Information related to the parking of vehicles.
When we lived in Penticton we would often go to the beach after dinner, parking on Lakeshore Drive. This was nose in angle parking on the lake side of the two way street. If you were lucky enough to find a spot, parking was easy. However, leaving could be a problem, especially if something big was parked to your right.
There's nothing like a bit of extreme weather to create problems for snow removal equipment. All that snow has to be pushed somewhere in order clear the streets for drivers. Vehicles parked on those streets can present a problem.
When shopping at our local Country Grocer, please stop being 'courteous' by blocking the lane in while waiting for people to back out of their spots.
Travelling on a budget was likely behind a request for information that I received about camping beside the highway. The correspondent was curious to know if there are any rules in BC that would stop someone from camping on the side of the highway overnight.
Parking, stopping or standing, what's the difference and why is it important to you as a driver? Recognizing these road signs and knowing what is allowed and what isn't with regard to these three situations can mean the difference between your convenience and being ticketed and towed for ignoring or mistaking them.
Question: We live in a rural area and came home to find an abandoned vehicle on the road near but not obstructing our driveway. It appears to have broken down. It's been a number of days now and the vehicle is still there waiting to be retrieved by its owners.
These photos were taken of a collision between CN locomotive 5461 and a parked car in North Vancouver at Barrow Street and Harbour Avenue. The driver of the car had chosen to parallel park too close to the track and was struck by the train as it passed.
An article on the abuse of handicapped parking stalls by both users and the people who park next to them would be appreciated. What are the regulations concerning the driver of a vehicle who is not handicapped and the use of the handicapped parking stall?
"Are there specific rules of the road for parking lots?" asks a reader. "If so please clarify them." Parking lots often seem to be a free for all to me. This observation might be confirmed by the fact that ICBC reports that in 2018 there were about 96,000 crashes in parking lots that resulted in a claim being filed. 4,300 of those claims included someone being injured, 480 of those people were pedestrians.
School crosswalk safety should be a high priority for parents who drive to drop off and pick up their children each day. They are supposed to be the responsible ones who provide the good example in what is often a confusion of traffic.