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22 THE RURAL VOICE
Act on trails and there was a lot of
grey area as to whether it was legal
or not." For example, he said, the Act
specifies a helmet must be worn, but
not what kind.
"There were a lot of loose ends like
that, but also a lot of questions
regarding penalties." Should a police
officer have to give chase, on the
trail, the assumption has been that the
charges would be the same as on the
road. However. there were actually
no specifics.
BIll 101 has, therefore,
harmonized the two Acts in
such a way that snowmobilers
can be charged for drinking and
driving, resisting arrest, reckless
driving or speeding. "Now, you do
some pretty stupid things on a
snowmobile and you could lose your
driver's license. Not only are you off
the trails, you're off the road."
For some riders this is a bit of an
upset, Nicholson admits. "While the
majority of snowmobilers really are
responsible, one of the big problems
"I once heard a police
officer say that north of
Hwy 7, people lose their
brain,"
with motorized recreational activity
is that for some people there seems to
be a lack of thinking. I once heard a
police officer say that north of Hwy.
7, people lose their brain. Whether on
an ATV or snowmobile they seem to
think they don't have to obey the
rules of the road. Therefore the only
way government can make
snowmobiling safer is to make sure
legislation is in place so police know
what they can do."
Yet, now that the laws are in place,
what are the guarantees that the
police will be? Already spread thin,
can they be a visible enough presence
on the trails to alter thinking?
"There has always been a difficulty
in getting police on trails," admits
Nicholson. "However, the OPP have
access to snowmobiles and certainly
while low staffing is one aspect, the
other reality was if they were unsure
what they could do as an officer on
the trail, they may have thought the
best place they could spend their time
was on the road. That should change