WorkSafeBC clearly promotes a worker’s right to refuse unsafe work, be it on a worksite or along our highways.
The Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act defines what needs to happen if this right is invoked.
On top of this, Canada has the Motor Vehicle Act, to be enforced by the police in any given area.
Under this act there is a law, known as Slow Down, Move Over, which states drivers must reduce their travelling speed, to 70 km/h if the posted speed is more than 80 km/h, for all vehicles…read more on Gina’s column.