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A: Select one of the 5 Units below. |
B:
Read that Unit, then write its Unit ### on paper. |
C:
If this is part of a no-fee course, save the paper for
the instructor. |
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Unit 101:
The BC Motor Vehicle Act applies (and you need driver's licence,
safe vehicle, insurance) when you are driving on a highway. BC
Motor Vehicle Act Section 1: A highway includes every road, street,
right-of-way, and lane that's designed for, intended for, or used
by the public for the passage of vehicles. It also includes private
places and passageways to which the public, for the purpose of
parking or servicing vehicles, has access to or is invited.
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Unit 102:
ICBC v. Routley (1995): A police officer was injured when
his car was struck by an uninsured motorist who was driving on
an abandoned railway right-of-way. Since the time when the tracks
and ties had been removed, the general public (horseback riders,
skiers, hikers, cyclists) had used the right-of-way; therefore,
it was a highway.
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Unit 103:
R. v. Wong (1997): A BC ferry is a highway. Gray v. Ellis
(2006): A shopping mall's parking lot is a highway. Nadeau v.
Okanagan Youth Association (2013): A private field used as parking
during a special event is a highway during the special event.
Pierre v. Miller (2010): A forest service road, even if used by
public, isn't a highway as it's considered an industrial road.
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Unit 104: McDowell
v. Barry (1985) A T-junction of two highways is an intersection.
When a driver parks on such a street and poses to other road users
an obstacle which obstructs vision and presents a danger to such
users, the driver may be held liable for injury suffered by such
users.
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Unit 105: If
you want to head left on the next cross street without the risk
of making a left turn at that cross street, you can drive straight
through the intersection and make 3 right turns or loop right
through a corner parking lot. If you are driving on a quiet street
when you reach a stop sign at a busy cross street, and you want
to get to the other side of the busy street without the risk of
driving straight across the busy street, you can turn right on
the busy street, drive a block, and turn left at the next intersection.
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