Bill 59 — (Second Session) First Session, 18Th Legislature, 24 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 59 the Highway Traffic Act, 1975 (Legislature 18, Session 1)

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1975 Bill 59 (Second Session) First Session, 18th Legislature, 24 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 59 THE HIGHWAY TRAfFIC ACT, 1975 THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION Pi! pili ." iii iii. bit' i First Reading ......... ! •.••...........•..... Second Reading ............................ . Third Reading ............................. . Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

BILL 59 1975 (Second Session) THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC A'CT, 1975 (Assented to , 1975) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly 'Of Alberta, enacts as f'Oll'OWS : 1. In this Act 1. "air cushi'On vehicle" means 'a vehicle designed t'O derive support in the atm'Osphere primarily fr'Om reactions against the earth's surface resulting fr'Om the expulsion 'Of air fr'Om the vehicle; 2. "alley" means a narr'Ow highway intended chiefly t'O give a'ccess t'O the rear 'Of buildings and parcels 'Of land; 3.

"bicycle" includes any cycle propelled by human P'Ower UP'On which a pers'On may ride, regardless of the number 'Of wheels it may have; 4. "b'Oulevard" means, in an urban area, that part 'Of a highway that (

i) is n'Ot roadway, and (ii) is that part 'Of the sidewalk that is not especi ally adapted to the use 'Of or 'Ordinarily used by pedestrians; 5. "centre line" means (

i) the centre 'Of a r'Oadway measured fr'Om the curbs 'Or, in the absence 'Of curbs, from the edges 'Of the r'Oadway, 'Or (ii) in the case 'Of a highway designated by traffic c'Ontrol devices (

A) as an 'Offset centre highway, 'Or (

B) as a highway having a certain number of traffic lanes f'Or traffic m'Oving lin a cer tain directi'On at all times 'Or at specified times, the line dividing the lanes f'Or traffic m'Oving in 'OPP'Osite directi'Ons, 'Or

Expla natory Notes I.

Definitions.

(iii) in the case Qf a divided highway, that PQrtiQn Qf the highway separa~ing .the .rQa~ways fQr traffic mQving in QPPQSIte dIrectIOns, 6. "cQmmercial vehicle" (

i) means a truck, trailer Qr semi-trailer, except (

A) a truck, trailer Qr semi-trailer that is a pubUc service vehicle, Qr (

B) a truck trailer Qr semi-trailer or any class Qf vehi~le that by the regulatiQns Qr ~y an Qrder Qf the MQtQr TransPQrt Board IS ex empted from being dassified as a CQmmer cial vehicle, and (ii) includes (

A) a mQtQr vehicle frQm which sales are made Qf gQods, wares, merchandise Qr cQmmQd- ity, and (

B) a mQtQr vehicle by means Qf which del~v ery is made Qf gQQds, wares, merchandIse Qr cQmmQdity to' a purchaser Qr 'cQnsignee thereQf; 7. "crQsswalk"means (

i) that part Qf a roadway at an intersectiQn in cluded within the connection Qf the lateral line Qf the sidewalks Qn QPPQsite sides Qf the high way measured frQm the curbs Qr, in the absence Qf curbs, frQm the edges Qf the rQadway, Qr (ii) any part Qf a rQadway at an intersectiQn or elsewhere distinctly indicated fQr pedestrian crQssing by signs Qr by line Qr by Qther mark ings Qn the road surface; 8. "daytime" means the periQd cQmmencing Qne hQur befQre sunrise and ending Qne hQur after the fQllow ing sunset; 9.

"dealer" means any person whO' buys Qr sells mQtQr vehicles as a business, either as principal Qr agent; 10. "Department" means the Department Qf TransPQr tatiQn; 11. "driver" Qr "QperatQr" means a perSQn whO' drives Qr is in actual physical cQntrol Qf a vehicle; 12. "highway" means any thQrQughfare, street, rQad, trail, avenue, parkway, driveway, viaduct, lane, alley, square, bridge, causeway, trestleway Qr Qther place, whether publicly Qr privately Qwned, any part Qf which the public is ordinarily entitled Qr permit- 2

ted to use for the passage or parking of vehicles, and (

i) includes (

A) a sidewalk (including a boulevard portion thereof), (

B) where a ditch lies adjacent tQ and parallel with the roadway, the ditch, and (

c) but where a highway vight of way is cQntained between fences 'Or between a fence and one side of the roadway, all the land be tween the fences, or all the land between the fence and the edge 'Of the roadway, 'as the case may be, (ii) does not include a place d~clared by the L!eu tenant GQvernor in CouncIl nQt tQ be a hIgh way; 13. "implement of husbandry" means a vehicle designed and adapted exclusively for agricultural, hQrticul tural or livestock raising operatiQns; 14. "intersection" means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection 'Of (

i) the lateral curb lines or, if none, (ii) the exterior edges 'Of the roadways, of two or more highways which jQin 'One another at an angle whether or not one highway crosses the other; 15. "judge" means a judge or justice of the peace; 16. "Minister" means the Minister of Transportation; 17. "motor cycle" means a motor vehicle mounted on two 'Or three wheels and includes those motor vehicles known tQ the trade as motor cycles, SCQoters and power bicycles but does not include an off highway vehicle as defined in The Off-highway Vehicle Act: 18.

"motor vehicle" means every vehicle propelled by any power, other than muscular power, except air craft, tractors, whether equipped with rubber tires or not, implements of husbandry, and such motor vehicles as run only upon rails; 19. "municipality" means a city, town, village, county or municipal district; 20. "night tim'e" means the period commencing one hour after sunset and ending one hour before the follQw ing sunrise; 3

21. "operator's licence" means a licence to operat~ a motor vehicle issued pursuant to The Motor Vehwle Administration Act; 22. "owner" includes any person renting fa mdotor vehicle or having the exclusive use thereo un er a lease or otherwise for a period of more than 30 days; 23. "park", when prohibited, means a;llow a ~ehic~e (whether occupied or not) to remaIn standIng In one place, except (

i) when standing temporarily f?r the purpose of and while actually engaged In loadIng or un loading passengers, or (ii) when standing in obedience to a peace officer or traffic control device; 24. "parking lane" means that portion of a primary highway between (

i) the edge of the roadway to the right of the direction of traffic, and (ii) the nearest solid white line (not being the centre line) marked on the roadway; 25. "peace offieer" means a member of the Royal Cana dian Mounted Police, a member of a municipal police force, a special constable or a member of the patrol divis,ion 'Of the Department of the Solicitor General; 26. "pedestrian" means a person afoot or a person in a wheel chair; 27. "primary highway" means a highway designated as a primary highway pursuant to The Public High ways Development Act; 28. "public serviee vehicle" (

i) means a motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer operated on a highway by or on behalf of a person, firm, association or corporation for compensation, whether such operation is reg ular or only occasional or for a single trip, and (ii) includes a ~otor vehicle kept by a person, firm or corporatIOn for the purpose, subject to the regulations, of being rented without a driver but ' (iii) does not include a motor vehicle used solely as an ambulance or hearse or for the transporta tion of the Royal Mail; 29. "roadway" means that part of a highway intended for use by vehicular traffic; 30. "Safety Branch" means the Transportation Safety Branch of the Department of Transportation; 4

31. "sidewalk" means that part Qf a highway especially adapted to. the use Qf Qr Qrdinarily. used by pedes trians, and includes that part Qf a hIghway between the curb line thereQf (Qr the edge Qf th~ rQadway, where there is no. curb line) and the adjacent prQ perty line, whether Qr nQt paved Qr imprQved; 32. "stQP" means (

i) when required, a cQmplete cessatiQn frQm vehicular mQvement, and (ii) when prQhibited, any halting .even mQmentari ly Qf a vehicle, whether Qccupled or nQt, except when necessary to. ravQid CQnflict with other traffic or in cQmpliance with the directiQns Qf a peace Qfficer Qr traffic cQntrQI device; 33. "traffic cQntrQI device" means any sign, signal, marking Qr device placed, marked Qr erected under the authQrity Qf this Act fQr the purpose Qf regulat ing, warning Qr guiding traffic; 34. "traffic cQntrol signal" means a traffic control de vice, whether manually, electrically Qr mechanically operated, by which traffic is directed to. stQP and to. prQceed; 35. "traffic lane" means (

i) Qutside an urban area, a IQngitudinal divisiQn Qf a rQadway into. a strip Qf sufficient width to. accQmmQdate the passage o.f a single line Qf vehicles but dQes nQt mean a parking lane, and (ii) inside an urban area, a IQngitudinal divisiQn Qf a rQadway into. a strip o.f sufficient width to. accQmmQdate the passage Qf a single line Qf vehicles, whether Qr nQt the divisiQn is indicated by lines Qn the rQad surface; 36. "trailer" means a vehicle so. designed that it may be attached to.

Qr drawn by a mQto.r vehicle and inten ded to. transPQrt prQperty Qr perSQns and includes any trailer that is designed, cQnstructed and ~quipped as .a dwelling place, living abQde o.r sleep Ing place, eIther permanently or tempo.rarily but dQes nQt include machinery Qr equipment us~d in the construction o.r maintenance o.f highways; 37. "urban area" means a city, tQwn Qr village; 38. "vehicle" means a device in, UPQn Qr by which a perso.n or thing may be transPo.rted o.r drawn UPo.n a highway. 5

Administration 2.

(1) In accordance with The Public Service Act there may be appointed such officers and employees as may be required for the administration of this Act.

(2) The Minister may (

a) appoint one or more qual,ified persons as testers of speedometers on motor vehicles, of tuning forks and of other devices, and (

b) may prescribe such forms as may be required for the recording and reporting of such tests. 3. The Minister may by order delegate to The Motor Transport Board any of the powers, duties and functions conferred or imposed on him by this Act or the regulations which apply or relate to public serv,ice and commercial vehicles. 4. 'The Minister may delegate all or any of the powers conferred upon him by this Act to such person or persons as he considers advisable. 6

2. Personnel. 3. Delegation of powers. 4. Delegation of powers. 6

PART 1 POWERS Provincial Powers 5.

(1) With respect to all or any pa!t of a pr~mary high way, the Minister may by order prescrIbe a maXImum speed for daytime or night time, or both, in excess of the general maximum speed fixed by

section 52 and may by order pre scribe different maximum speeds for different classes of vehicles.

(2) The Minister may by oroer prescribe a minimum speed for all or any part of a primary highway and may prescribe different minimum speeds (

a) for daytime and night time, (

b) for different periods of the year, and (

c) for different traffic lanes on the same highway.

(3) The Minister may, with respect to all or any part of a highway subject to his direction, control and management, prescribe by signs posted along the highway speed limits of less than the general maximum speeds fixed by

section 53 or fixed pursuant to subsection (1) of this

section and appli cable to all vehicles or any class of vehicles. ( 4) The Minister may with respe1ct to any school zone or playground zone on a highway subj ect to his direction, con trol and management prescribe a maximum speed limit less than that fixed by

section 54, but not less than 15 miles an hour.

(5) An engineer employed by the Department may by signs posted along 'a highway subject to the direction, con trol and management of the Minister, fix a max,imum speed limit in respect of any part of the highway under construc tion or repair or in a state of disrepair, applicable to all vehicles or to any class or classes of vehicles while travelling over that part of the highway.

(6) Where speed limits are prescribed pursuant to this section, the Minister or engineer fixing the speed limit shall cause to be erected along the highway signs indicating the speed limits so prescribed. 6.

(1) The Minister may authorize the placing, erecting or marking of traffic control devices at such looations as are considered necessary for controlling and regulating traffic upon or entering upon highways subject to his direc tion, control and management. 7

5. Minister may prescribe speed limits. 6. Placing of traffic control devices. 1

(2) Without restricting subsection (1), the Minis~er may authorize the erection of stop signs at railway crossIngs (

a) in an improvement district, or (

b) on a primary highway. Regulations 7.

(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations (

a) prescribing the standards and specifications for any vehicle or for any equipment or material to be in stalled or used in vehicles, and (

b) providing for the identification and labelling of such equipment or material or the containers thereof.

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regu lations presc~ibing standards of performance 'Of vehicles and vehicle components which must be met and maintained.

(3) Any regulation may adopt by reference, in whole or in part, with such changes as the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary, any code of standards or speci fications of any equipment or material to be used or in stalled in vehicles. 8.

