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NOTABLE ONTARIO TRAFFIC LAWS

Use of Seat Belts is Mandatory.
Radar Detectors are illegal and subject to seizure if found.
Excessive Speeding is illegal (ten kilometers over the posted speed limit is acceptable and normally ignored by law enforcement).
There is zero tolerance for impaired driving in Ontario.

Some new or very recent traffic laws:
- ANY driver under the age of 21 or novice driver caught with ANY alchohol in their system will face immediate 24-hour roadside suspension (more penalties if convicted).
- Use of Hand-held Communication Devices while operating a motor vehicle (cell phones, data devices, etc.) is illegal (up to $500.00 fine).
- Not slowing down or moving over to the next lane when passing stopped emergency vehicles is illegal (up to $4,000.00 fine + possible license suspension).
- 50kph over posted speed limit equals immediate license suspension and roadside vehicle seizure.
- Smoking in a motor vehicle with passengers under 16 years of age is illegal (up to $250.00 fine).
- Improper use (only one person in vehicle) of HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lanes is illegal ($110.00 fine + three demerit points).
- Passports are now mandatory for all Canadians when crossing the international border.

Toronto                               Bronte
Oakville                          Burlington
Hamilton                          Brantford
Grimsby                            Welland
St. Catharines            Niagara Falls
Fort Erie

(Click here for a page of driving tips that should help you enjoy your visit even more.)

Interchange Numbering

For controlled-access highways, the interchange numbers also indicate the distance (in kilometers) from the geographical start of that particular highway.
For example:

Hwy. #401- the interchanges increase incrementally from west (Windsor - mile 0) to east (Cornwall).
Hwy. #400 - the interchanges increase incrementally from south (Toronto - mile 0) to north (Parry Sound).
Hwy. #11- the interchanges increase incrementally from south (Orillia - mile 0) to north (North Bay).
The QEW - the interchanges increase incrementally from Fort Erie (mile 0) to Toronto.

Highway Policing

All highways in Ontario marked with this style of marker are patrolled by the Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.)
This includes both two-lane and four-lane rural highways.
In urban areas they are patrolled by local law enforcement, either alone or in conjunction with the O.P.P.

Remember, many police vehicles are not easily recognizable!

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