Today is November 11th our "remembrance Day" in Canada. Please don't forget the soldiers who fought in our wars and died or were gravely injured to make our country free. Canadians please remember 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤❤
@personincognito3989 I am Canadian...and just wanted to add... all veterans deserve our respect for what they have done, and sacrificed to protect their country 🇨🇦🇺🇸❤️🕊🙏
I am with you here. I wear a poppy proudly. Sadly I'm in the minority where I live. Very few poppies worn here in Alberta. But I'm surrounded by East Indian immigrants so go figure.
When exactly was the last time that Canada defended an invasion?? The only threat to Canada is the USA. Please stop co-opting the US's BS propaganda as to why they go to war with every other nation of earth. It's about money not "freedom." Please stop being dumb just so you can get a bunch of likes on twitter by pretending to care about veterans for one day out the year.
I've never heard of these supposed laws that exist in Canada. The first two laws I've never heard of ever and I've been driving in Canada for 50 years including driving over 5 million miles with semi trucks. Changing lanes in an intersection is illegal. If you go from a single lane to a double lane you pick the lane you want because it is illegal to pass in an intersection and is safe but if you enter the intersection in a double turn lane in one lane you cannot move into another lane. Do not rely on the laws brought up in this post you are viewing because they are mostly wrong.
From what I know, driving laws are the same in North America (US/CA), at least, at the federal level. I mean, your driver license is valid in all of N. America, no matter the state, province, territory in which it was issued.
@@dragonflysurgeon Listen closely. If there wasn't a law about it there wouldn't have to be different types of lines. If cops haven't pulled you over for it yet, you have been lucky.
@peves- This is from a 2023 article: "Current laws penalize operating a vehicle unsafely, including improper passing, and caution against crossing into oncoming traffic in certain conditions, but Ontario is the only province that does not make it explicitly illegal to cross two solid lines to pass" I dont know if its changed since, but the whole article is about petitioning to make it explicitly illegal
Or a quick google search for specific rules would work too. It would honestly have taken less time to look up the law then it did to argue an incorrect belief.
The driving laws in Canada are different from province to province, but we share about 70% of the same laws just with different conditions such as distances, times, speeds, etc.
@@Xachremos Unfortunately, as an Albertan, I do believe that the statistics show that about 70% of bad drivers come from Alberta. And of those, 95% of them come from Southern Alberta (Calgary to USA border to BC border to Sask border area).
Unstated is that we are either talking about an uncontrolled or a 3 way stop intersection. Also, if two vehicles arrive at the same time, the vehicle on the right has the right of way. Many T intersections have a stop sign for the road intersecting and do not for the straight-through part.
You forgot the most important rule in Canada. When it snows and no one can see the lines, they no longer matter. Everyone just drives like it's a game of bumper cars except you get to pay for it if you actually hit another car. Also, maybe don't rely on Reddit for road rules.
I agree. Sometimes info on reddit is ok and a lots of times, it is just wrong. If you want to know the actual rules, then go to the Ministry of Transportation for Ontario. It is illegal to pass on a single or double solid line in Ontario. It has always been so.
@@PMcC44 It is NOT illegal to pass on solid lines in Ontario ... yet .... there is a bill being read in the government that will make it illegal soon though. It's called Bill 152. Currently, and in the past, the lines are suggestions for us when it's safe to pass but not mandatory. I was quite surprised when I just looked it up. Google is your friend.
Where I live we have rumble strips. To wake people up if they start to drive off the road. Makes a vibration and rumble noise. When is snows, that’s how we know where the road is. 😂
I just reread Alberta's (careful you don't end up reading AMA's version) handbook. It's a lot of the same, but from a "Polite Canadian" standpoint there is some irony. "Vehicles approaching from each direction are required to stop. All drivers must use courtesy and caution. Courtesy is to allow the vehicle that arrived first to proceed first. If two vehicles arrive at the same time, courtesy allows the vehicle on the right to proceed first. You must not proceed unless you can do so safely. " Technically there isn't a Right of Way, if you hit someone after stopping you've screwed up no matter who got there first.
Not illegal but if an accident happens you're at fault no matter what mostly because painted signs are not legally binding due to potential for not seeing them during winter
Lines on the road are only suggestions in Ontario unless there is posted signage as well. BTW. There is always signage. They are small, the same size as ' No Parking ' signs.
@@dzed9191 ...That's the silliest take I've seen today. If he knew Remembrance Day existed he'd likely monetize it like any TH-camr would. The fact that he didn't do a video to make money off it means he likely has no idea it exists and is still learning about things. When he learns about it, could be this week even, I'm sure he'll make his money.
The law in Ontario of getting a stunt driving charge, by not allowing someone to merge onto the highway. Is from a incident that happened 15mins from me. Where a lady driving with her child died cause no one let them in, running out of room and smashing her car in guardrails at the end of the on-ramp. The on-ramp was too short and so they did a lot of construction to lengthen the on-ramp to allow you to get up to speed sooner. That happened in St.Catharines, QEW Niagara street on-ramp.
U turns are not recommended, but in Manitoba they are actually legal in almost all situations. From Manitoba Public Insurance Driver’s Handbook: “Although under certain situations it’s legal to make a U-turn, we advise against it unless it’s at an intersection controlled by a U-turn traffic signal. Instead, in cities, you should go around the block to change directions. U-turns are prohibited at: curves, approaches to or near the crest of a hill where there’s not at least 150 metres of clear view of oncoming traffic, places where a sign prohibits U-turn” I make a u turn every single day driving to and from my house
Winnipeg has flashing greens, which aren't even mentioned in the Drivers' Handbook. And our yellows are only 4 seconds, instead of the usual 5 seconds.
I’m 4:54 into this video and I feel like I’m going to have a nervous breakdown. The comments on Reddit must be sarcastic or extremely un-well informed… please don’t believe all of this 🫠
An uncontrolled intersection is basically like a 4-way yield. Everyone slows, but no one has to completely stop unless there is other affected traffic. It can work out fine in low-usage residential streets.
Going straight through refers to the top part of the "T" goes straight across and doesn't not end where as the road coming up to the intersection comes to an end
@@PMcC44really? lol I’m from Montreal and I never thought Quebeckers or Ontarians were crazy drivers. We’re terrible with Truck, but that’s all. I’ve never seen a difference. I see a clear difference with some Americans who don’t know that the left lane is to pass ppl when I’m on the other side of the border. That’s about it though. They put signs all over the highways to remind some ppl, but some Americans clearly don’t get it, drive 90km/h on the left and “force” you to pass them on the right.
At an uncontrolled intersection drivers must yield to the driver on the right. It doesn’t matter if it is a four way or t intersection. At least that’s the law in Alberta and Saskatchewan. (I checked)
That's kinda crazy they don't. Even if they marked where to exit, you can still go around the roundabout again if you missed it, and other cars who got there after you would not know if they could enter the roundabout.
Not only can laws vary by province, but in Quebec there are different rules that apply specifically for the island of Montreal. Across the rest of the province you can go right on a red light just as long as there's no pedestrians going through or there's no indication that prohibits it, in Montreal this is just strictly forbidden (and there won't be signs to tell you so since it's just a rule that applies everywhere).
Good to know it's just Montreal, as I thought it was all of Quebec! There are people in other cities that unfortunately think it's illegal to turn right on a red - they will get honked at 😅
@@alyciab.294 We do need to make a full stop before turning right on red though, oh how many times I get honked at for making my full stop first.. plus turning right on red isn't an obligation but other drivers think it is and are so pushy
@amylaing8377 So true about the full stop. But the "isn't an obligation" part could result in impeding the flow of traffic if people are behind you also wanting to turn. If the way is clear and it's unreasonable to hold up traffic, it technically could be a fine (at least in Alberta). Just like if you yeild either at a merge or turning right into your own lane
We have more uncontrolled intersections than controlled ones in Saskatchewan, you just follow the rule "if you don't see a stop sign, it's a stop sign" lol
In NS, 2 solid lines = no passing 1 solid & 1 dotted = dotted side can pass, 1 dotted = either side can pass. You can turn right at a red light, left on a red if turning into a one way Street going in that direction... However many ppl seem not to care about one way Street rules where I am.
Saskatchewan born and raised. 4 way and 3 way stops you let the person on the right go first, unless its an active ambulance or fire truck. You dont cross yellow lines. Uncontrolled and T intersections you use caution and watch for ppl coming.( should just have stop signs) Turn signals are a must. If you are in the intersection when the light turns yellow, you must proceed through, you cant back up. Uturns are only permitted if theres a sign.
I was told when I bought my first car as a Canadian to never buy one from the US because I’d be spending hundreds or even thousands to get it spec’d to Canadian laws. The big one is daytime running lights. There was a used car lot near my old house where the owner bought all his vehicles from the US and didn’t switch them over. I remember there was a short lived resurrection of the GTO in the 2000s that I liked but it was only available in the US. When I suggested to a mechanic buddy that I import one, he strongly advised against it because of the differences in spec. In Canada, those things are strongly enforced. I only buy local cars, if I buy used.
Dosnt cost as much as your told. I've imported many over the yrs. Taxes cost more than the little things like DRLs. Cars in Canada and the states all meet same safety requirement, same environmental requirement. Only thing I have to do with most cars from the states is DRL. Most newer cars that can be enabled with a scanner. Simple. Thats all I have had to do at most. There are little thing like for example, tpms is mandatory in the states, isn't in Canada. Guess they have a hard time telling when they have a flat tire lol edit: if you sell a canadian car into the states then it would have to have tpms installed if it didn't have it already to be legally registered in the states
@@niewissen9912 There *used to* be more differences that made it a bigger pain in the ass, like when Canada required 10mph bumpers but the US only required 5mph ones. Nowadays though yeah, it's really minor differences.
