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by avonord
Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:48 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Rules to over take street car?
Replies: 14
Views: 9719

Hey Viper.. Wow... really. The incident happened on Dundas near Parliament street, I think. I didn't see the flashing lights, but perhaps I've missed it because I didn't know they were there for the purpose you stated. I'll pay more attention next time. How many seconds does it flash before doors ge...
by avonord
Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:21 am
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Rules to over take street car?
Replies: 14
Views: 9719

The HTA states that you must stop two metres behind the doors of a streetcar which is "stationary for the purpose of taking on or discharging passengers". An open door is a good indication of that, but I would also argue that a streetcar stopped in front of a TTC streetcar sign is also a ...
by avonord
Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:17 am
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Rules to over take street car?
Replies: 14
Views: 9719

Hi Squishy. Thanks for response. So, your interpretation of the law is that a driver should be looking for some type of street car station signage on the side of the road rather than the doors on the street car? Is this reasonable? I never pay attention to street car station signage. I don't even kn...
by avonord
Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:34 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Rules to over take street car?
Replies: 14
Views: 9719

The street car was fully stopped. But I don't drive in downtown much. I don't know where all the streetcar stations are. And I thought I'm supposed to stop ONLY when the streetcar doors get opened. Assuming that is correct, the streetcar driver should check whether there's any fastly approaching tra...
by avonord
Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:20 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Rules to over take street car?
Replies: 14
Views: 9719

Thanks Squishy. I live uptown, and I rarely drive in downtown. I just don't know where are all the street car stops are. I really regret not getting that driver's license plate or ID. Otherwise, I would complain as you suggested..
by avonord
Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:47 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Rules to over take street car?
Replies: 14
Views: 9719

Thanks, moderator. I did read that. The traffic act is not very specific for the purpose of my question ... "...which is stationary for the purpose of taking on or discharging passengers" I didn't know the street car intended to discharge passengers until it opened the doors. (Unlike schoo...
by avonord
Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:12 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Rules to over take street car?
Replies: 14
Views: 9719

Rules to over take street car?

I was driving down Dundas earlier today, and I was driving to a stop light on the right lane. There was only one car at the stop light on my lane. There was also a street car on the left lane 4 or 5 cars back from the stop light. Totally unexpected, the street car driver opened the door the moment I...

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