Traffic Safety (Penalties Increase)

Jan. 1: That’s when penalties for the following offences will increase:

• Maximum fine for failure to stop at a red light: $1,000
• Maximum fine for failure to wear a seat belt and failure to ensure passengers under 16 are properly secured: $1,000
• Maximum fine for careless driving and failure to remain at the scene of a collision: $2,000
• Failure to pull over and stop for emergency vehicles or following fire vehicles too closely: maximum fine for a first offence will increase to $2,000, three demerit points plus a possible two-year licence suspension; for subsequent offences (within five years): maximum fine will increase to $4,000, three demerit points, a two-year driver’s licence suspension and a six-month prison sentence.