Walk Toronto has long been part of a coalition working to implement a Vulnerable Road Users Law in Ontario.
Bill 54: Protecting Vulnerable Road Users will apply mandatory penalties to drivers who break the law and cause injuries or death to pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. Recently, it passed second reading in the provincial legislature. In the next few weeks, your MPP will vote on whether Bill 54 becomes law.
Currently, people who drive vehicles and injure or kill someone on our roads face minimal sentencing. Most deaths and injuries do not result in charges. For those who are charged, the charge is applied under the Highway Traffic Act and most convictions result in a fine only. The passing of Bill 54 would change this situation and create real consequences for drivers who cause injuries or deaths because they have broken the law.
We encourage our supporters to write to their MPP to ask them to support Bill 54: Protecting Vulnerable Road Users
