All that and I forgot to urge you to contact your MPP and putt some
presure on him/her to vote against this bill.
Blair Dean wrote:
> Bill 109, text below, aimed directly at motorcyclists passed 1st reading
> in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on June 18, 2003. This bill would
> require a motorcyclist and/or passanger surrender their helmet(s) for
> inspection upon the demand of a police officer.
>
> This is what the Honourable Mr Rick Bartolucci, MPP Sudbury, had to say
> when he introduced the bill: "The police of the province of Ontario have
> asked me to introduce this bill. It amends the Highway Traffic Act to
> require motorcyclists to surrender their helmets for police inspection
> on request. This will save police forces across Ontario numerous hours
> that they have to wait in the courts processing these types of violations."
>
> What scares me about this bill is the potential for abuse that it
> creates. Imagine if you will, an event after this bill gains royal
> assent, let's call it Blair's International Motorcycle Rodeo. Hey, it
> could happen. :) Once you have that, can you imagine the police presence
> that would be drwn to such an event? Now have the police pulling over
> all the attendees for helmet inspection. That would put a name on every
> face that they already take pictures of. Don't think it would happen?
> Anyone in Ottawa remember that OPP officer that the city brought in just
> to do sound checks on our bikes a few years back?? Thisa legislation
> will be abused and we will get harrassed.
>
> A couple of other things I would like to know.
>
> What training do police officers in Ontario get to conduct a valid
> helmet inspection? Are they going to get any instruction on what they
> are looking at?
>
> What does the phrase "reasonable inspection" mean?
>
> ========================================================================
> Bill 109 2003
>
> An Act to amend the
> Highway Traffic Act
> with respect to
> motorcycle helmets
>
> Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative
> Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
>
> 1. Section 104 of the Highway Traffic Act, as amended by the Statutes
> of Ontario, 1993, chapter 18, section 1, is amended by adding the
> following subsection:
>
> Surrender of helmet for inspection
>
> (2.3) Every rider on or operator of a motorcycle shall, upon the demand
> of a police officer, surrender his or her helmet for reasonable inspection.
>
> Commencement
>
> 2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
>
> Short title
>
> 3. The short title of this Act is the Highway Traffic Amendment Act
> (Motorcycle Helmets), 2003.
>
> ______________
>
> EXPLANATORY NOTE
>
> The Bill amends the Highway Traffic Act to require motorcyclists to
> surrender their helmets for police inspection on request.
> ========================================================================
>
>
> Legislative Assembly of Ontario web site:
> http://gateway.ontla.on.ca/index.htm
>
> Bill 109 Web page:
> http://gateway.ontla.on.ca/documents/Bills/37_Parliament/Session4/b109_e.htm
>
>
> The debate in the Assembly June 18, 2003:
> http://gateway.ontla.on.ca/hansard/house_debates/37_parl/Session4/L028.htm
>
--
Blair Dean
Ottawa, Ontario
1999 Harley-Davidson XL1200C 2CEWL
What would they be checking for?
Wayne
"Blair Dean" <aa728@no-spam> wrote in message
news:3F01E243.1030408@no-spam
> Bill 109, text below, aimed directly at motorcyclists passed 1st reading
> in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on June 18, 2003. This bill would
> require a motorcyclist and/or passanger surrender their helmet(s) for
> inspection upon the demand of a police officer.
>
> This is what the Honourable Mr Rick Bartolucci, MPP Sudbury, had to say
> when he introduced the bill: "The police of the province of Ontario have
> asked me to introduce this bill. It amends the Highway Traffic Act to
> require motorcyclists to surrender their helmets for police inspection
> on request. This will save police forces across Ontario numerous hours
> that they have to wait in the courts processing these types of
violations."
>
> What scares me about this bill is the potential for abuse that it
> creates. Imagine if you will, an event after this bill gains royal
> assent, let's call it Blair's International Motorcycle Rodeo. Hey, it
> could happen. :) Once you have that, can you imagine the police presence
> that would be drwn to such an event? Now have the police pulling over
> all the attendees for helmet inspection. That would put a name on every
> face that they already take pictures of. Don't think it would happen?
> Anyone in Ottawa remember that OPP officer that the city brought in just
> to do sound checks on our bikes a few years back?? Thisa legislation
> will be abused and we will get harrassed.
>
> A couple of other things I would like to know.
>
> What training do police officers in Ontario get to conduct a valid
> helmet inspection? Are they going to get any instruction on what they
> are looking at?
>
> What does the phrase "reasonable inspection" mean?
>
> ========================================================================
> Bill 109 2003
>
> An Act to amend the
> Highway Traffic Act
> with respect to
> motorcycle helmets
>
> Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative
> Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
>
> 1. Section 104 of the Highway Traffic Act, as amended by the Statutes
> of Ontario, 1993, chapter 18, section 1, is amended by adding the
> following subsection:
>
> Surrender of helmet for inspection
>
> (2.3) Every rider on or operator of a motorcycle shall, upon the demand
> of a police officer, surrender his or her helmet for reasonable
inspection.
>
> Commencement
>
> 2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
>
> Short title
>
> 3. The short title of this Act is the Highway Traffic Amendment Act
> (Motorcycle Helmets), 2003.
>
> ______________
>
> EXPLANATORY NOTE
>
> The Bill amends the Highway Traffic Act to require motorcyclists to
> surrender their helmets for police inspection on request.
> ========================================================================
>
>
> Legislative Assembly of Ontario web site:
> http://gateway.ontla.on.ca/index.htm
>
> Bill 109 Web page:
>
http://gateway.ontla.on.ca/documents/Bills/37_Parliament/Session4/b109_e.htm
>
> The debate in the Assembly June 18, 2003:
> http://gateway.ontla.on.ca/hansard/house_debates/37_parl/Session4/L028.htm
>
> --
> Blair Dean
> Ottawa, Ontario
> 1999 Harley-Davidson XL1200C 2CEWL
>
No offence... (pun intended) but this one's been done to death.
Search threads from last November for the outcome.
and good luck with the MPP thing,
Crow