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Collision reports must be forwarded to the Registrar of Motor
Vehicles within 24 hours.
The Registrar of Motor Vehicles is authorized to suspend the
operating privileges of any person failing to report a collision.
Financial Responsibility
A driver involved in a collision in which a person is injured, even
slightly, or killed, or when the total property damage amounts
to $1,000.00 or more, must be able to prove his/her financial
responsibility at the time of the collision. The accepted proof is a
New Brunswick Liability Insurance Card, issued by an authorized
insurance company, showing that public liability and property
damage coverage has been issued on behalf of the driver or the
owner of the vehicle.
The Registrar, on receipt of a collision report that does not show
the owner or driver has financial responsibility, must suspend the
motor vehicle privileges of the owner and operator and cancel all
registrations and licence against both the owner and driver. Before
reinstatement can be made, proof of financial responsibility for the
future must be filed with the Registrar of Motor Vehicles.
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It is an offence under the Act for any person to drive at such a slow
speed as to block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic,
except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation.
Should a driver find it necessary to drive at a slow speed on the
open highway, he/she must always keep well to the right and
occasionally look back to see if traffic is being slowed down and if
so, the driver must pull off the road and give the traffic a chance
to pass.
To delay traffic is a discourteous and illegal act and greatly
increases the chance of a collision. The “road hog” is a menace
almost as great as those who drive too fast for conditions.
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4.4 Overtaking
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4.6 Drive on Right Half of Highway
Upon all highways of sufficient width, vehicles must be operated
on the right half of the highway and slow moving traffic must
move close to the right hand edge or curb.
Keep well over on your side of the road.
Do not hug the centre line.
A vehicle must be driven in the lane nearest the right hand edge of These markings are painted on the
the highway, except when preparing to make a left turn or when pavement at an approach to an
intersection to provide a protected or
passing another vehicle.
exclusive lane for left or right-turning
White lines vehicles. Once in the turning lane, the
White lines are used to divide lanes of traffic moving in the same motorist must turn left or right only,
direction. White lines also may mark the right shoulder of the as the case may be, and should not
drive over the striped, painted
highway.
islands. Pavement arrows are used to
Yellow lines show the direction in which the driver
Yellow lines on the pavement divide traffic moving in opposite should move when using the lane
directions. They are for your guidance and protection and can concerned.
A A
B B
When the centre markings consist of two yellow lines and the solid
line is on your side you are prohibited from passing. When the
broken line is on your side it indicates that passing is permitted if
traffic and other conditions allow.
A single broken yellow line marking the centre of a highway
permits passing when traffic, sight distance and other conditions
are ideal. A solid single yellow line indicates that passing is not
permitted.
BLIND SPOT All vehicles have a “blind spot” in the right and left rear corners.
Your rear view mirror will not show a car in the lane next to
yours when its front bumper is about even with or ahead of
your rear bumper. If you rely only upon your inside mirror and
turn into another lane without looking over your shoulder you
BLIND SPOT
could collide with a vehicle travelling in your blind spot.
4.9 Passing
Many serious collisions are caused by improper passing. After
deciding that it is necessary to pass and pavement markings
permit, to avoid collisions, follow these rules:
1. Stay back. Often the habit of moving up closely behind a
vehicle leads to collisions. Your view of the road ahead is
obscured and it becomes necessary to cut out sharply to pass.
When you do cut out, you may not have the time to pull in
should there be an oncoming car.
2. Check ahead for oncoming vehicles or obstructions.
3. Check your rear view mirror for vehicles which may be
Do not attempt to pass
overtaking you from behind.
a vehicle on a curve or 4. Signal left.
hill. Keep to your own 5. Check your “blind spot” by looking back over your left
side of the “life line”.
shoulder.
6. Move left gradually.
7. Accelerate (You are not permitted to exceed the posted speed
limit).
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8. Signal right after you have passed. Look over right shoulder.
9. Move right when you can see in your rear view mirror the
headlights of the vehicle you have passed.
10. Resume your normal speed and cancel signal.
Caution
When approaching at night use low beam headlights until you
have started to pass.
If another driver wants to pass you and gives audible warning, you
must give way by driving to the right and must not increase your
speed until the driver has completed the passing procedure.
It is unlawful to drive left of centre of the highway if you do not
have sufficient distance to permit overtaking and passing another
vehicle to be completed safely. You must not prevent the safe
operation of any vehicle; either the one you are passing or one
approaching from the opposite direction.
