The G2 and G are Not Your Father's Road Test!

A note to parents:

It is really important to know that what you learned when you were a teen about driving is not what teens need to know now.

The population of the cities in Ontario are 30 times greater than when we were young. The laws are very strict for the new G2 driver and you need to know what those laws and regulations are when you are planning to add your teen or new driver to your vehicle insurance as secondary drivers.

The G2 is only a learner's permit in other Provinces and other Countries. This means that a G2 license holder from Ontario who gets accepted to University in another Province or the USA, cannot assume they will be able to drive in their new School City. In many Provinces the G2 is not considered any more than a learner's permit like the G1, and definitely in the USA you cannot expect to drive on your own with the Ontario G2. So dreams of 17-year-olds taking a road trip to from Ontario to Montreal or Hull, or taking a road trip to Florida for spring break and exercising independence is illegal!

There are rules about what the G2 driver can do with the number of passengers, and who the passengers are, depending on their age. So you cannot expect your teen to be able to drive the hockey team to practice legally after they get their license. You need to be aware of the rules of this day and age.

There is no room for alcohol related offenses in your insurance contract. Everyone one who drinks and drives will have VOID insurance if it can be proven they have done so.

Even influences of some prescription drugs and illegal recreational drugs will render insurance VOID if it can be proven.

Before you just automatically add a person to your insurance as a secondary driver please know the consequences of misinforming the Insurance company about the frequency of use a secondary driver has on a vehicle, and not understanding the laws and regulations about operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol can effect you for the rest of your life.
If you have never had "The Drugs and Alcohol" talk with your teen, it is an absolute must for you now. Don't be surprised to find out the MTO uses roadside urine tests if necessary to test for drugs. What really happens when a person drives under the influence of Marijuana? Do you know? Now it is time for you to find out.

It is really really important that you read the drivers handbook your teenage child has. You also need to know what it says on the back of the temporary license of your teen. You need to know rules that the student driver who is on your insurance must abide by, because the rules are not the same for you.

There are also rules you must abide by as the Co-driver who takes the driver with a learner's permit out to practice. You cannot have any alcohol in your system accept the amount you might get if you rinsed your mouth with an alcohol mouth wash if you are sitting in the passenger seat helping your child practice driving.

You also must sit in the passenger seat, not the back seat.

You also are restricted to certain times of the day you can take your new learner out to practice, and you cannot take them on a 400 series HWY. Drivers that hold a G1 can only go on a 400 series HWY or freeway with a licensed driving instructor. Parents really need to know what a Freeway or 400 series HWY is identified as.