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.
101 > 10
seconds from 0:01 to 0:11
Unit 102
According
to Transport Canada, distracted driving contributed to an estimated
25% of serious injury collisions in 2021.
People,
organizations, and countries base some of their most important decisions
on statistics and organized data; however, there are ways this information
can mislead and manipulate.
102A > 2
min 44 sec from 0:06 to 2:50
102B > 1
min 33 sec from 0:06 to 1:39
Unit 103
It
is legal to break the law if you use the "Defence of Necessity"
and prove 3 things:
1) There
was an imminent peril or danger. 2) There was
no reasonable, legal alternative to the illegal course of action
you took. 3) The harm (if any) you inflicted was
proportional to the harm you avoided.
Example:
R. v. Morris (1994): A driver charged with speeding was in the left
lane when a speeding vehicle approached her from behind. She used
the "Defense of Necessity" to justify why she exceeded
the speed limit to pass the vehicles on her right so she could change
lanes and get out of the way of the vehicle behind her.
Unit 104
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" was not accepted in this case.
Unit 105
R. v. Jahani
(2017): Police saw Jahani holding his phone while stopped at a red
light. Jahani explained he was plugging in the phone to charge it.
The court
upheld Jahani’s conviction and said charging a phone is ‘using’
one of its functions because even momentarily engaging with a device’s
functions while driving can be considered ‘use’ under
Section 214.2(1) of the BC Motor Vehicle Act.
Unit 106
If
you are rear-ended while turning left at a place that is not an
intersection, you are partially liable for the crash.
BC
Motor Vehicle Act Section 166: Do not turn left at a place that
is not an intersection (a private driveway or a lane that's less
than 5 m wide) unless you can turn safely without impeding
traffic.
Unit 107
Some
cities have bylaws requiring pedestrians to move, whenever practicable,
on the right half of crosswalks.
108 > 25
seconds from 01:13 to 01:38
Unit 108
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 109
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.
Unit 110
A fundamental
legal principle in most of the world is expressed as follows in
Section 19 of the Criminal Code of Canada: "Ignorance
of the law by a person who commits an offence is not an excuse for
committing that offence."
