Was making her excuses today in the middle of a road safety campaign the transport Minister was caught not wearing her seat belt a series of photos were posted to social media and gathered by lejolnada morayan Amanda Klein reports gathered five photos it claims were taken over a three-year period in some
Of them Gilbo was driving in others she’s the passenger in all of them she’s not wearing a seat belt I want to apologize for the pictures that were on the front page of a newspaper today obviously I forgot to wear my safety belt a few times first of all it’s dangerous he says
Second especially as the transport Minister she should be setting an example not only that wearing your seat belt is the law and people we spoke to agree it’s not a good example she says she should be setting a better one for everyone’s safety uh sorry about that and not not do it again
You know nobody’s above the the law kidbeau says she usually remembers to put it on but says politicians like people aren’t perfect and in this case she wasn’t I want to remind everyone that it is so easy to forget whether it’s safety build whether it’s the speed
Limits on roads distraction of any kind so we have to be very careful make sure to respect all the rules of the code security according to the saaq while 90 percent of people do wear their seat belts some people still need reminding it estimates that every year roughly 30
Percent of those who die in car crashes weren’t wearing a seat belt not wearing one could cost you up to a hundred dollars and three demerit points a risk drivers we spoke to don’t take I do wear my seatbelt absolutely wear my seatbelt all the time but got to be honest
Sometimes I start to drive and then I put it on just last week Gilbo presented Quebec’s new road safety plan that focuses on school zones something she says quebecers should be especially mindful of now with students back at school Amanda Klein CTV News
Genevieve Guilbault responds to questions about a series of photos on social media showing her not wearing a seatbelt.
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