Heavy vehicle drivers, owners and operators, here is everything you need to know to fulfil your obligations and ensure your safety and that of other road users.
In Québec, the transportation of passengers is subject to specific requirements that concern vehicles as well as drivers, owners and operators.
Road safety is everyone’s business and a priority for the SAAQ. Road safety starts with obeying the Highway Safety Code and adopting safe behaviours.
Road users, driver’s licence holders, vehicle owners
Authorized representatives or employees of a business, self-employed workers
Employees of a body or organization that has entered into an agreement with the SAAQ
Employees of a business the SAAQ has contracted to inspect road vehicles
Employees of a business that holds a valid road vehicle dealer’s permit issued by the Office de la protection du consommateur
Health care professionals, suppliers of goods and services for traffic accident victims
Traffic accident victims or their representative
Blind spots are areas of the road that cannot be seen in the rearview mirrors or through the windows, and therefore prevent the driver from seeing other road users. Every vehicle has blind spots. Heavy vehicles have particularly large blind spots.
A blind spot is an area of the road outside the driver's field of vision that cannot be seen in the rearview mirrors or through the windows. The...
Many accidents involving pedestrians or cyclists occur at intersections. Front and right side vehicle blind spots are often the cause.
Blind spots are a great danger for pedestrians, cyclists and other road users, because these areas of the road are outside the driver's field of...
Last update: June 4, 2022