The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations: 1. prescribing forms and fixing the times at which and the persons to whom returns are to be made; 2. prescribing the design and position 'Of lights and reflectors to be used upon vehicles; 3. prescribing the requirements as to brakes on motor vehicles and requiring the periodic inspection, test ing and adj ustment thereof; 4. prescribing any equipment required and the types and uses therefor on vehicles or by drivers and passengers of vehicles; 5. requiring the periodic inspection, testing and ad justment of any mechanical equipment of any motor vehicle; 6. governing, restricting or prohibiting the use on any highway or highways of any vehicle or class of vehicles that, in the opinion of the Minister, may be a hazard to other users of the highway by reason of unusual or novel size, weight or operating char acteristics or by reason of any alteration or modi fication from its original construction by the manufacturer; 8

7. Regulations re equipment. 8. Regulations. 8

7. governing, restricting of prohibiti!lg the ~se : vehicles of any decoratIOn o.r devIce that In t opinion of the Minister cons~Itutes ~ hazard to the public or other users of the hlghway, 8. prescribing and requiring the use 0hf fdtev,icfes atnd other means to prevent accidents or t e s 0 mo or vehicles; 9. prescribing fees for licences,. permits and certifi cates required pursuant to thIS Act or the regula- tions; 10. prescribing terms and conditions governing the use and operation of motor vehicles; 11. prescribing warning signals or devices that may be used and the manner of use thereof; 12. prescribing the shape, colours, patterns and other qualities required of traffic control devices to be pla1ced, erected or marked pursuant to this Act; 13. requiring that any traff.ic control device marked or erected under the authority of this Act conform (

i) to the design standards prescribed by the Min ister, or (ii) in the absence of la design standard prescribed by the Minister, to the design standards pre scribed by the Manual of Uniform Traffic Con trol Devices for Canada; 14. prohibiting specified alterations of used motor vehicles or any part thereof and requiring dis closure of specified alterations not prohibited; 15. prescribing rules of conduct by users of campsites owned by the Crown and operated by the Minister including the period of occupation permitted by persons or vehicles during any prescribed period; 16. restricting the use of a highway in whole or in part to a particular class of vehicle. 9.

(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations as to the operation upon any highway of trail ers and the lighting or other equipment to be installed thereon.

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations in respect of any class or classes of motor vehicles not ordinarily operated or intended for operation upon the highway, (

a) prescribing any equipment required thereon for safety purposes and the types and uses therefor and ' 9

9. Regulations re trailers. 9

(

b) prescribing traffic rules governing the manner in which they are to be operated, which may impose different requirement~ 'applicable when such motor vehicles are operated on a hIghway and when they are operated elsewhere than on a highway and w~ich, having regard to the nature and purpose of such vehI~les, may declare any provision of this Act Wh~lly or partIally inapplicable to such vehicles and the operatIon thereof. 10. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations governing the licensing and operation of driver training schools, and without in any way restricting the generality of the foregoing, may m'ake regulations (

a) governing the testing and licensing of driving instructors, (

b) prescribing the kind and nature of driver training equipment to be used, and (

c) requiring the filing of proof of financial responsi bility in the amounts and for the purposes which may be prescribed. 1,1.

(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations (

a) governing the establishment and operation of facili ties for the insp'ection and testing of motor vehicles; (

b) authorizing the performance of motor vehicle in spections and tests by qualified persons; (

c) prescribing the conditions that shall attach to the establishment of inspection and testing facilities and to the designation of qualified persons who may perform inspections or tests; (

d) prescribing the records that shall be kept, and the manner in which they shall be kept, respecting any work performed in the course of, or in connection with, any inspection; (

e) providing for the examination of any records kept in connection with motor vehicle inspections by such persons as the Minister may designate; (

f) providing the means to identify those facilities where inspections and tests may be carried out; (

g) providing the means to identify those persons authorized to perform inspections and tests; (

h) prescribing the inspections and tests to which motor vehicles, or any classes thereof, are to be submitted· , (

i) prescribing when or how often motor vehicles are to be submitted to such inspections and tests; 10

10. Regulations re driver training schools. II. Inspection and testing of vehicles. 10

(

j) prescribing the fee that may be charg~d the .owner of any motor vehicle for any such InspectIOn or test of his vehicle; (

k) requiring the owners of vehicles that do ~ot pass any such inspection or test to take any actIOn that is necessary so that the vehicles will be able to pass the inspections and tests.

(2) The owner of every motor vehicle regi~te~ed. under this Act shall submit the vehicle to such perIOdIc Inspec tions and tests as are required by the regulations. Municipal Powers 12.

(1) In this

section "speed authority" means, (

a) in the case of a municipal district or county, the council thereof; (

b) in the case of an improvement district or a forestry road or a highway within a city and the title to which is vested in the Crown in right of Alberta pursuant to

section 21 of The Public H ig hways De velopment Act, the Minister; (

c) in the case of a special area, the Minister of Muni cipal Affairs; (

d) in the case of a local road as defined in The Pro vincial Parks Act, licence of occupation road, or a highway, through an Indian reserve, the title to which is vested in the Crown in right of Alberta and that is not the subj ect of an agreement entered into pursuant to

section 18 of The Public Highways Development Act, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.

(2) With respect to highways subject to its direction, control and management, the council of an urban area, by by-law, may (

a) prescribe a maximum speed in excess of 30 miles an hour for all or any part of a highway, (

b) prescribe a maximum speed of less than 30 miles an hour for all or any part of a highway, and (

c) prescribe a minimum speed for all or any part of any highway designated in the by-law or prescribe different minimum speeds (

i) for daytime and night time; (ii) for different periods of the year; (iii) for different traffic lanes on the same high way.

(3) In the case of a highway that is not a primary high way and that falls within a class referred to in

section 52 , 11

12. Speed limits in municipalities. 11

subsection (5), the speed authority may, by order or by-Iaw~ as the case may require, prescribe a maximum speed there for of not more than 60 miles an hour, and where the speed authority does so, it shall authorize and cause the placing, erecting or marking of traffic control devices at such lo~a tions as it considers necessary for the purpose of markIng the maximum speed limit.

(4) A speed authority may prescribe (

a) different maximum speeds for different classes of vehicles, and (

b) different maximum speeds for daytime and night time, but may not increase the maximum speed prescribed by this Act for school zones and playground zones.

(5) With respect to any school zone or playground zone on a highway subject to its or his direction, control and management, the council of a municipality or the Minister of Municipal Affairs, as the case may be, may prescribe a maximum speed limit less than that fixed by

section 54, but not less than 15 miles an hour.

(6) A person authorized by the council of. a municipality may by signs posted along a highway subj ect to the direc tion, control and management of the municipality fix a maximum speed limit in respect of any part of the highway under construction or repair or in a state of disrepair applic able to all vehicles or to any class or classes of vehicles while travelling upon that part of the highway.

(7) Where speed limits are prescribed pursuant to this

section the council- or person fixing the speed limit shall cause to be erected along the highway signs indicating the speed limits so prescribed. 13.

(1) The council of a municipality may authorize the placing, erecting or marking of traffic control devices at such locations as are considered necessary for controlling highways subject to its direction, control and management.

(2) Without. r.estric~in~ subsection (1), the council of a county or munICIpal dIstrICt may authorize the erection of s~op .signs at railway crossings in the county or municipal dIstrIct. 14. (1) 'Vith respect to highways under its direction control and manage!llent, ~he council of a municipality may make by-la~s, not IncOl~s~stent with this Act and on mat ters fo~ WhICh no prOVISIOn is made in this Act, for the regul!1bon an~ control Of. v.ehicle, animal and pedestrian tr::fflC and, WIthout restrICtIng the generality of the foregOIng, may make by-laws 12

13. Placing of traffic control devices. 14. Municipal by-laws. 12

1. restricting the weight of ve~icles or of vehicles with their loads using the hIghways or any par ticular highway in the municipality, 2. controlling and regulating the use of all highw3;Ys, sidewalks and other public plaees and delegatIng to the chief constable or municipal commissioners or municipal manager any powers in connection therewith, 3. delegating to the municipal commissioners, or where there are none, to the municipal manager, or if none, to the municipal clerk, or if none, to the secretary treasurer the power to prescribe where traffic control d~vices are to be located, including traffic control devic'es restricting the speed of vehicles, providing that traffic control devices located by such persons pursuant to a delegation made under this clause shall be deemed to have been made by by-law of the municipality and providing for a re cord of all such locations to be kept which shall be open to public inspection during normal business hours, 4. classifying motor and other vehicles and pedes trians for any and all purposes involving the use of streets, lanes and other public places, 5. preventing or restricting, controlling and regulating (

i) the parking of vehicles or of any particular, class or class'es of vehicles on all or any high ways and other public places or any portion thereof, and authorizing any person enforcing its parking laws to place an erasable chalk mark on the tread face of the tire of a parked or stopped vehicle without that person or the municipality incurring any liability for doing so, (ii) the parking on specified highways or within a certain distance from any building, of any class or classes of vehicles or of vehicles used f?r carrying inflammable, combustible, explo SIve or other dangerous material, whether loaded or unloaded, and defining the route or routes through the municipality that such ve hicles must follow in entering or traversing the municipality and prohibiting them from travelling on any designated highway, bridge, overpass or subway, and (iii) any other use of the highways and other public places or any portion thereof by or for vehicles or any particular classification thereof, 13

6. regulating and controlling the manner and method of entering and leaving private property whereon the parking of vehicles is permitted by the p'erson in possession of the private property to persons other than his relatives, either for profit or other wise, 7. defining what constitutes obJectionable noise, de vising a system or method of determining or meas uring such noise, and prohibiting the operation of motor vehicles which in any manner make objec tionable noise, 8. prohibiting right or left turns at any designated intersection, 9. establishing, acquiring, operating, controlling and regulating parking stands and places for parking vehicles or any class or classes of vehicles on any highway or other public place or on any municipal lands designated in the by-law as parking stands or places and assigning any particular stand or place to a specific person or persons, 10. prescribing a tariff of fees or charges to be paid by persons using such parking stands or places, which fees or charges may vary according to the location, the classification of the vehicles for which they are intended or as the council may otherwise determine, and in its discretion granting free use of all or any parking stands or places for all vehicles or any par ticular classification thereof for such period of time or during such hours as rilay be specified in the bY-law, 11. establishing, controlling and regulating a parking meter system or providing in any other manner for the collection of fees or charges payable by persons using such parking stands or places, 12. preventing the encumbering of streets and other public places by vehicles and other articles , 13. providing for the impounding and removal from a highway, street, alley, parking lot or other public place of a ~ehicle in respect of which charges have not ~e~n paId or of a vehicle parked in violation of a prOVISIOn of a by-law or regulation, 14. contr~lling or preventing the riding of bicycles on any SIdewalk, 15. provid!n~ for the l~censing of owners of bicycles, prescrI~Ing regulatIOns with respect thereto and ~ontroll~ng and regUlating the operation and park Ing of bICycles on highways and other public places , 14

16. providing for the seizure or impounding for a period not exeeeding 60 days of any bicycle used or operated in contravention of any by-law, 17. regulating parades or processions over and along any highways within the municipality, and P!o. hi biting the passage of any parade or proceSSIOn over any or all highways within the municipality unless and until a permit therefor has been issued by the mayor, or the council by resolution has ex- pressly permitted it, 18. closing or restricting the use of any highway, sub way, bridge or overpass or part of any highway, subway, bridge or overpass within the municipality either as to the full width thereof or as to part of the width thereof with respect to any class or classes of vehicles or with respect to any class or classes of pedestrians, and providing for the proper enforce ment of any such closing either by way of the erection of barricades or by the adoption of such other means as the council considers necessary or expedient, 19. granting a licence or permit for the temporary occu pation or us'e of a road allowance, public highway, or a portion thereof when it is not required for pub lic use, if the licence or permit is terminable upon 30 days' notice in writing, 20. permitting persons, subject to such conditions and restrictions as the by-law may provide, to park their motor vehicles on the highway (

i) adjacent to or in the vicinity of the land on which they reside, or (ii) in a zone or area in which is situated the land on whi~h they reside, notwithstanding any general or specific prohibi tions or restrictions on parking relating to that highway, 21. providing that vehicular or pedestrian traffic shall travel upon any highway or part of any high way of the municipality only in one direction as the council may in the interests of safety and con venience prescribe, 22. prohibiting a class or classes of motor vehicles from using wholly or partially or for a certain period or periods a highway within the munici pality, 23. prohibiting and regulating crossing and walking along highways by pedestrians, 15

24. 25. notwithstanding

section 12, prescribing a. max hi mum speed limit applicable to all alleys In t e municipality, providing for the placing on a vehicle parked in contravention of this Act or a by-law under this s'ecti'On (including clause 6) of a park ing tag in the form prescribed by the Lieuten~ ant Governor in Council allowing the payment of a penalty to the municipality in lieu of prosecution for the offence and setting the penalty applicable to 'each such offence, 26. delegating to the chief constable or municipal com missioners or municipal manager the power to en gage members of the Canadian Corps of Commis sionaires to issue and place on vehicles parked in contravention of this Act 'Or a by-law passed under this

section the parking tags authorized under clause 2,5, 27. restricting the use of a highway in whole or in part to a particular class of vehicle, 28. designating truck routes.

