{
 "answer": "In the City of St. Thomas, Ontario, default speed limit: 50 km/h; reduced speed zones: 40 km/h on South Edgeware Rd, school days only, 8:20–9:20 am, 10:30–11:40 am, 1:20–2:20 pm, 3:10–4:10 pm; truck route rule: Vehicles with unloaded weight ≥4.6 metric tonnes prohibited on highways listed in Schedule XIA; street obstruction: No excavation in right of way without City approval; no obstruction projecting onto public right of way; building materials prohibited. Source: Traffic and Parking By-law 45-89 (current to December 6, 2024, as amended by By-law 125-2024), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001770",
 "municipality": "St. Thomas",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.stthomas.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Traffic and Parking By-law 45-89 (current to December 6, 2024, as amended by By-law 125-2024)",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1989-04-18",
   "document_url": "https://www.stthomas.ca/UserFiles/Servers/Server_12189721/File/City%20Hall/Environmental%20Services/Roads%20&%20Transportation%20Svcs/TRAFFIC%20AND%20PARKING%20BYLAW%2045-89%20Current%20to%20Dec%206%202024%20125-2024.pdf",
   "summary": "City-wide consolidated traffic and parking by-law; designates Community Safety Zones, sets posted/default speed limits by schedule (Schedule VII), and governs traffic control devices and signal systems, alongside parking rules.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "e2405b81c2538d69e1f3e28c416bab5f07a39f43e5350935b62166a61acccab0",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e2405b81c2538d69e1f3e28c416bab5f07a39f43e5350935b62166a61acccab0.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "default_speed_limit": "50 km/h",
    "reduced_speed_zones": "40 km/h on South Edgeware Rd, school days only, 8:20–9:20 am, 10:30–11:40 am, 1:20–2:20 pm, 3:10–4:10 pm",
    "truck_route_rule": "Vehicles with unloaded weight ≥4.6 metric tonnes prohibited on highways listed in Schedule XIA",
    "street_obstruction": "No excavation in right of way without City approval; no obstruction projecting onto public right of way; building materials prohibited",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "Motor vehicles and bicycles prohibited on sidewalk/boulevard; exceptions for motorized wheelchairs, driveways, bicycles with wheels under 510 mm"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "default_speed_limit": "s. 32",
    "reduced_speed_zones": "Schedule VII",
    "truck_route_rule": "s. 38(8)",
    "street_obstruction": "s. 15(f), s. 15(g)",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 17"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/st-thomas/traffic-streets/text-e2405b81c253/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/st-thomas/traffic-streets/"
}