Exercise 1 (11 Units): After reading each Unit, tap any surface (except your screen) if Unit contains any facts you didn't know.
 
Unit 101
Some police forces use high resolution cameras with low light capabilities and ultra-long range lenses to catch distracted drivers from more than 1 km away. These cameras can be operated by remote control.
 
 
Unit 102
Grzelak v. BC (2019): The driver had earbuds in his ears and a dead phone in the dashboard's cubbyhole; therefore, the driver was holding part of an electronic device (the earbuds) in a position (in his ears) in which it could be used and it's irrelevant that the battery was dead.
There was a $368 fine, 4 penalty points, and an ICBC penalty fee of $210 for using an electronic device while driving.
 
 
Unit 103
R. v. Sangha (2020): The driver was seen holding a cell phone in his hand on his thigh after picking it up from the floor after a sudden stop. The driver said he had to pick it up due to safety concerns; however, the "Defence of Necessity" and due diligence do not apply in this case.
 
 
Unit 104
R. v. Skull (2013): Judge ruled that the crown doesn't need to prove that a hand-held cell phone is capable of transmitting or receiving.
 
 
Unit 105
The Motor Vehicle Act applies (and you need a driver's licence, safe vehicle, and insurance) when you are driving on a highway.
BC Motor Vehicle Act Section 1: A highway includes every road, street, right-of-way, and lane that's designed for, intended for, or used by the public for the passage of vehicles. It also includes private places and passageways to which the public, for the purpose of parking or servicing vehicles, has access to or is invited.
 
 
Unit 106
ICBC v. Routley (1995): A police officer was injured when his car was struck by an uninsured motorist who was driving on an abandoned railway right-of-way. Since the time when the tracks and ties had been removed, the general public (horseback riders, skiers, hikers, cyclists) had used the right-of-way; therefore, it was a highway.
 
 
Unit 107
R. v. Wong (1997): A BC ferry is a highway.
Gray v. Ellis (2006): A shopping mall's parking lot is a highway.
 
 
Unit 108
Nadeau v. Okanagan Youth Association (2013): A private field used for parking during a special event is a highway during the special event.
Pierre v. Miller (2010): A forest service road, even if used by the public, isn't a highway as it's considered an industrial road.
 
 
Unit 109
McDowell v. Barry (1985) A T-junction of two highways is an intersection. When a driver parks in such an intersection, obstructs vision, and presents a danger to other road users, the driver may be held liable for injury suffered by others.
 
 
Unit 110
If you want to head left on the next cross street without the risk of making a left turn at that cross street, you can drive straight through the intersection and make 3 right turns or loop right through a corner parking lot.
 
 
Unit 111
If you are driving on a quiet street when you reach a stop sign at a busy cross street, and you want to get to the other side of the busy street without the risk of driving straight across the busy street, you can turn right on the busy street, drive a block, and turn left at the next intersection.
 
 
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