bing
April 26, 2010, 7:00pm
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apparently this is for good now?
any good english links?
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taken from jdmr
"Vehicles with right hand drive
On April 24, 2010, a ministerial order prohibiting access to roads for vehicles with a steering wheel on the right came into force. Unlike the two previous orders, which had a maturity of 180 days, this new order is permanent.
Exemptions
This new law provides the same exemptions as the preceding resolutions, with one exception. Thus, vehicles with a steering wheel can move right in Quebec are as follows:
Vehicles registered outside of Quebec (visiting Quebec);
Vehicles manufactured 25 years or more before the date of the request for access to the network;
Heavy-duty vehicles, tools and vehicles required to make repeated stops along a path for a work that is a public service;
Vehicles owned a driving school;
Vehicles registered in Québec before April 29, 2009;
Vehicles purchased before April 29, 2009.
New provisions
Procedure:
Restriction zones of 70 km / h for light vehicles (“Kei”) with a right hand drive
Light vehicles equipped with a steering wheel to the right for which a limitation to 70 km / h was imposed in December 2009 will again, at the request of the owner, access to the entire network. The restricted movement plate (prefix C) may be replaced by a commercial license plate or walk. Moreover, if the vehicle was purchased before April 29, 2009, network access will be permitted upon presentation of vouchers. The procedure is the same as described above.
REMINDERS
Light vehicles imported from Japan (“Kei”) were subjected to any impact test before 1 October 1998. As such, they offer the same level of safety as passenger vehicles. The SAAQ recommends caution when traveling on board a light vehicle and avoid, where possible, including public roads with posted speed over 70 km / h.
The vehicles covered by the ban on driving on the highway are imported vehicles, over 15 years, and who, because of their age, are not subject to Transport Canada standards on the Motor Vehicle Safety . As these vehicles are equipped with a steering wheel to the right, they are not designed to travel on roads in Quebec. Indeed, the driver’s visibility is not optimal, which may interfere with driving maneuvers and the establishment of visual contact between the driver and other road users.
A study by the SAAQ and dealing with accidents in 2007 and 2008 showed that the use of these vehicles increased by 30% the risk of being involved in an accident."
I knew the date was coming up this month for them to make the decision again. Never knew it would be now though. Sucks that they chose to make it permenant. Sux for them better for us:)
Ciaran
April 27, 2010, 10:35am
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so it seems that people who already have rhd vehicals from before april 29th 2009 are fine?
whats the big deal then. people are butthurt because they cant get another one? just swap a fucking 240.
Cross you fingers that it doesn’t spread in Ontario…Provincial laws can be contagious.
it’s like the government is gay and is spreading aids
crossing over to the states with a RHD took me 3 hours…at least if I party in Quebec they can’t stop me hahaa
hnic514:
Welcome to Quebec!
Welcome to quebec is right.
I keep telling my friends who have jdm’s get ready for harrassment from cops. It sucks im just glad i got rid of my silvia before the value really dropped. I hope this doesnt spread to other provinces i plan on getting an r34 gtr when i move out of this retarded province
bing
April 27, 2010, 4:04pm
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i am willing to bet that it will come to Ontario. This is clearly not a safety thing, it’s an economic thing. In the same way that E-testing it not an emissions thing… it’s meant to stimulate the economy by getting old cars off the road, or making it more expensive to keep them.
there are alot of automotive associations whose constituents lose a great deal of revenue from grey market parts and cars like those imported from Japan. Moreover, most of the revenue in the grey market is all cash, un-taxed and by businesses that are… mmm… un-canadianized lets say?
the more mature and better organized associations of OE, used car dealers and the aftermarket (like the AIA) in Ontario will eventually realize how much they are losing to this market and lobby to shut it down… i’m a little surprised its been allowed for so long to be honest.
yeah we all like it, but it IS bad for the provinces.
izzo
April 27, 2010, 4:49pm
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so getting rhd in this time of year would be stupid thing to do then eh?