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Backing Into My Driveway
My driveway opens into a four lane street. To back into the driveway I shoulder check, when it is clear to do so I turn into the center lane from the curb lane and back into my driveway. Is this the proper way to enter my driveway? Someone told me this may be illegal. If so what is the best way to enter my driveway and are there any references to the ICBC website or driving book. I was not able to find anything about this.
ICBC does say very little about backing up in any of its publications on proper driving. Chapter 3 of the Tuning Up Guide does address backing, but not in any detail.
The Motor Vehicle Act says this about backing:
Caution in backing vehicle
193 The driver of a vehicle must not cause the vehicle to move backwards into an intersection or over a crosswalk, and must not in any event or at any place cause a vehicle to move backwards unless the movement can be made in safety.
Your driveway involves neither an intersection nor a crosswalk, so backing in is not forbidden in itself.
If I were going to do this, I would try to limit my exposure and leave other traffic a clear lane to pass in. Rather than move into the left lane for your direction of travel, I would simply pull past the driveway in the right or curb lane while signaling right, stop, and if safe to back up, back into the driveway from there.