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Re: Alberta Driving Test

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Originally Posted by MillieF (Post 10303416)

I've been driving since Adam met Eve and I'm still a crap parker. I would like to do a course for driving in snow, The idea terrifies me.

Me too - I'm really not looking forward to winter driving. Do such courses exist?

Re: Alberta Driving Test

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Originally Posted by cherryj (Post 10303491)

Me too - I'm really not looking forward to winter driving. Do such courses exist?

Yes they do, check out your AMA or equivalent http://www.ama.ab.ca/driver-educatio...driving-course I keep thinking about doing one and then never get round to it...maybe this year (it will be our 8th winter:rofl:)

Oink, the reason women don't like to park in between the lines is because we don't want idiot men opening their car doors against our cars and dinging them;)

Re: Alberta Driving Test

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Originally Posted by JonboyE (Post 10303353)

I took my test in Langley. No roundabouts there but the examiner took me on a dual carriageway. He took me around town and by a school zone and a playground zone. He made me parallel park and reverse in a straight line. No emergency stop because a kid jumped out into the road halfway through the test and I managed to avoid killing her.

He told me I was an idiot for taking the test in a standard because it just gave him 80% more chances to fail me.

My daughter was learning standard (the lessons are more $'s), her instructor said to make sure she takes her test in a auto as it's easier:eek:

Re: Alberta Driving Test

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Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 10303078)

I actually did a driving test in BC a few years ago. I drove around some streets for 20 minutes and that was it.

Must have been some very quiet streets! I started taking driving tests last year and failed 3 times before finally passing. First two were in Langley. The first one the examiner made me turn round a corner where the school zone sign was ON the corner, so I didn't see it and sped in the school zone, the second I failed because he took me through the horrible langley city centre which is always busy and the stress of the test plus the stress of the constant heavy traffic made me fail by cutting someone off on a right turn - the traffic on the road I was turning onto was stationary even though my light was red - I thought my light was about to turn green but instead it was their light that was about to turn green. After that I took the test in North Vancouver, and the driving instructor took me to a roundabout, it looked clear however there was a huge bush in the middle obstructing the view. I went into the roundabout and suddenly a car rushed round the roundabout from the other side (which I couldn't see) causing me to effectively cut him off making me auto-fail the test. I was not happy about that, however had that not happened, I would've passed which made me take the test in North Van again.

On the second test in North Vancouver it was a really nice examiner. I didn't make any mistakes, asides from not realising that a pedestrian standing at the corner of a crossroads is an implied crosswalk (you have to stop for them). Was so glad to pass the test finally.

The test is technically easy in a way, since it is a short test, but all it takes is one small mistake that makes you auto-fail and it's all over.

Re: Alberta Driving Test

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Originally Posted by CanadaJimmy (Post 10303740)

The test is technically easy in a way, since it is a short test, but all it takes is one small mistake that makes you auto-fail and it's all over.

I know people that failed due to school zones and they are easy to miss - the worst thing about them for somebody new to driving here is that you to look out for the back of the other one to see where it ends. Cheap-ass canadians, too miserly for proper road signage.

Fortunately I did my test in august so there weren't any;)

Re: Alberta Driving Test

Check out the app in my signature. It's designed for new drivers who want to pass their Class 7 and existing drivers (especially immigrants) who require a refresher course. In Ontario, we are endorsed by the Ontario Safety League.