What responsibility does a driver have when stopping a vehicle creates a hazard for other road users? A 2009 decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia illustrates that complying with a specific traffic rule is not necessarily the end of the matter.
Question: I live on a street where there is a T intersection. I'm wondering if it is OK to park in the top T portion of the intersection.
Most drivers know that the parking brake is there to keep a parked vehicle from moving. But what happens if you are driving and the service brakes suddenly stop working?
Question: My husband and I are planning to take the 14 hour drive from Peace Country down to the Okanagan, on to Vancouver and back to Alberta for the long weekend in May. I'm a learner driver and am super excited to visit my small home town and be able to drive around in it.
I never know what I am going to receive in my e-mail regarding this column. A while ago, I received a tongue-in-cheek request to settle a disagreement between a husband and wife about U-turns. Neither of them realized that there are actually very few places in British Columbia where a driver can legally make one.
Question: Is there a section in the Motor Vehicle Act that states that, in the absence of speed signage on a highway, a driver must use common sense to judge what a safe speed would be?
A common question from drivers who receive a speeding ticket is whether police must use radar or laser to prove that they were speeding. A British Columbia appeal decision shows that radar or laser is not always required. Under the right circumstances, a court may accept a police officer’s visual estimate of speed as evidence. Under the right circumstances, a court may accept a police officer’s visual estimate of speed as evidence.
The intersection of Bertram Street and Bernard Avenue in Kelowna raises an interesting question: if one crosswalk has a pedestrian signal, does that signal control every crosswalk at the intersection? The answer is no. A pedestrian signal only controls the crossing for which it is installed.
Cognitive testing of older drivers is one of the questions I am asked most often by drivers and their families. Many people believe that reaching age 80 automatically means taking a memory test or losing their driver's licence. In British Columbia, drivers must complete a Driver's Medical Examination beginning at age 80, but cognitive testing is only one part of the medical assessment when it is considered appropriate.
Have you witnessed dangerous, aggressive or careless driving and wondered whether reporting it to police would accomplish anything? The answer is yes, but the success of your complaint depends largely on the information you can provide and how involved you are willing to become in the investigation.