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What you can expect inside this webinar?

What you can expect inside this webinar?. Driving - how to get a driving license in Ontario? - how to purchase, register and insure a vehicle? - parking and child safety regulations - winter driving safety tips Cycling - cycling regulations in Ontario Public Transit and Taxis

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  1. What you can expect inside this webinar? Driving - how to get a driving license in Ontario? - how to purchase, register and insure a vehicle? - parking and child safetyregulations - winter driving safety tips Cycling - cycling regulations in Ontario Public Transit and Taxis - public transportation - special needs and social transportation - taxi services Provincial, Inter-provincial and International transit - railway - intercity buses - air travel

  2. Getting a driving license – why bother? • Driving is essential means of transportation in non-urban areas where public transit system is not as developed as in metropolitan areas • It is safer and cheaper to drive in small communities • - Less traffic • - Lower insurance premiums Information: Brockville is the safest community to drive in Ontario according to the Allstate Insurance Company’s Ontario Safe Driving Study 2011.

  3. How to get a driving license in Ontario

  4. Driving license – First time drivers Follow the graduation steps! G1 - Written test - knowledge of traffic rules and regulations Vision test - able to see required distances Graduate in 8 to 12 months G2 -Intermediate driving test: satisfactory driving skills on city roads Graduate in 12 months G –Full driving test – satisfactory driving skills on highways Grants full driving privileges in the Province of Ontario. Remember: your G2 license will revert back to G1 if you don’t take the full G-test within the timeframe

  5. Driving license – Foreign license holders • You can avoid the graduation steps ! • License from countries with Reciprocal Agreement - immediate exchange • List of Reciprocal Agreement countrieswww.drivetest.ca/en/license/ExchangeReciprocal.aspx • License from other foreign country – immediate drive test • - Letter from the original license issuing agency or Embassy / Consulate of the • country in Canada attesting to applicant’s driving experience • Driving Experience Equivalents • 12 -24 monthsof experience in the last 3 years – exchange /take drive test for G2 license • 24 + monthsof experience in the last 3 years – exchange / take drive test for G license

  6. Preparing to take your drive test

  7. Preparing to take your drive test • www.DriveTest.ca website provides all the information you need! • Find the closest Drive Test Centers to you • Find out the test fees • Book drive test online • Find information about official driving handbook • Find Ministry of Transportation (MTO) approved Beginner Driver Education (BDE) courses • Beginner Driver Education Courses are highly recommended • - savings from the insurance premiums exceed the cost of training • - G1 graduation test towards receiving G2 license 4 months earlier • Further information: Guide toNewcomers and Ontario Expired Driver’s License Holders • drivetest.ca – Driver Education

  8. Purchase a Vehicle

  9. Purchase a Vehicle • Consider • Type of vehicle • New or used • Method of payment • Do Your Research • www.ConsumerReports.org – Car Buying Advice • www.auto123.com – Car Buying Guide • Where to Buy • AutoTrader.ca • Autocatch.com • www.Kijiji.ca • Local dealerships: www.Newcomersinfo.ca - Transportation • Remember to ask from the vendor -Safety Standards Certificate & Emissions Test Certificate • Required to register your vehicle in Ontario • Reduces the risk of purchasing a fraudulent car

  10. Register your Vehicle

  11. Register your Vehicle • The Law requires that all vehicles in Ontario are registered under the • owner’s name and address. • Where? • Service Ontario Counters • Service Ontario online locator www.services.gov.on.ca/services • When? • New vehicle owners – within 6 days • Foreign car owners – within 30 days • Change of address and/or owner’s name – within 6 days • You must present • Vehicle Insurance • Safety Standards Certificate and Emissions Test Certificate • (provided by the vendor or obtained at a licensed garage) • You will get • License Plate (at $20 fee) • Validation sticker (at $ 74 fee -renewed annually)

  12. Auto Insurance

  13. Auto Insurance • Auto –insurance is the law. • Failure to have an insurance can result to fine of $5000 -$50,000 • Insurance premium is determined by a number of factors: model and year of vehicle, your postal code, driver’s training & experience, age & sex – consider these factors when purchasing your car ! • Shop around, ask for a quote – auto - insurance premiums might vary significantly for the same coverage on the same car by different insurance companies. • Types of Insurance Coverage • Mandatory - Liability coverage • Third party liability coverage • Statutory accident benefits coverage • Direct compensation property damage • Optional - Collision coverage and Comprehensive coverage

  14. Parking

  15. Parking • Parking regulations vary in different municipalities • Consult your municipal website / call responsible department for specific information • Example: www.city.brockville.on.ca– Departments – Parking and Animal Control • On - street parking • - free or with payment at the meter • - regulated by signs • - not allowed to park in 3 meters of fire hydrant & 9 meters of intersection • On-street winter overnight parking • - regulated by municipal by-laws • - most often prohibited to allow snow- plowing machines clean the street • Accessible Parking Permit (APP) • - allows to park at designated areas, exemptions from certain regulations • - eligibility details: www.ontario.ca/en/services_for_residents/ONT05_039815.html • - apply for APP:www.ontario.ca/en/services_for_residents/index.htm • Parking lots • - terms and regulations posted on signs • - free customer parking at large shopping & entertainment centers