(2) The councH 'Of a municipality may make by-laws not inconsistent with this Act and for which no provision is made in this Act (

a) preventing or restricting, controlling and regulat ing the parking of vehicles or any particular classes of vehicles in privately owned trailer parks, (

b) prohibiting the owner of a vehicle or the person in charge of a vehicle fr'Om parking or leaving the vehicle on private property without authority fr'Om the owner, tenant, occupant or person in charge or control of the private property and providing for (

i) the impounding and removal from the private property of a vehicle so parked or left thereon without authority, and (ii) the . laying of an information and complaint ~galnst the owner ?r person in charge of the Illegally parked vehIcle for the parking offence, and (

c) prescribing speed limits on lanes or other thorough fares prep~red for the use of vehicles in privately owned traIler parks.

(3) Except 'Y~en ~n Act specifically enacts to a contrary eff~ct, .no munIcIpalIty has any power to pass enforce or maIntaIn any by-law ' 16

(

a) requiring from any owner or operator of a motor vehicle, any tax, fee, licence or permit for the use of the public highways, or (

b) excluding any of such persons from the free use of the public highways, or (

c) that in any way affects the registration or number ing of motor vehicles, or (

d) forbidding the use of the public highways contrary to or inconsistent with this Act. 15. The council of an urban area may, by by-law, establish a commission, to be known as a parking authority, and give it power (

a) to operate all or any off-street parking areas, structures or facilities owned by the municipality or established on land to which the municipality has title, and (

b) to enter into agreements wJth any person for the construction, operation or management of off-street parking areas, structures or facilities, whether or not the municipality owns the land or has an inter est therein. 17

15. Powers of parking authority. 17

PART 2 EQUIPMENT REQUIRED ON VEHICLES 10. Every person who (

a) operates a vehicle, or (

b) permits another person to operate a vehicle, on a highway without complying with any requirements of this Part as to equipment is guilty of an offence. Headlamps 1 "1.

(1) Every motor vehicle, other than a motor cycle, shall be equipped with at least two headlamps and shall have at least one headlamp mounted on each side of the front of the motor vehicle.

(2) A headlamp upon a motor vehicle, other than a snow plow, shall be mounted on the m1otor vehicle at a height of not more than 54 inches nor less than 24 inches measured from the centre of the headlamp to the level of the ground when the motor vehicle stands unloaded.

(3) The lens and bulb of every headlamp on a motor vehicle shall 'Consist of clear, untinted glass.

(4) No person shall attach to or apply to any headlamp or part thereof any material or substance which causes the beam of light emitted therefrom to be any colour other than what is commonly accepted as being white. 18.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in

section 20 and subject to subsections (2) and (3), the headlamps on motor vehicles, shall be so arranged (

a) that the driver may select at will between distribu tion of light proj ected to different elevations, or (

b) that the selection of light distribution may be made automatically.

(2) Every headlamp shall have (

a) an upper~ost dist;ributi'On of light, or composite beam of lIght, so aImed and of such intensity as, to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 350 feet ahead under all conditions of loading of the motor vehicle, and (

b) a lower~ost distr.ibution of light, or composite beam of lIght, so aImed and of such intensity as to reveal persons and vehicles at a di.stance of at least 100 feet ahead. 18

16. Offence to lack equipment. 17. Location of headlamps. 18. Multiple beam headlamps. 18

(3) In addition to the requirements in subsection (2), the headlamps of a motor vehicle shall be so aimed that on a straight level road and under any condition of loading the high intensity portion of the beam will not strike the eyes of an approaching driver. 19.

(1) No person shall sell a new motor vehicle that has multiple beam road lighting equipment unless the motor vehicle is equipped with a beam indicator that will light up whenever the uppermost distribution of light from the head lamps is in use but not otherwise.

(2) The beam indicator shall be so designed and mounted that when lit it will be readily visible without glare to the driver of the vehicle upon which it is mounted. 20.

(1) Headlamps arranged to provide a single distribu tion of light may be used (

a) on motor vehicles, other than motor cycles, manu factured and sold before April 1, 1956, and (

b) on motor cycles manufactured and sold before January 1, 1969, in lieu of multiple beam road lighting 'equipment specified in

section 18 if the single distribution of light conforms to the requirements of this section.

(2) The headlamps arranged to provide a single distribu tion of light shall be so aimed that (

a) when the motor vehicle is unloaded the high inten sity portion of the light will not, at a distance of 25 feet ahead, be directed higher than a level five inches below the level of the eentre of the lamp from which it comes, and (

b) in no case will the high intensity portion of the light be higher, at a distance of 75 feet ahead than 42 inches above the level on which the motor v'ehicle stands.

(3) The intensity of the light shall be sufficient to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 200 feet. 21. Every motor cycle shall be 'equipped with at least one headlamp but not more than two headlamps. 22. (~) If ~ tractor. or self-propelled implement of hus ban.dry IS ~qulpped WIth any headlamps, it shall not be equIpped WIth any less than two or any more than four headlamps. 19

19. High beam indicator. 20. Single beam headlamp. 21. Headlamps on motor cycle. 22. Headlamps on tractors and implements of husbandry, 19

(2) H'eadlamps upon a tractor or self-propelled imple~ ment of husbandry may be of the single beam or multiple beam type but in either case the headlamps shall conform with the requirements and limitations of this section.

(3) The headlamps shall be of sufficient intensity to reveal a person or vehicle (

a) at a distance of not less than 100 feet ahead when the tractor or s'elf-propelled implement of hus bandry is op~rated at any speed of less than 25 miles per hour, (

b) at a distance of not less than 200 feet ahead when the tractor or self-propelled implement of hus bandry is operat'ed at a speed of 25 to 35 miles per hour, and (

c) at a distance ot' not less than 300 feet ahead when the tractor or self-propelled implement of hus~ bandry is operated at a speed of more than 35 miles per hour.

(4) When the tractor or self-propelled implement of hus bandry is equipped with a multiple beam headlamp (

a) the uppermost beam of light shall conform to the minimum requirements set out in subsection (3) of this

section and shall not exceed the limitations set out in

section 18, subs'ection (2), and (

b) the lowermost beam of light shall conform to the requirements applicable to lowermost distribution of light as set out in

section 18, subsection (2).

(5) When a tractor or self-propelled implement of hus bandry is equipped with single beam headlamps, the head lamps shall be so aimed that none of the high intensity por tion of the light will be directed higher, at a distance of 25 feet ahead, than the level of the centre of the headlamp from which the light comes. Tail Lamps 23.

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), (

a) every motor vehicle, (

b) every self-propelled implement of husbandry, (

c) every tractor, (

d) every trailer, and (

e) every vehicle being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles, shall be equipp'ed with at least two tail lamps mounted at the rear of the vehicle.

(2) Every motor cycle shall be equipped with at least one tail lamp mounted at the rear of the vehicle. 20

23. Tail lamps. 20

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply during daylight hours to such classes of equipment as may be exempted by the regula tions.

(4) The tail lamps on a vehicle shall be as widely spaced laterally as is practicable.

(5) When lit as required by this Act, a tail lamp shall be capable of emitting a red light plainly visible from a dis tance of not less than 500 feet to the rear of the vehicle at a height of not more than 72 inches nor less than 20 inches measured from the centre of the tail lamp to the level ground when the vehicle stands unloaded.

(6) A tail lamp upon a vehicle shall be on the vehicle at a height, which shall be measured from the centre of the tail lamp, of not more than 72 inches nor less than 20 inches to the level ground when the vehicle stands unloaded.

(7) A tail lamp shall be so constructed that the rear licence plate of the vehicle will be illuminated and clearly visible from a distance of 50 feet to the rear, or a separate lamp shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle to illumin ate the licence plate and make it visible from a distance of 50 feet to the rear.

(8) All tail lamps and, if any, separate lamps for illum inating the rear licence plate shall be so wired that they will light and remain lit whenever the head lamps or auxiliary driving lamps are alight. 24. A vehicle carrying a load that overhangs the rear of the vehicle to the extent of five feet or more shall, (

a) during night time hours display a red light, and (

b) at all other times, display a red flag, which shall be not less than 12 inches square, upon and at the extreme rear end of the overhanging load and sufficient in either case to indicate the projection of the load. 25.

(1) Except as permitted by this Act, no vehicle shall display to the rear thereof a light of any colour other than red. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to back-up lights when used in the process 'Of backing up a vehicle. Stop Lamps 26.

(1) Unless otherwise provided by the regulations (

a) every motor cycle shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp mounted on the rear of the vehicle and ' 21

24. Overhanging load. 25. Color of rear lights. 26. Brake lights. 21

(

b) every other motor vehicle and every trailer and the rearmost vehicle in a train of vehicles shall be equipped with at least two stop lamps m'Ounted on the rear of the vehicle.

(2) A stop lamp shall light up when the se:r:vi1ce ~r!lke is applied and when lit shall emit a red light plaInly vISIble from a distance of not less than 100 feet to the rear of the vehicle in normal sunlight. 27. No stop lamp or signal lamp or device shall proj ect a glaring light at any time. Flashing Lights 28. (1 ) No motor vehicle 'Other than a vehicle used (

a) for the transportation of any member of a fire brigade or of any firefighting equipment, or (

b) for the transportation of any peace officer, or (

c) as an ambulance, shall be equipped with any red light or flashing light vis,ible from the front of the vehicle. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to: (

a) signal lights for indicating an intention to turn as required by

section 29; (

b) alternate flashing red lights displayed by a school bus; (

c) flashing lights of such colour other than red as is provided in this Act or the regulations and dis played by (

i) a snowplow, or (ii) a vehicle transporting explosives, or (iii) a tow truck while towing or pushing a disabled vehicle, or (iv) a vehicle engaged in highway inspection, high way construction or highway maintenance, or (

v) a vehicle engaged in the transportation of or towing of a building, 'Or (vi) a vehicle owned and operated by Alberta Government Telepnones while engaged in the construction, maintenance or repair of com munication systems, or ( vii) a vehicle leading a funeral procession, or (viii) a vehicle that has become immobile or in'Oper ative; 22

27. Glaring lights prohibited. 28. Flashing lights. 22

(d) (e) (

f) simultaneously flashing turn signal lights displayed at a railway crossing by a vehicle required to stop at railway crossings; simultaneously flashing turn signal lights displayed by a vehicle that has become immobile or inoper- ative; flashing lights or coloured lights as prescribed by the regulations displayed by a yehicle of a. class authorized by the regulations to dIsplay those lIghts.

(3) Any motor vehicle belonging to a municipal fire department may be equipped with such red lights or other coloured lights as may be designated by by-law of the coun cil.

(4) No vehicle other than a school bus shall be equipped with alternate flashing red lights visible from the front or the rear of the vehicle. 29.

(1) No person shall sell a motor vehicle or trailer unless it is equipped with lamps or mechanical signal devices that comply with the requirements of this

section and that show to the front and rear for the purpose of indicating an intention to turn either to the right or left.

(2) No person shall (

a) operate a motor vehicle, or (

b) pull a trailer, equipped with lamps or mechanical signal devices to in dicate an intention to turn the vehicle or trailer unless the lamps or device show to the front and rear of the vehicle and to the rear of the trailer and otherwise comply with the requirements of this section.

