DriveSmartBC

My father, who just turned 80, is undergoing a mandatory drivers' exam next month. He did not pass the previous one, largely due to his inability to shoulder check, according to the score sheet he was given.

Question: I have seen several cases of helpful citizens pulling cars out of the ditch with ropes and chains. Often times this obstructs other vehicle traffic, sometimes in both directions. Last night in the dark several vehicles had close calls with 'helpers' out on the road in the dark.

Question: I would like to know how long the police have to write me a traffic ticket after an accident. I was involved in a traffic accident 2 nights ago in Vancouver. I hit another vehicle at an intersection and called the police. They took down all the information, asked me to report to ICBC but did not give me a ticket and did not say that they would be giving me one.

The school patrol Program is a public service provided free of charge to elementary schools by the BCAA. Part of the CAA's School Safety Patrol Program it is recognized as an outstanding initiative for reducing injuries and deaths among 5-12 year olds.

My neighbour raised the subject of driving a couple of days ago in conversation at the community mailboxes. He observed that he often encountered drivers straying out of their lanes in our area, sometimes to the point where they were completely on the wrong side of the road. "Practice makes permanent" he said, "that's something my instructor told me when I was learning to ride a motorcycle."

Question: What is the rule when two or more vehicles arrive at a roundabout or a traffic circle at exactly the same time from four different directions? Do you yield to the vehicle on your right as you would at a four way intersection?

Driving behaviour is a never ending curiosity for me, so when I heard a conversation about the intersection of Haslam and Adshead Roads south of Nanaimo I had to take a look. Apparently most drivers ignored the yield signs at this Y shaped intersection and zoomed through it as if the rest of the world was going to stop for them.

Robert Tomkowicz was driving southbound on Highway 99 near Blundell Road in Richmond. He encountered a traffic backup and changed lanes to the right, crossing a white single solid line into the HOV lane. His intention was to use the exit onto the Steveston Highway.

Got your quota yet? It was a jab that I heard often at the roadside and some days I really wanted to respond to it. "Yes, thank you. This ticket means I get a new toaster!" Somehow I don't think the driver would have seen any humour in it.

BC's Director of Police Services has created standards aimed at promoting unbiased policing. Sub-section 6.2 of the standards deals with police stops, a term "intended to refer to any interaction between a police officer and a person that is more than a casual conversation and which impedes the person’s movement.”