Is a vehicle that is too far away to be seen by a driver when it enters a highway not "approaching on the highway"?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Hunter, 2013 NSSC 61 (CanLII):
So, for example, a vehicle that is too far away to be seen by a driver when he enters a highway is not "approaching on the highway" under s. 123(1), even though it is travelling on the same highway toward the entering vehicle: Stevens v. Corkum, [1971] N.S.J. 116 (S.C., A.D.).
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