SO WHAT IS THE ANSWER TO KEEPING OUT OF TROUBLE IN THESE DIFFICULT SITUATIONS? ANSWER IS … Do not lose your grip on the road in any of the above situations! HOW DO I DO THIS? It’s winter. Your Car will slide. You will lose grip! The key is to lose grip in places where […]
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 […]
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 […]
Many clients struggle to achieve 100% performance, being totally on top of all the components of driving safely. Laws, car positioning and managing other road users must be balanced and fit together into one smooth, calculated, sure-footed motion, ready for anything that comes, including a driver’s test. Dropping fundamental skills routinely appears as a client […]
This British Columbia ICBC test can be tricky to grab for several reasons. For one, there are several hundred laws in the motor vehicle act, any one of which can catch you during your 40-minute road test. DO YOU KNOW ALL OF THEM? Most of us do not know them all, and stumbling on one […]
FULL ARTICLE HERE Starting in spring 2023, Alberta will no longer require the advanced road test for Class 5 and Class 6 driver’s licences. “Many Albertans have told us that the advanced test costs too much, is a roadblock to finding jobs and has created unnecessary red tape. That’s why we are eliminating the advanced […]
Yes, the goal is to be safe for the rest of your life. A great foundational understanding is to realize that the examiner’s test requirements are keys to your long-term habits of safe driving. Learn here the notes you will find on the examiner’s score sheet. Reverse Safe 360 – Reversing requires an understanding of […]
What do you do when… You Hear A Siren?See a flashing yellow light vehicle?See a blue flashing Lights?See Hazard Lights?See flashing red lights?See a car stopped in an odd location?See a car stopped at an odd location with people standing near? Flashing Red Light Emergency Vehicle Approaching! What do you do? AUDIBLE FLASHING RED LIGHT […]
Looking at the stunning comparison of the road systems in The Middle Kingdom compared to Canada or the United States and it’s clear that the scale and magnitude both of the production as well as the wealth expenditures dwarf both Canada and the USA beyond our imagination. Add to this the extremely low performance and […]
THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED POSTED SPEED LIMITS UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS THE FASTEST YOU ARE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO GO 50 km/h All residential areas in British Columbia unless otherwise posted. 80 km/h All non-residential roadways in British Columbia unless otherwise posted. 20 km/h Back alleys, driveways, parking lots, gas stations, and anything that is not the main […]
Failed My Driving Test. What Do These Notes Mean? A few years back, I moved from Ontario to Vancouver. I like to see everything I can find as part of my learning. I asked an instructor’s group to show me past exam score sheets so I could read the comments, errors, and notes as part […]
I just arrived in Vancouver. So many questions and so many steps to figure out how the driver’s license works here. My web search finds 600+ driving schools filling my computer screen bumper to bumper. ( ICBC reports 846 schools in B.C. ) How do I decide? Which are scams and which are authentic? Pick […]
None of our clients wait. We prepare everyone to get ready to pass the test. Once ready, we grab a cancellation and away we go. I can tell you dozens of examples of this working since the covid times. Take a fella who called me March 1. TRUE STORY HERE… “Hey, Cooper I have a […]
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The trauma course is designed as a “how-to” course. Most days are theoretical, to give participants an understanding and familiarity with issues and procedures relating to special needs populations and the medical communities. As well they are introduced to research materials dealing with these issues and how to access further research materials. Other days involve […]
I failed my ICBC road test 3 times and it is embarrassing! Don’t tell anyone your driving test date! Several of my friends failed their driving test several times. How do I avoid this? Don’t tell anyone your driving test date! We all set up a party to celebrate my passing the driving test, but […]
