LaneCanada
Traffic rules
Canada
1. Lane
A lane is a longitudinal part of a roadway intended to accommodate a line of moving vehicles. A roadway may contain one or several lanes for traffic travelling in the same or opposite directions.
Lanes are commonly separated by continuous or broken road markings. Traffic signs, lane arrows and lane-control signals may indicate which vehicles may use a lane, which direction traffic must follow or whether a lane is open or closed.
What is a traffic lane?
A traffic lane is a longitudinal part of a roadway intended for a line of moving vehicles.
🔗 gov.uk • Great Britain Highway Code, Rules 133–134; national guidance example
🔗 gov.uk • Great Britain Highway Code, Rules 257–258; national guidance example
🔗 gov.uk • UK Department for Transport, Know Your Traffic Signs, information signs
Who has priority when changing lane?
A driver changing lane generally must give way to traffic already travelling in the lane being entered, although specific merging rules may apply in some situations.
🔗 gov.uk • Great Britain Highway Code, Rules 133–134; national guidance example
🔗 gov.uk • Great Britain Highway Code, Rules 257–258; national guidance example
🔗 gov.uk • UK Department for Transport, Know Your Traffic Signs, information signs
What should you do when your lane ends?
Follow the merging rules and road markings, observe surrounding traffic and move into the continuing lane safely. Special zipper-merging rules may apply during congestion.
🔗 gov.uk • Great Britain Highway Code, Rules 133–134; national guidance example
🔗 gov.uk • Great Britain Highway Code, Rules 257–258; national guidance example
🔗 gov.uk • UK Department for Transport, Know Your Traffic Signs, information signs
