Alberta GDL

2022 - 9 - 27

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'A bad idea': Road safety concerns after Alberta cuts 2nd test for new ... (CTV Edmonton)

Michele Dimitrisin has been driving on a graduated driver's license (GDL) for five years, and even though a government "red tape" slash announced Tuesday ...

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Changes coming to Alberta's GDL program - CityNews Edmonton (CityNews Edmonton)

Starting in the spring of 2023, drivers with a GDL license will not have to do a secondary road test to obtain a full driver's license.

Alberta's graduated licensing program, road test for new drivers set ... (CBC.ca)

Alberta is dropping the two-decade-old Graduated Driver Licensing program, saying it is cutting red tape by sparing drivers from taking a second, $150 road ...

To get a probationary Class 5 licence, drivers must have had their learner's licence for a year, pass a basic road test and meet a number of other conditions. Panda said an estimated 700,000 Albertans are driving with graduated licences. Drivers were not permitted to upgrade to a full licence and were provided fewer demerit points than fully-licensed drivers. "Some of them are not that young anymore. For instance, as a probationary permit, it required drivers to maintain a blood alcohol level of zero. and have no drugs or alcohol in their system while driving.

'It's good news to hear:' Lethbridge drivers react to Alberta's GDL ... (CTV Toronto)

Many drivers in Lethbridge are reacting positively to news that Alberta's graduated driver's licence program is getting an overhaul.

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19 year-old GDL program in Alberta getting overhaul next spring (CFWE)

In the past five years, 65 per cent of those with graduated licences did not take the second advanced road test.

An additional road test will also no longer be mandatory to obtain a Class 4 driver's licence, which is required to transport passengers in taxis, ride-share vehicles, limousines, small buses and ambulances. Alberta Transportation Minister Prasad Panda says an estimated 700,000 Albertans are driving with graduated licence. and have no drugs or alcohol in their system while driving before getting their class 5 GDL, then wait an additional 2 years before taking an advanced road test to get a full licenced.

Half a million Albertans can soon get their GDL removed for free ... (Daily Hive)

Alberta has announced that starting in the spring, drivers will automatically qualify for their full Class 5 or Class 6 driver's licence.

An enhanced knowledge test, and driver medical and vision test will still be required to obtain a Class 4 licence. An additional road test will no longer be mandatory to obtain a Class 4 driver’s licence, which is required to transport passengers in taxis, ride-share vehicles, limousines, small buses, and ambulances. The province says an additional road test will no longer be required to upgrade to a Class 4 licence.

Alberta's Graduated Driver Licensing program to be overhauled (DiscoverAirdrie.com)

Starting in spring 2023, Alberta will no longer require the advanced road test for Class 5 and Class 6 driver's licences.

An enhanced knowledge test, and driver medical and vision test will still be required to obtain a Class 4 licence. An additional road test will no longer be mandatory to obtain a Class 4 driver’s licence, which is required to transport passengers in taxis, ride-share vehicles, limousines, small buses and ambulances. Furthermore, an additional road test will no longer be required to upgrade to a Class 4 licence.