[M5Rick]

[JJ 911SC]

Here it use to be a Mikey Mouse test. Now its quite a bit harder for new driver in Ontario (other Province have similar program):

Learning to drive: graduated licensing:

Once you pass your eye and knowledge tests, you get a G1 licence. Before you can get a full G licence, you have to; finish two learning levels: G1 and G2 and pass two road tests

This process is called “graduated licensing.” It is designed to give new drivers time to practice and gain driving experience over time.

You have up to five years to finish the whole process. After five years, if you do not get your full G licence, you will need to start over.

By law, when you have a G1 licence, you must:

- maintain a zero blood alcohol level (no alcohol in your blood)
- make sure every passenger with you wears a properly working seatbelt
- not drive between midnight and 5 a.m.
- not drive on 400-series highways or high-speed expressways (e.g., 401, Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW), Gardiner Expressway)
- drive with a fully licensed driver who has:

* at least four years of driving experience
* blood alcohol level of less than .05 (if this person is 21 and under, their blood alcohol level should be zero)
* The driver accompanying you must be the only other person in the front seat.
* If you are driving with a driver instructor certified in Ontario, you can drive on any road.

In most cases, you practice with your G1 licence for 12 months.

G1 road test is the first of two you need to take as a new driver.

- you can take your first road test after 12 months with a G1 licence this exam tests basic driving skills (e.g., turning left and right, stopping, parking)
- once you pass, you get your G2 licence
- If you finish an government-approved driver education course, you can take your first road test after just eight months.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

Here it use to be a Mikey Mouse test. Now its quite a bit harder for new driver in Ontario (other Province have similar program):

Learning to drive: graduated licensing:

Once you pass your eye and knowledge tests, you get a G1 licence. Before you can get a full G licence, you have to; finish two learning levels: G1 and G2 and pass two road tests

This process is called “graduated licensing.” It is designed to give new drivers time to practice and gain driving experience over time.

You have up to five years to finish the whole process. After five years, if you do not get your full G licence, you will need to start over.

By law, when you have a G1 licence, you must:

- maintain a zero blood alcohol level (no alcohol in your blood)
- make sure every passenger with you wears a properly working seatbelt
- not drive between midnight and 5 a.m.
- not drive on 400-series highways or high-speed expressways (e.g., 401, Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW), Gardiner Expressway)
- drive with a fully licensed driver who has:

* at least four years of driving experience
* blood alcohol level of less than .05 (if this person is 21 and under, their blood alcohol level should be zero)
* The driver accompanying you must be the only other person in the front seat.
* If you are driving with a driver instructor certified in Ontario, you can drive on any road.

In most cases, you practice with your G1 licence for 12 months.

G1 road test is the first of two you need to take as a new driver.

- you can take your first road test after 12 months with a G1 licence this exam tests basic driving skills (e.g., turning left and right, stopping, parking)
- once you pass, you get your G2 licence
- If you finish an government-approved driver education course, you can take your first road test after just eight months.

Your tests are quite strict and in stages over the years, ours are a bit tougher since the sixties-seventies (which I've been reading about) though nothing like yours and I know the Germany one is on your level too.