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Constable Tim Schewe
(Ret.), a 25 year veteran of the RCMP, shares his extensive knowledge of traffic law enforcement and collision analysis with a goal of promoting safe driving and reducing accidents.
His website - "Drive
Smart BC" is an
excellent source of information for drivers of all ages. |
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This Week's Column...
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Passing on
the Right Revisited |
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I hope that an article about
passing on the right might help at least
some drivers understand the rules and help
improve the driving community.
I have made a point of
keeping to the right side of the lane to try
and prevent vehicles from passing. One day a
driver fingered and yelled at me, yet the
driver was attempting to do something
illegal (even though many drivers perform
this illegal act).
Give a driver enough room to
go around something and he or she will do it
rather than pause for a moment. It doesn't
have to be much room, or sometimes even no
room at all. I was once passed on the right
by a monster truck that didn't have enough
pavement so the driver used the sidewalk
too.
How many times have you
stopped for a stop sign, looked left, looked
right and had another vehicle zoom past you
on the right? Good thing you were turning
left, isn't it? Now imagine if you were
turning right and your signal light was
burned out.
In general, British Columbia
prohibits passing on the right. The obvious
exception is when there is an unobstructed
lane on the right of the vehicle being
passed to use. Otherwise, for safety's sake,
you wait your turn.
Reference
links may be found by
clicking here.
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