Who Must Yield When Turning Left?
One of the most common rules drivers learn is that a vehicle turning left must yield to oncoming traffic. That is a useful rule of thumb, but it is not the complete rule in British Columbia.
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One of the most common rules drivers learn is that a vehicle turning left must yield to oncoming traffic. That is a useful rule of thumb, but it is not the complete rule in British Columbia.
Question: After I have turned left onto a street that has 2 lanes of travel for my direction, how far do I have to drive before I can change into the right lane? I recently had a situation where a driver turning right on red nearly hit me when I tried to move over. Who is at fault?
Despite people regularly discussing who has the right of way in particular situations, the Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) does not grant right of way to any vehicle operator. It requires that vehicle operators yield to others in all situations where conflict occurs.
Question: As a pedestrian in Vancouver I am feeling increasingly at risk says a visitor to this web site. Drivers want to maneuver behind pedestrians as soon as they can. What is the law about proceeding when the pedestrian is still on the street?
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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?
Question: Some drivers don't seem to realize that yield signs require them to do something laments a reader. They zoom right by and force their way into traffic as if the sign wasn't even there. Don't they realize that they can't do this?
Question: Please comment on the subject of when a vehicle claims the crosswalk and what pedestrians must do and not do in that situation. Pedestrians seldom wait for vehicles that have lawfully claimed the crosswalk. Sometimes they get upset with drivers and now there is conflict while the driver attempts to complete a maneuver and the pedestrian actively impedes the flow of traffic.
This case involves a crosswalk on 160th Street about 130 metres south of 96th Avenue in Surrey. Two young teenagers entered the marked crosswalk and were struck by a passing motorist. The issue to be decided was whether the teens should have waited for the car to pass instead of entering the crosswalk.
Right of way means the privilege of the immediate use of the highway over other users. We often speak of it, but do we really know what it means in relation to our driving? It is crucial that drivers know and follow the right of way rules to avoid conflict and collision.
I was sitting in a line of vehicles at the red light in the northbound lane of Woodsdale Road, at the intersection of Woodsdale Road & Highway 97 in Lake Country, British Columbia this afternoon. A northbound driver in a truck on Highway 97 turned south onto Woodsdale Road and immediately tried to cross the intersection diagonally to a driveway leading to his business at a small Marina on Wood Lake.