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| Date Added: September 25, 2009 08:50:26 AM |
| Author: Ennio |
| Category: Reference: Ask an Expert |
| The privilege to be a driver in Ontario is given by a driver license. You are to make sure you have it on you before you start driving. An Ontario province driver license is a plastic card with a digital picture of its owner that is signed by him or her. It also hold such information as name, address, birth day, female/male information, height, date of license's issuance, date when it expires, different marks meaning the types of vehicles that you have a privilege to drive and a few stipulations. For example, the stipulation marked as "X" stands for a commitment to be in spectacles or contact lenses while you drive. In addition, modern driver's licenses are provided with a magnetic information strip that contains the whole history of their owners' driving experience. The opportunity to be an accompanying driver is given to those drivers who have a red bar with four white dots under their photography. There are 2 obligatory requirements of driving in Ontario. First of all, a driver must be aged at least 16 years old. Second, he or she has to be an owner of a proper Ontario province driver license. After the immigration in the Ontario province you have sixty days of the date of stay permit's issuance to apply for a driving license. Moreover, you have a possibility to visit a driving school in the place you live to reduce the period between exams for acquiring the next level of driver's permit. In general, there are three kinds of driving permits in Ontario region: G1, G2 and G (a.k.a. G-full). Level One - Ontario Driving license G1 To begin training in driving skills you should apply for Level One. Note that you have to be aged at the minimum 16 years old. In Level One there are 6 important requirements that G1 drivers must keep in mind: - A G1 driver doesn't have the right to drive alone, he should always be with a professional driver with at least 4 years' driving background. This person is obliged to have a red bar with four white dots under his or her photography on his driving license. Furthermore, he or she should stay near the G1 driver on the front seat. What is also important, he or she is obliged to meet the requirements of G-full licenses in the respect of alcohol content in the blood that must not exceed 0,05 per cent. - An accompanying driver must be the only person staying near to you in the front seat. - Alcohol beverages' consumption is strictly prohibited if you are planning to drive. The alcohol content in the blood of the G1 driver must be equal to 0. - Driving is allowed in the period of time from five a.m. till 12 a.m.. - The vehicle driven by a young driver should not carry more passengers than it's determined by its technical features. Everyone should fasten a seat belt to guarantee the safety during the trip. - A G1 driver doesn't have the right to drive in the Ontario province's "400-series" highways and high-speed expressways{ including| such as| such as the following:|, for example,|, for instance,| the Don Valley Parkway, the Gardiner Expressway, the Queen Elizabeth Way, the E.C. Row Expressway and so on and so forth. The complete list of these highways can be found in the Driver's Handbook. Level Two - Ontario Province Driving license G2 Obtaining a G2 driver's license is commonly preceded by completing a defensive driving school in Ontario region. Level two will take you at least one year. A G2 driver gets an opportunity to drive at any time during day and night, as well as a possibility to drive alone, without an accompanying G-driver. One more advantage is the possibility to drive on any road in Ontario province. Still, there are four obligatory conditions for a G2 driver to remember: - The alcohol content in the blood must be equal to zero, which means that a G2 driver is not permitted to drink alcohol beverages if he or she is planning to drive. - All the passengers in the car have to fasten seat belts and the car must not be overcrowded. And there are two more conditions that should be taken into consideration only between 12 a.m. And 5 a.m.: - A G2 driver is allowed to transport only one passenger aged 19 years old and younger during the first 6 months of the date of G2 license's issuance. - When this period of time is over, a G2 driver is permitted to transport no more than 3 passengers that are 19 years old or younger till he or she gets a G-full driver's license or until he or she is aged twenty. Keep in mind that the last two conditions are not taken into consideration when a G2 driver is accompanied by a G-driver whose driver's permit includes a red bar with 4 white dots or when the passengers aged 19 or younger are the driver's immediate relatives. The Third Level - Ontario Driver's license G The shortest period of time from the beginning of driving experience in the level one till the moment of getting a G-full driving permit is twenty months. In order to get full driving privileges a G2 driver has to take a special examination that shows the level of your drivin ... |
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