{
 "answer": "In the Town of Whitby, Ontario, reduced speed zones: Maximum 40 km/h adjacent to all elementary schools (no hours specified); truck route rule: Heavy vehicles (over 5 tonnes gross weight) prohibited on Schedule R highways where authorized signs erected; exceptions for deliveries, emergencies, and owner's residence; street obstruction: No stopping alongside or across from any excavation or obstruction in the roadway where free flow of traffic would be impeded; sidewalk or boulevard use: Motor vehicles prohibited on sidewalks/footpaths/multi-use paths except to cross directly; bicycles (wheels >50 cm) and skateboards prohibited on sidewalks and boulevards except driveways. Source: Traffic By-law 8059-24, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001824",
 "municipality": "Whitby",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.whitby.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Traffic By-law 8059-24",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-03-18",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/whitby-ca/media/uieikse1/consolidated-traffic-by-law-8059-24.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates traffic and parking on highways, private and municipal property. Posted speed limits by street are set in Schedule P (ranging 40-70 km/h); Article 17.2 requires a 40 km/h speed reduction zone adjacent to every elementary school in the Town. Community safety zones are designated in Schedule W, heavy-vehicle prohibitions in Schedule R, school bus loading zones in Schedule S",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "263252bde2646a362dbca59fe3924bfc10825a8352356a95c07838f01a114d51",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/263252bde2646a362dbca59fe3924bfc10825a8352356a95c07838f01a114d51.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "reduced_speed_zones": "Maximum 40 km/h adjacent to all elementary schools (no hours specified)",
    "truck_route_rule": "Heavy vehicles (over 5 tonnes gross weight) prohibited on Schedule R highways where authorized signs erected; exceptions for deliveries, emergencies, and owner's residence",
    "street_obstruction": "No stopping alongside or across from any excavation or obstruction in the roadway where free flow of traffic would be impeded",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "Motor vehicles prohibited on sidewalks/footpaths/multi-use paths except to cross directly; bicycles (wheels >50 cm) and skateboards prohibited on sidewalks and boulevards except driveways"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "reduced_speed_zones": "s. 17.2",
    "truck_route_rule": "s. 19.1",
    "street_obstruction": "s. 4.7(l)",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 2.8; s. 25.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/whitby/traffic-streets/text-263252bde264/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/whitby/traffic-streets/"
}