Why were parks, universities/college campuses and roads intersecting private property chosen for the pilot?
• Transport Canada recommends LSV use only for controlled environments because, while LSVs may look similar to motor vehicles commonly seen on roads today, they are only required to meet 3 federal motor vehicle safety standards, compared to the 40 federally mandated safety equipment performance standards that passenger cars must meet. • On August 6, 2008, Transport Canada published an amended definition of a low-speed vehicle to clarify that it is only for use in controlled environments, such as university/college campuses and gated communities. • Parks are an ideal location for the pilot testing of low-speed vehicles because they provide a controlled, low-speed environment in which to test the vehicles. For example, speed limits on most provincial park roads do not exceed 40 km/h and campground roads have speed limits of 20 km/h. This allows the LSVs to operate at the same speed as the rest of the park’s traffic. • From an environmental standpoint, parks are also good sites for the pi
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