NWT Driver’s Test

1. NWT Driver’s Test WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW! http://www.dot.gov.nt.ca/_live/documents/content/Basic%20Drivers%20Nov%202007.pdf

2. Chapter One – License Classifications • Class 5 – 16 years old • regular cars, trucks, mopeds • Class 4 – 18 years old • Small buses, taxi, ambulance, regular cars • Class 3 – 18 years old • 3 or more axles (big rigs, buses) • Class 2 – 18 years old • Any bus, classes 3, 4, 5 • Class 1 – 18 years old • ANYTHING except a motorcycle • Class 7 – 15 years old – learner’s license • Class 6 – 16 years old • motorcycle

3. Chapter 2 – Traffic Controls • SEE THE HANDOUT I GAVE YOU!

4. Chapter Three Starting Your Vehicle • Do a walk around • Adjust seats, mirrors, head restraint and seatbelt. • Hands on steering wheel at 9 0’clock and 3 0’clock • Parking on hills – wheels turned to the left uphill with curb, to the right without curb…to the right downhill • Park 5m away from a stop sign, 3m away from a fire hydrant and 6m from a crosswalk

5. Chapter Four – Intersections and Turns • Stop before marked (painted) crosswalks • When in doubt at an intersection…STOP! • Four-way stops…first there goes. Yield to those on your right if they get there at the same time as you. • YIELD – slow down at an intersection with a yield sign. Stop to let cars proceed, then go when it’s safe. • At an uncontrolled intersection yield to cars on your right, or yield to cars passing through if you are turning. • SIGNAL when you are changing lanes, turning, moving from the curb. • Know your hand signals! • Do U-Turns only when it’s safe… not on hills, in intersections, in busy steets.

6. Chapter Five – Lane Driving • Use the shoulder of the road for emergency stops • Use a shoulder check to see your blindspot before changing lanes • When passing, pass on the left side • Make sure that passing is allowed and safe before you attempt it • Merging and exiting onto or off of highways – be safe, use appropriate speeds, and NEVER back up • DO NOT PASS on corners, curves, or up hills

7. Chapter Six – Handling Emergency Situations • Do not try to repair your car on narrow or fast-moving highways • If brakes fail, try to swerve off the road, or put the car in neutral or apply the e-brake. • If you get a flat tire, take foot off the gas, keep hands on steering wheel, steer off the road onto the shoulder • Headlight failure – turn on your hazard lights • If skidding, take foot off of the gas and turn your wheels in the direction you want your car to go • Use low-beam headlights in fog and snow

8. Chapter Seven – The Responsible Driver • DRIVE DEFENSIVELY! • Give yourself lots of space between other cars, both driving and at a red light • Follow the two-second rule…you should be two seconds behind any car in front of you • DO NOT DRIVE IF SLEEPY • DO NOT USE CELL PHONES, IPODS, etc. when driving • If babies/toddlers are in the car be sure to have the proper seats/restraints

9. Chapter Eight – Sharing the Road • Stop for pedestrians • Watch for cyclists • Give room to bicycles and motorbikes • Make space in between cars at red lights to allow for rollbacks • ALWAYS stop for school busses (give them 20 metres) • Pull over to the right and stop to let emergency vehicles pass • DO NOT TRY TO BEAT A TRAIN • Follow the directions on the pavement • Don’t be a jerk and try to outrun a funeral procession

10. Chapter Nine – Driving Within the Law • Don’t speed • No drinking and driving • Always use your seatbelt • Do not drive without a license • No cell phones/texting • No drugs and driving • Put carseats in the correct way • Do not drive without proper insurance

11. Chapter Ten – Towing a Trailer • Realize that it makes your car heavier • Make sure that brake lights are connected • Make wide turns