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Getting Your Driver’s Licence
This chapter tells you what license you need in Ontario and how to get it, whether you are a new driver, a visitor, or a resident in Ontario.
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Requirements for driving in Ontario
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Graduated licensing system
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Safe and Responsible Driving
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Safe and Responsible Driving
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Safe and Responsible Driving
Getting ready to drive
Think twice before you drive! Make sure you feel good, your car is okay, and the weather is safe. If you're not sure about any of these, don't drive. It's better to be safe than sorry.
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Getting ready to drive
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Getting ready to drive
Be physically and mentally alert
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Be physically and mentally alert
Know your vehicle
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Know your vehicle
Get into position
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Get into position
Keep a clear view
Keep a clear view
Find your blind spots
Find your blind spots
Fasten your seatbelt
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Fasten your seatbelt
Child safety
Child safety
Turn on headlights at night and in poor conditions
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Turn on headlights at night and in poor conditions
Driving along
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Driving along
Driving along
Steer smoothly
Steer smoothly
Use of turn signals and brake lights
Use of turn signals and brake lights
Keep right
Keep right
Obey speed limits
Obey speed limits
Obey police
Obey police
Maintaining space
Maintaining space
Sharing the road with other road users
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Sharing the road with other road users
Sharing the road with pedestrians
Sharing the road with pedestrians
Sharing the road with cyclists
Sharing the road with cyclists
Sharing the road with motorcycles and limited-speed motorcycles
Sharing the road with motorcycles and limited-speed motorcycles
Sharing the road with large commercial vehicles
Sharing the road with large commercial vehicles
Sharing the road with municipal buses
Sharing the road with municipal buses
Sharing the road with farm machinery
Sharing the road with farm machinery
Sharing the road with horse-drawn vehicles
Sharing the road with horse-drawn vehicles
Sharing the road with school buses
Sharing the road with school buses
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Driving through intersections
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Driving through intersections
Driving through intersections
Controlled intersections
Controlled intersections
Uncontrolled intersections
Uncontrolled intersections
Yielding the right-of-way
Yielding the right-of-way
Stopping
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Stopping
Stopping
Stopping at railway crossings
Stopping at railway crossings
Stopping at school crossings
Stopping at school crossings
Stopping for school buses
Stopping for school buses
Stopping for pedestrian crossovers
Stopping for pedestrian crossovers
Changing directions
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Changing directions
Changing directions
Turning a corner
Turning a corner
Right turns
Right turns
Right turn on a red light
Right turn on a red light
Left turns
Left turns
Left-turn lanes
Left-turn lanes
Left turn on a red light
Left turn on a red light
Driving through roundabouts
Driving through roundabouts
Dealing with particular situations at a roundabout
Dealing with particular situations at a roundabout
Backing up
Backing up
Turning around
Turning around
U-turn
U-turn
Three-point turn
Three-point turn
Changing positions
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Changing positions
Changing positions
Changing lanes
Changing lanes
Passing
Passing
Passing at night
Passing at night
Passing and climbing lanes
Passing and climbing lanes
Passing on the shoulder
Passing on the shoulder
Passing on the right
Passing on the right
Passing streetcars
Passing streetcars
Parking along roadways
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Parking along roadways
Parking along roadways
Parking for people with disabilities
Parking for people with disabilities
Parallel parking
Parallel parking
Parking on a hill
Parking on a hill
Roadside stop
Roadside stop
Pulling out from a roadside stop
Pulling out from a roadside stop
Freeway driving
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Freeway driving
Freeway driving
Entering a freeway
Entering a freeway
Driving along a freeway
Driving along a freeway
Leaving a freeway
Leaving a freeway
High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane
High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane
Dealing with particular situations
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Aggressive driving and road rage
Aggressive driving and road rage
Street racing
Street racing
Drowsy driving
Drowsy driving
Workers on the road
Workers on the road
Animals on the road
Animals on the road
Distracted driving
Distracted driving
Careless driving
Careless driving
Tips to avoid distracted driving
Tips to avoid distracted driving
How dangerous is distracted driving?
How dangerous is distracted driving?
Emergency vehicles
Emergency vehicles
Reacting to an approaching emergency vehicle
Reacting to an approaching emergency vehicle
