| The privilege to be a driver in Ontario is provided by a driver's license. You have to make sure you have it on you prior to driving. An Ontario province driver's permit is a plastic card with a digital photo of its owner which is signed by him or her. It also includes the following information: name and surname, address, date of birth, female/male information, height, date of driving license's issuance, date when it expires, different indications showing the modes of transport that you are allowed to drive and a certain number stipulations. For instance, the stipulation marked as "X" refers to an obligation to wear glasses or contact lenses while you drive a car. Besides, modern driver's licenses have a magnetic information strip that demonstrates the whole history of their holders' driving experience. The opportunity to be an accompanying driver is rendered to those drivers who have a red bar with 4 white dots below their photo.
There are two important requirements of driving in Ontario region. First of all, a driver must be at the minimum 16 years old. Second, he or she has to be an owner of a valid Ontario province driver's license. After official immigration in the Ontario province you have sixty days of the date of residence permit's issuance to apply for a driving permit. Besides, you have a chance to take driving lessons in the place you live to reduce the period of time between exams for obtaining the next level of driver's permit.
On the whole, there are 3 types of drivers' licenses in Ontario: G1, G2 and G (a.k.a. G-full).
The First Level - Ontario Driver license G1
To begin training in driving skills you should apply for Level One. Remember that you have to be aged at least 16 years old. In Level One there are six essential conditions that young drivers should keep in mind:
- A G1 driver is not permitted to drive on his own, he must always be accompanied by a G-driver with at least four years' driving experience. This person must have a red bar with four white spots below his photography on his driver's permit. Besides, he or she must stay near the G1 driver on the front seat. What is also essential, he or she is obliged to follow the rules of G licenses concerning alcohol content in the blood that must not be higher than 0,05 per cent.
- An accompanying driver must be the only person sitting near to you in the front seat.
- Alcohol is prohibited if you are planning to drive. The alcohol content in the blood of the G1 driver must be equal to zero.
- Driving is allowed in the period of time from five a.m. till midnight.
- The vehicle driven by a young driver must not accommodate more passengers than it's defined by its technical features. Each passenger has to fasten a seat belt to guarantee the safety during the trip.
- A G1 driver cannot drive in the Ontario's "400-series" highways and high-speed expressways{ including| such as| such as the following:|, for example,|, for instance,| the Don Valley Parkway, the Gardiner Expressway, the Queen Elizabeth Way, the E.C. Row Expressway and so on and so forth. The complete list of such highways and expressways is presented in the Driver's Handbook.
Level Two - Ontario Province Driver's permit G2
Getting a G2 driving permit is usually preceded by completing cheap driving lessons in Ontario province. The second level will take you at least one year. A G2 driver gets a chance to drive at any time, as well as a right to drive alone, without an accompanying G-driver. One more plus is the possibility to drive on any road in Ontario. But still, there are four indispensable conditions for a G2 driver to have in mind:
- The alcohol content in the blood must be 0, so a G2 driver is not allowed to drink alcohol beverages if he or she is going to drive.
- All the passengers in the car are obliged to fasten seat belts and the vehicle should not be overcrowded.
And there are two more conditions that should be taken into consideration only between 12 a.m. And 5 a.m.:
- A G2 driver is permitted to transport just 1 passenger who is 19 or younger during the first 6 months of the date of G2 license's issue.
- After this period of time is over, a G2 driver is allowed to carry three or less passengers aged 19 years old or younger until he or she gets a G driver license or till he or she turns 20.
Note that the last two conditions are not taken into account when a G2 driver is accompanied by a G-full driver whose driving permit contains a red bar with four white dots or if the passengers that are nineteen or younger are the driver's immediate relatives.
The Third Level - Ontario Driver license G-Full
The shortest period of time from the beginning of driving experience in the level one till the moment of obtaining a G-full driver's permit is 20 months. To get full driving privileges a G2 driver has to take a special test that demonstrated the level of your driving abilities. After a G2 driver passed this test with success he or she becomes a G-full driver.
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