O. Reg. 369/09: POWER-ASSISTED BICYCLES, Filed October 1, 2009 under Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8
ONTARIO REGULATION 369/09
made under the
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT
Made: September 21, 2009
Filed: October 1, 2009
Published on e-Laws: October 2, 2009
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: October 17, 2009
POWER-ASSISTED BICYCLES
Maximum weight
1. The unladen weight of a power-assisted bicycle must not be more than 120 kilograms.
Wheel width, diameter
2. (1) The wheels of a power-assisted bicycle must not be less than 35 millimetres wide.
(2) The diameter of the wheels of a power-assisted bicycle must not be less than 350 millimetres.
Battery and motor
3. (1) The battery and motor of a power-assisted bicycle must be securely fastened to the bicycle to prevent them from moving while the bicycle is in motion.
(2) The motor of a power-assisted bicycle must disengage if pedalling ceases, the accelerator is released or the brakes are applied.
Electric terminals
4. All electric terminals on a power-assisted bicycle must be completely insulated and covered.
Brakes
5. The brakes of a power-assisted bicycle must be capable of bringing the bicycle, while being operated at a speed of 30 kilometres per hour on a clean, paved and level surface, to a full stop within nine metres from the point at which the brakes were applied.
No modifications
6. A power-assisted bicycle must not be ridden on, driven or operated if it has been modified after its manufacture in any way that may result in increasing its power or its maximum speed beyond the limits set out in clause (d) of the definition of “power-assisted bicycle” in section 2 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada).
Good working order
7. A power-assisted bicycle must not be ridden on, driven or operated unless it is in good working order.
Commencement
8. This Regulation comes into force on the latest of,
(a) October 3, 2009;
(b) the day section 35 of the Road Safety Act, 2009 comes into force; and
(c) the day this Regulation is filed.
Made by:
Pris par :
Le ministre des Transports,
Jim Bradley
Minister of Transportation
Date made: October 1, 2009.
Pris le : 1er octobre 2009.