In Ontario you cannot pass on any solid lines that's a hefty fine and maybe points if you are caught huh and increase in your insurance premiums. You can't even pass on a solid line even on your side of the road on a four lane road
Ontarian here. Lots of people think that 2-way intersections works like 4-ways. They DON'T. Just because you got there first does not mean you get to go first. Anyone turning left must wait. The number of times I've almost been hit by people who think they can go first because they got there first is astounding... these intersections honestly make me nervous.
@@captnmaim It's better known as a 2-way stop, which certainly does exist. The intersection would have one road going straight-through and the intersecting road having stop signs. It is more likely seen in rural areas especially along a county road or highway, where the speed limit of the intersecting road would be lower than the straight-through. These types of intersections do exist in small towns and suburbs as well, but road engineers lately have been opting for 4-way stops instead.
Not sure you should consult reddit about driving laws , im from Ontario and crossing a double yellow is never allowed, you can't change lanes in an intersection because and this is the only thing im aware is different in the states is that unless otherwise marked you can turn right on a red light , so if someone decides to change lanes in a intersection they very well might hit someone turning , ill be honest far too many people pass driving test in Ontario and probably everywhere with incorrect answers on written test as well as making small errors on driving test . Once you've past any further driver education is learned by getting pulled over or occasionally having an major accident that requires police to attend ( no fault insurance and self reporting means cops don't attend minor fender benders so needs to get hurt or vehicles immobilized for police to come to an accident in Ontario)
I've criss-crossed Canada & the US without a problem. In the US, even minor traffic violations are prosecuted more strictly. It's a source of revenue. Those uncontrolled streets in Vancouver are strictly in neighbourhoods of detached houses. Some of them have been replaced with roundabouts...which Vancouverites immediately planted with flowers.
In Ontario, the driver's handbook DOES drill in that solid yellow lines indicate "do not pass". If an officer sees this, they can't ticket you, but you are at fault if an accident occurs. Living in northern Ontario, we have a lot of winding highways with obstructions (rock walls, dense forest) and the solid lines indicate it isn't safe to pass. Even thought we "can", everyone I know doesn't pass through solid lines because you typically can't see oncoming traffic. Even in driver's ED, they drilled it into you.
Some small Saskatchewan communities, they have uncontrolled four way intersections... and generally the law is, that the 'larger' road traffic takes priority, while the smaller road crossing typically must yield to traffic n the main road. There is rarely a case I can think of where roads of the same 'prominence' meet at an uncontrolled intersection. Usually one road is considered the 'main' one. This is typically in small towns where smaller roads, where people live, intersect with the roads that service the main town. These are becoming less and less common in modern times.
Using a turn signal in a turn only lane may not be required but it should be. It lets other drivers know that you KNOW you’re in a must turn lane. I frequently see vehicles in must turn lanes go straight ahead because they weren’t paying enough attention.
While there used to be many uncontrolled intersections in remote areas decades ago, they are fortunately now extremely rare. However, they do crop up occasionally when signage goes missing (for example; when the workers have not yet replaced a stop sign which, the night before, a drunk driver took home imbedded in their front bumper).
a lot of these I was taught were illegal, and at the very least, should be viewed as extremely dangerous. Changing lanes in an intersection is straight up stupid. Also I'm seeing a LOT more people do U turns at intersections and nearly hit other cars. It's absolutely the worst thing you can do, spend an extra 2 minutes, pull into a plaza or gas station and turn around. No need to rush into an accident hoping to save 2-4 minutes of time.
right, at least don't make a u-turn at an interesction where there are other vehicles present in any direction. Might be legal but its a dick move. The number of times the light turns green, and the car in front of me is singalling left and so am I, and so I accelerate when they do and I'm expecting them to turn left but they U-turn isntead and I ahve to slam on the breaks to avoid hitting because all of a sudden their forwad velocity went to zero as their car is now sideways is astonishing.
Much like the USA, driving laws differ from province to province. So in Ontario, a flashing green means "you can turn left"; in BC that means "pedestrian controlled intersection", for example. And while it is true that you could pass on a double-yellow line in Ontario, if any kind of an accident happens, you'll probably be held to blame if you were doing that.
Where I live in Canada, any uncontrolled intersection is to be used as if there are stop signs there, meaning, you stop. Same as when there is a power-outage and the lights are out, you treat it as a stop.
I am a Canadian, born and raised. I have lived in BC Canada, not far from Vancouver. I can tell you with 100% confidence that you can NOT cross a double solid line when driving in BC, Canada. It is a driving infraction and will cost you money (fines) and point on your license.
Or in Ontario. I have no idea where ppl are getting this info…makes a lot of sense now with drivers driving crazy. A lot Ned to restudy their drivers manuals!
On major highways in Ontario the on-ramps are acceleration lanes designed to allow vehicles enough distance to accelerate to highway speeds and merge with traffic. I have on occasion seen American drivers stopped at the end of these lanes waiting for a break in traffic thinking they must yield.
If you look at the Ontario Ministry of Transportation website, it clearly states that you cannot pass on a solid yellow line (only dashed yellow lines). Yellow lines are to separate traffic moving on opposite directions, while white lines separate traffic moving in the same direction. In Ontario it is generally illegal to change lanes in an intersection, but many people do it, because it is not well enforced.
You are misinterpreting it. "A solid line at the left of your lane means it is unsafe to pass. ('A' should not pass.)" does not mean its illegal. it has been stated by many an OPP officer to news sources its Not Illegal to pass on double yellow in Ontario
Traffic laws differ from provinces to provinces and also from state to state. They have many different laws, although generally speaking, pretty much the same. Basically, a double yellow line is used when it is likely to be unsafe to pass, such as going around a blind curve. Single yellow lines are where it also may be unsafe, such as approaching an intersection or on parts of a 2-lane road, etc. They're guidelines only, basically telling you that it might be unsafe to pass in that area. What's really important are sections 148 and 149 of the Highway Traffic Act. 148 deals with overtaking and passing rules.
A T intersection tends to have a mix of yield and stop signs. Most times they're found in places where one of the 3 directions is rarely taken. They're more common in rural areas.
The only time I've seen someone crossing a double yellow was if there was a slow moving service vehicle like a garbage truck or bus. Changing lanes in an intersection is frowned upon but regularly done. Especially if you have an immediate turn after and you need to be in the right lane.
The only big difference I can think of is that in Quebec, you cannot turn right at a red light. You must wait for a green light, even if there is no cars coming while at the red light.
Police in Ontario have the ability to issue a ticket for unsafe passing in any situation, but unlike in other provinces there is no specific prohibition against crossing a double line.
I think this is it. Technically not illegal to cross a double yellow line, but everywhere where there is a double yellow line, the line is like that because it is illegal to pass there. Its really semantics at that point. If its illegal to cross everywhere where there are doubel yellow lines (because there is matching signage or because its too clsoe to a curve or hill, etc.), its functionally illegal. They put the yellow liens in all thsoe illegal to pass places. Driving school even teaches you that double solid lines you should never pass on
Not sure if they've changed it, but I live in a border town and we used to go over to Michigan a lot growing up. In Ontario, it is ok to make a right turn at a red light, but in Michigan you were not allowed to make a right turn at a red light
In Alberta you can't make a U-turn at any CONTROLLED intersection (e.g. at a stop sign or traffic lights)... unless otherwise permitted where there is a sign indicating U-turns are allowed. You can make a U-turn at uncontrolled intersections if you will not be impeding traffic. But there may be some uncontrolled intersections that have "No U-Turns" signs where its known to happen frequently and cause traffic issues.
False. In the city you can only make U-Turns at lights with signs permitting them, and you can make U-turns at any uncontrolled intersection or intersection with stop/yield signs.
@ttww1590 OK. I always thought it was any intersection control (lights or signs). But I guess that probably saved me additional chances of getting a ticket! 😂
I do not know where you reside, but the 401 hwy is the busiest in North America. I once was on way to Toronto in a tractor trailer, it was about 630 AM and in the town of Milton, traffic was backed up and as I approached the get on ramp, there was about 10 feet between me and the vehicle in front of me, 3 cars went, the 3rd, bounced off of my front wheel. He was charged with a an illegal lane change.
Driving laws in Canada differ slightly depending on the province. However, some laws apply universally: stop signs, speed limits, seatbelts, etc. How some intersections work may have slightly different rules. Here in Alberta, uncontrolled intersections work like this: "When you are entering a street from an alley, driveway, parking lot or service road, you must stop as if there is an invisible stop sign there. Just like at a stop sign, you must yield the right of way and not proceed until it is safe. A sidewalk also acts like a stop sign. When you are emerging from an alley or driveway, you must stop and yield the right of way before driving across the sidewalk." Source: Alberta Government
Google Ontario bill 152....they are about to make it illegal on Ontario. Currently it is not illegal... It is also known as Chad's law. It will be illegal but has never been on Ontario's history
Google bill 152 aka Chad's law. Ontario is about to make crossing the lines illegal. Otherwise it is not and has never been illegal in Ontario. You are currently wrong, but once the bill passes you will be correct
I'm in Quebec and I don't understand the uncontrolled intersection thing and I cannot imagine a 4 way without any stop for at least one direction. Direction without stop sign have priority, obviously. First at the intersection have right of way. If 2 cars arrive at the same time, then the one on the right have a right of way. Or sign language... Have a nice remembrance day! It's my birthday. Easy to remember.
