DRIVER’S GUIDE

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Contents Licensing Information 1 2 Traffic Control 10 Graduated Driver Licensing 11 Knowledge test 12 Vision requirements 12 Class 5 road tests 13 Types of vehicles for licence class 14 For hire – driver licence requirements 15 Air brake endorsement (Q) 15 Licensed driver examiner 15 Driver’s licence 15 Applying for your Alberta driver’s licence 16 Non-Alberta licence for tourists and visitors 16 New Alberta residents 18 Medical requirements 18 Condition codes and endorsements 19 Re-classing your licence 19 Replacing your Alberta driver’s licence 20 Renewing your Alberta driver’s licence 20 Updating your Alberta driver’s licence 20 Registration and insurance 22 Traffic control signals 23 Pedestrian signals and signs 24 Lane reversal signals 25 Sign shapes and colours 26 Traffic regulatory signs 27 Traffic direction signs 27 Speed limit signs 28 Designated lane signs 29 Permissive signs 29 Prohibitive signs 30 School zones and areas 31 Playground zones and areas 32 Parking services for persons with disabilities 32 TTY capabilities 33 Warning signs 36 Information and guide signs 37 Other signs 37 Construction 38 Pavement markings 39 Shared-use lanes 40 Other roadway markings
3 The Basics of Driving 42 Pre-drive basics 43 Driving a vehicle with an automatic transmission 44 Driving a vehicle with a manual (standard) transmission 45 Steering 46 Signalling 47 Accelerating 47 Stopping time and distance 48 Reversing 49 Parking 4 Intersections and Turns 56 Right-of-way 56 Intersections 57 Uncontrolled intersections 58 Keep intersections clear 59 Traffic Circles and Roundabouts 61 Turning 64 Turning lanes 65 U-turns 5 Highways and Freeways 68 Lane selection and position in your lane 69 Passing 70 Emergency stopping lane 71 Entering and exiting a major roadway 6 A Driver’s Guide to Operation, Safety and Licensing 6 Emergency Situations and Challenging Conditions 76 Emergency braking 76 Loss of control 78 Vehicle mechanical problems 79 Challenging conditions 82 Emergency supplies 82 Animals 82 Collisions 83 Emergency response vehicles and tow trucks 83 Emergency vehicles 84 Maintenance and construction vehicles 7 Responsible Driving 88 Proactive driving 89 Cellular phones and other distractions 90 Securing passengers 92 Fuel efficiency and helping our environment 93 Traffic laws 8 Sharing the Road 96 Vulnerable road users 98 Commercial vehicles 99 Log hauling vehicles 99 School buses 101 Snowplows 101 Railway crossings 103 Vehicles carrying passengers or dangerous goods
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Page 3 and 4: Introduction When you are in the dr
Page 5: The information in these guides exp
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Page 11 and 12: Graduated driver licensing Regardle
Page 13 and 14: Vision requirements A vision assess
Page 15 and 16: Class 5 - GDL The minimum licensing
Page 17 and 18: For information on the identificati
Page 19 and 20: Medical requirements It is your res
Page 21 and 22: Renewing your Alberta driver’s li
Page 23 and 24: Traffic control signals Traffic con
Page 25 and 26: proceed in that direction. A pedest
Page 27 and 28: Provides information such as distan
Page 29 and 30: Designated lane signs The message o
Page 31 and 32: NO PEDESTRIANS: NO MOTORIZED SNOW V
Page 33 and 34: The speed limit for both urban and
Page 35 and 36: CROSSINGS AHEAD: T intersection T i
Page 37 and 38: Information and guide signs Informa
Page 39 and 40: Pavement markings Markings on the r
Page 41 and 42: This lane is reserved for cyclists.
Page 43 and 44: Pre-drive basics Walk around your v
Page 45 and 46: Automatic transmissions have a lock
Page 47 and 48: wheel, place your left hand at abou
Page 49 and 50: Many factors affect your stopping t
Page 51 and 52: When you are leaving a parallel par
Page 53 and 54: Hill parking The following informat
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Right-of-way Where roadways meet an
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AUse caution and judgment at all in
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When you intend to use at any other
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Be sure you yield the right-of-way
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Turning lanes Some lanes are design
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Lane selection and position in your
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Before passing another vehicle on a
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SIGNAL AND MOVE CAREFULLY INTO HIGH
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Hills Hills also require special at
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Emergency braking There are times w
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A • Try to avoid braking. If you
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• Use your low-beam headlights if
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• shovel • heat source, candle,
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• Stop until the emergency vehicl
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Proactive driving Proactive driving
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driving. This applies to hands-free
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Fuel efficiency and helping our env
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• People under the age of 14 cann
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Vulnerable road users Pedestrians,
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When turning left, watch for oncomi
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• If you pass a school bus that h
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PAVEMENT MARKINGS: Pavement marking
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Off-highway vehicles When driving,
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Driver fitness Are you fit to drive
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DEMERIT POINT PENALTIES FOR FULLY-L
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you will be disqualified from holdi
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3rd Subsequent offence within 10 ye
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Reinstating your driver’s licence
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Registration and licence plate You
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Position of the towing vehicle’s
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