Reacting to a stopped emergency vehicle or tow truck
Reacting to a stopped emergency vehicle or tow truck
Failing to respond to an emergency vehicle
Driving at night and in bad weather
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Driving at night and in bad weather
Driving at night and in bad weather
Overdriving your headlights
Overdriving your headlights
Glare
Glare
Fog
Fog
Rain
Rain
Flooded roads
Flooded roads
Skids
Skids
Snow
Snow
Whiteouts
Whiteouts
Ice
Ice
Snow plows
Snow plows
Anti-lock braking systems (ABS)
Threshold braking
Dealing with emergencies
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If your brakes fail
If your brakes fail
If your gas pedal sticks
If your gas pedal sticks
If your headlights go out
If your headlights go out
If you have trouble on a freeway
If you have trouble on a freeway
If your wheels go off the pavement
If your wheels go off the pavement
If a tire blows out
If a tire blows out
In a collision where someone is injured
In a collision where someone is injured
In a collision where no one is injured
In a collision where no one is injured
Driving efficiently
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Driving efficiently
Driving efficiently
Before you drive
Before you drive
While driving
While driving
At the garage
At the garage
10 ways you can help make Ontario’s roads the safest in North America
10 ways you can help make Ontario’s roads the safest in North America
Traffic Signs and Lights
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Traffic Signs and Lights
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Traffic Signs and Lights
Signs
Signs
Regulatory signs
Regulatory signs
High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) signs
High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) signs
Warning signs
Warning signs
Temporary condition signs
Temporary condition signs
Information and direction signs
Information and direction signs
other common signs
Other signs
Traffic lights
Traffic lights
Green light
Green light
Yellow light
Yellow light
Red light
Red light
Lights and arrows to help turning vehicles
Lights and arrows to help turning vehicles
Advance green light or arrow
Advance green light or arrow
Simultaneous left turn
Simultaneous left turn
Transit priority signals
Transit priority signals
Fully protected left turn
Fully protected left turn
Flashing red light
Flashing red light
Flashing yellow light
Flashing yellow light
Blank traffic lights
Blank traffic lights
Traffic beacons
Traffic beacons
Flashing red beacon
Flashing yellow beacon
Pedestrian signals
Pedestrian signals
Intersection pedestrian signals
Intersection pedestrian signals
Pavement markings
Pavement markings
Keeping Your Driver’s Licence
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Renewing your licence
Renewing your licence
Senior drivers age 80 or older
Senior drivers age 80 or older
Graduated licensing requalification
Graduated licensing requalification
Changing your name or address
Changing your name or address
Driver’s licence laws
Driver’s licence laws
The demerit point system
The demerit point system
Table of offences
Table of offences
Other ways to lose your licence
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Suspensions
Suspensions
Escalating sanctions
Escalating sanctions
Sanctions – dangerous behaviours
Sanctions – dangerous behaviours
Sanctions – careless driving
Sanctions – careless driving
Zero Blood-Alcohol Concentration (BAC) for novice and young drivers
Zero Blood-Alcohol Concentration (BAC) for novice and young drivers
Medical suspension
Medical suspension
Mandatory HTA suspensions
Mandatory HTA suspensions
Administrative driver’s licence suspension (ADLS)
Administrative driver’s licence suspension (ADLS)
“Warn-range” suspension
"Warn-range" suspension
Novice-driver violations
Novice-driver violations
Your licence will be cancelled:
Your licence will be cancelled:
Criminal Code suspensions
Criminal Code suspensions
Remedial measures
Remedial measures
Driving under suspension
Driving under suspension
Driving while prohibited
Driving while prohibited
Vehicle-Impoundment Program
Vehicle-Impoundment Program
Impaired driving
Impaired driving
Alcohol
Alcohol
Drugs
Drugs
Consider the consequences of impaired driving
Consider the consequences of impaired driving
Driver-improvement interview
Driver-improvement interview
Your Vehicle
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Your Vehicle
Your Vehicle
Maintaining your vehicle
Maintaining your vehicle
Driver Habits
Driver Habits
Regular Maintenance
Regular Maintenance
Winter maintenance
Winter maintenance
Tires
Tires
Vehicle insurance and registration
Auto insurance – it’s the law!
Auto insurance – it’s the law!
Registration
Registration
New residents
New residents
Protect yourself from auto insurance fraud
Protect yourself from auto insurance fraud
Buying or selling a used vehicle
Towing
Towing
Off-road Vehicles & Snowmobiles
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Driving a snowmobile
Driving an Off-road vehicle
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Overdriving your headlights

You are overdriving your headlights when you go so fast that your stopping distance is farther than you can see with your headlights. This is a dangerous thing to do, because you may not give yourself enough room to make a safe stop. Reflective road signs can mislead you as well, making you believe you can see farther than you really can. This may cause you to over-drive your headlights if you are not careful (Diagram 2-58).

(1) a vehicle driving within the range of its low beam headlights (2) a vehicle overdriving the range of its low beam headlights

Diagram 2-58

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