Canada driving laws request

Long story short: Ex-girlfriend is coming back from Quebec from their annual snowmobiling trip and have rented a 22' Penske box truck. Driver is worried about some obscure Canadian law about not being allowed to be driving on the road after midnight. Is there any truth to this? I'm googling for all I'm worth but I'm not really coming up with anything conclusive. They won't be crossing the border until about 1:15 am EST so if there is some law about operating a truck of that size after midnight they'd like to know. Thanks!

From Canada:

Huh?

First I've heard of it ever BUT....

They do have some screwey laws over there in Q-bec so check to be sure there's not some cockeyed provincial law that keeps you from doing it.

They won't let you turn right at a red light so anything is possible.

We know how to drive out here in B.C. so there aren't many stupid rules.

Just a note though. If you're in B.C. and you see a gunmetal grey 1981 Turbo Trans Am behind you and it looks like the driver is freaking out, get the hell out of my way.

Shawn

GDL (graduated driver's licence) driver's are not allowed on the road after midnight in Alberta. If you're girlfriend is older then the age of 16, she's probably ok

I've been to Quebec quite a few times in the past two years, and have never had a problem with our 40+ feet (and 24,000 pounds) of tow rig in the evening.

chknhwk wrote: Long story short: Ex-girlfriend is coming back from Quebec from their annual snowmobiling trip and have rented a 22' Penske box truck. Driver is worried about some obscure Canadian law about not being allowed to be driving on the road after midnight. Is there any truth to this? I'm googling for all I'm worth but I'm not really coming up with anything conclusive. They won't be crossing the border until about 1:15 am EST so if there is some law about operating a truck of that size after midnight they'd like to know. Thanks!

You'll be fine, there's no law restricting driving after midnight. (I lived in Quebec for 20 years, I now live about 10 minutes across the Quebec border in Ottawa).

In Quebec, I would check the tire laws. Snow tires are required during the winter for a lot of vehicles. I don't know if it applies to big trucks or not.

...and don't cross a solid line. In Ontario, you can pass on a solid line, but I hear they're quite strict about this in PQ.

Keith wrote: In Quebec, I would check the tire laws. Snow tires are required during the winter for a lot of vehicles. I don't know if it applies to big trucks or not.

The winter tire law only applies to Quebec plated cars, not to out of province or out of country cars.

You know, that makes sense when you think about it!

Thanks everybody for getting back to me. I did do some more research and I saw nothing on that. Turns out trailer was a total loss and it wasn't covered under their policy - evidently you need a seperate policy just for the trailer. Both snow mobiles are toast, too.

did I miss something about a trailer and snowmobiles?

Glad she made it back though

Yeah, I pretty much just gave the short-short version of the story. Haven't really had a lot of time to be on here lately. She was towing the snowmobile trailer when it started getting out of control on the icy roads. It swayed a few times and she was able to keep it (mostly) under control until one of the trailer tires got caught in a snow bank on the side of the road. Trailer flipped completely over.

I'd prefer if nobody redistributes these photos as I was not involved. Thanks!

Time for a challenge sled! Or a rat sled! Hey, they allow Zamboni's...

sled powered challenger? althought its not unprecedented to have a sled motor powering something on a challenger, just not the wheels

ouch.. oh that has to hurt.. especially when there was no insurance to cover what is truely an accident.