C-24.1 - Highway Safety Code

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373. (Replaced).
1981, c. 7, s. 373; 1986, c. 91, s. 674.
373. Any rate of speed or any imprudent action that is unsafe or that endangers life or property is prohibited on all highways.
Without restricting the scope of the first paragraph, no person may drive a road vehicle at a speed
(1)  of less than 60 km/h or more than 100 km/h on autoroutes;
(2)  in excess of 90 km/h on numbered public highways surfaced with concrete, asphalt or a similar material outside cities, towns and villages;
(3)  in excess of 80 km/h on other highways surfaced with concrete, asphalt or a similar material outside cities, towns and villages;
(4)  in excess of 70 km/h on gravel highways outside cities, towns and villages;
(5)  in excess of 60 km/h on earth highways outside cities, towns and villages;
(6)  in excess of 50 km/h in cities, towns and villages, except on autoroutes and on highways or parts of highways on which the person responsible for maintenance of the highway has erected traffic control devices;
(7)  in excess of 50 km/h in school zones when schoolchildren are entering or leaving school.
1981, c. 7, s. 373.