Uncontrolled intersection happen mainly in rural settings or smaller towns. Mall parking lots are often considered (legally) to be uncontrolled intersections. You may also just not be aware of any in your area.
@@ZAWFUL Because it makes sense everywhere else except in Alberta and B.C. Therefore it's unrealistic to expect a tourist to stop at the DMV to pick up a driver manual, read it, shake their heads in disbelief, and then remember this ridiculous law while looking for a place, sometimes far away, to make a 3-point turn.
@@fumblerooskie most tourists have a GPS that will tell them where they can make a U-turn though. It's not that hard. If I'm somewhere I don't know the rules of the road I'm just going to go where the GPS tells me to and when.
@brenthenderson3983 In Alberta intersections are the only place you can make U-Turns in cities. That's all uncontrolled, controlled with signs, and lights where signage permits.
T intersection lol. The person on the top of the T is going straight through. The person coming up to the t has to give way. Most provences are not allowed to pass on a solid line. Not sure why Ontario does not ban this. But hey it is Ontario
I have one in Trois-Rivières, Québec. I don't like it because it can take a lot of time to turn left because the cars who are on that road don't stop. It's even easier to turn right because you do not have to cross all of the road.
Ontario law doesnt specifically say you cant cross a yellow line. But it does say you cant pass when you are coming up to a bend in the road, a hill, bridge, etc. Which are all places where a yellow line would be placed. So if you cross a yellow line your ticket wont be for crossing a yellow line, it will be for something else like passing on a hill or a bend in the road.
"Uncontrolled" intersections are basically treated like an all-way yield, with the same flow logic as an all-way stop other than drivers are not required to stop unless they need to yield to another vehicle. They're mostly used in places without much traffic, where almost everyone is familiar with the intersection. They used to be very common in residential and rural areas, but largely have had yield signs added, because unless you already know it's an uncontrolled intersection you won't know to yield to the first traffic there or traffic on the right. When I was living in Saskatoon about a dozen years ago they went through and added yield signs to a whole pile of uncontrolled intersections after there was a collision involving a school bus. A lot of our seemingly odd traffic laws come about because there's a lot less traffic on our roads than in the USA, and a lot of the traffic laws don't get updated unless something happens. As pointed out Manitoba may have stricter laws than Ontario in some cases, but it was also legal in Manitoba up until very recently for a school teacher to take their class on a field trip in the back of their pickup truck, because the laws were written in such a way that so long as all the seatbelts in the vehicle were in use, you could continue adding unsecured passengers basically anywhere until you hit the load limit of the vehicle. That wasn't changed until they overhauled the Highway Traffic Act to include penalties for distracted driving, roughly 2015ish I think?
"Current laws penalize operating a vehicle unsafely, including improper passing, and caution against crossing into oncoming traffic in certain conditions, but Ontario is the only province that *does not make it explicitly illegal to cross two solid lines* to pass, said Bourgouin. The representative for Mushkegowuk-James Bay in northern Ontario has introduced Chad’s Law, a private member’s bill that aims to change that, named after Belanger. “I got a lot of citizens emails saying that they were, like me, surprised this wasn’t already the law,” Bourgouin said at a recent news conference." -Global News, Nov 2023 For anyone who thought it was illegal.
Actually U turns are not permitted at Controlled Intersections. If there are lights or signs you cannot make a U-turn unless it's permitted by a U-turn sign.
Not only are traffic laws different across the Country line, but some laws are different even across Provincial lines. Such as "turning right" into while the light is Green. When I lived in Toronto, I learned that if the light in front of you is Red and the light on the right and left are Green, one is legally allowed to turn into traffic so long as the path is clear to do so. In Montreal (Quebec) that same action is 100% illegal, whether there is traffic or not. You cannot turn until the lights on the left and right are Red and traffic has stopped.
Passing on a double solid yellow is illegal. It is not illegal to enter or exit a road by crossing a double solid yellow. It is not illegal to pass on a single solid yellow.
It's the added (cops never signal anyways) that made me laugh so hard. The truth about that is shockingly true. You can type in "Cops violating traffic laws and you'll find a whole archive of cops breaking laws in order to enforce laws. ONE video I saw was a cop car pulling a U-turn on a one way street, then driving the wrong way to stop a pedestrian and THEN mounted the curb and blocked the sidewalk to get in front of him. No signals; no lights and no siren. Just violated traffic laws to stop a pedestrian who crossed a street about 10 feet away from the painted cross walk. On an empty street.
Technically, roads over water ways are of federal jurisdiction in Canada. However, the provincial police will enforce the laws on them in absence of federal police (RCMP) presence. In Quebec, you can only cross dotted lines, double lines indicate that further down the road, one side will be dotted while other won't. T-Intersections don't always have stop signs for those continuing straight in Quebec, the perpendicular road will always have a stop. Those without a stop have priority in the first case. If there are stops on every lane, the first to arrive has priority, followed by the rightmost going clockwise. HOWEVER, this is not law they are rules. You won't get arrested for not following, but if something happens, insurance won't necessarily cover as much as they said they would since you were "reckless driving"
Addendum : In Canada it is illegal to cross over a solid white lane restriction line unless it is a clear case of "oh gee, I really meant to go over THERE.." The retroactive turn signal rule applies in this situation..
Okay, there are two colours of traffic lines in Ontario. White lines are definitive. Dotted you can cross for a lane change. Solid white you CANNOT cross. Orange lines can be crossed if the situation is safe to do so. If they are solid, it is recommended to not cross unless you KNOW it's safe to do so. It's the same with speed limit signs. Black lettered speed limit signs are set in stone. Orange coloured speed signs are suggested safe speeds....faster than that limit can be hazardous in some conditions.
mind you its almsot always illegal to pass on double yellow lines. The reason they are double yellow is because they are too close to a hill or turn and there is therefore poor visibility to uncoming traffic, and passign in those situations IS illegal. So technically the road markings themselves don't make it illegal, but they are usually marking a situation where it is illegal.
I don't believe that's correct. The colour of the line has nothing to do with anything. The reason we have yellow lines is because back in the 1970s, they figured yellow looks more visible at night and thus safer. It's rare to see white lines anymore, not in the middle of the road anyway. Same for the colour of the speed signs, I don't know where you got that from and I never heard of that.
Traffic laws vary State to State and Province to Province, so of course they also vary between countries. Yes, in Ontario street lines are only advisory, unless accompanied by signage. However, the lines are usually placed in such a way that they indicate something that is illegal under statute, such as no passing within X Metres of an intersection. And only white speed signs are regulatory. Any other colour, such as yellow, are advisory only.
T- intersections mainly occur in 2 places (note i said mainly) residential areas and mall parking lots. There are tons of them in farming areas as well, but the average Canadian driver is more likely to encounter those intersections in malls and residential areas. And to put traffic signs up AND maintain them in all of those areas across Canada would be massively expensive.
Here in New Brunswick, crossing a double line is illegal. Double lines, mean vision is restricted, a hill, or turn ahead, where sight is restricted. Tailgaiters if in hurrey, have known to illegially pass. They take a chance.
We Canadians also have an unwritten law we follow in the winter. If you literally can’t see the lane you are in. You can’t see the shoulder and any lines on the road try to follow the tire tracks to stay on your road. If there is no tire tracks to follow you simply make your own road driving slowly. 9 times out of 10 that means driving slowly directly on the middle of the road where the solid lines are. The only rule keep your tire off the shoulder. Drive slowly with your 4 ways on. If a car is coming at you in the other direction you both slowly shift over untill you can safely pass each other then try to find the middle again.
Note: These t-stops they speak of involve a straight-through without stop-signs and another road terminating at the t-stop. This road that ends has a stop sign, and therefore does not have priority.
We don't have uncontrolled intersections in Canada. At a cross road with stop signs it is the first person to the intersection that the right of way. If two cars arrive at the same time. It is the car to the right, that has the right of way. If two cars arrive at the same time coming from the opposite directions, then it is the car going straight that has the right of way. If both cars are going straight they can both proceed at the same time.
In British Columbia a blinking green light means the lights are "pedestrian controlled". In Ontario a blinking green light means you can safely turn left because opposing traffic has a red light. It's important for Ontario drivers to know how these laws differ.
You use blinking green lights? In Saskatchewan we have a fourth light that is a green arrow for advanced left turns. For a full traffic light that is pedestrian controlled it has the walk/don't walk signals and will go red to facilitate crossing. There are a few that aren't full light controlled intersections and in that instance they have a pedestrian activated flashing yellow light which means the same as a yellow light which means yield to the pedestrian.
first has right of way means that if there are 50 cars on the strait and you are on the joining, by law: in Canada you let the first car pass then insert yourself in the traffic. in America you wait for the 50 cars to pass before you can go.
Alberta is tricky. You can’t turn in the middle of a street, any intersection with lights, intersections with stop signs, and anywhere signs prohibit it. About the only place I can determine that you CAN make a u-turn is “any T intersection”, “when it’s safe to do so”.
You Can NOT, change lanes in the intersection in Ontario. Also, if a car is turning left at an intersection, it is illegal to pass that driver on the right. Also, if there is an advanced green turn signal, the opposing traffic is not allowed to turn right at the same time, thus avoiding a collision. Also, you must always signal any movements. It's a law. Lane changes, turns, etc.
