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Ontario Move Over Law: Slowing Down for Stopped Emergency Vehicles
See flashing lights on a stopped vehicle ahead? Slow down, and move over a lane if you can. Here is…
G1 Licence Restrictions: What New Ontario Drivers Can and Cannot Do
A G1 driver cannot drink, drive alone, use 400-series highways, or drive after midnight. Here is the full list of…
How to Take Your G1 Test: Booking, the DriveTest Centre, and What Happens
Knowledge tests are usually walk-in at DriveTest centres. The step-by-step of the day, from check-in and vision test to the…
Driving in the Rain: Wet-Weather Skills for New Ontario Drivers
Rain changes how your car behaves. Why the first minutes are most dangerous, how to avoid and recover from hydroplaning,…
How Ontario Demerit Points Work (and Why New Drivers Should Care Most)
Demerit points are added, not deducted, and they stay two years. Why novice G1 and G2 drivers hit suspension thresholds…
Winter Driving in Ontario: What New Drivers Need to Know
Your first Ontario winter is the hardest driving you will do. Clearing the whole car, slowing down, spotting black ice,…
Distracted Driving in Ontario: The Phone Laws New Drivers Break Most
Ontario's hand-held device law, why it hits novice drivers hardest with escalating suspensions, what counts as distracted beyond phones, and…
Alcohol, Drugs and Zero Tolerance: Ontario’s Rules for New Drivers
For G1 and G2 drivers and anyone 21 or under, the legal blood alcohol level in Ontario is zero, and…
The 3-Second Rule: How to Keep a Safe Following Distance
Following too closely causes a huge share of crashes and is one of the easiest habits to fix. The three-second…
How to Drive an Ontario Roundabout, Step by Step
Roundabouts follow one rule: yield to traffic already in the circle, then keep moving. A step-by-step guide to driving Ontario…