In any event, it is illegal to pass or drive left of the centre of the
highway on a curve or when approaching the crest of a hill where
your view along the highway is obstructed within a distance of
150 metres (500 feet) or where the pavement markings prohibit.
When changing lanes, never move from one lane of traffic to
another until you make certain that you can do so safely. This
means that you must check oncoming traffic for safe clearance to
the side of, ahead of and behind your vehicle and give the proper
signal before changing lanes.
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LEFT TURN
4.10 Signalling
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Left Turn
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left must yield
to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is
within an intersection or so close as to constitute an immediate
hazard. Keep wheels straight until ready to turn.
In this diagram:
• B and C must yield to A.
• E must yield to D while F and D proceed.
• H must yield to G.
Rotary
When driving in a rotary or traffic circle you must drive in a
counter-clockwise direction. If you are approaching a rotary or
traffic circle, you must yield the right of way to traffic which is
already in it and which is approaching so closely as to constitute
an immediate hazard.
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Driveway
Before entering a highway you must yield the right of way to all
vehicles approaching on the highway.
Before emerging from an alley, driveway or building
in a business or residential district, you must stop
your vehicle immediately prior to driving on the
sidewalk or on the sidewalk area extending across
any alleyway.
Before entering an alley, driveway or building or
across a sidewalk, you must yield the right of way
to pedestrians crossing the entrance to the alley,
driveway or building or on the sidewalk at the point
where your vehicle is crossing.
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These are some of the rules for making safe, courteous and legal
turns.
1. Prepare for the turn before you get there. Decide well ahead
where you want to turn. If you are not sure, drive slowly until
you can read the street signs or markers or decide in some
other way the direction you desire to turn. Never make last
minute turns; they are dangerous.
2. Move into the correct lane as soon as possible. You should
move into the proper lane sooner if fast
moving and/or heavy traffic.
3. Look behind and on both sides to see
where other traffic may be so that you
can change lanes and make the turn
safely.
4. Signal your intention to change lanes
and to turn.
5. To make the turn safely, slow down
before you reach the crosswalk and complete
the turn at the same speed at which you entered the
intersection. Do not have the brake or clutch pedal pushed
down while actually turning. Do not shift gears after entering
the intersection.
6. Make the turn correctly. This will be easy if you are in the
proper lane and are travelling slow enough at the time you
start the turn.
7. Finish the turn in the proper lane which is the lane nearest
you.
8. If you are stopped in position to make a left turn and waiting
for opposing traffic, do not turn the steering wheel to the left
until you are sure you can complete the turn. If you are struck
from the rear while stopped with the wheels turned to the
left, your car may be pushed into opposing traffic and cause
another collision.
Do not turn from a direct course unless the move is permitted and
can be made with safety.
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Always keep well to the right except when you intend to overtake
and pass another vehicle or when you intend to make a left turn.
Leave the right lane only when it is safe to do so.
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Parallel Parking
Many drivers have difficulty with this specific type of parking and
it requires more skill.
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4.21 Backing
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4.23 Pedestrians
The Driver’s Responsibility
As the driver of a vehicle you are required to yield the right of way
to a pedestrian, which includes a person in a wheelchair, within a
marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at the end of
a block, except at intersections where the movement of pedestrian
traffic is being regulated by a peace officer or traffic control signs.
Whenever a vehicle has stopped at a marked crosswalk or at an
intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway it is an
offence for the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the
rear to overtake and pass the stopped vehicle.
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Pedestrian Safety
Pedestrian walking on unlighted highways after dark should carry
a light or wear light coloured clothing.
In snow conditions, it is advisable to wear some dark clothing.
Retro-Reflective Material
Retro-reflective material can be seen at several hundred metres
Wearing away. This material reflects light from a vehicle’s headlights back
dark clothing towards the driver.
Thumbing Rides
It is an offence for any person to stand in a roadway for the
purpose of soliciting a ride from the driver of a private vehicle.
Carrying a
Horseback riders and drivers of horse drawn vehicles are permitted
hankerchief to use streets and roadways unless restricted by signs.
The rider/driver should travel with traffic, as far to the right as
possible, obey all signs and signals that apply. Riders should
always observe stop signs and use the appropriate hand signals
when crossing the road. It is not permitted to ride horseback on
the sidewalk, to race the animal or to leave the horse unattended.
Remember, a horse is sometimes unpredictable. Be alert, slow
Wearing down and give plenty of room until you have safely passed.
medium clothing
4.26 Bicyclists
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