East Vancouver Driving School is an ICBC licensed driving school committed to help:
- beginning drivers who want to learn to drive and get a driver’s license
- drivers who have class 7 “Learner” or class 5 “Novice” driver license and want to pass the ICBC road test to the next level
- licensed drivers who are new to B.C., or who are preparing for re-examination, or who just want to review their skills.
During the lessons, you will learn :
Getting started
- Approaching the vehicle
- Adjusting procedures
- Basic vehicle controls
Basic driving
- Entering traffic
- Leaving traffic
- Pulling over and stopping
- Changing lanes
- Changing direction
- 2&3 points turns
- U-turns
- Driving in an alley
Intersections
- Approaching an intersection
- Right of way
- Protected and unprotected turns
- Turning right
- Turning left
- Hazard perception
Freeway
- Entering (merging highway traffic)
- Changing lanes
- Exiting highway
- Speed and steering control
Parking
- Parallel parking
- Stall parking
- Angle parking
- Reversal stall parking
- Hill parking
Backing
- Backing up in a straight line
- Backing up to the left, right
- Backing up in a praking stall
General driving
- Observing traffic signs and traffic signals
- Observing pavement markings
- Observing traffic control persons
- Hazard perception
- Making yourself visible (others see you)
- Acting quick in an emergency situation
- Smith System
Tips for drivers with experience outside of BC
1. Turning right (or left onto a one-way street) on a steady red light
After coming to a full stop, you may turn right or turn left onto a one-way street when it is safe to do so. The conflicts in this situation are (for the right turn):
- crossing traffic on your left;
- pedestrians on your right crossing the street;
- oncoming traffic that may be facing a left green arrow.
Also check for signs “No right turn on red light”.
2. Turning right/left on a green arrow
Green arrow means advanced or protected turn, you can proceed when safe. The oncoming traffic and pedestrians are facing a red light. If the green arrow changes yellow, you have to slow down and stop before the intersection, unless you can’t stop in time.
3. Passing a four-way stop intersection
The first vehicle to arrive at the intersection and come to a complete stop should go first. In a situation when two vehicles arrive at the intersection in the same time, first should go the one in the right or the one that is going straight over the one that is turning left.
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