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Warning Of Radar

Nov 16, 2005 / 5:30 am

Q: The other day we were driving south on Hwy 97. Radar was set up to catch the speeders going north on Hwy 97. The car behind us was flashing his lights at the...

Covers For Licence Plates

Nov 15, 2005 / 5:30 am

Q: I heard they were illegal to use in BC. Yet I still see many vehicles with the plastic cover over their rear plates. Some are made of plastic that reflects...

Passing Vehicle Legally On Right?

Nov 13, 2005 / 5:30 am

Q: Is it legal to swerve around to the right of a vehicle that is stopped to make a left hand turn? This is very common in Kelowna. I particularly notice this...

Speeding In School Zone

Nov 12, 2005 / 5:30 am

Q: I really want to get this answered once and for all. I have never had a straight accurate answer from a Police Officer to this question. How much over the...

Missing Licence Plates

Nov 11, 2005 / 5:30 am

Q: Constable Aselton, for several years now I have noticed dozens if not hundreds of BC licenced vehicles that do not display front licence plates. These are...

Red Arrow Turn Or Not

Nov 10, 2005 / 5:30 am

Q: I have travelled extensively in Canada and the US. Several times I have come across right hand turn signal lights where the turn is controlled by red/green...

Left Turn On Red Light

Nov 9, 2005 / 5:30 am

Q: On the Westside in the area of the RCMP Detachment I question the left turn on a red light. I hope I can explain this. If a vehicle is traveling east on a...

Tinted Windows

Nov 8, 2005 / 9:13 am

Q: I just have a quick question. I just bought a new car a few weeks ago, and was considering getting my back windows tinted. But have recently heard a few...

Drinking Driving Record

Nov 5, 2005 / 5:30 am

Q: Does a 24 hr drinking driving suspension become part of a drivers permanent driving record? A: In one word, yes. Drinking driving, whether by alcohol, drugs,...

Use Of Vehicle For Emergencies

Nov 4, 2005 / 5:30 am

Q: When I was called to a crisis situation - pick up and take person to KGH Emergency - the other day, I was speeding to do so. What may I expect if police pull...

Road Tests For Seniors

Nov 3, 2005 / 5:30 am

Q: I hate to complain about "SENIOR" drivers but how often are they required to take a drivers test and/or road test. So many times while I have been on Harvey...

Turning On Solid Line

Nov 2, 2005 / 5:30 am

Q: What's the different between a single solid line and double solid line? Can you legally make a left hand turn through the line/lines? A: A driver may pass...

Left Turn On One Way Street

Nov 1, 2005 / 11:26 am

Q: I have noticed that a large majority of drivers do not know the rules of making a left hand turn onto a one-way street when the light they are stopped at is...

Keep Right Except To Pass

Oct 31, 2005 / 5:30 am

Q: I just finished a trip across Canada and northern States and was wondering if you know why some jurisdictions use signs that read "Keep Right Except to Pass"...

Stickers On Front Window

Oct 30, 2005 / 5:30 am

Q: Is it illegal to have a sticker on your front window, top, center, on the outside, of your car? My daughter recently put one there and said that it did not...

Trees Blocking Crosswalk

Oct 29, 2005 / 5:30 am

Q: I am wondering about the newer cross walks located in Glenmore!! Starting around High Road. I think that they are a very good idea, however I am wondering if...

Driving And Talking On Cell

Oct 28, 2005 / 5:30 am

Q: Is it illegal to talk on a cell phone while driving? Someone's letter to the editor stated that it was illegal, but I did not think that was law yet. Please...

Right Of Way

Oct 27, 2005 / 5:30 am

Q: When there are 2 vehicles facing each other at stop signs on either side of a main highway, who has the right of way? I always thought that the one turning...

Driving With Animals On Lap

Oct 26, 2005 / 5:30 am

Q: I was wondering what the law states with regards to people who are driving that have small to medium dogs sitting in their laps. I see it all too often and...

Stopping To Make Left Turn

Oct 25, 2005 / 9:06 am

Q: Many, if not the majority of drivers, wait at or on the white line to make a left turn. Is a person not supposed to move to the centre of the intersection...

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