According to Ontario’s driver handbook, a double solid line indicates it is considered unsafe to pass so while perhaps not illegal per se it’s generally considered poor form to do so. As for using signals when there is not traffic around, most driving instructors will teach you to do so anyway. I generally do myself unless on a side street with no one around.
Has someone who has been licensed to drive in Ontario since 1976, I can assure you that there is no passing on a double solid yellow line it is not a suggestion it is the law that you do not pass. Changing lanes in an intersection is also not allowed
Things about the double yellow line thing is a lot of the time it's illegal to cross not because the line is there but because the lines are usually put where it would be dangerous and thus illegal to pass anyways. So you can't just pass anywhere, like you can pass if approaching the crest of a hill or a curve, can't pass within 30 metres of a bridge, etc. Basically the laws in Ontario define when and where you can pass but don't have any laws mentioning lines themselves and thus the lines hold no actual legal weight.
In some provinces it is illegal to turn right on red. And it some provinces it is illegal to flood the intersection waiting to turn left while other provinces recommended it.
yeah, in Ontario you are allowed (in fact you are expected to) enter the intersection while you wait for straight through traffic to clear if you are turning left, but only one car. This is called claiming the intersection (and is mentioned in the driver's handbook). You have claimed that left turn so if straight traffic clears or the light changes red you are allowed to then make that left turn to clear the intersection. If, however, someone else crowds in past the stop line behind you, that is illegal (though people do it all the time). They should wait until you ahve cleared the itnersection and then if the light is still green they can either go or if now there is mroe traffic, claim the itnersection themselves. Its only supposed to be one vehicle at a time.
@@andrewdemarco3512 Same in BC. Failing to claim an intersection was one of the only demerits I got on my driving test back in the day because it was a rule I didn't know about, so I was being overly cautious. I lived in a small town that didn't have very heavy traffic, so it had never really come up.
As a person in Alberta, the yellow line is on the right, the centre line is white. So crossing a solid yellow line makes no sense. If they meant a solid centre line, no, that's why they invented solid lines, so you don't pass where it is unsafe ahead. In Ontario? I don't know, but it would be in the traffic code (not just in popular lore). You cannot do U turns at any intersection in Alberta, you can not do a U turn at an intersection with traffic lights (opposite of California). You cannot do them in the between intersections, nor use someones driveway or business parking lot for a U turn. Nor is it legal to change lanes in intersections. Okay, a lot of the stuff from Ontario sounds like a troll. Not using your signal lights is okay? I'd look that up. A T intersection is shaped like a T, and the people going straight through have the right of way unless the signage says different. Going straight has the right of way over turning, but if the normal majority flow would be turning rather than going straight, a stop sign would enforce that. Local conditions would dictate flow, not pedantic rules. A crossroads intersection, +, four way stop, it is the first person who gets to the intersection, and then as a tie breaker, the person to the right. But the signs will indicate who is required to stop. If there are no stop signs, it's usually a very low use intersection, and you use care and common sense. Don't just blast through uncontrolled intersections because you feel that you have the right of way.
The Canadians who wrote on this Reddit were all writing a bunch of nonsense. 🤣 Sticking to your American driving habits while driving in Canada is the prudent and right thing to do.
I'm not sure where these people are from but you cannot pass on a double line in Ontario. One difference I noticed is that in Ontario you are allowed to make a right-hand turn on a red light as long as the traffic is clear.
Single, and double yellow lines are jus telling you the rules for both directions of traffic. A double yellow line means that both side's view ahead is restricted enough that neither side can cross the center to pass someone. If it's one soli yellow line, with a dotted yellow line also, then the side with the solid line has restricted view ahead in the direction they are going, and cannot cross the line to pass, but the opposite direction traffic has a long enough vantage point to cross and pass - which would likely be something like one direction going over a hill, and the other coming down... or the area in one direction having a lot of trees blocking sight around a curve but the opposite direction is clear. Etc, etc. The uncontrolled T-intersection one at the start of your video is a really weird example... as the only uncontrolled T's I have ever seen (and you see quite a few of them in rural Saskatchewan), the traffic at the top of the T hat is going straight across, doesn't have to stop typically.. these are usually in very rural, non-populated areas, an there is going to be no pedestrian crosswalks or anything, so i can't see them requiring he 'straight-through' traffic to stop at all. The traffic that is approaching an turning onto the top of the T, is typically the one that yields right-of-way, because they are turning....
I'm a professional driver from Alberta and the cities have started to relax that law and allow people to make U turns.I drove in Los Angeles and found that it was strange that u turns were legal.Its ,something to used to when your on the opposite side of the road turning right and you expect traffic to be stopped
In Ontario there are a lot of 1 lane highways and roads. The dashed yellow lines is a safety marker saying you should be able to pass while also seeing traffic coming the other way. If you cannot do something, there is always a sign. Like U turns, right turns on a red etc. Otherwise, it is okay.
I've lived in Alberta, Ontario and Manitoba uncontrolled intersections tend to happen usually in rural areas where both roads are low speed or in Large residential neighborhoods in a city where there is no other shopping or businesses. The thought is you're already going slow due to the fact that there are children and none of these areas have speed limits above 50 km as that is the speed limit unless otherwise stated. Canada-wide
Tyler, some of those answers are wrong. The first one, probably means a four way stop. In probably all of Canada, whoever stops first, goes first. If both stops at the same time, it is supposed to be the one on the right that goes first. Most drivers don't care and goes any time they want. Regarding the solid yellow line. I don't know who answered that one, but they are wrong. In Ontario, it is illegal to pass on a solid yellow line. It looks like someone from Quebec answered that one. Law abiding drivers will obey the lines on the street. One difference is, in Ontario, you can turn right on a red, but in parts of Quebec, you can't. Some Ontarian drivers need to redo their G1. No wonder there are so many bad drivers out there.
Today is November 11th our "remembrance Day" in Canada. Please don't forget the soldiers who fought in our wars and died or were gravely injured to make our country free.
Canadians please remember 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤❤
@@personincognito3989 Today is also Veteran Day in the US 🕊 "Remember the fallen" ❤️
@personincognito3989 I am Canadian...and just wanted to add... all veterans deserve our respect for what they have done, and sacrificed to protect their country 🇨🇦🇺🇸❤️🕊🙏
I am with you here. I wear a poppy proudly. Sadly I'm in the minority where I live. Very few poppies worn here in Alberta. But I'm surrounded by East Indian immigrants so go figure.
My poppys always fall off om in sk. 😢@@minorityofthought1306
When exactly was the last time that Canada defended an invasion?? The only threat to Canada is the USA. Please stop co-opting the US's BS propaganda as to why they go to war with every other nation of earth. It's about money not "freedom." Please stop being dumb just so you can get a bunch of likes on twitter by pretending to care about veterans for one day out the year.
It’s weird how people post on Reddit like they actually know something when they have no idea
Not weird, just sad.
That's 90% of Reddit
thats why iv never used reddit. its comments by basment dwellers
I've never heard of these supposed laws that exist in Canada. The first two laws I've never heard of ever and I've been driving in Canada for 50 years including driving over 5 million miles with semi trucks. Changing lanes in an intersection is illegal. If you go from a single lane to a double lane you pick the lane you want because it is illegal to pass in an intersection and is safe but if you enter the intersection in a double turn lane in one lane you cannot move into another lane. Do not rely on the laws brought up in this post you are viewing because they are mostly wrong.
ONTARIO is the only province where its LEGAL TO CROSS THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINES
@@dopeytripod It doesn't mean you should do it, though.
Lots of totally dumb people on the roads nowadays.
From what I know, driving laws are the same in North America (US/CA), at least, at the federal level. I mean, your driver license is valid in all of N. America, no matter the state, province, territory in which it was issued.
@@bobbiusshadow6985 its just like some states & or provinces have higher speed limit than other states & or provinces...
Crossing a double solid line is an infraction in Canada
Not in Ontario yet.
@@dragonflysurgeon thats messed up actually. double lines were one of the first things taught in drivers ed in Manitoba to not cross.
@@dragonflysurgeon Yes it is... dont believe me? go ahead and try it in front of a cop and see what happens.
@@dragonflysurgeon Listen closely. If there wasn't a law about it there wouldn't have to be different types of lines. If cops haven't pulled you over for it yet, you have been lucky.
@peves- This is from a 2023 article:
"Current laws penalize operating a vehicle unsafely, including improper passing, and caution against crossing into oncoming traffic in certain conditions, but Ontario is the only province that does not make it explicitly illegal to cross two solid lines to pass"
I dont know if its changed since, but the whole article is about petitioning to make it explicitly illegal
Looking at these comments, it’s apparent a lot of drivers need to read their Ontario Driving Manual.
Or a quick google search for specific rules would work too. It would honestly have taken less time to look up the law then it did to argue an incorrect belief.
Ontario drivers not knowing how to drive? Shocker
The driving laws in Canada are different from province to province, but we share about 70% of the same laws just with different conditions such as distances, times, speeds, etc.
@@Xachremos Oh please, you should see Edmonton. We have more restrained driving laws and a very tough license test yet it sucks over here. 🫠
@@Xachremos Unfortunately, as an Albertan, I do believe that the statistics show that about 70% of bad drivers come from Alberta. And of those, 95% of them come from Southern Alberta (Calgary to USA border to BC border to Sask border area).
