Module 3 - The Environment Flashcards
Who sets the road rules?
Highway Safety Code
What is the primary objective of the road laws and regulations?
Guarantee the safety of all users, particularly vulnerable ones
What is the duty of care principle?
All road users must be careful and considerate when traveling on a public road, especially around vulnerable users
What does MMA stand for?
Motorized Mobility Aid
What do people with reduced mobility use?
Motorized personal mobility devices such as three/four-wheeled scooters or electric scooters
What is a shared street?
Speed limit is 20km, pedestrians have the right of way over drivers
(Courtesy) You are driving on a busy street downtown and a cyclist is blocking your way. There isn’t enough room to pass. What do you do?
Follow the cyclist slowly until you can pass them.
(Courtesy) You’ve just passed another vehicle and he honks at you because you cut him off. You…
Tell yourself you’d better pay more attention next time and raise your hand as a sorry
You notice children playing with a ball on the side of the street. What do you do?
You keep an eye on the children and slow down slightly
When can you pass a solid line or a double solid line?
When there are:
- Pedestrians along the road
- Cyclists riding along the road
- Animals, horseman, or animal-drawn vehicles
- Farm tractors or other slow-moving vehicles with a sign
OR
- to make a left turn
- turn onto a different road/private driveway
- drive around stalled vehicle/obstacle
Combined yellow/white lines can be crossed when…
The broken line is on the driver’s side
Hatched lines on the pavement…
Show where driving or stopping is prohibited
Car detection symbol
A circle with 9 to 12 and 3 to 6 blacked-out
Yellow diamond means…
Change is permanent
Orange diamond means…
Change is temporary
Orange triangle with red borders indicates…
Motor or animal-drawn vehicles that cannot exceed 40 km
Black diamond symbolizes…
Dangerous/hazardous cargo/materials
How far away must you stop from a school bus both directions?
5 m
ATV stands for…
All-terrain vehicle
The speeding fines in the school zone…
Are doubled
What is the typical speed limit in the school zone area?
50 km or less if indicated
When you approach an obstacle warning sign, you must…
Glance at your mirrors and blind spot
Hazard markers…
Are black and yellow diagonal lines that show obstacles to avoid
Which side of the hazard markers should you drive on?
The side where the lines go down
Checkered yellow-black diamond means…
End of the roadway or lane
A flashing red light means…
Stopping like it is a stop sign
If turning is allowed from the second lane…
The right lane must turn
Black square with left and right turning arrows indicates the lane cannot be used for…
Driving, passing, or overtaking
If a red crossed-out vehicle has a black arrow facing the bottom, it is…
Allowed
Red crossed out black diamond means…
Hazardous substance carriers (explosive, corrosive, inflammable, poison)
- access denied in tunnels
- must stop at railway crossing even if no trains
When should pedestrians/cyclists be given the right of way?
As soon as they show their intention to cross the road
What does diamond on a red background mean?
Reserved lane for opposite traffic
8-corner black shape crossed out means…
No stopping