(3) When lamps are used for the purpose of indicating turns (

a) the lamps showing to the front shall be located on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and when in use shall display a white or amber light visible from a distance of not less than 100 feet to the front in normal sunlight, and (

b) the lamps showing to the rear shall be located at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and when in use shall display a red or amber light visible at a distance of not less than 100 feet to the rear in normal sunlight.

(4) Lamps used for indicating turns shall be so con structed and arranged that when used for indicating turns the intended direction of the turn can be indicated by flashing the lights showing to the front and rear on the side toward which the turn is to be made. 23

29. Turn signals. 23

(5) Where mechanical signal devices are used for the purpose of indicating turns, the mechanical devices shall be self-illuminating when in use during the times headlamps are required to be alight.

(6) The owner of a motor vehicle equipped with lamps or mechanical signal devices to indicate an intention to turn shall maintain those lamps or mechanical signal devices in good working order. Other Lights 30. In addition to the lamps required by this Act, every self-propelled implement of husbandry shall, at the tim'es mentioned in

section 93, be equipped with and display such other lights and reflectors as may be prescribed by the regulations. 31.

(1) No motor vehicle shall be equipped with a light that is known to the trade as a search light.

(2) A spot light may be carried upon any motor vehicle but when the vehicle is in motion the ray of the light there from shall be directed to the extrem'e right of the travelled portion of the highway in such manner that the beam of light will strike the extreme right of the travelled portion of the highway within 75 feet of the vehicle.

(3) No person shall use a spotlight carried upon a motor vehicle, whether such motor vehicle is in motion or not, in such a manner as to create a hazard to users of the highway. 32.

(1) A motor vehicle may be equipped with fixed or movable auxiliary lamps or fog lamps mounted upon the front of the vehicle and below the level of the centres of the headlamps and at a height not less than 16 inches above the level on which the vehicle stands.

(2) Not more than two auxiliary lamps or two fog lamps mounted on opposite sides of a vehicle may be used and the use of such lamps shall be in connection with but not in sub stitution for headlamps except under conditions of fog or rain rendering disadvantageous the use of headlamps.

(3) In no event shall the number of auxiliary and fog lamps upon a motor vehicle exceed a combined total of three and in no event shall more than two of those lamps be lighted for use with lighted headlamps.

(4) Ever~ auxiliary lamp a.nd every fog lamp used upon a motor vehIcle shall be soadJ usted and aimed that the top of the main substantial portion of the beam will strike the road at approximately 75 feet in advance of the vehicle and 24

30. Lights and reflectors on implements of husbandry. 31. Search and spot lights. 32. Auxiliary or fog lamps. 24

will not proj ect a glaring or dazzling light into the eyes of approaching drivers.

(5) The term "auxiliary lamp" or "fog lamp" de~otes any combination of reflector, lens and lamp bulb desIgned to illuminate the roadway close to and forward or forward and to the sides of the motor vehicle and otherwise meeting the requirements of this section. Brakes 33.

(1) No motor vehicle, other than a motor cycle, shall be operated upon a highway unless it has (

a) an adequate service brake, and (

b) an adequate emergency or parking brake capable of being operated separately.

(2) No motor cycle or tractor or self-propelled imple ment of husbandry shall be operated upon a highway unless it has an adequate service brake. 34.

(1) In this

section "motor vehicle" includes a self propelled implement of husbandry.

(2) Every person driving a motor vehicle on any high way shall upon request of a peace officer (

a) permit the officer to inspect and test the brakes with which the motor vehicle is equipped and for that purpose to operate the vehicle, or (

b) at the option of the officer, operate the motor vehicle as directed by the officer for the purpose of the inspection and testing of the brakes, and the officer shall, if the brakes are ,inadequate, so notify the driver of the vehicle who shall forthwith proceed to have the brakes made adequate.

(3) Where the s'ervice brakes of a motor vehicle equipped with two-wheel brakes are not capable of bringing the vehicle to a standstill (

a) within 40 feet from the point at which the brakes were applied when the brakes are applied while the vehicle is loaded to its full capacity and moving, (

b) on a level surface consisting of dry paving of as phalt or concrete free from loose materials, and (

c) at a speed of 20 miles an hour, the service brakes of the vehicle are inadequate.

(4) When the service brakes upon any motor vehicle other than a motor vehicle mentioned in subsection (3) or any cor.abination of vehicles are not capable of bringing the vehicle or combination of vehicles to a standstill 25

33. Brakes. 34. Inspection and testing of brakes. 25

(

a) within a distance of 30 feet from the point at which the brakes were applied, when the brakes are. ap plied while the vehicle 'Or combination of vehIcles is loaded to its full capacity and moving, (

b) on a level surface consisting of dry paving of as phalt or concrete free from loose materials, and (

c) at a speed of 20 miles an hour, the service brakes of the motor vehicle or combination of vehicles are inadequate.

(5) Where the emergency or parking brake upon a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles is not capable of bringing the motor vehicle or combinati'On of vehicles to a standstill (

a) wi thin a distance of 55 feet from the point at which the brake was applied, when the brake is applied while the motor vehicle or combination of vehicles is loaded to its full capacity and moving, (

b) on a level surface of dry paving of asphalt or con crete free from loose materials, and (

c) at a speed of 20 miles an hour, the emergency or parking brake of the motor vehicle or combination of vehicles is inadequate.

(6) The emergency or parking brake of a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be capable of holding the vehicle or combination of vehicles at a standstill upon any grade upon which the motor vehicle or combination of vehicles is operated.

(7) All brakes shall at all times be maintained in good working order and shall be so adjusted that the brake pres sure upon the wheels on 'each side of the vehicle is as nearly as possible equal. Other Equipment 35.

(1) Every motor vehicle, motor cycle and bicycle shall be equipped with an adequate horn, gong 'Or bell and it shall be kept in good working order and shall be sounded whenever it is reasonably necessary to warn persons on or approaching the highway in the vicinity of the vehicle or motor cycle or bicycle.

(2) No person having the control of any motor vehicle, motor cycle or bicycle shall use the horn, gong, bell or other signalling device thereon except for the purpose of giving notice to persons on or approaching the highway in the vicinity of the motor vehicle, motor cycle or bicycle of the approach of the vehicle, and in so doing shall not make any more noise than is reasonably necessary for the purpose of giving the warning. 26

35. Horn, etc. 26

(1) A motor vehicle propelled by an internal com bustion engine shall be equipped with an exhaust muffler consisting of a series of pipes or chambers which ensures that the exhaust gases from the engine are cooled and 'ex pelled without excessive noise and without the emission of any flame or sparks.

(2) No person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle pro pelled by an internal combustion engine when the muffler with which the vehicle is equipped is cut out or disconnected from the engine.

(3) No person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine equipped with a muffler from which has been removed a baffle-plate or other part.

(4) No person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine equipped with a muffler, the exhaust outlet of which has been opened or widened.

(5) No person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle pro pelled by an internal combustion engine equipped with a muffler or 'exhaust system to which is attached any device which increases the noise of the expulsion of the gases from the engine or allows a flame to be ignited from the exhaust system.

(6) This

section does not apply to a school bus having a capacity of 24 or more pass'engers. 37.

(1) Every motor vehicle equipped with a windshield, other than a motor cycle, shall be equipped with a mechani cally or electrically operated device (

a) for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield, and (

b) that can in each case be controlled or operated by the driver of the motor vehicle.

(2) The owner of a motor vehicle shall maintain in good working order the deviee required by subsection (1). 38.

(1) Every motor vehicle and every trailer shall be equipped with mudguards or fenders or other device ade quate to reduce -effectively the wheel spray or splash of water from the roadway to the rear thereof, unless adequate protection is afforded by the body of the motor vehicle or trailer or by a trailer drawn by the motor vehicle. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a motor vehicle or trailer in an unfinished condition while proceeding to a works for completion. 27

36. Mufflers. 37. Windshield wipers. 38. Mudguards. 27

39. ( 1) Every motor vehicle shall carry a mirror secure ly attached to it and placed in a position that will afford the driver a clear view of the roadway in the rear and of any vehicle approaching from the rear.

(2) Where the view afforded by the mirror required under subsection (1) is obstructed or interfered with in any manner a side rear vision mirror shall be attached to each side of the motor vehicle and shall be placed in such a posi tion as to afford the driver a clear view of the roadway to the rear and to each side of the motor vehicle.

(3) In addition to any mirrors required under subsec tions (1) and (2), every new motor vehicle sold shall carry a side rear vision mirror attached to the left side of the motor vehicle in such a position as to afford the driver a clear view of the roadway to the rear left side of the vehicle.

(4) Every self-propelled implement of husbandry when operated on a highway shall carry a mirror securely at tached to it and placed in a position that will afford the driver a clear view of the roadway to the rear and of any vehicle approaching from the rear. 40. Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a speedo meter to indicate the speed of the vehicle when moving forward. 41.

(1) Without in any way restricting the provisions of this Part, the owner of a vehicle shall keep and maintain the vehicle and all equipment thereof in a condition of con formity at all times with any standards or specifications prescribed by the regulations and shall keep and maintain all equipment prescribed by this Act or the regulations (

a) in good working order, and (

b) properly attached to the vehicle, having regard to the purpose for which that equipment is intended.

(2) Where requested to do so by a peace officer, the owner of a vehicle shall, as soon as is reasonably possible, have any work done to the vehicle that is necessary to make it comply with the provisions of this Part and shall report the compliance to the peace officer. 42.

(1) Every motor vehicle, except a motor cycle, shall be equipped with a windshield.

(2) No person shall sell or offer for sale a new motor vehicle unless the glass in the windshield and in the other windows complies with the conditions prescribed by the regulations. 28

39. Rear vision mirror. 40. Speedometer. 41. Maintenance of equipment. 42. Windshields. 28

(3) No person shall (

a) sell or offer for sale any windshield or glass in tended to be used for glazing a motor vehicle, or (

b) glaze a motor vehicle with glass, that does not comply with the conditions prescribed by the regulations. ( 4) No person shall (

a) sell or offer for sale a new holiday camper designed for truck mounting unless the glass in the windows complies with the conditions prescribed by the regulations, or (

b) sen or offer for sale any glass intended to be used for glazing a holiday camper unless the glass com plies with the conditions prescribed by the regula tions, or (

c) glaze a holiday camper with glass that does not comply with the conditions prescribed by the regu lations. 43. No person shan sell or offer for sale hydraulic brake fluid for use in vehicles upon a highway (

a) that does not comply with the standards and speci fications prescribed by the regulations, or (

b) in a container not marked in compliance with the regulations. 44.

(1) No person shall sell or offer for sale for use in vehicles upon a highway any 'equipment that does not comply with the standards and specifications that may be prescribed for that equipment by the regulations.

(2) No person shall sen a new motor vehicle of a class which by the regulations is required to be marked with the displacement or horsepower of its motor unless it is so marked in accordance with the regulations. 45. No vehicle other than a vehicle used (

a) for the transportation of any m'ember of a fire brigade or of any firefighting equipment, or (

b) for the transportation of any policeman, or (

c) as an ambulance, or (

d) as a gas disconnecting unit of a public utility com pany, shall, while on a highway, be equipped with a siren without the authorization of the Minister. 29

43. Brake fluid. 44. Standards for equipment. 45. Sirens. 29

(1) No person shall drive upon a highway any motor vehicle that is equipped with a television set.

(2) No person shall operate a television set in a motor vehicle while the vehicle is upon a highway.

(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), a tele vision set may be located and operated in a motor coach or a holiday camper or a self-propelled mobile home if the driver of the motor vehicle cannot by any means see the screen of the television set while the vehicle is in motion. 47.

(1) No person shall drive upon a highway a vehicle that is equipped with or that carries or contains a device capable of detecting or interfering with radar or any other electronic equipment as may be used from tim'e to time for measuring the speed of vehicles. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to (

a) a vehicle used by a peace officer in the cours'e of his duties, or (

b) a vehicle used by a person in conducting a traffic survey authorized by the Minister.

(3) Where a peace officer apprehends a person operating a motor vehicle contrary to subsection (1), the peace officer may seize the device or equipment and it is forfeited to the Crown.

