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Matt530i · 07-25-2006, 08:27 AM

In Canada the provinces (of which there are 10) each have different rules for getting one's licence. In my province, Ontario, it is a three-stage process called graduated licencing.

The first step is to take a computer-based test (true false or multiple choice) on the rules of the road. Once this is passed you get your beginner's licence (called a G1). This allows you to drive as long as you have another fully-licenced person in the front seat with you and you are not permitted to drive on major highways. This licence is good for up to five years.

The second step is to take a road-test. If this is passed, then you get your G2 licence. It is pretty much a full licence except that you must have a blood-alcohol level of zero at all times and have no more passengers than you have seat belts.

After that, there's another road test and once you pass that there are no restrictions on driving, except that your blood-alcohol level must remain below the legal limit.

There are other restrictions that were just added for younger drivers on the G1 and G2 licences. Not sure of all of them, but there's now a restriction on teenage drivers having too many teenage passengers with an exception if their family. It's designed to prevent a bunch of 16 year olds from going out, having a blast in a car and getting distracted which may lead to accidents.

07-25-2006, 08:27 AM	#4
Matt530i Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 186 Thanks: 15 Thanked 51 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Driver Education in Countries. In Canada the provinces (of which there are 10) each have different rules for getting one's licence. In my province, Ontario, it is a three-stage process called graduated licencing. The first step is to take a computer-based test (true false or multiple choice) on the rules of the road. Once this is passed you get your beginner's licence (called a G1). This allows you to drive as long as you have another fully-licenced person in the front seat with you and you are not permitted to drive on major highways. This licence is good for up to five years. The second step is to take a road-test. If this is passed, then you get your G2 licence. It is pretty much a full licence except that you must have a blood-alcohol level of zero at all times and have no more passengers than you have seat belts. After that, there's another road test and once you pass that there are no restrictions on driving, except that your blood-alcohol level must remain below the legal limit. There are other restrictions that were just added for younger drivers on the G1 and G2 licences. Not sure of all of them, but there's now a restriction on teenage drivers having too many teenage passengers with an exception if their family. It's designed to prevent a bunch of 16 year olds from going out, having a blast in a car and getting distracted which may lead to accidents.