It is not the first to an intersection. It is the first to come to a complete stop at an intersection that has the right of way.
Totally. Sometimes people will stop 8 feet from the line/intersection just to show they are the first to come to a stop so that they can go first. smh
Yep. And also, if two cars come to a complete stop at the same time, it is the car on the right that has the right of way.
Unstated is that we are either talking about an uncontrolled or a 3 way stop intersection. Also, if two vehicles arrive at the same time, the vehicle on the right has the right of way. Many T intersections have a stop sign for the road intersecting and do not for the straight-through part.
You forgot the most important rule in Canada. When it snows and no one can see the lines, they no longer matter. Everyone just drives like it's a game of bumper cars except you get to pay for it if you actually hit another car. Also, maybe don't rely on Reddit for road rules.
Now that’s a whole other story! LOL 👍
Hahah
I agree. Sometimes info on reddit is ok and a lots of times, it is just wrong. If you want to know the actual rules, then go to the Ministry of Transportation for Ontario. It is illegal to pass on a single or double solid line in Ontario. It has always been so.
@@PMcC44 It is NOT illegal to pass on solid lines in Ontario ... yet .... there is a bill being read in the government that will make it illegal soon though. It's called Bill 152. Currently, and in the past, the lines are suggestions for us when it's safe to pass but not mandatory. I was quite surprised when I just looked it up. Google is your friend.
Where I live we have rumble strips. To wake people up if they start to drive off the road. Makes a vibration and rumble noise. When is snows, that’s how we know where the road is. 😂
In Canada we play "Am I still on the road?" for many months per year. Tuck in behind a line of traffic and pray.
LOL, Ok, that’s true. Usually try to get behind a semi, since the truckers usually know the road 🙂
Or ride rumble strip for hours because the snow coming down won’t let you see two feet in front of you.
I just reread Alberta's (careful you don't end up reading AMA's version) handbook. It's a lot of the same, but from a "Polite Canadian" standpoint there is some irony.
"Vehicles approaching from each direction are required to stop. All drivers must use courtesy and caution. Courtesy is to allow the vehicle that arrived first to proceed first. If two vehicles arrive at the same time, courtesy allows the vehicle on the right to proceed first. You must not proceed unless you can do so safely. "
Technically there isn't a Right of Way, if you hit someone after stopping you've screwed up no matter who got there first.
And the handbook isn't stating the actual laws, unless they changed since I moved away.
It's illegal to pass on a double line in Ontario. Or supposed to be.
Not illegal but if an accident happens you're at fault no matter what mostly because painted signs are not legally binding due to potential for not seeing them during winter
It is Illegal. People are delusional.
It's not though. @@peves-
@@peves- when I studied law it wasn't illegal so maybe in the last 5 years they changed it but didn't tell anyone...
Lines on the road are only suggestions in Ontario unless there is posted signage as well.
BTW. There is always signage. They are small, the same size as ' No Parking ' signs.
It is Remembrance Day in Canada
Proves that the "typical average American" knows nothing about Canada and really doesn't care beyond monetization of our viewership.
I wish he would do a Rememberance day reaction. It is also Veteran's Day for them in the states.
LEST WE FORGET
@@dzed9191 ...That's the silliest take I've seen today. If he knew Remembrance Day existed he'd likely monetize it like any TH-camr would. The fact that he didn't do a video to make money off it means he likely has no idea it exists and is still learning about things. When he learns about it, could be this week even, I'm sure he'll make his money.
He has done a Rememberance Day reaction before @@dzed9191
We have different rules by province. BTW, an uncontrolled intersection has no stop signs or lights.
Or they've failed or gone missing.
The law in Ontario of getting a stunt driving charge, by not allowing someone to merge onto the highway. Is from a incident that happened 15mins from me. Where a lady driving with her child died cause no one let them in, running out of room and smashing her car in guardrails at the end of the on-ramp. The on-ramp was too short and so they did a lot of construction to lengthen the on-ramp to allow you to get up to speed sooner. That happened in St.Catharines, QEW Niagara street on-ramp.
Some traffic trivia : Winnipeg actually has a set of traffic lights with a "U-Turn Permitted Now" light.
Also U-turns used to be illegal in manitoba including winnipeg at controlled intersections except for those lights.
U turns are not recommended, but in Manitoba they are actually legal in almost all situations.
From Manitoba Public Insurance Driver’s Handbook:
“Although under certain situations it’s legal to make a U-turn, we advise against it unless it’s at an intersection controlled by a U-turn traffic signal. Instead, in cities, you should go around the block to change directions.
U-turns are prohibited at:
curves,
approaches to or near the crest of a hill where there’s not at least 150 metres of clear view of oncoming traffic,
places where a sign prohibits U-turn”
I make a u turn every single day driving to and from my house
@@ianc5408 I wonder if that changed when roundabouts came in. I am sure 20 years ago prohibited included controlled intersections. Thanks
what?
a U turn?
Winnipeg has flashing greens, which aren't even mentioned in the Drivers' Handbook. And our yellows are only 4 seconds, instead of the usual 5 seconds.
I’m 4:54 into this video and I feel like I’m going to have a nervous breakdown. The comments on Reddit must be sarcastic or extremely un-well informed… please don’t believe all of this 🫠
An uncontrolled intersection is basically like a 4-way yield. Everyone slows, but no one has to completely stop unless there is other affected traffic. It can work out fine in low-usage residential streets.
Going straight through refers to the top part of the "T" goes straight across and doesn't not end where as the road coming up to the intersection comes to an end
As an Albertan, this explains why Ontario drivers here are the craziest I’ve ever seen.
My thoughts too as a BCer.
I disagree. I live in Ontario and if you want to see crazy try driving on Montreal highways in Quebec!
A big reason why I've never bothered to get a drivers license. You need nerves of steel to drive here in Ontario 😄
@@PMcC44really? lol I’m from Montreal and I never thought Quebeckers or Ontarians were crazy drivers.
We’re terrible with Truck, but that’s all. I’ve never seen a difference.
I see a clear difference with some Americans who don’t know that the left lane is to pass ppl when I’m on the other side of the border. That’s about it though. They put signs all over the highways to remind some ppl, but some Americans clearly don’t get it, drive 90km/h on the left and “force” you to pass them on the right.
At an uncontrolled intersection drivers must yield to the driver on the right. It doesn’t matter if it is a four way or t intersection. At least that’s the law in Alberta and Saskatchewan. (I checked)
It's everywhere in the USA and Canada. There are links to the laws of he'd expanded the responses.
I wish more people in Ontario used turn signals for roundabouts but nobody wants to learn how to use them in general
That's kinda crazy they don't. Even if they marked where to exit, you can still go around the roundabout again if you missed it, and other cars who got there after you would not know if they could enter the roundabout.
Not only can laws vary by province, but in Quebec there are different rules that apply specifically for the island of Montreal. Across the rest of the province you can go right on a red light just as long as there's no pedestrians going through or there's no indication that prohibits it, in Montreal this is just strictly forbidden (and there won't be signs to tell you so since it's just a rule that applies everywhere).
Good to know it's just Montreal, as I thought it was all of Quebec! There are people in other cities that unfortunately think it's illegal to turn right on a red - they will get honked at 😅
@@alyciab.294 We do need to make a full stop before turning right on red though, oh how many times I get honked at for making my full stop first.. plus turning right on red isn't an obligation but other drivers think it is and are so pushy
@amylaing8377 So true about the full stop. But the "isn't an obligation" part could result in impeding the flow of traffic if people are behind you also wanting to turn. If the way is clear and it's unreasonable to hold up traffic, it technically could be a fine (at least in Alberta). Just like if you yeild either at a merge or turning right into your own lane
It's like taht in Gatineu too, no rights on a red, or at least it used to be, might have changed it.
NYC has the same law at red lights
We have more uncontrolled intersections than controlled ones in Saskatchewan, you just follow the rule "if you don't see a stop sign, it's a stop sign" lol
In NS, 2 solid lines = no passing 1 solid & 1 dotted = dotted side can pass, 1 dotted = either side can pass. You can turn right at a red light, left on a red if turning into a one way Street going in that direction... However many ppl seem not to care about one way Street rules where I am.
I thought the left turn one only applies from one way to one way.
@patrickbuick5459 if it does, nobody here was told, lol
Can't turn right on a red on Quebec, I hear.
Saskatchewan born and raised. 4 way and 3 way stops you let the person on the right go first, unless its an active ambulance or fire truck. You dont cross yellow lines. Uncontrolled and T intersections you use caution and watch for ppl coming.( should just have stop signs) Turn signals are a must. If you are in the intersection when the light turns yellow, you must proceed through, you cant back up. Uturns are only permitted if theres a sign.
I was told when I bought my first car as a Canadian to never buy one from the US because I’d be spending hundreds or even thousands to get it spec’d to Canadian laws. The big one is daytime running lights. There was a used car lot near my old house where the owner bought all his vehicles from the US and didn’t switch them over. I remember there was a short lived resurrection of the GTO in the 2000s that I liked but it was only available in the US. When I suggested to a mechanic buddy that I import one, he strongly advised against it because of the differences in spec. In Canada, those things are strongly enforced. I only buy local cars, if I buy used.