(4) No person shall, without the approval of the Min ister, sell or offer for sale any device capable of detecting or interfering with radar or such other electronic equip ment as may be used from time to time for measuring the speed of vehicles. 30

46. Television in motor vehicles. 47. Radar detectors. 30

PART 3 RULES OF THE ROAD Application 48.

(1) Every person operating a motor vehicle, a tractor, an implement of husbandry or any other t~pe of vehicle upon a highway shall insofar as they are appiIcable, obey the rules of the road set out in this Part, except (

a) when otherwise instructed by any applicable traffic control device, or (

b) when otherwise directed by a peace officer.

(2) Every driver shall obey the instructions of any ap plicable traffic control device.

(3) Notwithstanding anything in this Part, every driver shall obey the directions of any peace officer directing traffic.

(4) Where all or any of the lights of a traffic control signal are not operating properly or are not operating at all, every driver shall use the roadway in the vicinity of the traffic control signal with caution.

(5) Notwithstanding anything in this Part, when (

a) a flagman is stationed, or (

b) a barricade or sign is erected upon a highway to direct traffic in connection with any construction, repair or other work upon the highway or upon land adjacent to the highway, every driver shall obey the directions given by the flagman or, if none, by the barricades or signs. 49.

(1) Where a peac'e officer consipers it necessary (

a) to ensure orderly movement of traffic, or (

b) to prevent injury or damage to persons or property, or (

c) to permit proper action in an emergency, he may direct traffic according to his discretion notwith- standing anything in this Part. '

(2) Where a peace officer is not present at the scene of a fIre or e!llergency, any member of a fire brigade present may exerCIse the powers of a peace officer under subsection (1). 50.

(1) Any motor vehicle equipped with a siren and being 31

48. Observance of rules of the road. 49. Direction of traffic contrary to rules. 50. Driving and parking contrary to rules. 31

(

a) used for the transportation of any member of a fire brigade in response to an emergency call, or (

b) used for the transportation of a peace officer in response to an em'ergency call or for the purpose of (

i) investigating a reported accident, or (ii) detecting or preventing crime, or (iii) making an arrest, or (

c) an ambulance used in response to an emergency call, or (

d) a gas disconnecting unit of a public utility com pany used in respons'e to an emergency call, or (

e) a vehicle used in an emergency in accordance with an authorization granted by the Minister pursuant to

section 45, may, while being so used and while the siren is being con tinuously sounded, (

f) be operated at such speed as is reasonable and proper having regard to (

i) the traffic ordinarily upon the highway, (ii) the use of the highway, and (iii) the fact that it is being so used, (

g) proce'ed past a red or stop signal or stop sign without stopping, and (

h) be operated at such speed as is reasonable and safe under the circumstances.

(2) Where required to do so for the purpose of carrying out his duties as a peace officer, a peace officer may, not withstanding subsection (1), (

a) operate a motor vehicle on a highway in excess of the speed limit thereon and at such speed as is necessary and reasonable having regard to the traffic ordinarily upon the highway and the fact that it is being so used, (

b) drive past a red or stop signal or stop sign without stopping but only at such speed as is reasonable and prudent under the circumstances, and (

c) drive and park a motor vehicle contrary to any rule of the road prescribed by this Act or a muni cipal by-law, if in the interest of law enforcement it is necessary and in the circumstance safe to do so.

(3) Where required to do so for the purpose of carrying out his duties as a member of a fire brigade or ambulance service, a fireman or ambulance driver may drive and park a motor vehicle contrary to any rule of the road prescribed 32

by this Act or a municipal by-law, if it is necessary and in the circumstances safe to do so and shall, in the absencedof a peace officer, have the powers of a peace officer un er this Act with respect to traffic control and direction to t~e extent necessary to enable him to efficiently perform hIS duties or safeguard the public.

(4) Vehicles us'ed in highway maintenance or highway construction work or by employees in the Safety Branch may be operated upon such portions of a highway as may be requisite for the highway maintenance, highway construc tion or other work in which it is engaged. Speed 51. Notwithstanding any speed limit prescrihed by or pursuant to this or any other Act, no driver shall drive at any rate of speed that is unreasonable having regard to all the circumstances of the case, including without restricting the generality of the foregoing, (

a) the nature, condition and use of the highway, (

b) the atmospheric, weather or other conditions that might affect the visibility of the driver or the con trol of the vehicle, (

c) the amount of traffic there then is or that might reasonably be expected to be on the highway, and (

d) the mechanical condition of the vehicle or any equipment of the vehicle. 5.2.

(1) Except where a higher rate of speed is prescribed pursuant to

section 5, no person shall drive on a primary highway outside an urban area at any greater rate of speed than (a) 60 miles an hour during the daytime, or (b) 50 miles an hour during the night time.

(2) Except where a higher rate of speed is prescribed pursuant to

section 12, no person shall drive in an urban area at a greater rate of speed than 30 miles an hour. <,3) Where . the council of an ur ban area has pre scrIbed a maXImum rate of speed of less than 30 miles an hour pursuant to

section 12, subsection (1) and where that rate is designated by signs erected along the highway no person shall drive at a rate of speed greater than that s~ prescribed.

(4) In an urban area no person shall drive in an alley at a greater rate of speed than the maximum rate prescribed pursuant to

section 14. 33

51. Speed appropriate to circumstances. 52. Standard maximum speed. 33

(5) Except where a higher rate of speed is author!zed pursuant to

section 12, no person shall drive on a hIgh way that is (

a) subject to the direction, control and manag~~ent of the local governing authority of a munIClpa] district, county or special area, or (

b) within a city where the title to the highway is vested in the Crown in right of Alberta pursuant to

section 21 of The Public Highways Development Act, or (

c) through an Indian reserve, the title to which is vested in the Crown in right of Alberta and that is not the subj ect of an agreement entered into pur suant to

section 18 of The Public Highways De velopme.nt Act, or (

d) a forestry road, or (

e) a local road as defined in The Provincial Parks Act, 1974, or (

f) a licence of occupation road, or (

g) within an improvement district, at a greater rate of speed than 50 miles per hour. 53.

(1) No person shall drive at a greater rate of speed than the maximum rate designated by signs erected along the highway pursuant to

section 5 or 12.

(2) Where a speed limit is prescribed pursuant to

section 5 or 12 the speed limit applies to all that part of the high way between the point where the first sign indicating t~e prescribed speed limit is posted and the point where . a sign is posted indicating a greater or lesser speed or indi cating that the prescribed speed limit has ceased to apply. 54.

(1) In this

section "school zone" and "playground zone" means a zone on a highway identified by a traffic control device as an area where children (

a) may be expected to be on the highway, or (

b) are permitted to cross the highway at a designated point along the highway.

(2) On any day on which school is held no driver shall drive within a school zone outside an ur'ban area at a rate of speed greater than 25 miles per hour at any time between (a) 8 :00 o'clock an~ 9 :30 o'clock in the morning, or (b) 11 :30 o'clock in the morning and 1 :30 o'clock in the afternoon, or ( c ) 3 :00 o'clock and 4 :30 o'clock in the afternoon. 34

53. Posting speed limits. 54. Speed in school and playground zones. 34

(3) On any day on which school is held, no driver shall drive within a school zone within an urban area at any rate of speed greater than 20 miles per hour between (a) 8 :00 o'clock and 9 :30 o'clock in the morning, or (b) 11 :30 o'clock in the morning and 1 :30 o'clock in the afternoon, or (c) 3 :00 o'clock and 4 :30 o'clock in the afternoon.

(4) No driver shall drive within a playground zone (

a) at a rate of speed greater than 20 miles per hour where the zone is within an urban area, or (

b) at a rate of speed greater than 25 miles per hour where the zone is outside an urban area, between the hours of 8 :30 o'clock in the morning and one hour after sunset.

(5) No driver shall pass or attempt to pass a vehicle moving in the same direction as he is in a school zone or a playground zone when the speed limit prescribed by subsec ( 1), (2) or (3) is in effect.

(6) Where a school zone or playground zone is identified by a traffic control device capable of showing rapid inter mittent flashes of yellow light as provided in

section 91, subsection (5), then subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to the zone, and subsection (4) does not apply to the zone except when the rapid intermittent flashes of yellow light are being shown.

(7) Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (3), the council of a municipality by by-law may increase the prescribed hours where appropriate for any school zone within its cor porate limits having regard to the hours of opening and closing of any school or schools, in which case the council shall cause the traffic control devices displayed to identify the prescribed hours as increased.

(8) A school zone or playground zone (

a) begins where there is a traffic control device indi cating the school zone or playground zone, and (

b) ends where there is a traffic control device indi cating a greater rate of speed or the end of the zone. 55.

(1) A driver who is proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall drive (

a) in the right hand traffic lane then available for traffic, or (

b) as close as practicable to the right hand curb or edge of the roadway, 35

55. Slow moving vehicles. 35

except when overtaking and passing another vehicle travel ling in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.

(2) Where a traffic control device directs slow moving traffic to use a designated traffic lane, a driver when driv ing slowly shall drive in that lane only. 56.

(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Part, on a highway outside an urban area where there are two or more traffic lanes on the same side of the centre line for vehicles travelling in the same direction, a driver shall not drive in the traffic lane nearest the centre line unless he is driving at or near the maximum speed permitted. (2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit a slower moving vehicle from using the traffic lane nearest to the centre line for the purpose of overtaking and passing another vehicle. 57.

(1) No driver shall drive at such a slow rate of speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic then existing on a highway, except when it is neeessary to do so for safe operation or to comply with this Part.

(2) No person shall drive (

a) on a highway, or (

b) in traffic, at a slower rate of speed than the minimum speed desig~ nated therefor by signs erected along the highway pursuant to

section 5.

(3) A peace officer may require a driver who is contra- vening this

section to (

a) increase his rate of speed, or (

b) remove his vehicle from the roadway, or (

c) drive in a different tra.ffic lane, and any driver who fails to obey the order of the peace officer is guilty of an offence. Driving on Right Side of Roadway . 58. (1). No person shall drive to the left of the centre lIne of a hIghway except (

a) w~en ~>vertaking al!-d passing another vehicle trav ellIng In the same dIrection, or (

b) when the roadway to the right of the centre line is obstructed by a parked vehicle or other object, or 36

56. Driving near centre line. 57. Travelling at too slow speed. 58. Driving on right side of roadway. 36

(

c) when the roadway to the right of the centre line is closed to traffic, or (

d) when turning left off the highway into another highway or into a private road or driveway, or (

e) when a traffic control device otherwise requires or permits, or (

f) upon a one-way highway.

(2) Where a highway is divided into two or more road ways by a boulevard, ditch or other physical barrier, no person shall drive into, across or along the boulevard, ditch or physical barrier. 59. Except as may be provided for by a municipal by law pursuant to

section 14, clause 14, no person shall drive any vehicle into, across or along any boulevard, ditch or sidewalk except at proper and lawful vehicular cross ings provided therefor. '60. Where the condition of a

section of roadway is such that it is impractical or unsafe for two vehicles being driven in opposite directions to pass each other in a normal manner, (

a) if a vehicle is being driven upon that s'ection, another driver approaching that

section from the opposite direction shall stop before entering upon the

section and shall not proceed until the oncoming vehicle reaches and passes him, or (

b) if two vehicles are being driven upon that

section in opposite directions and meet thereon, each of the drivers shall immediately stop and before proceed ing to pass the other shall take all reasonable steps to learn whether he can do so with safety to himself and others, and, if necessary, each of the drivers shall assist the other to pass in safety. 61..

(1) On a highway: (

a) where double solid lines exist between traffic lanes a driver shall not cross the double solid lines fro~ one lane to another; (

b) w~ere, in an urba~ area, a single solid line only eXIsts between traffIc lanes, a driver shall not cross the single solid line from one lane to another e~cept when overtaking and passing another vehICle; (

c) where, .outside an urban area, a single solid line only eXIsts between traffic lanes a driver shall not cross the single solid line from o~e lane to another' , 37

59. Vehicular crossings. 60. Meeting and passing oncoming vehicles. 61. Rules for traffic lanes. 37

(

d) where a single solid line and a broken line together exist between traffic lanes, a driver (

i) shall not, except as provided in subclause (~i), cross the solid line from the lane next to WhICh the solid line is located, and (ii) may only cross to the left over the broken and solid lines from the lane next to which the broken line is located for the purpose of and when overtaking and passing another vehicle in that lane and shall immediately thereafter recross both lines and return to the lane on the right in which he was originally travelling; (

e) where one or more broken lines only exist between traffic lanes, a driver may cross the broken line or lines from one lane into another.

