Province removes advanced driving test from GDL drivers’ program | 24CA News
The province is making modifications to the Graduated Driver’s Licensing program by eradicating the superior highway check drivers must take to get their full Class 5 or Class 6 licence.
Effective Saturday, drivers at the moment within the GDL program gained’t must take the check, saving them $154 in check charges. There are at the moment 700,000 drivers in this system, in keeping with the province.
“There are close to half a million drivers who will benefit from this. These changes will help GDL drivers exit the program and apply for other classes of driver’s licences whether it’s for a semi-truck, gravel truck or bus,” mentioned Devin Dreeshen, minister of transportation and financial corridors.
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Now, drivers will obtain a letter from the federal government letting them know their restrictions have been lifted. Starting June 25, new authorities expertise will mechanically take away eligible drivers who “have demonstrated safe driving behaviours … to non-GDL status,” the province mentioned in a news launch.
“Requiring a second test costs too much, it’s a roadblock to finding jobs and has created unnecessary red tape for my generation,” mentioned Mount Royal Student Mark Emes. “The elimination of the Class 5 and Class 6 advanced road tests under the Graduated Driver Licensing program is one of the most significant cost-saving and red tape reduction measures introduced for young Alberta drivers.”
To exit this system, drivers can’t have any suspensions or demerits within the final 12 months, be at the least 18-years-old and accomplished two full years of probationary driving.
The probationary interval will probably be prolonged one other yr for individuals who don’t comply with the necessities or are ticketed for unsafe driving.
The GDL program was launched in 2003 and put new drivers on a 24-month probationary interval till they handed the superior check.
According to the province, about 65 per cent of drivers and 99 per cent of bike riders didn’t take the highway check up to now 5 years.
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