have it clearly defined. They don’t fit in the common type of vehicle that is found on our highway and we need to be able to set rules that will govern and ensure that these vehicles are safe for use on our roads. That includes all low-speed type of vehicles, electric vehicles, and right-hand vehicles.