CLASS G1 |
New drivers of passenger
vehicles learn to drive with six important conditions with a
G1 license. A new driver must hold a G1 license for a
minimum of 12 months before attempting the G1 road test.
This time can be reduced to eight months if you successfully
complete an approved driver education course. Drivers earn
more privileges after passing their G1 road test.
As a G1 driver, you are required to:
maintain a zero blood alcohol level while driving; be
accompanied by a fully licensed driver, who has at least
four years driving experience, and a blood alcohol level of
less than .05 per cent, in case he/she needs to take over
the wheel; ensure the accompanying driver is the only other
person in the front seat; ensure the number of passengers in
the vehicle is limited to the number of working seat belts;
refrain from driving on Ontario's "400-series" highways or
on high speed expressways such as the Queen Elizabeth Way,
Don Valley Parkway, Gardiner Expressway, E.C. Row Expressway
and the Conestoga Parkway; refrain from driving between
midnight and 5:00 a.m.
Note: If your accompanying driver is a driving instructor
licensed in Ontario, you may drive on any road.
See also: Ministry-Approved Beginner Driver Education
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CLASS G2 |
New drivers must hold a G2
licence for a minimum of 12 months before they can attempt
the G2 road test. At this level, you have more privileges
because of your driving experience. You may drive without an
accompanying driver on all Ontario roads anytime. However,
you are still required to:maintain a zero blood alcohol
level while driving; ensure the number of passengers in the
vehicle is limited to the number of working seat belts.
Our Graduated Licensing System has been a resounding success
in reducing death and injury among novice drivers. Ontario
research shows that new teenage drivers are almost three
times more likely to be involved in a fatal or serious
collision when they are carrying teenage passengers. In
fact, research shows the more teenage passengers, the higher
the risk.
To further protect youth on our roads, effective September
1, 2005: The number of young passengers that teen G2 drivers
can carry will be limited from midnight to 5 a.m. Initially,
G2 drivers 19 or under can carry only one passenger aged 19
or under.
After the first six months, and until the G2 driver earns a
full G licence or turns 20, they can carry only three
passengers aged 19 or under.
These restrictions will not apply if the G2 driver is
accompanied by a full "G" licensed driver (with at least
four years driving experience) in the front seat, or if the
passengers are immediate family members. Thirty-one
jurisdictions in Canada and the U.S. have some form of
teenage passenger restrictions in effect. |
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