Air brakes in Canada?
Hello Everyone, My latest rig has air brakes. I mentioned this to you a gentle who warned me that an air brake endorsement. I would expect that they would honor one from the US (reciprocity). ...
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NO!!
This is one of those items that SEEMS to be drivers license related, but it is NOT. It is an ‘equipment’ item.
Not getting caught? Great, so I speed and don’t get caught, that means the speed limit is unenforceable or non-existent? Nope.
In Ontario for example, the ‘equipment’ reg’s say a ‘qualified’ person (lic.mechanic, holder of an air endorsement, etc) must inspect the air brakes every day, or part of day, air brake equipment is operated on the road here before it goes down the road.
I know of several people that had a 5’er over the limit for a ‘regular’ car license, they were illegal pulling out of their driveway, yet hauled them all over North America for many years.
Legal? No. Did they get away with it? Yes.
This is one of those items that SEEMS to be drivers license related, but it is NOT. It is an ‘equipment’ item.
Not getting caught? Great, so I speed and don’t get caught, that means the speed limit is unenforceable or non-existent? Nope.
In Ontario for example, the ‘equipment’ reg’s say a ‘qualified’ person (lic.mechanic, holder of an air endorsement, etc) must inspect the air brakes every day, or part of day, air brake equipment is operated on the road here before it goes down the road.
I know of several people that had a 5’er over the limit for a ‘regular’ car license, they were illegal pulling out of their driveway, yet hauled them all over North America for many years.
Legal? No. Did they get away with it? Yes.