(2) Before driving from one traffic lane into another, or from a curb lane or a parking lane into a traffic lane, a driver (

a) shall signal his intention to do so in the manner prescribed by the regulations, and (

b) shall give the signal in sufficient time to provide a reasonable warning to other persons of his inten tions.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) and unless pro hibited by a traffic control device, a driver may cross a single solid line or, outside an urban area, a double solid line (

a) when necessary to turn left into a highway, private road or driveway, or (

b) when necessary upon entering the highway from a private road or driveway, or (

c) when necessary to enter a parking lane on the right side of the center line.

(4) Notwithstanding anything in this section, a driver shall not (

a) drive from one traffic lane to another, or (

b) cross a solid or broken line, or (

c) drive from a curb lane into a traffic lane, or (

d) drive from a parking lane into a traffic lane when the movement cannot be made in safety.

(5) W.h~re a. highway has been divided into lanes by clearly vIsIble hnes marked on the road surface the drivel of a vehicle other than a bicycle shall drive hi~ vehicle as closely as practical in the centre of the lane so marked.

(6) No person shall drive a vehicle in such a manner as to occupy space in two lanes exc'ept during the act of pass- 38

ing another vehicle or changing lanes or unless road con ditions make the use of a single lane impractical. 62.

(1) On a highway consisting of three traffic lanes, a driver shall not drive in the centre traffic lane except (

a) when passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, or (

b) when approaching an intersection where he intends to turn left, or (

c) when a traffic control device otherwise permits. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a one-way highway. 63. A driver shall drive on a one-way highway only in the direction designated by the signs on or along the highway. 64.

(1) No driver shall follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for (

a) the speed of the vehicles, (

b) the amount and nature of traffic upon the highway, and (

c) the condition of the highway.

(2) Each driver in a caravan or motorcade, other than a funeral procession, on a highway outside an urban area, hamlet of a built-up area along the highway, shall leave sufficient space between his vehicle or combination of vehicles to enable a vehicle to enter and occupy that space without danger. Overtaking and Passing 65.

(1) A driver shall not pass or attempt to pass another vehicle travelling in the sam'e direction (

a) when proceeding uphill, or (

b) when on a curve in the highway, or (

c) when approaching within 100 feet of or traversing a level railway crossing, unless a traffic control device otherwise directs or permits. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply where there are two or more traffic lanes on the same side of the centre line for vehicles proceeding in that direction, and the driver desiring to pass can do so by continuing to drive on the right hand side of the centre line.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), where a curve or grade on a highway is divided into traffic lanes by a broken 39

62. Three-lane highways. 63. One-way highways. 64. Following other vehicles. 65. Passing on hills, etc. 39

line or by a broken line and a solid line existing together,. a driver may pass on the curve or grade if he crosses the solId line from the lane next to which the broken line is located. 66. A driver shall not drive to or upon the left of the centre line of a highway in overtaking and passing anothel vehicle or an obstruction unless (

a) the left side is clearly visible, and (

b) is free of oncoming and overtaking traffic, for a sufficient distanc'e to permit overtaking and passing to be completely made without interfering with the safe operation of another vehicle. 67.

(1) Subject to

section 68, a driver overtaking another vehicle (

a) shall pass to the left of the other vehicle at a safe distance, and (

b) shall not return to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle where upon he shall return to the right side of the road way.

(2) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, a driver being overtaken by another vehicle (

a) shall give way to the right in favour of the over taking vehicle, and (

b) shall not increase his sp'eed until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle. 68.

(1) A driver may overtake and pass on the right of another vehicle (

a) when the vehicle overtaken is making a left turn or its driver has signalled his intention to make a left turn, or (

b) upon a one-way highway where the roadway is of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles and is free from obstructions.

(2) On a highway where there are two or more traffic lanes on the same side of the centre line for vehicles trav elling in the same direction: (

a) a driver overtaking another vehicle travelling in the same direction, may pass on the right or left of the other vehicle if there is a lane available for passing to the right or the left of the lane being used by the overtaking vehicle; 40

GG. Passing when meeting oncoming vehicles. G7. Overtaking and passing. G8. Overtaking and passing on the right. 40

(

b) a driver being overtaken by another vehicle trav elling in the same direction shall remain in the h;ne in which he is driving so as to allow the overtakIng vehicle free passage in the lane to the right .or t~e left of the lane in which the overtaken drIver IS travelling. 69. Notwithstanding anything in this Part, a driver shall not overtake and pass or attempt to overtake or to pass another vehicle (

a) when the movem'ent cannot be made safely, or (

b) by driving off the roadway, or (

c) by driving in a parking lane. Turns 70. Before turning a vehicle to the left or right the driver (

a) shall signal his intention to do so in such manner as may be prescribed by the regulations, and (

b) shall give the signal in sufficient time to provide a reasonable warning to other persons of the inten tion of the driver. 71.

(1) A driver intending to turn right from a two way highway onto another two-way highway shall make the turn (

a) by driving as closely as practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway while approaching the inter

section and turning, and (

b) upon leaving the intersection by driving as closely as practicable to the right curb or edge of the road way then entered, unless a traffic control deviee otherwise directs or permits.

(2) A driver intending to turn right to enter or leave a one-way highway shall drive as closely as practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway when entering and leaving the intersection, unless a traffic control device otherwise directs or permits.

(3) On a highway divided into traffic lanes, a driver approaching an intersection and intending to turn right (

a) shall drive in the traffic lane nearest to the right hand side of the roadway, and (

b) may pass any other vehicle travelling in the same direction in a lane to his left, unless a traffic control device otherwise directs or permits.

(4) A ?river approaching an intersection and intending to turn nght shall, wherever practicable, drive his vehicl'e 41

69. Restrictions on overtaking and passing. 70. Signalling for turns. 71. Right turns. 41

into the position required by this

section at least 50 feet before reaching that intersection. 72.

(1) A driver intending to turn left from a two-way highway onto another two-way highway shall make the turn (

a) by driving to the right of and as closely as prac ticable to the centre line of the highway while approaching the intersection and turning, and (

b) upon leaving the intersection by driving to the right of and as closely as practicable to the centre line of the highway then entered, unless a traffic control device otherwise directs or permits.

(2) A driver intending to turn left from a two-way high way onto a one-way highway shall make the left turn (

a) by driving to the right of and as closely as prac ticable to the centre line of the two-way highway where it enters the intersection, and (

b) upon leaving the intersection by driving as closely as practicable to the left hand side of the one-way highway entered, unless a traffic control device otherwise directs or permits.

(3) A driver intending to turn left from a one-way high way onto a two-way highway shall make the left turn (

a) by driving as closely as practicable to the left side of the one-way highway where it enters the inter section, and (

b) upon leaving the intersection by driving to the right of and as closely as practicable to the centre line of the two-way highway entered, unless a traffic control device otherwise directs or permits.

(4) A driver intending to turn left from a one-way high way onto another one-way highway shall make the left turn (

a) by driving as closely as practicable to the left hand side of the one-way highway where it enters the intersection, and (

b) upon leaving the intersection by driving as closely as practicable to the left hand side of the other one-way highway entered, unless a traffic control device otherwise directs or permits.

(5) A driver approaching an intersection and intending to turn left shall, wherever practicabl'e drive his vehicle into the position required by this secti~n at least 50 feet before reaching that intersection. 7.3 • (1) ~en a ~raff!c lane is marked by a traffic control devIce showIng a dIrectional arrow or arrows with or with- 42

72. Left turns. 73. Directional arrows. 42

out accompanying words a driver travelling in that lane may make only the movement indicated or permitted by the traffic control device at the intersection or other place to which the traffic control device applies.

(2) When a traffic lane is marked by a traffic control device showing the words "no left turn" or "no right turn" a driver travelling in that lane and approaching the traffic control device shall not make the turn prohibited by the device.

(3) A driver who approaches (

a) a traffic control device that shows a downward pointing illuminated green arrow symbol marking the lane in which he is travelling may continue to drive in that lane, or (

b) a traffic control device that shows an illuminated red "X" symbol marking the lane in which he is travelling shall not drive into or continue to drive in that lane. U-Turns 74.

(1) A driver shall not turn his vehicle so as to pro ceed in the opposite direction unless he can do so in safety and without interfering with other traffic.

(2) A driver shall not turn his vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction (

a) upon a curve, or (

b) upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade where his vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of another vehicl'e approaching from either direction within 500 feet.

(3) In an urban area a driver shall not turn his vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction (

a) on a roadway between intersections, or (

b) at a place where a sign prohibits making a U-turn, or (

c) at an intersection controlled by a traffic control signal, or (

d) at an alley intersection, or (

e) at any other intersection unless the movement can be made in safety.

(4) The turns referred to in this

section include what are commonly known as "U-turns". 75.

(1) The driver of a school bus shall not make a U-turn on any highway other than a four-lane divided highway. 43

74. U-turns. 76. U-turns by school bus. 43

(2) The driver of a school bus shall not make a V-turn on a four-lane divided highway if the total length of the school bus exceeds the shortest distance separating the traffic lanes for traffic proceeding in one direction from' the traffic lanes for traffic proceeding in the opposite direction.

(3) The driver of a school bus making a V-turn on a four-lane divided highway shall, before completing the turn, bring the school bus to a stop on the cross-road across the median so that no part of the bus proj ects over the traffic lanes on either side of the centre strip of the divided high way. Backing 76. (1 ) No person shall back up a motor vehicle unless the movement can be made (

a) in safety, and (

b) without interfering with other traffic on the high way.

(2) In an urban area no person shall back a vehicle into an intersection or crosswalk. Yielding and Stopping 77.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Part, when two vehicles approach or enter an intersection from differ ent highways at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle to the left shall yield the right of way to the vehicle on the right.

(2) A driver intending to turn left across the path of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction shall not make or attempt to make the left turn unless the turn can be completed in safety. 78. Before stopping a vehicle the driver (

a) shall signal his intention to do so in such manner as may be prescribed by the regulations, and (

b) shall give the signal in sufficient time to provide a reasonable warning to other persons of the inten tion of the driver. 79. (1 ~ In this

section "street" means a street within the meanIng of The Public Highways Development Act.

(2) A driver about to enter upon (

a) a primary highway or street from a road, alley or driveway, or 44

76. Backing up. 77. Right of way at intersections. 78. Signalling stops. 79. Stopping before entering highway. 44

(

b) an alley or road from a driveway, shall, unless the intersection of the two roadways is marked with a "yield" sign or a "merge" sign, bring his vehicle to a stop (

c) before entering upon the intersecting roadway and at a point no further than 10 feet from the intersecting roadway, or (

d) if there is a marked crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, immediately before entering upon the crosswalk, or (

e) if there is a marked stop line on the near side of the intersection, at the stop line.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) (

a) a driver emerging from any alley or driveway shall stop his vehicle before driving onto a sidewalk crossing and shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian on the sidewalk or sidewalk crossing, and (

b) a driver entering any alley or driveway shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian on a sidewalk or sidewalk crossing. 80. A driver about to enter upon any highway from a highway that is marked by a "stop" sign shall bring his vehicle to a stop (

a) before entering upon the intersecting roadway and at a point no further than 10 feet from the inter secting roadway, or (

b) if there is a marked crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, immediately before 'entering upon the crosswalk, or (

c) if there is a marked stop line on the near side of the intersection, at the stop line. 81. Where a driver is required to stop pursuant to

section 79 or 80, (

a) he shall not proceed until the condition of the traffic upon the highway being entered upon is such that he can 'enter thereon in safety, and (

b) he shall yield the right of way to all traffic ap proaching thereon. 82. A driv,~r. ab~ut. to enter upon a highway that is mark~d by a YIeld SI¥TI need not stop his vehicle before enterIng but he shall Yl'eld the right of way to all traffic upon the highway being entered upon. 45

80. Stop signs. 81. Proceeding after stopping. 82. Yield signs. 45

83. Unless otherwise directed by a sign, a driver travelling in a traffic circle shall yield the right of way to any other vehicle that is travelling to his left in the circle. 84.

