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Units > some facts subject to change
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DIRECTIONS |
1) Read
all of the Units and if
you find any Nonsense Sentences (e.g. "Stop
for ants and pedestrians in crosswalks."), write
them on scrap paper that you can refer to later. |
2)
Determine the X-Fact for all
of the Units and print a
maximum of 5 words
on line X09 of the sheet to help you remember that fact. |
3)
Ensure you are
prepared to look at your X09 words during a Class and express
your X-Fact in a way that everyone understands. |
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Unit 301:
BC Motor Vehicle Act Section 145: A person must not drive at so
slow a speed as to impede the normal and reasonable flow of traffic,
except when reduced speed is necessary for safety or legal compliance.
A peace officer may require a slow driver to increase their speed,
or move their vehicle from the roadway to the nearest suitable place
and not move from that place until directed to do so. |
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Unit 302:
If a BC driver doesn't pay a Washington State speeding ticket, their
licence is suspended 3 months after the ticket was issued.
This can lead to criminal charges when they return to Washington
($1000 fine and up to 90 days in jail). If the driver has a Nexus
card, they may lose it because driving while suspended is a criminal
misdemeanor. |
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Unit 303:
Some traffic lights are linked to sensors which use radar or video
detection. Other sensors use wire loops buried in the pavement that
carry an electric current. When a vehicle with enough metal mass
enters the electromagnetic field near the sensor, the current flowing
through the sensor fluctuates and this initiates a process that
changes the traffic signal. At many sensors, a bicycle or ant needs
to be directly above the wire to activate the sensor. |
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Unit 304:
You can pass (if safe to do so) on a single, solid yellow line unless
a municipal bylaw (e.g. Vancouver) prohibits it. You can cross a
solid white line to enter or exit a driveway, but you can't change
lanes across a solid white line. You cannot drive over a painted
island. BC Motor Vehicle Act Section 143: Don't drive over a newly
painted line if it's marked by a traffic control device (e.g. pylon).
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Unit 305:
BC Motor Vehicle Act Section 154: When you approach a vehicle while
driving on a road that's wide enough for only one vehicle in each
direction, position your vehicle so the other driver is able to
travel on as nearly as possible at least half of the main travelled
portion of the highway. If the road is only wide enough for one
vehicle, alternate vehicles from each direction. In the 1990 case
of Ruda v. Matis, the judge ruled that a curb lane with parked cars
is considered part of the main travelled portion of the highway.
In the 1993 case of Blomme v. Principe, the judge ruled that a curb
lane with parked cars is not considered part of the main travelled
portion of the highway. |
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