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Directions:
Read all of the Fact Units on this page and note each
sentence that contains a "silly error". Here
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This
Fact Unit contains a "silly error" sentence:
108: Before
driving a vehicle, check the insurance papers to ensure
they are valid and there are no restrictions excluding
you from driving the vehicle. Before parking a vehicle,
hide valuables in the trunk, under a seat, or on the
roof. Since thieves can watch vehicles park and target
a vehicle if they see what's in the trunk, put valuables
in the trunk before you arrive at the parking lot.
This
is what you need to note:
Before
parking a vehicle, hide valuables in the trunk, under
a seat, or on the roof.
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101:
If you want to head left on the next cross street without the risk
of making a left turn at that cross street, you can drive straight
through the intersection and make 3 right turns or loop right
through a corner parking lot. Here's another strategy: turn right
on the cross street, then at a safe location, turn left, do a U-turn,
return to the cross street, and turn right on the cross street.
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102:
BC Motor Vehicle Act Section 86: If a vehicle's owner gives expressed
or implied consent to someone to use the vehicle, the owner can
be liable for a crash that occurs while that person is driving the
vehicle. In the case of Louis v. Esslinger (1981), the owner of
a vehicle for sale allowed a prospective buyer to test drive it.
After the test driver crashed, the owner was liable for the driver's
negligence. |
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103:
Reekie v. Messervey (1986): Parents allowed their 21 year old
daughter to drive the family vehicle. Later in the day, the daughter
allowed the vehicle to be driven by someone who crashed. Since the
parents didn't specify the vehicle must not be driven by anyone
else, both the parents and the person who crashed are liable. |
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104:
Louis v. Lawrence (2002): The owner of a vehicle loaned it to her
father who let his friend drive it and he crashed. The owner said
she would not have let the friend drive if she had been asked because
she didn't know him well and she understood that he had lost his
licence; therefore, she had not given her implied consent for him
to drive and she was not liable for the crash. |
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105:
Suel v. Ens (1983): The owner of a vehicle left it with a repairer
to fix and presumably take for a test drive. During the test drive,
the repairer crashed while he was impaired by alcohol. By leaving
the vehicle with the repairer, the owner had consented to him driving
it; therefore, both the owner and the repairer are liable for damages.
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106:
An L-driver's supervisor should use an additional mirror (suction
cup, etc.) and be prepared to control the vehicle from their seat.
They can steer by grabbing bottom of the steering wheel, brake by
using the parking brake (if it's between the seats) with the release
button depressed so handle doesn't lock in any position, or disconnect
the engine from the driven wheels by pushing the shift lever from
"D" to "N" (to avoid shifting to "R",
don't use the shift release). With some engines, if you shift to
"N" with the accelerator pedal depressed, a rev limiter
protects the engine from over-revving. |
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107:
The driver (even an L driver) is responsible for a police ticket.
The registered owner of the vehicle is responsible for a red light
or speed camera ticket even if someone else was driving. If a camera
ticket wasn't served or paid or disputed, the vehicle's owner may
be able to transfer responsibility to the driver if they agree and
complete an Application for Driver Nomination form that's available
from ICBC. |
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108:
Before driving a vehicle, check the insurance papers to ensure they
are valid and there are no restrictions excluding you from driving
the vehicle. Before parking a vehicle, hide valuables in the trunk,
under a seat, or on the roof. Since thieves can watch vehicles park
and target a vehicle if they see what's in the trunk, put valuables
in the trunk before you arrive at the parking lot. |
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109:
BC Motor Vehicle Act Section 195: A person must not cause a vehicle
to move on a highway if the control of the driver over the vehicle's
driving mechanism, or the view of the driver to the front and sides
of the vehicle is obstructed. A passenger in a vehicle must not
occupy a position that interferes with the driver's view ahead or
with their control over the vehicle's driving mechanism. |
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110:
R. v. Morris (1994): A driver charged with speeding was in the left
lane when a speeding vehicle approached from behind. She used the
"Defense of Necessity" to justify why she exceeded the
speed limit to pass the vehicles on her right so she could change
lanes and get out of the way of the vehicle behind her. To use the
"Defense of Necessity", you must prove three things: 1)
There was an imminent peril or danger; 2) There was no reasonable
legal alternative to the illegal course of action you took; 3) The
harm (if any) you inflicted was proportional to the harm you avoided.
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