Mr. Chair, these current changes to the Motor Vehicles Act don’t include the taxi seatbelts. It is something that we intend to examine. We have to, of course, look at a balance between the safety of the driver and also of others on the highway. There is, as the Member indicated, five jurisdictions that have exempted taxi drivers and there are two, Quebec and BC, that have special exemptions so that they don’t have to wear seatbelts in specific situations. We are planning to look at this. We have indicated to the Members in committee, taxi seatbelts is an issue that we will be examining. We will be looking at the merits of an exemption and also we’d like to do consultation with the stakeholders involved. That’s something in our plans to do. Thanks.
Michael McLeod on Committee Motion 48-16(3): Rules And Procedures Report 5-16(3): Late Filing Fees, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on May 29th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 48-16(3): Rules And Procedures Report 5-16(3): Late Filing Fees, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
May 28th, 2009
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