Segway riders face stiff fines in Ontario
Anyone caught riding a Segway in Ontario on a highway, trail, path or walkway or in a public park or exhibition ground are subject to fines ranging from $250 to $2500. This is the law in Ontario under the Highway Traffic Act with few exceptions!!! "without prejudice" All CCRF, 1982 Sc2(b)Saturday, March 03, 2007
- Anyone caught riding a Segway who is not included as a pilot participant will be subject to fines ranging from $250 to a maximum of $2,500. This information is included in attached document from the Honourable Donna Cansfield, Mimister of Transportation, Province of Ontario dated February 13, 2007
- According to the Segway- Pilot Project Regulations of Aug./24/07 and MTO's New and Alternative Vehicles information Update each municipality is still in control of the use and operation of Segways on public “sidewalks, trails, paths or walkways or in public park or exhibition ground” within their respective municipalities under municipal by-laws. Ref Sc 3.1 and Sc 4.2 Segway Regulation “a Segway is a motor vehicle for the purpose of a municipal by-law that governs or prohibits the operation of motor vehicles on or along any sidewalk, trail, path or walkway or in any public park or exhibition ground, unless the by-law provides otherwise.”
For a full spectrum evaluation and analysis of all Innovative Mobility's Segway concerns please visit all our sites at:
1.) http://www.segwayforontario.blogspot.com/ "Segway for Ontario (an antithesis)"
2.) http://www.segwaycaveats.blogspot.com/ "Segway Caveats for Municipal Council Consideration"
3.) http://www.segwaydisabled.blogspot.com/ "Segways are not Disability Devices"
4.) http://www.segwaypilotproject.blogspot.com/ "Pilot Project For Segway In Ontario Is A Mistake"
5.) http://www.segwayillegalinontario.blogspot.com/ "Segway Riders Face Stiff Fines In Ontario"
Disclaimer:
The word “segway” has come
to mean a whole myriad of “fun” sidewalk toys in todays lexicon. Whether
it is a two, three or four wheel --- electrically or gas powered
---“personal assistance vehicle”, “personal mobility device” or whatever
--- under the trade name Segway, Embrio, Nolet Electric Cruiser, Rad2Go
Electric Chariot --- or colloquially as “ginger”, “ruth” or “fred”, ---
they do not belong on the sidewalk. Innovative Mobility does not
see these vehicles, regardles of what they may be called, as evil but
rather innovative and amazing technology that belong on the roadways and
not on public pedestrian pathways where they present a clear and present
risk to pedestrians and other City stakeholders. Our mantra is pure and
simple to all municipalities and regulating bodies “Please keep the
sidewalks safe and do not provide preferential sidewalk access to the
wealthy” by allowing them to use the sidewalks as their playground”;
“there is simply too many open ended and unanswered questions to allow
even limited trials of these sidewalk SUV’s or to approve only for use
by persons with disability.”
“without prejudice”
The aforesaid is the opinion of Innovative Mobility based on the best available
information available today. As we have said before “Segways are not evil,
we believe that they are innovative and phenomenal technology – but they do not
belong on the sidewalk or any public trails or pathways used by seniors or
children. Redefining the accepted definition of “pedestrian” for the benefit of
a single company is outrageously inappropriate.”
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