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No free pass on unsafe passing
That doesn’t mean you get a free pass to pass anytime. If there’s a sign saying no passing, then passing’s not allowed, Nichols says.
It’s up to police to decide what to charge you with. And, even without a sign, they could charge you under section 148 of the Highway Traffic Act if you try to pass when it’s not safe.
Section 149 applies too, Nichols says. It says you can’t cross the centre line when nearing a hill, curve, bridge or tunnel where you can’t see if there’s oncoming traffic.
Everywhere else, a solid double line is like Gandalf. You shall not pass.
The different traffic laws all make similar points, but the law in the Northwest Territories says it most concisely. Section 179 c of the
Motor Vehicle Act says: “Where there is a solid line or where there is a broken and solid line together and the solid line is on the right-hand side of the broken line, (a driver) shall not cross the solid line except to make a left-hand turn, or to enter a roadway.”
Remember your lines
Generally, yellow lines separate traffic going in opposite directions. White lines separate lanes of traffic going in the same direction. If there’s a broken line, you can cross it to pass.
Most provinces treat a solid line the same, whether it’s single or double — you’re not allowed to cross.
But there are a few exemptions for single solid lines. Alberta’s law says on highways in urban areas, you can cross a single solid line to pass.
In
B.C. and
Nova Scotia, the law says you can cross a solid single line to pass — as long as you can do it safely.
“A single solid yellow line marking the centre of a highway permits passing in either direction when traffic, sight distance, and other conditions are ideal,” says Nova Scotia’s Driver’s Handbook.