{
 "answer": "In the Town of Bowden, Alberta, traffic & streets rules are set by Town of Bowden Traffic Bylaw 11/2012, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: Minimum specified fine $100.00 if no specific fine; Schedule A fines from $50.00 to $500.00, some plus costs; speed violations as per Traffic Safety Act. Default speed limit: 50 kilometers per hour. Reduced speed zones: School zone: 30 kilometers per hour on school days during designated times; playground zone: 30 kilometers per hour 7:00 a.m. to one hour after sunset.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000199",
 "municipality": "Bowden",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.town.bowden.ab.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Bowden Traffic Bylaw 11/2012",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2012-09-24",
   "document_url": "https://bowden.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=b19585ec-e67e-4206-bb65-e07b254c0f18",
   "summary": "Regulates traffic within Town limits: 50 km/h default street speed, 30 km/h in school zones (school days), playground zones and alleys; truck routes, obstruction of streets, parking, overweight vehicles and engine retarder brakes; specified fines by offence.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "5383447bb6b3adc2a81367e68274fef82632068846b806fa165a7ef871188f68",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "11/2012",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5383447bb6b3adc2a81367e68274fef82632068846b806fa165a7ef871188f68.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "default_speed_limit": "50 kilometers per hour",
    "reduced_speed_zones": "School zone: 30 kilometers per hour on school days during designated times; playground zone: 30 kilometers per hour 7:00 a.m. to one hour after sunset.",
    "truck_route_rule": "No vehicle over 11 metric tons Gross Vehicle Weight on any street except streets expressly designated as truck routes.",
    "street_obstruction": "No person shall obstruct traffic or place/construct permanent object obstructing a street; no excavation without CAO permission.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "No parking on sidewalk/boulevard; bicycles, skates, skateboards, sleds, skis, toy vehicles, tricycles must not impede traffic/pedestrians and obey traffic control devices.",
    "fine_range": "Minimum specified fine $100.00 if no specific fine; Schedule A fines from $50.00 to $500.00, some plus costs; speed violations as per Traffic Safety Act."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "default_speed_limit": "s. 5.0",
    "reduced_speed_zones": "s. 5.1, 5.2",
    "truck_route_rule": "s. 17.9",
    "street_obstruction": "s. 4.1, 12.11, 12.13",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 6.6(a), 14.0",
    "fine_range": "s. 13.0; Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/bowden/traffic-streets/bylaw-11-2012/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/bowden/traffic-streets/"
}