Please, support the owners of right hand drive vehicles and KEI in Quebec by signing 2 online petitions!
These petitions are official and each will be read at the National Assembly of Québec on 15 April 2010, just a week before the minister of Transports of Quebec will take her final decision.
Petition 1: The access to public roads of vehicles equipped with right hand drive in Quebec, Canada
WHEREAS that access to public roads being forbidden in Quebec since April 29, 2009, for the majority of vehicles equipped with right hand drive, with the exception of 2500 vehicles registered before that date;
WHEREAS that this action is not one of the recommendations of the Quebec road safety committee (Table québécoise de la sécurité routière);
WHEREAS that European countries, Japan, the United States and Canadian provinces (except Quebec) have never deemed it necessary to prohibit the usage of vehicles equipped with a driving side opposite to their national standard;
WHEREAS that many new models, having the steering wheel on the left, are sold in Japan and in United Kingdom and that, despite the mixture of two driving positions, this does not affect their overall road safety;
WHEREAS that the recent SAAQ study does not take into account all the facts, and consequently, the accuracy of its conclusions are doubtful;
WHEREAS that the two government decrees, introduced without warning, have resulted in considerable financial harm to owners and importers of these kinds of vehicles;
We, the signers of this petition, are requesting the National Assembly of Québec to put pressure on the government to not place restrictions on imported vehicle, 15 years and older, equipped with right hand drive, and are requesting to take the time to examine any changes of this nature within the framework of a parliamentary committee.
To sign these petitions, you must do four easy step:Petition 2: The access to public roads of KEI ("light vehicles") in Quebec, Canada
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ministerial Decree 2009-15 of October 22, 2009, vehicles called "light", can no longer circulate, since December 27, 2009, on Quebec highways and any public road where the maximum speed allowed is over 70 km/h;
WHEREAS this restriction also applies to owners who purchased such a vehicle before the entry in force of the Ministerial Order;
WHEREAS there is no, in the Highway Safety Code (road safety regulations of Quebec), clear references that allow to determine the vehicles that do not offer enough protection for their occupants;
WHEREAS THAT some "light vehicles" meet safety standards for the protection of their occupants;
WHEREAS THAT the "light vehicles" offer more protection than motorcycles and mopeds;
WHEREAS the Minister of Transport has recently initiated a pilot project aimed at reducing the requirements of driving license for the three wheeled motorcycle "Spyder", produced by Bombardier.
WHEREAS vehicles classed as antique, that were not designed to meet standards of protection of their occupants, have no restriction to access the public roads;
We, the signers of this petition, are requesting the National Assembly of Québec to put pressure on the government to not place restrictions on the access to public roads of the «lignt vehicles», and are requesting to take the time to examine any changes of this nature within the framework of a parliamentary committee.
Step 1: Click on the first link bellow and fill out the form that appears below the text in french of the petition and send the form.
You must accept the conditions to sign the petition (signing conditions) before sending the form.
Step 2: Consult your electronic mailbox and open the message sent by the Quebec Assembly website.
Step 3: In this message, click on the link enabling you to register your signature.
Step 4: Repeat step 1, 2 et 3 for the petition on the second link.
You cannot sign the same petition more than once.
Deadline for signing: April 13, 2010
Link petition 1: The access to public roads of vehicles equipped with right hand drive in Quebec, Canada
Link petition 2: The access to public roads of KEI ("light vehicles") in Quebec, Canada
We thank you for your support!!
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