Dosnt cost as much as your told. I've imported many over the yrs. Taxes cost more than the little things like DRLs. Cars in Canada and the states all meet same safety requirement, same environmental requirement. Only thing I have to do with most cars from the states is DRL. Most newer cars that can be enabled with a scanner. Simple. Thats all I have had to do at most. There are little thing like for example, tpms is mandatory in the states, isn't in Canada. Guess they have a hard time telling when they have a flat tire lol edit: if you sell a canadian car into the states then it would have to have tpms installed if it didn't have it already to be legally registered in the states
@@niewissen9912 There *used to* be more differences that made it a bigger pain in the ass, like when Canada required 10mph bumpers but the US only required 5mph ones. Nowadays though yeah, it's really minor differences.
In Ontario you cannot pass on any solid lines that's a hefty fine and maybe points if you are caught huh and increase in your insurance premiums. You can't even pass on a solid line even on your side of the road on a four lane road
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Ontarian here. Lots of people think that 2-way intersections works like 4-ways. They DON'T. Just because you got there first does not mean you get to go first. Anyone turning left must wait. The number of times I've almost been hit by people who think they can go first because they got there first is astounding... these intersections honestly make me nervous.
No such thing as a 2 way intersection.
@@captnmaim It's better known as a 2-way stop, which certainly does exist. The intersection would have one road going straight-through and the intersecting road having stop signs. It is more likely seen in rural areas especially along a county road or highway, where the speed limit of the intersecting road would be lower than the straight-through.
These types of intersections do exist in small towns and suburbs as well, but road engineers lately have been opting for 4-way stops instead.
@captnmaim uhh they're literally everywhere outside the city lol I drive multiple every single day and no one knows how to use them
Not sure you should consult reddit about driving laws , im from Ontario and crossing a double yellow is never allowed, you can't change lanes in an intersection because and this is the only thing im aware is different in the states is that unless otherwise marked you can turn right on a red light , so if someone decides to change lanes in a intersection they very well might hit someone turning , ill be honest far too many people pass driving test in Ontario and probably everywhere with incorrect answers on written test as well as making small errors on driving test . Once you've past any further driver education is learned by getting pulled over or occasionally having an major accident that requires police to attend ( no fault insurance and self reporting means cops don't attend minor fender benders so needs to get hurt or vehicles immobilized for police to come to an accident in Ontario)
I've criss-crossed Canada & the US without a problem.
In the US, even minor traffic violations are prosecuted more strictly. It's a source of revenue.
Those uncontrolled streets in Vancouver are strictly in neighbourhoods of detached houses. Some of them have been replaced with roundabouts...which Vancouverites immediately planted with flowers.
In Ontario, the driver's handbook DOES drill in that solid yellow lines indicate "do not pass". If an officer sees this, they can't ticket you, but you are at fault if an accident occurs. Living in northern Ontario, we have a lot of winding highways with obstructions (rock walls, dense forest) and the solid lines indicate it isn't safe to pass. Even thought we "can", everyone I know doesn't pass through solid lines because you typically can't see oncoming traffic. Even in driver's ED, they drilled it into you.
Criminal laws are federal in Canada, and traffic laws are provincial
Right turn on a red light is different in every province and state.
I was recently in NY from Ontario and I had to figure that one out on the fly.
ifaik it's only illegal on the Island of montreal (it should be illegal everywhere)
@@Xachremos I think it's all throughout Quebec, except in Gatineau (and I think only certain intersections allow it) since it's close to Ottawa.
Left turn on red is even more fun. It's actually legal in Ontario, under certain conditions. I haven't dared to try it anywhere else.
@@saveddijon Left turn is legal only if it's from a one-way street to a one-way street, but I don't encounter many of those in my travels.
Some small Saskatchewan communities, they have uncontrolled four way intersections... and generally the law is, that the 'larger' road traffic takes priority, while the smaller road crossing typically must yield to traffic n the main road. There is rarely a case I can think of where roads of the same 'prominence' meet at an uncontrolled intersection. Usually one road is considered the 'main' one. This is typically in small towns where smaller roads, where people live, intersect with the roads that service the main town.
These are becoming less and less common in modern times.
Using a turn signal in a turn only lane may not be required but it should be. It lets other drivers know that you KNOW you’re in a must turn lane. I frequently see vehicles in must turn lanes go straight ahead because they weren’t paying enough attention.
While there used to be many uncontrolled intersections in remote areas decades ago, they are fortunately now extremely rare. However, they do crop up occasionally when signage goes missing (for example; when the workers have not yet replaced a stop sign which, the night before, a drunk driver took home imbedded in their front bumper).
a lot of these I was taught were illegal, and at the very least, should be viewed as extremely dangerous.
Changing lanes in an intersection is straight up stupid.
Also I'm seeing a LOT more people do U turns at intersections and nearly hit other cars. It's absolutely the worst thing you can do, spend an extra 2 minutes, pull into a plaza or gas station and turn around. No need to rush into an accident hoping to save 2-4 minutes of time.
right, at least don't make a u-turn at an interesction where there are other vehicles present in any direction. Might be legal but its a dick move. The number of times the light turns green, and the car in front of me is singalling left and so am I, and so I accelerate when they do and I'm expecting them to turn left but they U-turn isntead and I ahve to slam on the breaks to avoid hitting because all of a sudden their forwad velocity went to zero as their car is now sideways is astonishing.
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Much like the USA, driving laws differ from province to province. So in Ontario, a flashing green means "you can turn left"; in BC that means "pedestrian controlled intersection", for example. And while it is true that you could pass on a double-yellow line in Ontario, if any kind of an accident happens, you'll probably be held to blame if you were doing that.
Where I live in Canada, any uncontrolled intersection is to be used as if there are stop signs there, meaning, you stop. Same as when there is a power-outage and the lights are out, you treat it as a stop.
Close, to be used as Yield signs, not stop signs. Don't need to stop if no one is present.
I am a Canadian, born and raised. I have lived in BC Canada, not far from Vancouver. I can tell you with 100% confidence that you can NOT cross a double solid line when driving in BC, Canada. It is a driving infraction and will cost you money (fines) and point on your license.
Or in Ontario. I have no idea where ppl are getting this info…makes a lot of sense now with drivers driving crazy. A lot Ned to restudy their drivers manuals!
Yet Ontario people do it all of the time when there's no traffic heading towards them. If they cause an accident then they're screwed.
Yes I lived in Nova Scotia and moved to Ontario they had different rules of the road for driving
On major highways in Ontario the on-ramps are acceleration lanes designed to allow vehicles enough distance to accelerate to highway speeds and merge with traffic. I have on occasion seen American drivers stopped at the end of these lanes waiting for a break in traffic thinking they must yield.
If you look at the Ontario Ministry of Transportation website, it clearly states that you cannot pass on a solid yellow line (only dashed yellow lines). Yellow lines are to separate traffic moving on opposite directions, while white lines separate traffic moving in the same direction. In Ontario it is generally illegal to change lanes in an intersection, but many people do it, because it is not well enforced.
it's a no-brainer for those with a brain but that's extremellly rare out there.
You are misinterpreting it. "A solid line at the left of your lane means it is unsafe to pass. ('A' should not pass.)" does not mean its illegal. it has been stated by many an OPP officer to news sources its Not Illegal to pass on double yellow in Ontario
Nowhere in Canada can you legally cross a solid line, single or double solid line!
You can't cross a solid yellow line in saskatchewan.
Traffic laws differ from provinces to provinces and also from state to state. They have many different laws, although generally speaking, pretty much the same.
Basically, a double yellow line is used when it is likely to be unsafe to pass, such as going around a blind curve. Single yellow lines are where it also may be unsafe, such as approaching an intersection or on parts of a 2-lane road, etc. They're guidelines only, basically telling you that it might be unsafe to pass in that area. What's really important are sections 148 and 149 of the Highway Traffic Act. 148 deals with overtaking and passing rules.
You should do some Ontario G1 practice tests and road sign tests! would make a great video and you'll know if you could drive safely in Ontario
A T intersection tends to have a mix of yield and stop signs. Most times they're found in places where one of the 3 directions is rarely taken. They're more common in rural areas.
I don't think you can pass on a double line in Ontario. Pretty sure it's illegal.
No it’s legal. Not recommended but legal.
I don’t think I’ll just take someone online word for it.
That's a very unusual take. You pass on a double line and you will be charged with dangerous driving.
The only time I've seen someone crossing a double yellow was if there was a slow moving service vehicle like a garbage truck or bus. Changing lanes in an intersection is frowned upon but regularly done. Especially if you have an immediate turn after and you need to be in the right lane.
I don't see it happening as much in the city as on the highways.
In Alberta, the driver on the right has the right-of-way at uncontrolled intersections.
Yes, because in Albeta, I believe you are supposed to come to a stop at any uncontrolled intersection. They are to be treated like an all-way stop
@@alyciab.294 It's an all way yield, not an all way stop.
@ttww1590 Ok. Ya, that's better than full stop! Not sure why I always had that in my mind!
The only big difference I can think of is that in Quebec, you cannot turn right at a red light. You must wait for a green light, even if there is no cars coming while at the red light.
You can turn right exept Montréal island and dangerous intersection (red light, no right sign)
Police in Ontario have the ability to issue a ticket for unsafe passing in any situation, but unlike in other provinces there is no specific prohibition against crossing a double line.
I think this is it. Technically not illegal to cross a double yellow line, but everywhere where there is a double yellow line, the line is like that because it is illegal to pass there. Its really semantics at that point. If its illegal to cross everywhere where there are doubel yellow lines (because there is matching signage or because its too clsoe to a curve or hill, etc.), its functionally illegal. They put the yellow liens in all thsoe illegal to pass places. Driving school even teaches you that double solid lines you should never pass on
Not sure if they've changed it, but I live in a border town and we used to go over to Michigan a lot growing up. In Ontario, it is ok to make a right turn at a red light, but in Michigan you were not allowed to make a right turn at a red light
Can’ turn right at a red light in Quebec also.
