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SAAQ staff urge you
to be careful on the roads.

What's New?

InfoSAAQ Newsletter no. 16
PDF: 640 Kb - 6 pages
Information bulletin enclosed with payment notices for driver's licence and vehicle registration fees, covering a range of topics, in particular road safety issues and SAAQ services.

Protective Headgear
PDF: 188 Kb - 8 pages
Each type of vehicle merits its own helmet! Riders on motorcycles, mopeds or scooters, all-terrain vehicles and power-assisted bicycles must wear suitable protective headgear. Read our folder.

Disabled Parking Permit • UPDATED •
Visit the updated pages on our website to apply for a Disabled Parking Permit.

Personalized care program for sprains and strains - Services provided in an assessment centre
PDF: 296 Kb - 7 pages
The folder explains the services available in an assessment under the Program of personalized care for sprains and muscular strains.

What is a "sport" motorcycle?
PDF: 82 Kb - 21 pages
Is the motorcycle you ride considered by the SAAQ as a sport model? To find out, check out the provisional list of those motobikes.

Check your knowledge online!

Did You Know That?

Child Seat

True or False? A child held in an adult's arms is safe in a moving vehicle.

Answer: False
In a collision at 50 km/h, a child is thrown toward the point of impact with a force equivalent to 35 times body weight.

That child whose weight is 10 kg (22 lbs), for example, will in effect exert a force corresponding to 350 kg (770 lbs), much beyond the ability of an adult to restrain even if the exact moment of impact were known in advance.

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