Drivers License
Failing to stop for school bus w/ alternating flashing red lights.
$400-2,000 fine + 6 demerit points
Warn Range
- Alcohol .05 - .08 immediate danger - If caught driving immediate suspension SUSPENSION - First occurrence: 3 days - Second occurrence: 7 days + alcohol-education Substantially increased penalties and sanctions for each subsequent occurrence
G1
- Alcohol 0 for EVERYONE - Pass written test - no road test - G1 CAN'T drive alone - Accompanying driver 4 years - No driving midnight to 5am - No 400 highways - Non-compliance = suspension
What are "escalating" penalties for novice drivers?
- Breaking graduated licensing rules - Highway Traffic Act offence that results in 4 or more demerit points First offence: suspended for 30 days Second offence: suspended for 90 days Third offence: lose novice licence. Re-apply
6 demerit points
- Careless driving - Racing - Exceeding the speed limit by 50 km/hour or more - Failing to stop for a school bus
G2
- Driver alcohol 0 - Midnight to 5am ONLY IF OVER 19 unless - Midnight to 5am lifted after 5 months
4 demerit points
- Exceeding the speed limit by 30 to 49 km/hour following too closely
7 demerit points
- Failing to remain at the scene of a collision - Failing to stop when signaled or asked by a police officer
5 Demerit points
- Failing to stop at an unprotected railway crossing (for bus drivers only)
3 demerit points
- Using a hand-held device/viewing a display - Speeding 16 to 29 km/h - Driving through, around or under a railway crossing barrier - Driving the wrong way on a divided road - Driving on closed road Failing to - Yield the right-of-way - Obey a stop sign, traffic control stop/slow sign, traffic light or railway crossing signal - Obey the directions of a police officer - Report a collision to a police officer - Slow and carefully pass a stopped emergency vehicle or a tow truck with its amber lights flashing - Move, where possible, into another lane when passing a stopped emergency vehicle or a tow truck with its amber lights flashing Improper - Passing - Driving when road is divided into lanes - Use of a high occupancy vehicle lane going the wrong way on a one-way road - Crossing divided road where no proper crossing is provided - Crowding the driver's seat
NEW DRIVER: Demerit penalties
2 to 5 points: - Warning letter 6 to 8 points: - Licence could be suspended - May have to attend interview - Non-attendance: licence could be suspended The fee for a demerit point interview is $50 and must be paid in person at any ServiceOntario Centre. You can pay the fee when you receive the Notice of Interview or within 10 business days of attending the interview. Failure to pay the interview fee will result in the cancellation of your driver's licence. 9 or more points: - Licence WILL be suspended for 30 days - Need to surrender your licence - Non-surrender of licence, can lose it for up to two years
FULL LICENSE: Demerit Penalties
2 to 8 points: - Warning letter 9 to 14 points: - Licence could be suspended - May have to attend interview - Non-attendance: licence could be suspended The fee for a demerit point interview is $50 and must be paid in person at any ServiceOntario Centre. You can pay the fee when you receive the Notice of Interview or within 10 business days of attending the interview. Failure to pay the interview fee will result in the cancellation of your driver's licence. 15+ points: - Licence WILL be suspended for 30 days - Need to surrender your licence - Non-surrender of licence, can lose it for up to two years
Never change lanes in traffic without
Giving proper signal and looking to make sure the move can be made safely
2 demerit points
Improper - Right turn/left turn - Opening of a vehicle door Prohibited turns Towing people — on toboggans, bicycles, skis unnecessary slow driving backing on highway Failing to - Lower headlamp beams - Obey signs - Stop at a pedestrian crossing - Share the road - Signal Driver failing to - Wear a seat belt - Ensure infant/ child passenger is properly secured in an appropriate child restraint system or booster seat - Ensure passenger less than 23 kg is properly secured - Ensure passenger under 16 is wearing a seat belt
When the driver of another vehicle is about to overtake and pass your vehicle, you must
Move to the right and allow such vehicle to pass
When may you lend your driver's licence?
Never
Hand + arm signal stopping/slowing down
Out and down
Red Light and Green Arrow
Proceed with caution/turn left/right
To get your vehicle out of a skid, you should first
Steer in the direction you want to go.
Stopped streetcar, no safety zone, what to do before passing=?
Stop at least 2 meters behind the rear doors where passengers are getting on or off
You should under all conditions drive at a speed which will allow you to
Stop within a safe distance
When you are deciding whether or not to make a U-turn, your first consideration should be to check
Traffic regulations
When can you pass a vehicle on the right?
When the street or highway has two or more lanes for traffic in the direction the vehicle is traveling
What must a driver do before entering a highway from a private road or driveway?
Yield right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the highway
It is more dangerous to drive at the maximum speed limit at night than during daytime as
You cannot see as far ahead at night