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From: howard@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Howard Lem)
Date: Sun, 9-Apr-89 22:11:16 EDT
Message-ID: <1989Apr9.221116.25444@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca>
Organization: University of Toronto Computing Services
Newsgroups: ont.general
Subject: Re: Highway Driving Rules
References: <8904061731.AA21685@ellesmere.csri.toronto.edu>
Reply-To: howard@gpu.utcs.UUCP (Howard Lem)
Distribution: ont

In article <8904061731.AA21685@ellesmere.csri.toronto.edu> malton@csri.toronto.edu (Andrew Malton) writes:
>Are the `lane discipline' rules for driving on multi-lane highways
>a matter of law in Ontario, or of recommended driving habits only? By
>`lane discipline' I mean the rules including but not necessarily limited to:
>
I just happen to have a copy of the Ont. HTA here.  It's slightly out of date;
but it should be reasonably accurate.
>1) overtake only on the left;
>2) use the left-most lane for active passing only;
Passing on the right is allowed in certain cases.  You can pass on the right
if a) car other car is turning, or about to. b) on a highway where there is
sufficient width for 2 or more lines of vehicles in each direction. c) on a
higway designated for use of one-way traffic(divided highway.)  (Sec. 100.1 &
100.2 of the HTA of Ontario.)
>3) move right when approached from behind (even when not in the
>   left-most lane);
"Any vehicle proceeding upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic
at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall when 
practicable be driven in the right hand lane then available for traffic
or as close as practicicable to the right hand curb or edge of the roadway
except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same
direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a 
private road or driveway"  (Quoted from Sec. 97 of the HTA.)  
My loose interpretation is that one should keep to the right as possible,
if possible.  Of course, problems arise when two or more people have 
different interpretations. 
>4) yield or claim right-of-way at merge (actually I know this is in the
>   HTA: the traffic flow and the merge flow have equal responsibility to
>   ensure even merging);
Right again. (Sec. 90.1)
>5) limit speed on ramps (I believe the orange `ramp speed NN' signs are
>   warning only; some ramps have white legal speed-limits instead,
>   as on the 400 at Gravenhurst);
Right.  Reg. 425 deals specifically with signs.  Basic sign must be 24"wx30"h
the word maximum must be 4"h & numeral are 12"h.
>6) flash high-beams to communicate with other drivers (as in
>   `You should move out of my way', or `I am going to pass you now' or
>   `You are welcome to move in ahead of me now');
This seems to be something that is a 'courtesy'.  
>7) signal lane changes.
Yes, It's a must. (Sec. 94.1)
>
>Andrew Malton
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