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It is mandatory that if anyone would like To get a licence in Ontario, he or she must be at least 16 years of age. In order to get your licence you need to go through three phases.

In the first phase you need to obtain a Driver’s handbook which is available at any book store and MTO center . Once you complete your 16 years of age and thoroughly read the driver handbook you can visit to a Ministry of Transportation office and where you appear in a theoretical G1 exam with a fee of $125.00 and 2 pieces of ID with you. Once you pass the exam, you will be given a G1 licence and you will be eligible to do a practical road test for one year.

• Under a G1 licence, many conditions apply which are designed to help you gain experience before you can actually do your road test. These are discussed below and are also covered in the driver’s handbook.
• Anytime you are behind the wheel, you must be accompanied by a driver who has at least 4 years of G class driving experience.
• You are prohibited from driving from 12 am to 5 am in the morning.
• You are prohibited from driving on any highways with speed limits of 80 km or above including all the any of the 400 series highways, unless you are  accompanied by a licensed driving instructor.
• You must maintain a blood alcohol level of 0.00% at all times.
• You must not have more passengers in your car than the seat belts.

After getting a G1 permit, if you attend an approved driving course,  you are eligible to reduce the waiting period for your first road test from 12 months to 8 months. At the end of this waiting period you can go for your first road test. Once you have passed the first road test at the end of 8 or 12 months, you are given a G2 license

• You must maintain a blood alcohol level of 0.00% at all times.
• You must not have more passengers in your car than the seat belts

Defensive Driving Theory Course Outline

The following is a brief summary of the various topics covered by all of our Full Defensive Driver Training Courses (classroom theory portion).

Introduction & Basics

This section covers all the necessary topics regarding everyday traffic situations and driving in general. After this introductory section, students should know all pertinent information regarding acquiring a learner’s licensce, as well as the basic framework for the Smith System of Defensive Driving.

Road Signs, Lines and Traffic Controls

An awareness of shapes and colors of road signs along with a description of each sign will be given and a short video presentation to familiarize students with the different sign categories. A discussion about seat-belts, child seats, airbags and other safety features which, when used consistently save lives.

Safety Devices

A discussion about seat-belts, child seats, airbags and other safety features which, when used consistently save lives.

The Smith System

The Smith System was invented by Harold Smith in 1952 to increase safety of commercial drivers and revolves around employing five rules when operating a motor vehicle. These five rules can dramatically reduce the risk of major accidents on both highways and roads.

Hazard Recognition, Perception and Management: Students learn to identify hazards and discuss ways to manage them so that they are no longer hazards to them on the road.

City Driving

We also teach our students about merging and merge lanes, uncontrolled intersections, pedestrian hazards, buses, parking, signalling, traffic congestion, traffic tempo, one-way streets and traffic patterns. Additionally, many other dangers of city driving are investigated and discussed with the students.

There will be discussion about driving with Fuel Efficiency: In the interests of environmental awareness, a discussion regarding methods of driving economically and areas in which students can improve their efficiency as well.

Impaired Driving

The Students will get awareness that Driving while impaired by any substance can be deadly. Impaired driving happens when someone operates a vehicle while impaired by a substance or other illicit drugs, some prescribed or over the counter medicines, or alcohol.

Avoiding Collisions

Lecture and Discussion on collision avoidance techniques and the skills necessary to avoid putting yourself into a position where you are in danger of a collision. Students learn to be Proactive in their driving and to practise the See-Think-Do methods which keep them out of trouble in the first place.

Adverse Driving Conditions

We also train our students about adverse driving conditions such as weather, road conditions, night driving and other situations and students learn ways to drive more safely and effectively in such conditions.

Freeway and Highway Driving

We teach all the Methods for safe entry and exit onto freeways and highways. The use of HOV lanes will be covered in this segment.

Road-Test

We make our students  prepare for the government road-test. We cover all of the requirements so that they can pass this test in their first attempt.