Originally Posted by
hshearer
I am currently trying to have an article written by a police 'traffic expert' retracted. Sounds like it was written by the same guy! He wasn't able to differentiate between possible/practicable, motor vehicle/vehicle, and 'turn out to the right' ...
I have tried reasoning with the author, but he insists that he is right, and that taking the lane is dangerous.
Here's the article, if anyone's interested
http://www.insidetoronto.com/opinion...onto-s-streets
His article and quote of 417(1) does use practicable, not possible, but does not list any examples/exceptions typical in US law, i.e. left turns and narrow lanes. Does the Canadian code have other sections 417(2)... specifying that bicyclists don't need to keep right to make left turns, or are allowed to use the full lane if it is too narrow for motorists to overtake in the lane?
It is the exceptions that US police officers usually reject (since most lanes are too narrow to share, at least in the East).