Course Description
This package is intended for students who are looking to obtain their learner’s licence. This is a 15-hour course which covers:
Licencing
- Conditions and restrictions
- GDL Program
- Traffic Laws
- Demerit Point System
Driving
- Driving habits and factors
- Reaction time/stopping distance
The Vehicle
- Instrument Panel
- Gears (auto vs standard)
- Safety features
- Signal lights
Rules of the road
- Traffic lights and signals
- Traffic control signs
- Pavement markings
- Sharing the road
- Intersections and turning
- Maneuvers
Collision Avoidance
- Statistics
- Improper actions and defensive driving
- Scanning the road
- Risk assessment
- Tires, inertia, skids and hydroplaning
- Low visibility driving