Taxi drivers used to be exempt from wearing seatbelts under Section 32.02 of the Motor Vehicle Act, as long as they remained under 70km/h. But that exemption ended when Section 32.02 was repealed on Sept 15, 2019.
Now taxi drivers must all wear seatbelts, just like everyone else. Any cabbie caught without a seatbelt on may receive a violation ticket under Section 220(4) of the Motor Vehicle Act with a fine amount of $167, (but no points.)
Thankfully this closes one more door on a past that was blind to the simple fact that seatbelts save lives, said Sgt. DeVries of the North Vancouver RCMP.