(1) A driver shall yield the right of way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk.

(2) Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a crosswal~ to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, any other drIver approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass the stopped vehicle.

(3) At any place upon a roadway other than at a cross walk the driver of a vehicle has the right of way over pedestrians, unless otherwise directed by a peace officer or a traffic control signal, but nothing in this subsection relieves a driver from the duty of exercising due care for the safety of pedestrians. 85.

(1) A driver meeting or being overtaken or being approached from the right or the left by a vehicle on which a siren is being sounded shall (

a) drive his vehicle as close as practicable to the right of the roadway, (

b) bring his vehicle to a stop, and (

c) remain stopped, until the vehicle sounding its siren has passed.

(2) On a one-way highway where there are more than two traffic lanes a driver meeting or being overtaken or being approached from the right or left by a vehicl'e on which a siren is being sounded, shall (

a) drive his vehicle as close as practicable to the right of the roadway, (

b) bring his vehicle to a stop, and (

c) remain stopped, until the vehicle sounding its siren has stopped. (3) Subsections (1) and (2.) do not operate so as to relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty of driving with due regard to the saf'ety of all persons using the highway. 86.

(1) At a railway crossing at any time when (

a) a c.learlr visible .electrical or mechanical signal deV}ce gIves warnIng of the approach of a railway traIn, or (

b) a. crossing gate is lowered or a flagman is giving a SIgnal of the approach or passage of a railway train or ' 46

83. Traffic circles. 84. Yielding to pedestrians. 85. Yielding to vehicle with siren. 86. Railway crossing. 46

(

c) a railway train within approximatel~ 1500 fe~t of the crossing is approaching the crossIng and eIther sounds an audible signal or is visible, or (

d) a railway train is visible and approaching the C!OSS ing and by reason of its speed or nearness IS an immediate hazard, a driver approaching the railway crossing (

e) shall stop his vehicle no closer than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railway, and (

f) shall not proceed until the train (

i) has passed by the railway crossing, or (ii) has come to a stop, and he can saf'ely proceed.

(2) No person shall drive through, around .or under a crossing gate or barrier at a railway crossing while the gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.

(3) Where a stop sign is erected at a raHway crossing, a driver approaching the railway crossing (

a) shall stop his vehicle (

i) no cl.oser than 15 feet, and (ii) no further than 50 feet, from the nearest rail of the railway, and (

b) shall not proceed until he can do so safely.

(4) In the case of a railway crossing that is not controlled by a traffic control signal, the driver of a vehicle that (

a) is a school bus, or (

b) is carrying explosive substances as cargo, or (

c) is used for carrying flammable liquids or gas, whether or not it is then empty, shall stop the vehicle no closer than 15 feet or further than 50 feet from the nearest rail of the railway, and (

d) remaining stopped, shall listen and look in both directions along the railway for an approaching train and for signals indicating the approach of a train, (

e) shall not proceed until he can do so safely, and (

f) in the case of a school bus, shall before proceeding o~en the front door and where practicable to do so WIth one hand, shall also open the window immedi ately to his left. (5) Subsection (4) does not apply where a peace officer or a flagman otherwise directs. (6) ?-,he council of a city may, by by-law, provide that ~ubsectI?n (4) does not apply to all or any railway crossings In the CIty. 47

(7) Where a driver has stopped in accordance with this

section he (

a) shall cross the railway tracks in a gear that he will not need to change while crossing the tracks, and (

b) shall not shift gears while so crossing. 87.

(1) When a vehicle bearing the sign "school b~s" has stopped on a highway outsi.de an urba:n ar~a t? rece.Ive or discharge passengers or whIle the vehIcle IS dIsplaYIng alternately flashing red lights, a driver approaching the school bus (

a) from the rear, if the highway is physically divided by a median into two separate roadways, or (

b) from either direction, if the highway is not so divided, shall stop before reaching the school bus.

(2) A person who is required by subsection (1) to stop before reaching a school bus shall not proceed to pass the school bus (

a) until the school bus resumes motion, or (

b) until the driver of the school bus indicates by a signal that he may proceed, or (

c) where the school bus is displaying alternately flashing red lights, until the lights stop flashing.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), where upon a high way within a city the maximum speed limit is higher than 30 miles per hour the council of the city may by by-law make the stopping and proceeding requirements of this sec tion applicable to all vehicles travelling on that highway and in that case the council shall cause warning signs to be posted at all appropriate locations thereon. Merging 88.

(1) A driver about to enter upon an intersecting highway from a highway marked by a "merge" sign need not stop his vehicle before so entering but shall take all necessary precautions and merge safely with the traffic on the intersecting highway.

(2) A driver on a highway marked by a "merging traffic" sign near the intersection of another highway marked by a "merge" sign shall take all reasonable precautions to allow a merging vehicle to enter in safety upon the highway on which he is driving. 89.

(1) When a green light alone is shown at an inter

section by a traffic control signal, the driver of a vehicle facing the green light 48

87. Stopped school bus. 88. Merging. 89. Green traffic lights. 48

(a) (b) (

c) may proceed straight through the in~ersecti0.n or may turn left or right, subj ect to any SIgn or sIg~al prohibiting a left or right turn, or both, or desIg nating the turning movem'ent permitted, shall yield the right of way to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or within an adjacent cross walk at the time the green light is shown, and shall yield the right of way to other vehicles law fully within the intersection at the time the green light is shown.

(2) When a green light alone is shown at a place other than an intersection by a traffic control signal the driver of a vehicle facing the green light (

a) may preceed to pass the signal, and (

b) shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian still in the roadway, or on a crosswalk, if any, in the vicinity of the signal when the green light is shown.

(3) When a green arrow is shown at an intersection by a traffic control signal the driver of a vehicle facing the green arrow may 'enter the intersection and make only the movement indicated by the green arrow, but shall yield the right of way (

a) to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or within an adj acent crosswalk, and (

b) to other vehicles lawfully within the intersection.

(4) When a green arrow and a red light are shown at the same time at an intersection by a traffic control signal (

a) the driver of a vehicle approaching the inters'ection and facing the green arrow and red light may, without stopping, cautiously enter the intersection and make only the movement indicated by the green arrow, and (

b) the driver of the vehicle shall yield the right of way to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or within an adjacent crosswalk and to other vehicles lawfully within the intersection.

(5) Where rapid intermittent flashes of green light are shown at an intersection by a traffic control signal together with a sign or symbol indicating that it is an advanced light or delayed light, the driver of a vehicle facing the flashes of green light (

a) has the rigp.t of wa,y over any vehicles facing him across the IntersectIon and may enter the intersec tion and turn left, or (

b) may proceed straight through the inters'ection or turn right, while the light is flashing, but he shall yield the right of 49

way to pedestrians lawfully within the in~ersection or within an adjacent crosswalk and to other v~hIcles lawf~lly within the inters'ection at the time the flashIng green lIght is shown.

(6) This

section does not apply so as to prohibit a ~u.s that forms part of the municipal bus system of a munICI pality turning at an intersection in the direction dete~ mined by the proper transportation officials of the munI cipality. 90.

(1) When a yellow light is shown at an intersect~on by a traffic control signal at the same time as or follOWIng the showing of a green light the driver of a vehicle ap proaching the intersection and facing the yellow light shall stop before entering (

a) the marked crosswalk on the near side of the in tersection, or (

b) if there is no such marked crosswalk, then before entering the intersection, unless such a stop cannot be made in safety.

(2) When a yellow light is shown at a place other than an intersection by a traffic control signal at the same time as or following the showing of a green light the driver of a vehicle approaching the signal shall stop before reaching the closer of (

a) the signal, or (

b) the nearest crosswalk, if any, in the vicinity of the signal, unless such a stop cannot be made in safety.

(3) When rapid intermittent flashes of yellow light are shown at an intersection by a traffic control signal the driver of a vehicle facing the flashes of yellow light may enter the intersection and proceed only with caution, but shall yield the right of way to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjaC'ent crosswalk and to other vehicles lawfully within the intersection.

(4) When rapid intermittent flashes of yellow light are shown at a place other than an intersection by a traffic control signal the driver of a vehicle approaching the signal may pass the signal only with caution and shall yield the right of way to pedestrians in the roadway or on a cross walk, if any, in the vicinity of the signal.

(5) When rapid intermittent flashes of yellow light are s~own at an intersection or other place together with a SIgn reading or symbol indicating "school zone" "play ground zone", "school crossing" "pedestrian cr'ossing" "pedest~ian zone" or othe~ wordin'g or symbol indicating ~ 'p.edestrian hazard, the dnver of a vehicle approaching the slgnal 50

90. Yellow traffic lights. 50

(a) (

b) shall cross the intersection or pass the sign, if at a place other than an intersection, only with ex~reme caution and shall in no case cross the intersectIOn or pass the sign at a greater rate of speed than 20 miles an hour, and shall yield the right of way to pedestrians in the intersection or on the roadway in the vicinity of the sign or signal. 911_

(1) When a red light alone is shown at an inter

section by a traffic control signal the driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection and facing the red light (

a) shall stop immediately before entering the marked crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if there is no such marked crosswalk, then immediate ly before entering the intersection, and (

b) shall not proceed until a traffic control signal in- structs him that he is permitted to do so, but, unless a traffic control device prohibits a right turn from being made on the red light, he may turn and proceed right at the intersection if he first stops and yields the right of way to any pedestrians in the intersection and any vehicles in or approaching the intersection.

(2) Where a red light alone is shown by a traffic con trol signal at the intersection of two one-way streets, the driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection facing the red light and intending to make a left turn onto the other one-way street (

a) shall stop immediately before entering the marked crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if there is no such marked crosswalk, then im mediately before entering the intersection, and (

b) shall not proceed until a traffic control signal in- structs him that he is permitted to do so, but, unless a traffic control device prohibits a left turn from being made on the red light, he may turn and proceed left at the intersection, if he first stops and yields the right of ~ay ,to any pedest~ians in the intersection and any vehIcles In or approachIng the intersection.

(3) When a red light is shown at a place other than an intersection by a traffic control signal the driver of a vehicle approaching the signal shall stop before reaching the closer of (

a) the signal, or (

b) the nearest crosswalk if any, in the vicinity of the signal. '

(4) When ~apid int.ermittent flashes of red light are shown at an IntersectIon by a traffic control signal the 51

91. Red traffic lights. 51

driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection and facing the flashes of red light (

a) shall stop immediately before entering the marked crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if there is no such marked crosswalk, then immediate ly before entering the intersection, and (

b) shall not proceed until it is safe to do so.

(5) When rapid intermittent flashes of red light are shown at a place other than an intersection by a traffic control signal the driver of a vehicle approaching the signal (

a) shall stop immediately before reaching the signal or immediately before entedng the nearest crosswalk, if any, in the vicinity of the signal, and (

b) may, after having stopped, proceed to pass the signal and the crosswalk, if any, only if conditions of pedestrian traffic in the roadway or a crosswalk, if any, .in the vicinity of the signal are such that the vehicle can do so with safety. 92.

(1) Notwithstanding sections 77, 79 to 83, 90 and 91 in an urban area where a municipal by-law so permits, any vehicle in a funeral procession, except the lead vehicle may, during daylight hours, enter an intersection without stopping if (

a) the headlamps of the vehicle are alight, (

b) the vehicle is travelling immediately behind the vehicle in front of it so as to form a continuous line of traffic, and (

c) the passage into the intersection can be made in safety.

(2) No driver shall (

a) break through the ranks of a military or funeral procession, or (

b) break through the ranks of any other authorized parade or procession. Use of Lights 93.

