“Turn Not In Safety - Improper Right Turn - Bicycle Collision”

jsherk wrote:150. (1) The driver of a motor vehicle may overtake and pass to the right of another vehicle only where the movement can be made in safety AND, (a) the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn or its driver has signalled his or her intention to make a left turn;

150. (1) The driver of a motor vehicle may overtake and pass to the right of another vehicle only where the movement can be made in safety and,

(c) is made on a highway designated for the use of one-way traffic only. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 150 (1).

When the list ends in "or", any apply. When it ends in "and", all apply. It's the first statement (where the movement can be made in safety) plus A, B, or C. I'd agree with argyll there. This is how i've always understood it to be for bicycles (unobstructed pavement of sufficient width).

However, the section specifically goes with "motor vehicle" instead of vehicle, meaning it shouldn't apply to bicycles either way (which I hadn't noticed before, to be honest).

That being said, turn not in safety is a bit brutal and doesn't care about any of this anyways.

If you can't move from one lane of traffic from another without anything happening, you're in trouble. Usually, you hear about this more with left turns rather than right. There are plenty of instances where a driver making a left collides with someone who unsuccessfully tries to beat a red, signals to go right but continues straight, etc. You have to make your turn assuming someone will make a mistake, otherwise you're in a hole.

Hence, technically one or both parties can be charged separately and one mistake doesn't cancel out the other.

Unless there is a sign saying you can't cross a solid line at a particular spot, you can.

screeech wrote:Unless there is a sign saying you can't cross a solid line at a particular spot, you can.

Not disagreeing with you, I will admit my ignorance! If you're correct, though, there seems to be a lot of misinformation out there on this topic. e.g.

https://www1.toronto.ca/City%20Of%20Tor ... NALweb.pdf (2nd page at the top right)

Is there a section of the HTA or its regulations that specifies road markings definitively?