RCMP Traffic Services West tickets ATV driver for Off-Road Vehicles Act violation

June 15, 2026 - Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador
From: Newfoundland and Labrador RCMP

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The RCMP is reminding all off-road vehicle operators to drive safe and follow the rules after a 59-year-old Piccadilly man was ticketed this weekend for driving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) without a helmet.

Around 1:35 p.m. on June 14, an RCMP Traffic Services West officer on patrol observed a man operating an ATV on Main Road in Piccadilly. He was not wearing a helmet, so police conducted a traffic stop and he was issued a ticket under the Off-Road Vehicles Act. 

As warmer weather arrives in province, RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador is reminding operators of dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and all other off-road vehicles to drive safety and obey the province’s Off-Road Vehicles and Highway Traffic Acts. 

All occupants of off-road vehicles are required to wear helmets ­— every time, every ride. Seat belts are also required when they’re available in the vehicle. 

It is illegal to operate an ATV on a road, except to cross from one side to the other. The driver must have registration, insurance, a driver’s licence and not less than 150 metres of visibility to do so.  To access a trail, an ATV can be operated on the shoulder of a roadway for a maximum distance of one kilometre and at a maximum speed of 20 kilometres an hour, all while yielding to motor vehicle traffic.

If you witness dangerous or illegal off-road vehicle use, please contact your local police detachment. In an emergency, call 9-1-1.

More information about the Off-Road Vehicles Act and Highway Traffic Act can be found here:

https://www.assembly.nl.ca/Legislation/sr/statutes/o05-1.htm

https://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/statutes/h03.htm

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