If your trailer or camper has been parked on the road for more than three days in a row, it may be wise to move it.

Under the Traffic Bylaw in Okotoks trailers are allowed to be parked on the street for up to 72 hours, but must be removed for 48 hours minimum once that 72 hours is complete.

Peter Stapley, Okotoks Peace Officer says a trailer or camper but also be attached to a vehicle at all times it is parked on a road.

"It's a safety issue when a trailer is not attached to a vehicle," he says. "It really has no means to stop it the vehicle stops the trailer from rolling away or if it gets hit by another vehicle that's passing by the vehicle its attached to it will stop it from careening out of control."

Stapley shares residents could face a $250 fine for the first offense, increasing with subsequent violations from there, he adds the rules also apply to trailers parked in driveways.

"In Okotoks under the Unsightly Premises Bylaw trailers are not allowed to be parked on a driveway for more than 72 hours and its for loading and unloading purposes only. When they are parked on the driveway the must not be interfering with sidewalks or over roadways."

Stapley adds using caution with slideouts is paramount when parked on the street as well to avoid damage to a trailer, as well as other vehicles.

"We've noticed that in the last little while some people have to push their slideouts to access their freezers and we would caution people when pushing their slideouts out, to take extraordinary measures to take sure they're putting some sort of a caution out to prevent other vehicles from possibly running into the slideouts. Any kind of precaution, pylons or a safety vest of some sort hung on there would be a good idea."

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