The partners in the local STOP program, Greater Sudbury Police Service, Ontario Provincial Police & O.F.S.C., have been out in on local snowmobile trails and lakes attempting to make the trails, lakes and roads safer for the snowmobiling public in the Greater Sudbury area.
The Traffic Management Unit of the Greater Sudbury has begun to receive complaints of snowmobiles speeding, illegal mufflers, trespassing and generally driving carelessly.
Officers have charged 14 people in the last week with various offences ranging from no insurance, no trail permit, speeding and having expired validation on their sled.
The police are reminding the public of the necessity to have insurance, validation, a trail permit their ownership and drivers licence with them at all times when operating a motorized snow vehicle and ready to produce upon demand of a police officer.
Snowmobile Laws:
Anyone caught trespassing on private property, or city property where prohibited with a motorized snow vehicle will be charged with trespassing. Bylaws state that no motorized snow vehicle shall be operated between the hours of 12 midnight and 7 am.
When operating a motorized snow vehicle on a highway with a posted speed limit of 50 km/h no person shall drive at a speed greater than 20 km/h and when on a highway with a greater speed limit of 50 km/h the maximum allowable speed is 50 km/h.
No person shall operate a motorized snow vehicle along or across a highway unless they have attained the age of sixteen and hold a valid Ontario drivers licence, or motorized snow vehicle licence.
No person shall operate a motorized snow vehicle along a trail unless they have attained the age of 12 and hold a drivers licence or motorized snow vehicle operator’s licence.
