Highway Traffic Act Flashcards
(44 cards)
Does a person driving an implemented husbandry on the highway require a driver’s licence?
No, not deemed a vehicle S. 32 (1)
AMMO no Snow PFIRST
What is a vehicle?
A- automobile
M- motorcycle
M- motor assisted bicycle (moped)
O- other motor assisted vehicles
What is NOT a vehicle?
No
Snow- motorized snow vehicle (snowmobile)
P- power assisted bicycle
F- farm tractor
I- implemented husbandry (combine)
R- road building machine
S- streetcar ( and other vehicles on rails)
T- traction machine
A person who drives a vehicle on a highway
Driver
Automobile, motorcycle, motor-assisted bicycle, any other vehicle propelled or dry driven otherwise then by muscular power
Vehicle
Part of highway that is improved designed ordinarily used for vehicle traffic
Does not include the shoulder
Roadway
Common and public highway, street, avenue, parkway, driveway, square, place, bridge, viaduct or trestle
-used by general public for passage of vehicles includes area between property lines
Highway
Classes of drivers licenses
Weight of vehicle - A, D, G
Number of passengers - B,C, E, F
Motorcycle - M
Where is the weight of a vehicle found?
Vehicle portion permit
What does the gross weight of a vehicle refer to?
The combined weight of vehicle and its load
Definition of transmits
Weight is transferred onto surface of the highway
Found on the plate portion of the vehicle vehicles permit
Pay fee based on weight
Registered gross weight
Class A
-Operation of any combination of towed vehicle and trailer
-Exceeds gross weight of 4600 kg
Air brake endorsement “Z”
No drivers license gives authority to drive vehicle equipped with air brakes unless license is air brake endorsed
Class D
-Operation of motor vehicle exceeding 11,000 kg in gross weight or registered gross weight
-Towed vehicles not over 4600 kg
Class G
-Permits operation of motor vehicle vehicle not exceeding 11,000 kg
-Allows for a combination of vehicle and trailer combined weight does not exceed 11,000 kg
-Towed vehicle is not over 4600 kg
Fifth wheel class exemption
-Weighing more than 4600 kg can be towed by fully licensed G
-RV
Class B
-License for school buses
-designed seating capacity of more than 24 passengers
Class C
-For any bus with design seating capacity for more than 24 passengers
-Excludes school purposes
Class E
-Any school purpose bus with designed seating capacity
-not more than 24 passengers?
Class F
-Ambulances and any bus design seating capacity for not more than 24 passengers
-Excluding school bus
Class F exemption
-Not more than 11 passengers
-Used for personal purposes with no compensation
-deemed class G
Where does a driver have to stop when approaching an intersection controlled by a stop sign?
At the marked stop line, if none before nearest crosswalk, if none before intersection.
When is a driver required to use a turn signal?
At intersection, into private road, from one lane to another or to leave roadway, if other vehicle may be affected