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March 1st Alberta Traffic Changes

Changes to passing Emergency and other roadside vehicles

  • 27 February 2023
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March 1st Alberta Traffic Changes

Traffic Safety Ammendment Act

Starting March 1, 2023, new rules for passing emergency vehicles will come into effect. These rules will also include passing road crews, tow trucks and snowplows when they are stopped with their lights flashing.

Currently, the law only required drivers in the lane directly adjacent to the roadside to slow down to 60km/h.

When the Traffic Safety Amendment Act takes effect this Wednesday, when a vehicle is stopped with its flashing lights operating, motorists will now be required to:

  • slow down to 60 km/h or the posted speed limit, whichever is lower, in all lanes traveling in the same direction on multi-lane highways; and
  • slow down to 60 km/h or the posted speed limit, whichever is lower, when traveling in either direction on single lane highways.

The Amendments to the Traffic Safety Act passed last spring.

It was described in a March 2022 press conference by then-Minister for Alberta Transportation, Rajan Sawhney as a means of bolstering protections and measures for roadside workers and first responders. This brings Alberta's traffic laws in line with other provinces, Sawhney pointed out.

The fines for speeding in these areas are doubled, and the current fines for passing an emergency vehicle on the side of the road can range from $136 to $826, depending on the speed.

 

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