does anyone know what testing and LICENCES the examiners for the heavy trucks and tractor-trailer have to have. I don't believe they hold "A" only do testing from a book.
Ontario's tough level 2 driver test
By: Drivers.com staff
Date: Friday, 12. January 2007
Anyone who feels that tougher testing for drivers will go a long way towards reducing bad driving and traffic crashes should keep a close eye on Canada's Province of Ontario. In April 1994, Ontario introduced a system of graduated driver licensing that requires novice drivers to pass two tests in order to obtain full license privileges. At age 16, novice drivers in Ontario can apply for a learner's permit and enter the province's Graduated Driver Licensing System (GDLS). It takes at least 20 months to progress through the system, and novices move from the first (learner) phase by passing a Level One (G1) test after 12 months of supervised driving (8 months if a formal driver education program is completed).
In phase two, most of the restrictions are lifted and novices can then drive on their own. After a minimum of 12 months in phase two they can take the second (G2) test to exit the system and obtain full license privileges. The G2 test is longer (about 40 minutes) and considerably tougher, according to Ministry of Transport officials.
Drivers coming from jurisdictions outside the province that have driver licensing exchange agreements with Ontario (all Canadian provinces and territories, the United States, and Japan) are exempt from the conditions of GDL provided they have at least two years' driving experience.
Ontario is unique in requiring two tests as part of the licensing process. It is also unique in having a test that is based on research and has been established as valid and reliable in its objective of determining whether a driver has reached a level of competence and experience compatible with the province's standards.
The test demands a high standard of training for the province's driver examiners, who now have to take regular refresher courses in addition to their basic training in applying the test. This is a key factor in maintaining the validity of the test, according to Dr. Ray Engel of Engel and Townsend Inc., the consulting company that developed the test.
Examiners have very specific items to watch for when marking the test, says Engel, and they have to go through a training process designed to ensure that every examiner will apply the same standards in marking a driver's errors. Another key factor in the test's effectiveness is that it is designed to standardize the test as much as possible, so that drivers throughout the province are subjected to a similar test.
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auntie,
threenorns,
HA!!!!!! omg, puh-leez. i live in a rural ontario town and i lived in toronto and surrounding GTA for many years and let me tell you, bad drivers are as much a plague now than they ever were!
it's a combination of poor technique with out-and-out bloody bad manners - stop at any busy intersection - i recommend kipling and albion - and watch how many drivers pass in front of or directly behind pedestrians with the right-of-way and even how many will split through crowds of pedestrians!
the worst part? the licensing centres are privatized so there's very little oversight or all those bogus driving schools wouldn't be getting away with what they're doing.
Pulkit,
Yet with all the tough standards that drivers have to meet to pass the G2 exit test, they NEVER have to pass this test again. This gives them complete freedom to chuck all the safe and defensive driving habits that they have learned down the drain almost instantly after passing the G2. That is why we have so many bad drivers on the 401 specially in the evening rush hour.
There might be some benefit to LEGISLATING annual road test for ALL drivers. That would force drivers to retain good driving habits year after year.
Greg,
How many mistakes can u make in the g2 exit test?
Koljany4,
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