PRE-EMPTING TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL DEVICES

Definitions 1. In this Regulation, “emergency vehicle” means an ambulance, a fire department vehicle or a police department vehicle; (“véhicule de secours”) “public transit vehicle” means, (a) a vehicle operated by or on behalf of a municipality, or (b) a bus operated by the Greater Toronto Transit Authority, also known as GO Transit; (“véhicule de transport en commun”) “traffic signal maintenance vehicle” means a vehicle that is used by or on behalf of a road authority to maintain traffic control signal systems. (“véhicule d’entretien de la signalisation de la circulation”) O. Reg. 34/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 359/11, s. 1; O. Reg. 436/21, s. 1. Exemptions from prohibition 2. The following vehicles are exempt from the prohibition in subsection 79.1 (1) of the Act against pre-empting traffic control signal devices: 1. Public transit vehicles. 2. Emergency vehicles. 3. Traffic signal maintenance vehicles, so long as the pre-empting traffic control signal device is being used only to test traffic control signal systems or to test the pre-empting traffic control signal device. O. Reg. 359/11, s. 2. 3. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). O. Reg. 34/06, s. 3.