In Alberta you can't make a U-turn at any CONTROLLED intersection (e.g. at a stop sign or traffic lights)... unless otherwise permitted where there is a sign indicating U-turns are allowed. You can make a U-turn at uncontrolled intersections if you will not be impeding traffic. But there may be some uncontrolled intersections that have "No U-Turns" signs where its known to happen frequently and cause traffic issues.
False. In the city you can only make U-Turns at lights with signs permitting them, and you can make U-turns at any uncontrolled intersection or intersection with stop/yield signs.
@ttww1590 OK. I always thought it was any intersection control (lights or signs). But I guess that probably saved me additional chances of getting a ticket! 😂
I do not know where you reside, but the 401 hwy is the busiest in North America. I once was on way to Toronto in a tractor trailer, it was about 630 AM and in the town of Milton, traffic was backed up and as I approached the get on ramp, there was about 10 feet between me and the vehicle in front of me, 3 cars went, the 3rd, bounced off of my front wheel. He was charged with a an illegal lane change.
No crossing the double solid in BC.
Driving laws in Canada differ slightly depending on the province. However, some laws apply universally: stop signs, speed limits, seatbelts, etc. How some intersections work may have slightly different rules. Here in Alberta, uncontrolled intersections work like this:
"When you are entering a street from an alley, driveway, parking lot or service road, you must stop as if there is an invisible stop sign there. Just like at a stop sign, you must yield the right of way and not proceed until it is safe.
A sidewalk also acts like a stop sign. When you are emerging from an alley or driveway, you must stop and yield the right of way before driving across the sidewalk."
Source: Alberta Government
You can perform a Uturn anywhere, so long as it's not posted as no uturn, and you can perform the uturn safely!
only weasels do that.
In B.C., it is illegal to change lanes in an intersection or to pass on a double yellow line
If it is a solid you can't cross, it's illegal. If it is dotted you can pass. Even in Ontario.
Wrong
Google Ontario bill 152....they are about to make it illegal on Ontario. Currently it is not illegal... It is also known as Chad's law. It will be illegal but has never been on Ontario's history
Google bill 152 aka Chad's law. Ontario is about to make crossing the lines illegal. Otherwise it is not and has never been illegal in Ontario. You are currently wrong, but once the bill passes you will be correct
I'm in Quebec and I don't understand the uncontrolled intersection thing and I cannot imagine a 4 way without any stop for at least one direction. Direction without stop sign have priority, obviously. First at the intersection have right of way. If 2 cars arrive at the same time, then the one on the right have a right of way. Or sign language... Have a nice remembrance day! It's my birthday. Easy to remember.
Uncontrolled intersection happen mainly in rural settings or smaller towns. Mall parking lots are often considered (legally) to be uncontrolled intersections. You may also just not be aware of any in your area.
I also may have misunderstood your post too. It is just woke up on a stat holiday and haven't had my first cup of coffee yet
If a set of street light go out, that intersection also becomes an uncontrolled intersection while the lights are out.
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In B.C. and Alberta, making a U-turn in an intersection is illegal..
Yet when I was living out in Lake Louise/Banff Too many people just ignore the laws. Gotta love tourists.
@@ZAWFUL Because it makes sense everywhere else except in Alberta and B.C. Therefore it's unrealistic to expect a tourist to stop at the DMV to pick up a driver manual, read it, shake their heads in disbelief, and then remember this ridiculous law while looking for a place, sometimes far away, to make a 3-point turn.
@@fumblerooskie most tourists have a GPS that will tell them where they can make a U-turn though. It's not that hard. If I'm somewhere I don't know the rules of the road I'm just going to go where the GPS tells me to and when.
@brenthenderson3983 In Alberta intersections are the only place you can make U-Turns in cities. That's all uncontrolled, controlled with signs, and lights where signage permits.
@@ZAWFUL... My GPS tells me to make an illegal U-turn
T intersection lol. The person on the top of the T is going straight through. The person coming up to the t has to give way.
Most provences are not allowed to pass on a solid line. Not sure why Ontario does not ban this. But hey it is Ontario
I have one in Trois-Rivières, Québec. I don't like it because it can take a lot of time to turn left because the cars who are on that road don't stop. It's even easier to turn right because you do not have to cross all of the road.
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Ontario law doesnt specifically say you cant cross a yellow line. But it does say you cant pass when you are coming up to a bend in the road, a hill, bridge, etc. Which are all places where a yellow line would be placed. So if you cross a yellow line your ticket wont be for crossing a yellow line, it will be for something else like passing on a hill or a bend in the road.
"Uncontrolled" intersections are basically treated like an all-way yield, with the same flow logic as an all-way stop other than drivers are not required to stop unless they need to yield to another vehicle. They're mostly used in places without much traffic, where almost everyone is familiar with the intersection. They used to be very common in residential and rural areas, but largely have had yield signs added, because unless you already know it's an uncontrolled intersection you won't know to yield to the first traffic there or traffic on the right.
When I was living in Saskatoon about a dozen years ago they went through and added yield signs to a whole pile of uncontrolled intersections after there was a collision involving a school bus.
A lot of our seemingly odd traffic laws come about because there's a lot less traffic on our roads than in the USA, and a lot of the traffic laws don't get updated unless something happens. As pointed out Manitoba may have stricter laws than Ontario in some cases, but it was also legal in Manitoba up until very recently for a school teacher to take their class on a field trip in the back of their pickup truck, because the laws were written in such a way that so long as all the seatbelts in the vehicle were in use, you could continue adding unsecured passengers basically anywhere until you hit the load limit of the vehicle. That wasn't changed until they overhauled the Highway Traffic Act to include penalties for distracted driving, roughly 2015ish I think?
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"Current laws penalize operating a vehicle unsafely, including improper passing, and caution against crossing into oncoming traffic in certain conditions, but Ontario is the only province that *does not make it explicitly illegal to cross two solid lines* to pass, said Bourgouin.
The representative for Mushkegowuk-James Bay in northern Ontario has introduced Chad’s Law, a private member’s bill that aims to change that, named after Belanger.
“I got a lot of citizens emails saying that they were, like me, surprised this wasn’t already the law,” Bourgouin said at a recent news conference." -Global News, Nov 2023
For anyone who thought it was illegal.
Actually U turns are not permitted at Controlled Intersections. If there are lights or signs you cannot make a U-turn unless it's permitted by a U-turn sign.
Not only are traffic laws different across the Country line, but some laws are different even across Provincial lines. Such as "turning right" into while the light is Green. When I lived in Toronto, I learned that if the light in front of you is Red and the light on the right and left are Green, one is legally allowed to turn into traffic so long as the path is clear to do so. In Montreal (Quebec) that same action is 100% illegal, whether there is traffic or not. You cannot turn until the lights on the left and right are Red and traffic has stopped.
Passing on a double solid yellow is illegal. It is not illegal to enter or exit a road by crossing a double solid yellow. It is not illegal to pass on a single solid yellow.
It's the added (cops never signal anyways) that made me laugh so hard. The truth about that is shockingly true. You can type in "Cops violating traffic laws and you'll find a whole archive of cops breaking laws in order to enforce laws. ONE video I saw was a cop car pulling a U-turn on a one way street, then driving the wrong way to stop a pedestrian and THEN mounted the curb and blocked the sidewalk to get in front of him. No signals; no lights and no siren. Just violated traffic laws to stop a pedestrian who crossed a street about 10 feet away from the painted cross walk. On an empty street.
Technically, roads over water ways are of federal jurisdiction in Canada. However, the provincial police will enforce the laws on them in absence of federal police (RCMP) presence.
In Quebec, you can only cross dotted lines, double lines indicate that further down the road, one side will be dotted while other won't.
T-Intersections don't always have stop signs for those continuing straight in Quebec, the perpendicular road will always have a stop. Those without a stop have priority in the first case. If there are stops on every lane, the first to arrive has priority, followed by the rightmost going clockwise. HOWEVER, this is not law they are rules. You won't get arrested for not following, but if something happens, insurance won't necessarily cover as much as they said they would since you were "reckless driving"
Addendum : In Canada it is illegal to cross over a solid white lane restriction line unless it is a clear case of "oh gee, I really meant to go over THERE.." The retroactive turn signal rule applies in this situation..
Okay, there are two colours of traffic lines in Ontario. White lines are definitive. Dotted you can cross for a lane change. Solid white you CANNOT cross. Orange lines can be crossed if the situation is safe to do so. If they are solid, it is recommended to not cross unless you KNOW it's safe to do so. It's the same with speed limit signs. Black lettered speed limit signs are set in stone. Orange coloured speed signs are suggested safe speeds....faster than that limit can be hazardous in some conditions.
mind you its almsot always illegal to pass on double yellow lines. The reason they are double yellow is because they are too close to a hill or turn and there is therefore poor visibility to uncoming traffic, and passign in those situations IS illegal. So technically the road markings themselves don't make it illegal, but they are usually marking a situation where it is illegal.
I don't believe that's correct. The colour of the line has nothing to do with anything. The reason we have yellow lines is because back in the 1970s, they figured yellow looks more visible at night and thus safer. It's rare to see white lines anymore, not in the middle of the road anyway.
