Whitehorse snowmobilers must take safety course
Safety cards required by January obtainable through online course
The City of Whitehorse has begun implementing its new snowmobile bylaw, including the requirement to obtain and carry a snowmobile safety card.
Everyone who drives a snowmobile must have a safety card by early January.
Bylaw constable Louis Martel, the department's education officer, said the cards are now available through an online course on the city's website. It costs about $35 and can be completed in about three to five hours.
Martel said the course includes information about trail etiquette.
"For example there's a section about how to pass a pedestrian if you are on the trail, or someone walking his dog," he said.
Martel said the speed limit when passing pedestrians on trails is 15 km/h. Other key points in the bylaw include provisions about helmets and insurance.