Signals
162(1)No person shall turn a vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction
(a)
unless he can do so without interfering with other traffic, or
(ii)
upon an approach to or near the crest of a grade where the vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of another vehicle approaching from either direction within one hundred fifty metres, or
(iii)
at a place where a traffic control device prohibits making a U-turn.
162(2)No person shall start a vehicle which is stopped, standing, or parked unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety.
162(3)No person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as required in section 161, or turn a vehicle to enter a private road or driveway, or otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety, and no person shall so turn any vehicle without giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided in sections 163 and 164 in the event any other traffic may be affected by such movement.
162(4)A signal of intention to turn right or left when required shall be given continuously during not less than the last thirty metres travelled by the vehicle before turning.
162(5)No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided in section 163 or 164 to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give such signal.
1955, c.13, s.144; 1956, c.19, s.10; 1961-62, c.62, s.55; 1977, c.M-11.1, s.17