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A Message From TheSenior Driver ExaminerThe following are the more common reasonsfor written examination androad test failures:Written ExaminationA) Failure to study this manualB) Not taking time to read the questionsproperlyC) Guessing at questions that you do notunderstand instead of asking the examinerfor an explanation.Road TestA) InexperienceB) Over-confidenceC) Traffic Law violationThe examiner will attempt to analyse yourdriving and make suggestions on ways toimprove. This will be done in the interest ofsafety and to help you prepare for the nextexamination. Please co-operate with theexaminer as he is sincerely trying to assistyou in obtaining your driver’s licence.Remember to come to the examinationprepared and ready to demonstrate yourknowledge of this manual and your drivingability to the examiner who will assist youwith any questions regarding the examinationor road test. The examiner does not expectyou to drive as well as an experienced driver,but will evaluate your ability to follow therules of the road and safe driving practices.2
Table of ContentsDriver Licence Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Class 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Class 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Class 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Class 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Class 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Class 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Class 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Minimum Requirements for a Class<strong>Driver’s</strong> Licence Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6School Bus Endorsement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Driver Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Components of a <strong>Driver’s</strong> Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Knowledge Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Vision Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Road Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Restrictions or Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Your Licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Renewing Your Licence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10New Residents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Lost or Destroyed Licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Change of Address or Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Driving Licence Offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Motor Vehicle Registration Information 11Registration of a Motor Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Owner’s Financial Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Renewal of Vehicle Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11New Resident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Change of Address or Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Transfer of Ownership – Selling or Trade-In . . . 11Transfer of Ownership – Buying. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Licence Plates/Registration Stickers . . . . . . . . . . 12Starting OutGood Driving Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13You and Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Driving Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Instruments and Visual Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Attitudes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Steering Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Vehicle Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Horn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Muffler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Windshield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Windshield Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Mirrors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Other Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Inspection of Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Winter Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Rules of The Road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Sign Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Regulatory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18School Advance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Standard Sign Colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Examples of Regulatory Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Overhead Designation Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Examples of Warning Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Hazard Markers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Pedestrian – School Advance Sign . . . . . . . . . 23Construction and Maintenance Signs . . . . . . . 23Slow Moving Vehicle Sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Service and Information Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Traffic Control Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Red Signal Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Right Turn at Red Signal Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Flashing Red Signal Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Amber Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Flashing Amber Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Green Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Flashing Green Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Green Arrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Land Use Signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Pedestrian Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Don’t Walk Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Walk Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Police Officers/Flagmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Pavement Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Patterns or Pavement Markings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Cross-hatching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Directional Arrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Right of Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Uncontrolled Intersections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29No Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Turning Left. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Emergency Vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Funeral Processions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Lanes, Driveways & Alleys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Blind Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Traffic Circles . 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