Snowmobile Speed

People, be careful out there...many Canadians are out on snowmobiles.  Make sure you know the rules of the trail, the ice conditions, and that your loved ones are sober. Stick together and stick to recognized trails.  Ontario Snowmobile Reports. The OFSC provides a lot of information. Sledders can check the OFSC's web-site at www.ofsc.on.cafor updates.

Most snowmobile deaths preventable: federation
Times and Transcript
The figures also show that there were 49510 snowmobiles sold in Canada in 2009, with the total number of vehicles registered across the country standing at 765,275. According to recent RCMP figures, there were eight snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle fatalities in New Brunswick in 2009, following eight in 2008 as well.

As Cindy Smith writes, in Education for the Driving Masses, these are not accidents, when careless driving, excessive speed, ignorance of road, lake or ice conditions, or drunk driving is involved.
Below are the speed limits for snowmobiles. You may find the information on this website of some help. If you are having problems with speeding sleds in your area, you may contact the local OPP detachment. They can arrange for a sled patrol to perform radar enforcement in the problem area.

Speed Limits

50 km/h - on snowmobile trails
20 km/h - on roads where the speed limit is 50 km/h or less
50 km/h - on roads where the speed limit is over 50 km/h