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Slowing Too Soon For The Intersection?

... myself to take a breath and relax. Since I quit driving an emergency vehicle for a living, I have yet to be in a situation where I ...

DriveSmartBC - 2020/07/19 - 12:33 - 17 comments

Let's Block the Road!

... the option to use their discretion to clear the way for an emergency vehicle. A court would likely uphold the infringement of ... rights to allow for the safe passage of an emergency vehicle. A counter-protest to a blockade on Highway 19 in ...

DriveSmartBC - 2020/12/26 - 08:00 - 7 comments

BC's Slow Down Move Over Law

B,C.'s Slow Down, Move Over law came into effect over two decades ago. When an official vehicle is stopped at the side of the highway and displaying flashing lights, red, blue or yellow, approaching traffic is required to slow down and move over. The ...

DriveSmartBC - 2021/11/21 - 15:05 - 1 comment

Too Many Sirens

... in Part 3 of the Motor Vehicle Act the operator of an emergency vehicle must operate emergency equipment which consists of flashing ... Exemption for Emergency Vehicles - Section 122 MVA Emergency Vehicle Driving Regulation - Motor Vehicle Act ...

DriveSmartBC - 2021/01/20 - 01:00 - 0 comments

CVSE - Ride Hail Vehicle Identification

... and The device must not replicate any type of emergency vehicle, emergency vehicle lighting, traffic control device or traffic sign. ...

DriveSmartBC - 2021/07/19 - 11:28 - 2 comments

VIDEO - Emergency Vehicles and Roundabouts

Have you ever met or been overtaken by an emergency vehicle with lights flashing and sirens wailing when you were ... move out of it, stop and remain stopped until the emergency vehicle or vehicles pass by. (Emergency Vehicles, ...

DriveSmartBC - 2017/11/13 - 00:10 - 0 comments

RETTUNGSGASSE - Forming a Rescue Lane

... is that many drivers think that the correct response to an emergency vehicle with lights and sirens and stuff is to either stop dead or ... stopped is what's required under law. Approach of emergency vehicle 177 On the immediate approach of an emergency vehicle ...

DriveSmartBC - 2021/09/28 - 11:22 - 6 comments

A Defensive Driver Always Signals

... may be enough to prevent a collision. Finally, ask any emergency vehicle driver and they will tell you that when they are asking for ...

DriveSmartBC - 2021/11/16 - 22:08 - 5 comments

NEWS - May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

... and one who is more likely to notice a large oncoming emergency vehicle racing to a call than a black-leather-clad motorcyclist ...

DriveSmartBC - 2022/05/02 - 15:33 - 4 comments

CASE LAW - Blackburn v HMQ, RCMP and Leyh

... special attention to visual clues of the presence of an emergency vehicle, such as vehicles stopping or not proceeding on a green ...

DriveSmartBC - 2021/08/24 - 13:36 - 0 comments

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