Courtenay By-law 1926, s. 11(a) — Traffic Regulations Bylaw

to regulate, control or prohibit pedestrian traffic, and vehicle traffic on highways;

• (b) to regulate, control or prohibit the stopping of vehicles;
• (c) for the regulation, control or prohibition of standing or parking of vehicles;
• (d) to set apart and allot portions of highways adjacent to federal, provincial or municipal public buildings for the exclusive use of officials and officers engaged therein for the parking of vehicles and the regulation of such parking;
• (e) to regulate or prohibit pedestrian traffic on highways other than at crosswalks;
• (f) to regulate, control or prohibit persons using roller skates, sleighs, skates, skateboards, skis or other similar means of conveyance on a highway;
• (g) at intersections and in advance of intersections as required to prohibit certain movements;
• (h) on highways upon which the traffic is required to travel in one direction only;
• (i) at the end of one-way roadways to prevent traffic entering the restricted area;
• (j) at the transition from one-way to two-way roadways to indicate that normal travel is restricted to the right hand side of the roadway;
• (k) at the beginning of a zone through which restricted sight distance makes overtaking and passing hazardous;
• (l) within and at the end of median strips and traffic islands;
• (m) at locations where, due to adjacent commercial facilities, it is desirable to reserve space for loading and unloading vehicles;
• (n) in locations where truck traffic is prohibited or restricted;
• (o) at locations where, due to seasonal weakening of road surfaces, obsolescence of bridges or pavement or roadway repairs, loads in excess of those prescribed on the sign constitute a hazard to traffic or may cause excessive damage to the highway;
• (p) at locations where, due to limitations of sight distances, road surfaces, traffic flows or frequency of intersections, speeds in excess of those prescribed on the signs constitute a hazard to traffic or may cause excessive damage to the highway;
• (q) at locations where a bus or other transit vehicle stops to pick up passengers and it is desirable to restrict stopping, standing and parking to such vehicles;
• (r) at locations where a free flow of traffic is required for the roadway;
• (s) at locations where it is required to give advance information of the presence of a school adjacent to a roadway, a school crosswalk or a school maximum speed zone;
• (t) at locations where it is required to give advance information of a playground adjacent to

a roadway, or its maximum speed zone;

• (u) at locations where pedestrian traffic crosses a roadway and at locations other than at intersections, such as at schools, playgrounds and public buildings where it is required to control pedestrian traffic;
• (v) in locations where it is permissible to angle park or parallel park;
• (w) designating the location of traffic lanes for traffic on paved streets;
• (x) at locations where it is advisable to warn traffic of hazardous conditions, either on or adjacent to the roadway or prohibit traffic from using the roadway;
• (y) at locations where, due to frequent use by the public, it is desirable to reserve a place for taxicabs only to stop, stand or park to pick up fares;
• (z) at locations approaching crosswalks, school and park zones indicating that passing is prohibited; and
• (aa) at locations allowing for parking for disabled persons only. BL#2506