trailers

[mwrc1]

driving around town and notice a lot of trailers being pulled but the lights dont work.If I was to by accident rear end him would I be at fault if I rear ended them

[ByrdDawg]

Chances are you would be charged with following too close - they would probably get fined for no lights. Winter road conditions, heavy rain or fog, or a really dark street might save you, but I wouldn't want to put it to the test.

[Anapeg]

ByrdDawg is spot on.

[Bluesky]

While we are at it, I have always wondered about this one. I am travelling in the left (third) lane of a three lane highway. I am passing a slower moving vehicle to my right. At the same time, a car is passing that same slow vehicle in the first lane. We both pass at the same time, and we both make a move to occupy the middle lane once we safely pass the vehicle. We collide in the middle lane, neither one of us having occupied that lane before the other. Who is at fault?

[Anapeg]

It should be the person passing on the right as it is still against Canadian law to undertake or pass on the right. Ipso facto the person from the right lane broke the law to get to a point where you may collide with him.

[Soundbear]

Undertake?? I admit that you might need an undertaker if you pull this stunt, but wouldn't undertake mean letting them pass YOU???

[miller25]

what kind of question or answer was that????sure you can pass on the right on a three lane highway.If the other 2 lanes have 2 drivers going the same slow speed you can pass on the right side

[SSMP]

While we are at it, I have always wondered about this one. I am travelling in the left (third) lane of a three lane highway. I am passing a slower moving vehicle to my right. At the same time, a car is passing that same slow vehicle in the first lane. We both pass at the same time, and we both make a move to occupy the middle lane once we safely pass the vehicle. We collide in the middle lane, neither one of us having occupied that lane before the other. Who is at fault?

I would say that the person who moved from the right hand lane to the middle lane would be at fault. As the person driving in the left hand lane you are supposed to move from that lane after passing therefore the spot should belong to the person moving from the left hand lane.

[Tutones]

what kind of question or answer was that????sure you can pass on the right on a three lane highway.If the other 2 lanes have 2 drivers going the same slow speed you can pass on the right side

It was a perfectly legitimate answer. Just because it almost never happens that way, doesn't make it any less correct. The law states that slower moving traffic must stay in the right hand lane and motorists should pass on the left. Just because people drive like jerks doesn't mean it is allowed. If traffic in the left two lanes is doing the speed limit and you pass on the right and cause an accident, you COULD be charged with careless driving for both speeding AND passing on the right.

[lynys]

Yep. Passing on the right is illegal.

[SSMP]

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dan...ion2.7.6.shtml
Yes you may pass on the right on a multi-lane highway.

[lynys]

From your link:

Most passing is done on the left. You may pass on the right on multi-lane or one-way roads and when overtaking a streetcar or a left-turning vehicle.

We are not talking about streetcars or left turning cars. We are talking driving on the highway.

[SSMP]

You may pass on the right on multi-lane or one-way roads and

Note the "and" in there it says that both are legal.

[Anapeg]

what kind of question or answer was that????sure you can pass on the right on a three lane highway.If the other 2 lanes have 2 drivers going the same slow speed you can pass on the right side

As far as I am aware no you cannot "legally" pass on the right as it is in fact or at least was referred to as undertaking, the opposite of overtaking in the left lane. As with anything I stand to be corrected as I have never offered myself as an authority on this or any other subject.

[Anapeg]

what kind of question or answer was that????sure you can pass on the right on a three lane highway.If the other 2 lanes have 2 drivers going the same slow speed you can pass on the right side

The best I might offer with my limited knowledge but I will bow to your superior intellect on this occasion.

[lynys]

Note the "and" in there it says that both are legal.

From my knowledge, you cannot do it. Interesting.

[SSMP]

Sorry it was the "or" that made both legal.
The "and" implied that you can pass on the right on a single lane roadway and passing a streetcar or turning vehicle.
I noticed this a few years ago when I got a ticket for not moving into the right hand lane where there was a passing lane on a single lane highway. Because I thought what I did was not illegal I looked it up, but the sign on a passing lane clearly states to move to the right except when passing. Had to pay the ticket.
I guess you shouldn't go to Ottawa on a motorcycle while there is a bikerwar going on in Montreal, the cops will pull you over for anything if they think that you are heading to Montreal as re-enforcements.

[miller25]

The best I might offer with my limited knowledge but I will bow to your superior intellect on this occasion.

thank you

[Bluesky]

I asked the question on the assumption that it is legal to pass on the right. Grammatically this sentence makes it legal. When I took driving lessons (seems like only yesterday, but I do remember having to yield right of way to dinosaurs) it was illegal to pass on the right. The law has changed.

You may pass on the right on multi-lane or one-way roads and when overtaking a streetcar or a left-turning vehicle.

[stupefied]

While we are at it, I have always wondered about this one. I am travelling in the left (third) lane of a three lane highway. I am passing a slower moving vehicle to my right. At the same time, a car is passing that same slow vehicle in the first lane. We both pass at the same time, and we both make a move to occupy the middle lane once we safely pass the vehicle. We collide in the middle lane, neither one of us having occupied that lane before the other. Who is at fault?

You're both equally at fault.

Forget all this stuff about passing on the right as it's not relevant. No difference whether the car moving from the right lane has just passed someone or not, he has just as much right to move safely to the middle lane as you do. Obviously in this scenario neither one moved safely.