"I thought I was insured through my licence plate," René said. People who renew a licence plate get a notice, and our personnel have that information on hand," he explained. The SAAQ website warns riders to make sure they have personal injury coverage. Like René, he thought his licence plate provided him with some personal injury insurance. Raté was also under the impression his snowmobile licence plate came with some sort of insurance benefit, like on his car.

Source: CBC News March 24, 2018 14:00 UTC