In 1971 the ‘L-Plate’ requrement for Learner drivers can apparently as a result of a court case Nettleship v Weston according to wikipedia. Many names followed L-Plate, Newly Licensed Driver Plate, Learner’s License and “L-sign.” This was 53 Years Ago. In 1971 Mr. Nettleship agreed to teach Mrs. Weston to drive in her husbands car. […]
Driving tests both Class 5 and Class 7 confirmations clearly show two times on your Road Test Day. 3:20 PM 3:35 PM
Car A 100% at Fault Go read ICBC’s 33 crash discussions all of which you should be very familiar with. Read Here! ONE LAW REFERENCED HERE All lateral moves must be done strategically and carefully to ensure nothing is beside you when you move. Remember you are driving forward faster than in any other direction […]
taking too long to take a safe gap – space between two moving cars is called the gap. When a large enough space for you to enter without interfering with the flow of other cars, go! Not going when a space comes slows the movement of traffic. I compare it to stopping to look around […]
“I drove about 5 or 6 hours with my dad, so I think I am ok to drive your car immediately.“ We turn left from a stop sign into a busy city street. Crossing traffic has no stop signs. We immediately leave the stop position turn left into the head-on lane, unable to see any […]
Experienced drivers from many other countries come to Vancouver and must pass a second-level Class 5 (N) driving test. Many are highly experienced drivers and move past parked cars 10 cm or less from the side of our car. My heart jumps every time this occurs. They parallel park and we swing into the parking […]
One of the largest financial payouts insurance companies cover is read-end collisions. I believe it’s one of the most brutal collisions to avoid. It took me a long time to get good at defending myself from it. I would say it was probably the last area of prevention that I developed. OBSERVATIONS When we slow, […]
We are all human. We all make mistakes. Looking for only your sign, that one facing you ignores the fact that you make mistakes. Looking only for your sign in an intersection is 25% of the entire information available to you. That is 75% that you are assuming is in support of your one sign. […]
Typically learning-drivers take training at the same time of the day. For example 6:30 pm right after work. This happens with most clients. But a large group of my clients are nervous, fearful, or post-crash drivers. Many take a gentler approach to learning spread over longer time spans. They also bring into the learning large […]
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I’m so thankful for Cooper. He’s the best driving instructor ever! He helped me manage my anxiety when it comes to driving and taught me to be a calm and safe driver. Thanks to his help, I was able to pass my class 5 road test in ONE attempt. 😀 My friend recommended him to […]
30 mph (48 km/h) 48 km/h (30 mph) This is a very tough way to fail a driver’s test but it happens. Recently a perfect score sheet with remarks like GOOD DRIVING, and GREAT BLIND SPOT CHECKS, still resulted in a fail! TOO SLOW! Before explaining this failure, it’s best you review two previous posts discussing the […]
Recently clients going for their driving tests, road test, ICBC’s driver’s licenses, both class 5 and class 7 have not needed to wear a mask for the test drive. It looks like the requirement has been dropped and is not voluntary. Masks and physical distancing are voluntary when visiting an ICBC location. Sadly I cannot […]