(1) At any time either during the night time hours or when, due to insufficient light or unfavourable atmos pheric conditions, obj ects are not clearly discernible on the highway at a distance of 500 feet ahead: (

a) no motor vehicle or tra'ctor or self-propelled imple ment of husbandry shall be in motion on a high ~a:y unless .b?th headlamps are alight and are pro vIdIng suffIcIent light to make objects on the high way clearly visible, 52

92. Vehicles in procession or parade. 93. Use of lights. 52

(b) {c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (

i) in the case of a motor vehicle at distances speci fied in

section 18 or 20, as the case may be, and (ii) in the case of a tractor 'Or self-propelled imple ment of husbandry at distances specified in

section 22; no bicycle shall be in motion upon a highway un less the lamp or lamps with which it is required to be equipped are alight; no motor vehicle or tractor or self-propelled imple ment of husbandry or trailer shall be in motion upon a highway unless the tail lamps with which it is required to be equipped are alight; no motor vehicle or tractor or self-propelled imple ment of husbandry shall be stationary on a highway outside the corporate limits of any city, town or village unless either (

i) the tail lamps with which it is required to be equipped are alight, or (ii) it has affixed thereto reflectors of any type approved by the regulations and so fixed as to reflect the lights of any motor vehicle ap proaching the stationary vehicle from the rear; no vehicle other than a motor vehicle, mot'Or cyde or bicycle, whether in motion or stationary, shall be upon any highway unless (

i) there is displayed thereon at least one light visible at a distance of 100 feet or more from both the front and rear 'Of the vehicle, or (ii) there are affixed thereon reflectors of a type approved by the regulations, situated to ward the front so as to reflect the lights of any motor vehicle approaching from the front and at the rear so as to reflect the lights of any motor vehicle approaching from the rear; no trailer shall be upon any highway unless it has at the rear thereof two reflectors (

i) of a type approved by the regulations, and (ii) affixed as prescribed by the regulations so as to reflect the lights of any motor vehicle ap proaching from the rear; no trailer drawn by or attached to a motor vehicle and having a width at any part, including any load t~ereon, in excess of 80 inches, shall be upon any hIghway unless it has affixed in conspicuous posi .. tions, at its widest point and as near the top as practical, at least one lighted amber clearance light on each side of the front and at least one lighted red clearance light on each side of the rear; 53

(

h) no self-propelled mobile home having a width at any part, including the load thereon, in excess of 80 inches, shall be in motion upon any highway unless it has affixed in conspicuous positions, as near the top as practical, at least one lighted amber clearance light on each side of the front and at least one lighted red clearance light on each side of the rear.

(2) ND mot01 cycle shall be in motion upon a highway at any time unless the lamp or lamps with which it is required to be equipped are alight. 94.

(1) Subject to this section, when a motor vehicle is being operated on a highway at any time during which headlamps are required to be alight, the driver shall use a distribution of light or composite beam, directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of his motor vehicle.

(2) When a driver of a vehicle approaches within 1000 feet of an oncoming vehicle, he shall use a distribution of light or composite beam that is so aimed that the glaring rays are not directed into the eyes of the driver of the on coming vehicle.

(3) The lowermost distribution of light or composite beam specified in

section 18, subsection (2) shall be deemed to a void glare regardless of the road contour or loading or time of day.

(4) When the driver of a vehicle follows within 500 feet of the rear of another vehicle he shall not use the uppermost distribution of light referred to in subsection (1). Parking 95.

(1) No person shall park a vehicle upon a roadway outside of an urban area when it is practicable to park the vehicle off the roadway and in no event shall a p'erson park a vehicle upon the roadway (

a) unl~ss a. clear and unobstructed width opposite the vehIcle IS left for free passage of other vehicles thereon, and (

b) unless a clear view of the parked vehicle may be obtained for a distance of 200 feet along the road way in both directions.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), except (a) ~hen his motor vehicle is incapable of moving under 1 ts own power, or (

b) where some other emergency arises, Dr 54

94. Use of high beam. 95. Parking. 54

(

c) as is otherwise permitted by law, no person shall park a vehicle on the roadway, parking lane or shoulder portions of a primary highway outside an urban area.

(3) No vehicle shall remain at a standstill on a highway outside of an urban area for longer than one minute at any place within 30 feet of the point of intersection of that highway with any other highway.

(4) Nothing in this

section shall be construed to prohibit police vehicles, ambulances or vehicles engaged in highway repair, maintenance or inspection work or by employees of the Safety Branch from parking upon the roadway when it is advisable to do so (

a) to prevent accidents, (

b) to give warning of hazards or of person on the highway, or (

c) to remove injured persons, or (

d) to repair roadway, or (

e) for similar purposes. (5) Subsection (1) does not prohibit the driver of a vehicle of a public utility from parking the vehicle upon the roadway of a highway when it is advisable or necessary to do so for the purpose of the construction, repair, mainten ance or inspection of public utility facilities adj acent to, along, over or under the highway.

(6) Nothing in this

section shall be construed to prohibit the driver of a school bus from parking the school bus on the roadway of a highway for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers if he cannot park off the roadway and still have a suitable space available on the ground for the passengers being loaded or unloaded. 00. Unless required or permitted by this Act or by a traffic control device, or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer, or to avoid conflict with other traffic, a driver shall not stop or park his vehicle (

a) on a sidewalk or boulevard, or (

b) on a crosswalk or on any part of a crosswalk, or (

c) within an intersection other than immediately next to the curb in a "T" intersection, or (d) ~t an intersection nearer than 15 feet to the projec tlO~ of th~ corner property line immediately ahead or ImmedIately to the rear, except when his vehicle is parked in a space where a parking meter or other traffic control device indicates parking is permitted, or 55

96. Parking restrictions. 55

(

e) within 15 feet upon the approach to any stop sign or yield sign, or (

f) within 15 feet of any fire hydrant, or when the hydrant is not located at the curb, within 15 feet of the point on the curb nearest the hydrant, or (

g) within five feet of an access to a garage, private road or driveway, or a vehicle crossway over a sidewalk, or (

h) within 15 feet of the near side of a marked cross walk, or (

i) alongside or opposite any street excavation or ob struction when the stopping or parking would ob struct traffic, or (

j) on any bridge or in any subway or on the approaches thereto, or (

k) at any other place where a traffic control devic'e prohibits stopping or parking, during such times as stopping or parking is so prohibited, or (

l) on the roadway side of a vehicle parked or stopped at the curb or edge of the roadway. 97.

(1) When parking on a roadway, a driver shall park his vehicle with the sides thereof parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway and (

a) with the right hand wheels thereof not more than 18 inches from the right hand curb or edge of the roadway, or (

b) in the case of a one-way highway where parking on either side is permitted, with the wheels closest to a curb or edge of the roadway not more than 18 inches from that curb or edge and with the vehicle facing the direction of travel authorized for that highway.

(2) This

section does not apply where angle parking is permitted or required. 98~

(1) Where. a sign indic8:tes that angle parking is permItted or requIred and parkIng guide lines are visible on the roadway, a driver shall park his vehicle (

a) with its sides between and parallel to any two of the guide lines, 'and (

b) with one front wheel not more than 18 inches from the curb or edge of the roadway . .

(2) Where ~ sign indicates that angle parking is per mItted or requIred bl!t no parking guide lines are visible on the roadway, a drIver shall park his vehicle 56

97. Parallel parking. 98. Angle parking. 56

(

a) with its sides at an angle of between 30 and 60 degrees to the curb or edge of the roadway, and (

b) with one front wheel not more than 18 inches from the curb or edge of the roadway. 99. No person shall permit a vehicle to stand unattended upon any grade or slope without first having (

a) effectively set the vehicle's brake, and (

b) turned the front wheels to the nearest curb or edge of the roadway in such a manner as to impede any movement of the vehicle. 100. No person shall leave a vehicle unattended on a highway if the vehicle has been placed on a jack ora similar device and (

a) one or more wheels have been removed from the vehicle, or (

b) part of the vehicle is raised. Powers of Peace Officers 101. Every driver shall, immediately he is signalled or requested to stop by a peace officer in uniform, bring his vehicle to a stop and furnish such information respecting the driver or the vehicle 'as the peace officer requires and shall not start his vehicle until such time as he is permitted to do so by the peace officer. 57

99. Parking on hills. 100. Vehicle on jack. 101. Stopping for a peace officer. 57

PART 4 OTHER PROHIBITIONS 102. Every person who drives a vehide on a highway (

a) without due care and attention, or (

b) without reasonable consideration for persons using the highway, is guilty of the offence of driving carelessly. 103. No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway in a race or on a bet or wager. :104.

(1) No person, whether as a pedestrian or driver and whether or not with the use or aid of any animal, vehicle or other thing, shall perform 'Or engage in any stunt or other activity upon a highway that is likely to dis tract, startle or interfere with other users of the highway.

(2) No person shall create or cause the emission of any loud and unnecessary noise from the motor vehicle, any part thereof, or any thing or substance that the motor vehicle or a part thereof comes into conta1ct with. 105. No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway if the view through the windshield or windows thereof is so obscured by mud, frost, steam or any other thing as to make the driving of the vehicle hazardous or dangerous. 106.

(1) No driver shall permit any person to occupy the fr'Ont seat of his vehicle in such a manner as to impede the driver in the free and uninterrupted access to and use of the steering wheel, brakes and other equipment required to be used for the safe operation of the vehicle on a highway, nor shall any driver permit any person in the vehicle to cause any obstruction to his clear vision in any direction.

(2) No person shall ride in such position in a vehicle S'O as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle or so as to obstruct his clear vision in any direction.

(3) Where a vehicle is in motion (

a) the driver shall not exchange places with any other person, and (

b) no person shall exchange places with the driver. 107.

(1) No person shall occupy or permit any other person to occupy a house trailer while it is being moved upon a highway. 58

102. Penalty for careless driving. 103. Racing prohibited. 104. Stunts, etc. prohibited. 105. Windshield to be clear. 106. Interference with driver. 107. Passengers in house trailers. 58

(2) In this

section "house trailer" means a vehicle c~p able of being attached to and drawn by a motor vehIcle and designed, constructed or equipped as a dwelling place, living abode or sleeping place. 108.

(1) No person shall ride or permit any other per~ son to ride on the outside of a motor vehicle. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person riding (

a) on a regular seat on a motor cycle, or (

b) in the box of a truck, or (

c) in or on any fire-fighting vehicle, or (

d) in or on a vehicle engaged in highway construction or maintenance, or (

e) in or on a vehicle forming part of an entertainment exhibition that has been approved by the council of the municipality within which it is taking place, or (

f) on a municipal maintenance or municipal service vehicle upon which a special seat or stand has been affixed providing for the safety of the person so riding.

(3) No person shall draw or tow by a motor vehicle on a highway any person riding a sled, toboggan, skis, motor cycle, scooter, power bicycle or bicycle. 109. No person shall operate an air cushion vehicle on, along or across a highway. 110.

(1) No person under the age of 14 years shall drive a tractor or self-propelled implement of husbandry on a highway.

(2) No person shall permit another person under the age of 14 years to drive a tractor or self-propelled implement of husbandry on a highway. 111.

(1) A person who removes a wrecked or damaged yeh.icle from a highway: shall remove glass or any other in J urlOUS substance or thIng dropped upon the highway from the vehicle.

(2) A person who removes a wrecked or damaged vehicle ~ro~ a highway witho~t removing glass or any other in~ JurlOUS substance or thIng dropped upon the highway from the vehicle is guilty of an offence. 112.

(1) No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle unless it is reasonably safe to do so. 59

108. Riding on outside of vehicle. 109. Air cushion vehicles. 110. Age restrictions re farm implements. Ill. Removal of damaged vehicle. 112. Opening car doors. 59

(2) No person shall leave 'a door open on. a motor yehicle where it may constitute a hazard to movIng traffIc. 113. No person other than a peace of~icer shall use, ~n terfere or tamper with any motor vehIcle or any ?f Its accessories or any thing placed therein or thereon, wIthout the consent of the owner. 114. No person shall operate a vehicle on a residential street within an urban area between the hours of 10 :00 o'clock in the evening and 7 :00 o'clock of the next morning so as to unduly disturb residents of any such street or any part thereof. 115.

(1) No person shall abandon a vehicle upon a high way.

(2) No person shall abandon a vehicle upon public or private property without the express or implied consent of the owner or person in lawful possession or control of the property.

(3) A vehicle left standing, at a location referred to in subsection (1) or (2), for more than 72 consecutive hours shall be deemed to have been abandoned at that location for the purposes of

section 96 of The Motor Vehicle Adminis tration Act. 116.

(1) No person shall park on a highway (

a) a vehicle displayed for sale, or (

b) a vehicle displaying advertising directing persons to any commercial premises.

(2) No person shall (

a) display any goods for sale, or (

b) offer any goods for sale, or (

c) sell any goods u

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L18 S1 5511
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L18 S1 5511
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	2348585bb0221ac4136f1be6e49c74dc9c2ad883

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