FAQ

• Car maintenance: Do they know how to get gas, check oil and other fluids, tire air pressure and what to do if they get a flat tire?
• Route planning: Have they planned their route in advance?
• Emotional awareness: Could their emotional state or energy level affect their driving ability? What to do in a crash
• Collecting information in a crash: Educate your teen to obtain License Plate, Driving license and Insurance Information. Call 911 and look for their and other’s safety at first.
• Reminding Graduated licensing restriction: Remind your teen about the restrictions in graduated licensing. Breaking the rules can cost them financially and add time to their time spent as a learner.
• No electronic devices: Remind your teen about the dangers of distracted driving. Electronic devices aren’t allowed while they’re in the graduated licensing program, even if hands-free.

Schools are here to give you foundation but Practice makes these foundation solid. Here are some great tips:
It’s important that Students are aware of other risks they might face, like vehicle problems, peer pressure, and distractions. Maintain low-risk driving environments
• Quiet streets: Take your teen out on quiet streets and in daylight hours for as long as you feel necessary.
• Minimal risk: Ensure your teen’s first challenging drive has minimal risk. If it’s their first time on a highway, take them out in daylight with lower traffic levels.
• Avoid rush hour: Try driving during less busy hours until your teen feels more confident.
• Practice with variety: When your teen is more confident, ensure they get practice in different weather, times of day, and locations.

Driving skills you’ll need to know During your road test, you’ll need to demonstrate a variety of driving skills. These are the most common skills to practice:

• Driving through intersections, turning left and right
• Pulling out into traffic
• Pulling over and stopping at the side of the road
• Changing lanes
• Parking on a hill
• Starting on a hill
• Backing up
• Angle parking
• Parallel parking
• Stall parking (driving forward and backing up into a stall)
• Two and three point turns
• Merging on and off a highway
• General driving (e.g., driving straight, driving on hills and curves)
• Knowing what to do around emergency vehicles

Not every skill will be part of your test, but practicing them all will give you the best chance of being prepared.

Hazard awareness
While you’re driving, it’s important to scan your environment and be aware of potential hazards on the road. You may be asked to point some out during your test.
Examples of potential hazards:
• Dangerous drivers
• Emergency vehicles
• Pedestrians, cyclists and motorcycles
• Blind spots and hidden driveways
• Animals
• Icy or snowy roads
• Uneven roads

There is a $25 road test cancellation fee if you do not cancel any booked road test within 48 hours.

Our Instructors would be happy to complete a 1-hour Simulated Road Test so they can advise you of your current strengths and skills as well as any habits that may require additional practice prior to testing.

GLP drivers who completed an ICBC-approved driver education course, had a 19% higher first-attempt pass rate on their Class 7 road test.

Number of 1st attempt passes and fails for Class 7 road test from 2012–2016

Pass rate for Class 7 road test on first attempt

GLP drivers who completed an ICBC-approved driver education course, had a 19% higher first-attempt pass rate on their Class 7 road test.

*Averages and totals may be affected by rounding.

Source: ICBC’s Corporate Data Warehouse and Enterprise Data Warehouse | March 19, 2017

At-fault crash difference between drivers who have taken/not taken an ICBC-approved driver education course

An at-fault crash is defined as being at least 50% responsible for the crash.

GLP drivers who completed an ICBC-approved driver education course, were between 9% and 13% less likely to be at fault in a crash while in B.C.s Graduated Licensing Program.

Notes

1. Counts include incidents that occurred in parking lots or involved parked vehicles. Data also includes out of province crashes.
2. GLP drivers who have taken an ICBC-approved course are defined as drivers issued Declaration of Completion forms for Class 7 and 8 before the crash date.
3. ICBC implemented a new claims system. As a result, the way ICBC collects and reports crash data has changed. Data from 2013 or earlier may not be directly comparable to 2014 data and crime data has changed.

Source: ICBC’s Corporate Data Warehouse and Enterprise Data Warehouse | January 31, 2018​​

GLP drivers who completed an ICBC-approved driver education course between 2012 and 2015 were 4% less likely to receive a a violation in the first year following their road test.

Number of violations from 201​2–2016*