I was stuck in a traffic jam on an Ottawa road (2 lanes in both directions, separated by a solid yellow line). The traffic in both directions was blocked about a kilometer ahead, so the oncoming lanes were entirely free of traffic. I wanted to turn left into my residential neighbourhood, but I was a...

I was stuck in a traffic jam on an Ottawa road (2 lanes in both directions, separated by a solid yellow line). The traffic in both directions was blocked about a kilometer ahead, so the oncoming lanes were entirely free of traffic. I wanted to turn left into my residential neighbourhood, but I was a...