Nanaimo By-law 5000, s. 3(38) — Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw

3. no person shall:

Where a highway has been divided into two roadways by a physical barrier or clearly indicated dividing section constructed so that it impedes vehicular traffic, a driver shall not:

• DRIVE OVER
• (a) drive a vehicle over, across or within a barrier or dividing section, HIGHWAY DIVIDER except at a crossover or intersection; or (Bylaw 5000.010) DRIVE ON LEFT SIDE
• (b) drive a vehicle on the left hand roadway unless directed or OF HIGHWAY permitted to do so by a peace officer or a traffic control device. DIVIDER (Bylaw 5000.010) UNSAFE U-TURN (39) Except as otherwise provided, a driver shall not turn a vehicle so as to (Bylaw 5000.010) proceed in the opposite direction:
• (a) unless he can do so without interfering with other traffic; or,
• (b) when he is driving,
• (i) on a curve;
• (ii) on an approach to or near the crest of a grade where the vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of another vehicle approaching from either direction within 150 m; PROHIBITED U-TURN
• (iii) at a place where a sign prohibits making a U-turn; (Bylaw 5000.010 ) Bylaw No. 5000 (Consolidated Version) U-TURN
• (iv) at an intersection where a traffic control signal has been INTERSECTION erected; or (Bylaw 5000.010) U-TURN - BUSINESS
• (v) in a business district, except at an intersection where no DISTRICT traffic control signal has been erected. (Bylaw 5000.010) DISOBEY YIELD SIGN (40) Except as provided in section 3(41), where two vehicles approach or (Bylaw 5000.010) enter an intersection from different highways at approximately the same time and there are no yield signs, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way to the vehicle that is on the right of the vehicle which he is driving. Where there is a yield sign, the driver of a vehicle facing the sign shall yield the right of way to all other traffic. FAIL TO YIELD (41) (1)

Where a vehicle which is about to enter a through highway has AFTER STOP stopped in compliance with Section 3(43), (Bylaw 5000.010)

• (a) the driver of the vehicle shall yield the right of way to traffic that has entered the intersection on the through highway or is approaching so closely on it that it constitutes an immediate hazard; and
• (b) having yielded, he may proceed with caution FAIL TO YIELD - (2)

Where a vehicle is entering a through highway in compliance with VEHICLE LEAVING subsection (1), traffic approaching the intersection on the STOP (Bylaw 5000.010) highway shall yield the right of way to the entering vehicle while it is proceeding into or across the highway. DISOBEY SCHOOL (42) A pedestrian, cyclist or the driver of a motor vehicle shall obey the GUARD (Bylaw 5000.010) instructions of an adult school crossing guard and of a school student acting as a member of a traffic patrol where the guards or students are provided under the School Act. DISOBEY STOP SIGN (43) Except when a peace office directs otherwise, where there is a stop (Bylaw 5000.010) sign at an intersection a driver of a vehicle shall stop:

• (a) at the marked stop line, if any;
• (b) before entering the marked crosswalk on the near side of the intersection; or
• (c) when there is neither a marked crosswalk nor a stop line, before entering the intersection, at the point nearest the intersecting highway from which the drive has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting highway. DRIVE OVER FIRE (44) Unless he has received consent of the fire department official in HOSE (Bylaw 5000.010) command or a peace officer,

a person shall not drive a vehicle over an unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on a highway or private driveway at a fire or an alarm of fire. Bylaw No. 5000 (Consolidated Version) DRIVE WITH (45) Drive or operate a motor vehicle with any person riding in the cargo PERSON IN CARGO compartment of the motor vehicle, except for a parade authorized by COMPARTMENT the General Manager, Engineering and Public Works (Bylaw 5000.048). (Bylaw 5000.014) RIDE IN SECURELY (46) Ride in a vehicle being driven or operated on or across a highway INSTALLED SEAT IN unless seated in a seat that has been securely installed in the PASSENGER passenger compartment of the vehicle, except for a parade authorized COMPARTMENT by the General Manager, Engineering and Public Works (Bylaw 5000.014) (Bylaw 5000.048). UNLAWFULLY (47) enter or remain in a City Parkade except:

• ENTER / REMAIN IN CITY PARKADE
• (a) the owner or driver of a vehicle for the purpose of parking that (Bylaw 5000.030) vehicle at, or removing that vehicle from, the City Parkade, or for the purpose of attending at that vehicle while it is parked at the City Parkade; (b)the passenger of a vehicle referred to in subsection (a), while that vehicle is being parked at, remains parked at, or is being removed from the City Parkade;
• (c) a peace officer while carrying out his or her duties; (d)an officer, employee, contractor or agent of the City for the purpose of inspecting, maintaining, administering or constructing improvements within a City Parkade.