PART X RULES OF THE ROAD
Passing street cars
166 (1) Where a person in charge of a vehicle or on horseback or leading a horse on a highway overtakes a street car or a car of an electric railway, operated in or near the centre of the roadway, which is stationary for the purpose of taking on or discharging passengers, he or she shall not pass the car or approach nearer than 2 metres measured back from the nearest door of the car that the person is approaching and through which passengers may get on or off until the passengers have got on or got safely to the side of the street, as the case may be, but this subsection does not apply where a safety zone has been set aside and designated by a by-law passed under section 9, 10 or 11 of the Municipal Act, 2001 or under section 7 or 8 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006. 2017, c. 2, Sched. 17, s. 12 (1). Prohibition as to passing street cars on left-hand side (2) No person in charge of a vehicle or on horseback or leading a horse, overtaking a street car or the car of an electric railway, operated in or near the centre of the roadway, which is stationary or in motion, shall pass on the left side of the car, having reference to the direction in which the car is travelling, but this subsection does not apply to a fire department vehicle while proceeding to a fire or answering a fire alarm call or where the street car or car of an electric railway is being operated on a highway designated for the use of one-way traffic.  R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 166 (2); 2009, c. 5, s. 50; 2017, c. 2, Sched. 17, s. 12 (2). Certificate of offence — owner (3) A person who issues a certificate of offence or who prepares an information to be laid under the Provincial Offences Act for a contravention of subsection (1) shall, despite that Act and the regulations under that Act, specify this subsection, instead of subsection (1), as the provision that was contravened, if the defendant is being charged as the owner of the motor vehicle. 2021, c. 26, Sched. 1, s. 14. Same (4) A person who issues a certificate of offence or who prepares an information to be laid under the Provincial Offences Act for a contravention of subsection (2) shall, despite that Act and the regulations under that Act, specify this subsection, instead of subsection (2), as the provision that was contravened, if the defendant is being charged as the owner of the motor vehicle. 2021, c. 26, Sched. 1, s. 14. Deemed to specify subs. (1) or (2) (5) A certificate of offence, offence notice, information or summons that specifies subsection (3) or (4) as the provision that was contravened shall be deemed to specify that subsection (1) or (2) was contravened, as the case may be. 2021, c. 26, Sched. 1, s. 14. No dismissal (6) No charge shall be dismissed, and no certificate of offence or information shall be quashed, on the basis that a certificate of offence, offence notice, information or summons specifies subsection (3) or (4), instead of subsection (1) or (2), as the provision that was contravened. 2021, c. 26, Sched. 1, s. 14. No amendment (7) A certificate of offence that specifies an offence under section 166 against a driver shall not be amended to reflect a charge against that person as an owner. 2021, c. 26, Sched. 1, s. 14. Same (8) A certificate of offence or information that specifies subsection (3) or (4) as the provision that was contravened shall not be amended to specify subsection (1) or (2) without the consent of the prosecutor and the defendant. 2021, c. 26, Sched. 1, s. 14. Purpose of subss. (3) to (6) (9) The purpose of subsections (3) to (6) is to facilitate the use of computer systems that are maintained by the Government of Ontario for recording and processing information related to provincial offences. 2021, c. 26, Sched. 1, s. 14. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table - 01/01/2003 2006, c. 32, Sched. C, s. 24 (6) - 01/01/2007 2009, c. 5, s. 50 - 23/04/2009 2017, c. 2, Sched. 17, s. 12 (1, 2) - 22/03/2017 2021, c. 26, Sched. 1, s. 14 - 01/07/2022