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.
 
Unit 301: BC Motor Vehicle Act Section 145: A person must not drive at so slow a speed as to impede the normal and reasonable flow of traffic, except when reduced speed is necessary for safety or legal compliance. A peace officer may require a slow driver to increase their speed, or move their vehicle from the roadway to the nearest suitable place and not move from that place until directed to do so.
 
 
Unit 302: If a BC driver doesn't pay a Washington State speeding ticket, their licence is suspended 3 months after the ticket was issued. This can lead to criminal charges when they return to Washington ($1000 fine and up to 90 days in jail). If the driver has a Nexus card, they may lose it because driving while suspended is a criminal misdemeanor.
 
 
Unit 303: Some traffic lights are linked to sensors which use radar or video detection. Other sensors use wire loops buried in the pavement that carry an electric current. When a vehicle with enough metal mass enters the electromagnetic field near the sensor, the current flowing through the sensor fluctuates and this initiates a process that changes the traffic signal. A cyclist needs to be directly above the wire to activate the sensor.
 
 
Unit 304: You can pass (if safe to do so) on a single, solid yellow line unless a municipal bylaw (e.g. Vancouver) prohibits it. You can cross a solid white line to enter or exit a driveway, but you can't change lanes across a solid white line. You cannot drive over a painted island. BC Motor Vehicle Act Section 143: Don't drive over a newly painted line if it's marked by a traffic control device (e.g. pylon).
 
 
Unit 305: BC Motor Vehicle Act Section 154: When you approach a vehicle while driving on a road that's wide enough for only one vehicle in each direction, position your vehicle so the other driver is able to travel on as nearly as possible at least half of the main travelled portion of the highway. If the road is only wide enough for one vehicle, alternate vehicles from each direction. In the 1990 case of Ruda v. Matis, the judge ruled that a curb lane with parked cars is considered part of the main travelled portion of the highway. In the 1993 case of Blomme v. Principe, the judge ruled that a curb lane with parked cars is not considered part of the main travelled portion of the highway.
 
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