British Columbia, Canada
Traffic Light Visibility Issues Trucks, buses, and other large vehicles present us with reduced visibility If you’ve been driving for a while, or if you are just beginning, you may have noticed this perceived ‘phenomenon.’ Traffic light visibility seems sometimes nonexistent. You know there’s an intersection, but where is the traffic light? What color is…
What is a Crosswalk Exactly? I sometimes ask this question “What is a crosswalk? Are you sure you know?” It seems there is a bit of confusion around this subject so I’m hoping to make some sense today. What Is A Crosswalk? Marked Crosswalks at Intersections I am sure we can all agree that this…
Pedestrians Of 2022 Learn more about being a safe pedestrian today. Because, well, someone’s gotta do it. As you may or may not have thought about, there is more to being a safe pedestrian than looking both ways before crossing the street. And everyone knows that if a pedestrian and vehicle have a fight, the…
Q: What is the proper mirror adjustment for side mirrors? I usually adjust it so I can just barely see the side of my car. How big of a blind spot does this cause? I have seen several places online say that you should push the mirrors out further than this to eliminate blind spots….
Lane Splitting Can be Confusing When I turn right from No. 2 road onto River Road, there is a wide single lane. After a short while, it splits into a left turn & a ‘go straight’ lane (lane splitting). Should I use the middle lane position if I want go straight? One big lane: One…
Question : This is a (possibly stupid) question about indicating, but I cannot find a definitive answer. It’s about passing a left turning vehicle. To indicate or not to indicate? At a lot of intersections, a single lane become two or more lanes, so passing the left turning car on the right would require a…
Question: I was curious about the dark-traffic-light rule. Common advice seems to be to treat the intersection as a 4-way stop, but what should you do when NOBODY is stopping at all. I watched at Quebec and National as nobody slowed or stopped. OK, it’s a three-way intersection (four-way if you add in the Science…
Here is a question we get asked a lot. And it’s a good one. Is it illegal to drive with high beams in BC? High beams are literally higher beams, so they can tend to blind the people driving towards you. And if you think about that, it’s a bit scary! Legally in BC, you…
Emerging from a lane, driveway, or parking lot Question : Hi, I am not sure if I understand this information regarding emerging from a lane, driveway, or parking lot. So I must stop always when crossing the sidewalk? Even when coming to a parking lot from a main road? It just does not feel right….