Same for the colour of the speed signs, I don't know where you got that from and I never heard of that.
Traffic laws vary State to State and Province to Province, so of course they also vary between countries.
Yes, in Ontario street lines are only advisory, unless accompanied by signage. However, the lines are usually placed in such a way that they indicate something that is illegal under statute, such as no passing within X Metres of an intersection. And only white speed signs are regulatory. Any other colour, such as yellow, are advisory only.
T- intersections mainly occur in 2 places (note i said mainly) residential areas and mall parking lots. There are tons of them in farming areas as well, but the average Canadian driver is more likely to encounter those intersections in malls and residential areas. And to put traffic signs up AND maintain them in all of those areas across Canada would be massively expensive.
Technically every driveway is a uncontrolled intersection aswell
Here in New Brunswick, crossing a double line is illegal. Double lines, mean vision is restricted, a hill, or turn ahead, where sight is restricted. Tailgaiters if in hurrey, have known to illegially pass. They take a chance.
We Canadians also have an unwritten law we follow in the winter. If you literally can’t see the lane you are in. You can’t see the shoulder and any lines on the road try to follow the tire tracks to stay on your road. If there is no tire tracks to follow you simply make your own road driving slowly. 9 times out of 10 that means driving slowly directly on the middle of the road where the solid lines are. The only rule keep your tire off the shoulder. Drive slowly with your 4 ways on. If a car is coming at you in the other direction you both slowly shift over untill you can safely pass each other then try to find the middle again.
Except on the 401 where it's survival of the fittest. I know a lot of people who prefer to stick to the smaller highways to avoid the chaos
In those conditions, just stay home!
Note: These t-stops they speak of involve a straight-through without stop-signs and another road terminating at the t-stop. This road that ends has a stop sign, and therefore does not have priority.
An uncontrolled intersection is an intersection that does not have a traffic light. However, there are always STOP signs at these intersections.
We don't have uncontrolled intersections in Canada. At a cross road with stop signs it is the first person to the intersection that the right of way. If two cars arrive at the same time. It is the car to the right, that has the right of way. If two cars arrive at the same time coming from the opposite directions, then it is the car going straight that has the right of way. If both cars are going straight they can both proceed at the same time.
In British Columbia a blinking green light means the lights are "pedestrian controlled". In Ontario a blinking green light means you can safely turn left because opposing traffic has a red light. It's important for Ontario drivers to know how these laws differ.
You use blinking green lights? In Saskatchewan we have a fourth light that is a green arrow for advanced left turns. For a full traffic light that is pedestrian controlled it has the walk/don't walk signals and will go red to facilitate crossing. There are a few that aren't full light controlled intersections and in that instance they have a pedestrian activated flashing yellow light which means the same as a yellow light which means yield to the pedestrian.
first has right of way means that if there are 50 cars on the strait and you are on the joining, by law:
in Canada you let the first car pass then insert yourself in the traffic.
in America you wait for the 50 cars to pass before you can go.
Alberta is tricky. You can’t turn in the middle of a street, any intersection with lights, intersections with stop signs, and anywhere signs prohibit it. About the only place I can determine that you CAN make a u-turn is “any T intersection”, “when it’s safe to do so”.
You Can NOT, change lanes in the intersection in Ontario. Also, if a car is turning left at an intersection, it is illegal to pass that driver on the right.
Also, if there is an advanced green turn signal, the opposing traffic is not allowed to turn right at the same time, thus avoiding a collision.
Also, you must always signal any movements. It's a law. Lane changes, turns, etc.
According to Ontario’s driver handbook, a double solid line indicates it is considered unsafe to pass so while perhaps not illegal per se it’s generally considered poor form to do so.
As for using signals when there is not traffic around, most driving instructors will teach you to do so anyway. I generally do myself unless on a side street with no one around.
Has someone who has been licensed to drive in Ontario since 1976, I can assure you that there is no passing on a double solid yellow line it is not a suggestion it is the law that you do not pass. Changing lanes in an intersection is also not allowed
Things about the double yellow line thing is a lot of the time it's illegal to cross not because the line is there but because the lines are usually put where it would be dangerous and thus illegal to pass anyways. So you can't just pass anywhere, like you can pass if approaching the crest of a hill or a curve, can't pass within 30 metres of a bridge, etc. Basically the laws in Ontario define when and where you can pass but don't have any laws mentioning lines themselves and thus the lines hold no actual legal weight.
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In some provinces it is illegal to turn right on red. And it some provinces it is illegal to flood the intersection waiting to turn left while other provinces recommended it.
yeah, in Ontario you are allowed (in fact you are expected to) enter the intersection while you wait for straight through traffic to clear if you are turning left, but only one car. This is called claiming the intersection (and is mentioned in the driver's handbook). You have claimed that left turn so if straight traffic clears or the light changes red you are allowed to then make that left turn to clear the intersection. If, however, someone else crowds in past the stop line behind you, that is illegal (though people do it all the time). They should wait until you ahve cleared the itnersection and then if the light is still green they can either go or if now there is mroe traffic, claim the itnersection themselves. Its only supposed to be one vehicle at a time.
@@andrewdemarco3512 Same in BC. Failing to claim an intersection was one of the only demerits I got on my driving test back in the day because it was a rule I didn't know about, so I was being overly cautious. I lived in a small town that didn't have very heavy traffic, so it had never really come up.
My Biggest pet peeve in BC.- sometimes 2, or 3 even, cars will have to go left on a red light because they were in the middle of the intersection. Grr
As a person in Alberta, the yellow line is on the right, the centre line is white. So crossing a solid yellow line makes no sense. If they meant a solid centre line, no, that's why they invented solid lines, so you don't pass where it is unsafe ahead. In Ontario? I don't know, but it would be in the traffic code (not just in popular lore).
You cannot do U turns at any intersection in Alberta, you can not do a U turn at an intersection with traffic lights (opposite of California). You cannot do them in the between intersections, nor use someones driveway or business parking lot for a U turn. Nor is it legal to change lanes in intersections.
Okay, a lot of the stuff from Ontario sounds like a troll. Not using your signal lights is okay? I'd look that up.
A T intersection is shaped like a T, and the people going straight through have the right of way unless the signage says different. Going straight has the right of way over turning, but if the normal majority flow would be turning rather than going straight, a stop sign would enforce that. Local conditions would dictate flow, not pedantic rules. A crossroads intersection, +, four way stop, it is the first person who gets to the intersection, and then as a tie breaker, the person to the right. But the signs will indicate who is required to stop.
If there are no stop signs, it's usually a very low use intersection, and you use care and common sense. Don't just blast through uncontrolled intersections because you feel that you have the right of way.
The Canadians who wrote on this Reddit were all writing a bunch of nonsense. 🤣 Sticking to your American driving habits while driving in Canada is the prudent and right thing to do.
I'm not sure where these people are from but you cannot pass on a double line in Ontario. One difference I noticed is that in Ontario you are allowed to make a right-hand turn on a red light as long as the traffic is clear.
Single, and double yellow lines are jus telling you the rules for both directions of traffic.
A double yellow line means that both side's view ahead is restricted enough that neither side can cross the center to pass someone. If it's one soli yellow line, with a dotted yellow line also, then the side with the solid line has restricted view ahead in the direction they are going, and cannot cross the line to pass, but the opposite direction traffic has a long enough vantage point to cross and pass - which would likely be something like one direction going over a hill, and the other coming down... or the area in one direction having a lot of trees blocking sight around a curve but the opposite direction is clear. Etc, etc.
The uncontrolled T-intersection one at the start of your video is a really weird example... as the only uncontrolled T's I have ever seen (and you see quite a few of them in rural Saskatchewan), the traffic at the top of the T hat is going straight across, doesn't have to stop typically.. these are usually in very rural, non-populated areas, an there is going to be no pedestrian crosswalks or anything, so i can't see them requiring he 'straight-through' traffic to stop at all. The traffic that is approaching an turning onto the top of the T, is typically the one that yields right-of-way, because they are turning....
I'm a professional driver from Alberta and the cities have started to relax that law and allow people to make U turns.I drove in Los Angeles and found that it was strange that u turns were legal.Its ,something to used to when your on the opposite side of the road turning right and you expect traffic to be stopped
In Ontario there are a lot of 1 lane highways and roads. The dashed yellow lines is a safety marker saying you should be able to pass while also seeing traffic coming the other way.
If you cannot do something, there is always a sign. Like U turns, right turns on a red etc. Otherwise, it is okay.
I've lived in Alberta, Ontario and Manitoba uncontrolled intersections tend to happen usually in rural areas where both roads are low speed or in Large residential neighborhoods in a city where there is no other shopping or businesses. The thought is you're already going slow due to the fact that there are children and none of these areas have speed limits above 50 km as that is the speed limit unless otherwise stated. Canada-wide
Tyler, some of those answers are wrong. The first one, probably means a four way stop. In probably all of Canada, whoever stops first, goes first. If both stops at the same time, it is supposed to be the one on the right that goes first. Most drivers don't care and goes any time they want. Regarding the solid yellow line. I don't know who answered that one, but they are wrong. In Ontario, it is illegal to pass on a solid yellow line. It looks like someone from Quebec answered that one. Law abiding drivers will obey the lines on the street. One difference is, in Ontario, you can turn right on a red, but in parts of Quebec, you can't. Some Ontarian drivers need to redo their G1. No wonder there are so many bad drivers out there.