Toronto Ride for Safer Streets with MPP Joel Harden

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Bill 40, the Moving Ontarians Safely Act, is a piece of legislation that seeks to introduce new measures to protect people by making drivers found guilty of killing or seriously injuring someone accountable for their careless behaviour. Currently, drivers who kill or seriously injure pedestrians and cyclists are charged under Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act and far too often receive only small fines despite the huge impact their actions have on those who have been left with life long injuries, or worse, the loss of a loved one.

If the Moving Ontarians Safely Act is passed, the following penalties will apply to all driving offences that result in the death or serious injury of a vulnerable road user.

Community service;
License suspension;
Driver re-education;
Requirement to attend court for sentencing and to listen to victim impact statements.