Chapter 2 Flashcards
Unless otherwise posted, what is the maximum speed limit on a provincial hghway located outside an urban area (ie., city or town)?
100 km/h
Unless otherwise posted, what is the maximum speed limit on a roadway outside an urban area or on a provincial highway located inside the corporate limit of a city?
80 km/h
How fast are vehicles travelling when they have a sign indicating slow moving vehicles?
Less than 40 km/h
During what hours are school zone speed limits in effect?
School days from:
8 am to 9:30 am
11:30 am to 1:30 pm
3 pm to 4:30 pm
You must not exceed the posted speed limit during these times
What are the rules for playground zones?
Maximum 30 km/h (unless otherwise posted) from 8:30 am to one hour after sunset. You may not pass a car going in the same direction during these times.
Are you allowed to turn right on a red light?
Yes (unless a sign prohibits the turn), but only after coming to a comlpete stop and yielding to other traffic.
What does a steady green arrow mean?
Proceed (i.e., go) only in the direction indicated by the arrow.
What does a flashing red light mean?
Stop completely and then proceed when safe to do so. Treat like a stop sign.
What does a flashing yellow light mean?
Proceed with caution after yielding to pedestrians and other vehicles within the intersection.
What does a flashing green light mean?
Drivers are allowed to go through without stopping, unless required to yield to oncoming traffic when turning left, or to pedestrians in the crosswalk when turning right or left.
What does a yellow line mean?
It seperates traffic travelling in opposite directions.
What does a white line mean?
It separates traffic traveling in the same direction.
What are bicycle lanes?
- They are painted in the curb lane of the road with a bicycle shaped design and street signage
- They may also appear beside a row of parking spots
- Do not drive in these lanes except when you need to turn or when entering/exiting a parking spot
What do broken yellow or white lines mean?
Lane changing is permitted
What do solid lines mean?
Passing or lane changing is not permitted if the solid line is on your side of the roadway.
What is a two way left turn lane?
A lane in the center of the road that is reserved for the left turning traffic travelling in either direction.
What does a diamond marking on the road mean?
The lane is reserved for specific vehicles (e.g., taxis, buses or bicycles).
What does a sign of this shape and color mean?
Direction
What does a sign of this shape and color mean?
Lane use designation (i.e., it tells you which direction you can drive in).
What does this sign mean?
Actions permitted (i.e., allows you to do the action or activity within the green circle).
What does this sign mean?
Actions not permitted (i.e., tells you what action or activity is not allowed).
What does a sign of this shape and color mean?
Regulatory message (e.g., speed limit).
What does a sign of this shape and color mean?
School zone/area or school crosswalk
What does a sign of this shape and color mean?
Caution or warning of a hazard.
What does this sign mean?
Yield. Yield means to give way to or to give in. Therfore: wait until all pedestrians within the crosswalk or intersection have crossed the street and allow cars not facing a traffic sign to clear the intersection or roadway before you go.
What does a sign of this shape and color mean?
Construction area information
What does a sign of this shape and color mean?
One way
What does this sign mean?
Railway crossing
What does this sign mean?
School crosswalk.
Note: Pedestrian crosswalk has only one person on the sign
What does this sign mean?
Two way traffic
What does this sign mean?
Divider ahead - keep right.
