DRIVING G1 Flashcards
if you live in ontario, you must be at least ___ years old and have a valid license to drive
16
if you are a visitor and want to drive from canada
you must have a license from your own province, state or country and must be at least 16
if you are from another country and want to drive for more than 3 months, you need an
international driver’s permit
you must write an ontario license within if you are from another country
60 days
in ontario there are ___ number of licenses
12 which allow you to drive different vehicles
class a
tractor trailer combination
class b
school buses
class c
any bus
class d
truck with one load ( over 11,000 weight of vehicle)
class e
school purpose bus with max of 24 ppl
class f
regular bus max 24 ppl
g
cars, vans, small truck
g1
level one of graduated licensing. may drive with a driver with 4 years experience and certain conditions
g2
level 2. may drive without a driver but still certain conditions
m
motorcycles
identification for driver’s license
show proof of legal name, date of birth and signature
level 1 requirements
lasts 12 months. must not drive with alcohol. must drive with driver of 4 year’s experience in from passenger seat. each person must have a seatbelt. yu must not drive on 400-series highways with limit over 80 kmphr. no high speed roads either. you can’t drive from 12-5 am
if with instructor
you can drive anywhere
level 2
lasts 12 months. no alcohol. each person must have a seatbelt
defensive or strategic driving
when you see dangerous situations and respond quickly to avoid them. based on three ideas: visibility, space and communication
visibility
be aware of surroundings
space
leave a lot of space in front and behind the car when driving
communicate
make sure you see pedestrians, cyclists and drivers carefully.
getting ready to drive
do not operate under influence of anything. make sure you know the vehicle well and that everything is working well.
finding blind spots
adjust mirrors to find the blind spot, usually in the back left and right of the car. adjust the centre mirror to the direct back so when you look into it you can see the back of the car directly. adjust the left and right mirrors to see the rear of the car.
seatbelt not on
drivers can be fined up to 1,000 dollars and given two demerit points
child safety seatbelt
children under 16 must be in the proper seat (booster, child seat or seatbelt depending on the weight/height). if not done properly, driver can be fined up to 1,000 dollars and given two demerit points
headlights
go on high beam (vehicles are far away from you ex. 150 m or greater) or low beam (vehicles are close ec. less than 60 m ) when needed
watch for parked cars as people might pull out in from of you or open car doors
LEL
left turn
left light turns on, left hand is out in line with shoulder
right turn
right light is on, hand is up at a 90 degree angle
slowing down or stopping
red lights turn on. hand is 90 degree downwards ish
keep right
keep in right lanes unless you want to turn left or pass someone. do this if you drive slower than others too
speed limits
school and construction zones often have lower things. if there is no limit posted, the max speed is 50km in cities and towns, 80 km elsewhere
speed measuring warning devices are
illegal and will get you demerit points
tailgating rule
use a “two second space”. allow car to pass sign then count for two seconds. if you pass before you are finished then that is not ideal. give more space than that if you are in bad weather, following motorcycle or truck or when carrying a load
driving with cyclists (road driving)
they must ride as close to the right hand curb but are allowed to use any part of lane to avoid things like obstacles or sm. cyclists may be as fast as the traffic and then are not required to go as right as possible. they can make left turns. when passing a cyclist, maintain 1 m distance if you can’t avoid changing lane to pass someone. do not follow to closely behind cyclists as they don’t have brake lights to tell you they are stopping.
driving with cyclists intersections
when turning right, signal and check mirrors to make sure cyclist is not being cutoff. when turning left, wait for all cyclists to pass before turning. when driving, be careful to check for cyclists turning left. do not honk when overtaking a cyclist as it make shock them. do it lightly at some distance
bike lanes
marked by a solid white line. sometimes, you will need to enter it in order to turn right. children biking are very dangerous so take special care especially of blind spots
bike boxes
lane is fully painted and there is a box before the car lane that is also coloured in. stop the car behind the box ALways
BIKE SHARROW
has the bike symbol with two arrow things on top (chevron). indicates that lane is shared