  16. Child Safety

  17. Child Safety • By law, it is the driver’s responsibility to ensure passengers under the age of 16 are securely seated in the car. • Child seat safety standards: • -Infants: birth to 9 kg (20lb) – rear facing car-seats • - Toddlers: 9 -18 kg (20-40lb) –forward facing car-seats • - Pre-school: 18 -36 kg (40-80 lb) less than 145 cm (4 ft 9 inch)– booster seat • Youth: 36 kg (80 lb) and 145 cm or more – regular seat belt. • Children under 13 years of age are safest in the back seat. • Child seats used in Canada should have a Canadian motor-vehicle safety • standard label and expiry date that does not exceed 10 years • Demonstration of car-seat applications: • Ontario Ministry of Transportation websitewww.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/carseat/choose.shtml

  18. Winter Driving Safety Tips

  19. Winter Driving Safety Tips • Check the weather forecast and road conditions before starting your trip • - weather forecast across the country • www.weatheroffice.gc.ca • - winter road conditions by region • www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/conditions • 2. Explore the Winter Driving Brochure developed by Transport Canada • http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/safevehicles-safetyfeatures-winterdriving-index-693.htm • If possible, take winter driving classes by an experienced instructor. • Keep a Winter Driving Emergency Kit in your vehicle’s trunk – just in case you might need it! • Video demonstration of Emergency Kit items: • www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcdeOurNo3c&feature=player_embedded

  20. Cycling in Ontario

  21. Cycling in Ontario By law, bicycle is a vehicle and cyclists should obey the traffic rules There is no cycling license in Ontario, but the police can issue fines if the cyclistsfail to obey the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) regulations for cyclists Key HTA cycling regulations: - stop at the red lights and stop signs - signal the turns - make sure cyclists under the age of 18 wear a helmet - stop for stopped school buses - yield to pedestrians Full list of HTA Cycling regulations and set fines – The Ontario’s Guide to Safe Cycling www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/pubs/cycling-guide/section5.0.shtml Further Information Toronto Cycling Handbook - properly wearing a helmet, parking a bicycle and more www.settlement.org/sys/library_detail.asp?k=TRANS_PUB&doc_id=1005083 Brockville Cycling:www.brockvillecycling.com

  22. Public Transportation

  23. Public Transportation • Where to find information on public transit in your community? • ON Ministry of Transportation online database of available public transit systems in all of Ontario mto.gov.on.ca – Public Transit • http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/transit.shtml • Municipal websites – usually under Transportation or Resident Services: information about routes, fees, schedules and maps • Lets explore www.city.brockville.on.ca website

  24. Special needs and Social transportation

  25. Special needs and Social transportation • Most communities have some type of transportation assistance for individuals with special needs • Special provisions built into the general public transit system • - fully accessible buses with lifts for people with disabilities • - para - transit services for people with disabilities by pre-booked • pick-up times at the conventional fare • 2. Separate transportation provided by agencies serving people with special needs, day care centers, schools, vocational rehabilitation services, etc. • - search in www.211ontario.ca online database of community • agencies by search word ‘transportation’ and your area • - ask your social worker (if you have one) • - inquire at the Community and Primary Health Care units.

  26. Taxi Services • Where to find taxi services in your community? • - telephone book online www.yellowpages.ca/or in print • - web search by using search word ‘taxi services’ and ‘area name’ • Call in advance to make a pick-up appointment • The price of the trip will appear on the meter beside the driver. If there is no meter - ask the driver the cost of the trip in advance. • Be prepared to pay by cash. Not all taxi drivers accept credit cards. • Gratuity payment of 10 % – 15 % (on top of the amount on the meter) is an accepted practice but completely optional for the customer.

  27. Provincial, Inter-provincial and International transit

  28. Provincial, Inter-provincial and International transit • Train: Via Rail Canada cross –country railway http://www.viarail.ca/en/trains/ontario-and-quebec • Bus:regular trips by Megabusfrom Brockville to Kingston, Toronto, Cornwall and Montreal http://ca.megabus.com/default.aspx • Air-travel: • - Ottawa International Airport (40-90 minute drive) • - Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (2-3 hour drive or train) • - Toronto Pearson International Airport (4 hour drive or bus in Kingston) • Drive: • - HWY 401 connecting to all major routes in Ontario • - Two international bridges connecting to USA • Thousand Islands Bridge & Prescott- Ogdensburg Bridge

  29. Key Websites newcomersinfo.ca/ drivetest.ca/ mto.gov.on.ca/ tc.gc.ca/ settlement.org/

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