Saskatchewan Traffic Rules
Domain 3 - Saskatchewan traffic rules. The exam tests the actual rules of the road as they apply in Saskatchewan: default speed limits, right-of-way, stopping, passing, and impaired or distracted driving.
Speed and zones
- Unless posted otherwise, the limit is 50 km/h in cities, towns and villages, and 80 km/h on provincial highways.
- School zones are 30 km/h when the zone is in effect.
- Fines double in construction zones when workers are present.
- When passing stopped emergency vehicles with lights flashing, slow to 60 km/h and move over a lane if it is safe to do so.
Right-of-way
- At an uncontrolled intersection, yield to the vehicle on your right.
- At a four-way stop, the first vehicle to stop proceeds first; if two stop at the same moment, the one on the right goes.
- A left turn yields to oncoming traffic and to pedestrians.
- At a yield sign, slow and give way; stop only if necessary. At a stop sign, come to a complete stop at the line.
- Entering a highway from a driveway, parking lot or field yields to all traffic already on the road.
Signalling and lanes
- Signal before every turn and lane change, and cancel the signal afterwards.
- Keep right unless you are passing.
- At railway crossings, stop for a train, for flashing lights, or for a lowered gate.
Alcohol and distraction
- Learner and novice drivers must have zero blood alcohol.
- Handheld phone use while driving is prohibited.
Worked example
A rider reaches an uncontrolled intersection at the same moment as a car approaching from the right. The rider must yield. Right-of-way at an uncontrolled intersection belongs to the vehicle on the right, regardless of who arrived a fraction earlier or who is larger.
Traps that cost marks
- Rolling stops instead of a full stop at the line.
- Assuming the car waiting to turn left will wait for you.
- Missing school zone hours or construction zone limits.
- Failing to slow and move over for a stopped emergency vehicle.
- Signalling after starting the manoeuvre rather than before it.