Originally Posted by AdamCL

the best part about getting the G licence

u can drink, and u can load ur car with more people then seatbelts...i was safer with my G2

I really hope your joking, one of the dumbest comments Ive ever heard. I wish there ZERO tolerance for people who think like you. If your driving you should be sober end of story. There is no argument on that!

If you're within the prescribed legal limits I don't see a problem here.

The problem with G2 is you can't have any alcohol. If you even get the slightest reading you would be screwed. Now that's no longer a problem as long as you're within the limits. The benifit of craming more people in your car than belts also comes in handy

Matt

Originally Posted by Ashleyjojo19

I really hope your joking, one of the dumbest comments Ive ever heard. I wish there ZERO tolerance for people who think like you. If your driving you should be sober end of story. There is no argument on that!

I think he was joking. He meant that the G license is less safe than the G2.

yahhh .. i didnt think this thread would go this long lol ..

back on topic anyways

---> should older drivers be forced to take the new drivers training as it really isnt us younger generation responsible for most crashes, its actually the elderly and 30+ age group that have no clue how to drive cuz they never had formal drivers training ..

Originally Posted by 240drifter

I drove standard for 2 1/2 years but i never used a standard for my road test that is stupid to think if u can't pass in a standard u shouldn't drive one cuz you gotta shift a certain way / turning corners going through an intersection who cares evryone is different i hate driving auto manual is the best way to go but they would prolly fail me in a standard cuz of my driving habbits and just cuz they say its wrong don't mean F$$KING shit cuz u can't judge wether or not they have enough experience just cuz they're not driving the way u tell them to i think learning to drive a standard when u first get ur liscence is the best cuz then u can drive almost anything.

Phew - see that at the end there? Yep, it's a period.

Originally Posted by VUnit2k5

yahhh .. i didnt think this thread would go this long lol ..

back on topic anyways

---> should older drivers be forced to take the new drivers training as it really isnt us younger generation responsible for most crashes, its actually the elderly and 30+ age group that have no clue how to drive cuz they never had formal drivers training ..

As an elderly driver, I've had drivers training. I also passed the G test about 4 weeks after my 16th birthday. In fact I think that I had a few more classes of drivers ed left to go while I already had my G.

My test basically was one big square. Turn right out of the parking lot, go around the block and park backwards in that spot. Easy peasy. Total time - less than 15 minutes.

They really should make the tests harder. Maybe 1 hour in traffic/401/7/8/busy intersections, turning left constantly?

And parking should be done in a real world parking lot (notice that the spaces are getting narrower) not at the ministry. Squeeze yourself in a spot between two cars at walmart. More real world situations would be great.

When I was getting licensed I wrote my G1, then took driver training and was told that you had to wait a year to take your G2 road test (or 8 months if you had a driver training certificate). Pokey, has the system changed? I then waited the full five years to finally go get my G out of laziness more than anything. First try on all three.

So can someone tell me how you take your road test weeks after you turn 16.

Originally Posted by Abominus

So can someone tell me how you take your road test weeks after you turn 16.

Easy, you had to do your test before the graduated licensing came along. That was in the late 90's right?

That's why I qualified my comments with the fact that I'm an elderly driver (30+).