Licensing, Demerits & Penalties — British Columbia

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Graduated licensing conditions, demerit points, suspensions, insurance and fines.

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TopicLicensing, Demerits & Penalties
License testBritish Columbia Class 7 learner (L) knowledge test
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1. Drivers and learners in B.C.’s Graduated Licensing Program are not permitted to use hand-held or hands-free communications devices…?
  1. False
  2. True ✓
  3. At night
  4. On multilane highways

Answer: B. True

The correct answer is True: drivers and learners in B.C.’s Graduated Licensing Program may not use hand-held or hands-free communication devices while driving. The handbook says this restriction covers both hand-held and hands-free communication devices, and it gives cellphones, music players, portable gaming devices and GPS systems as examples. It applies to drivers and learners in the Graduated Licensing Program while they are driving. If they need to use one of these devices, the handbook says to pull over and stop somewhere safe. That is why the statement is true rather than limited to certain times or roads.
Official handbook: ICBC Learn to Drive Smart, Chapter 9: your licence – Getting your Class 5 licence, p. 141
2. A person whose driver’s license is under suspension, may…?
  1. Not operate a motor vehicle under any conditions ✓
  2. Operate a motor vehicle in a case of extreme emergency
  3. Operate a motor vehicle to and from work
  4. Operate a motor vehicle when accompanied by a licensed driver

Answer: A. Not operate a motor vehicle under any conditions

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3. The first license new drivers receive is a:
  1. Learner’s license ✓
  2. Class 5 license
  3. Class 6 license
  4. Class 1 license

Answer: A. Learner’s license

The first licence new drivers receive is a learner’s licence, issued as a Class 7L licence. The handbook passage on getting your learner’s licence says plainly that the first licence new drivers receive is a learner’s licence. It explains that after you pass the knowledge test and a vision and medical screening, you are issued a Class 7L licence and an L sign. That directly matches the learner’s licence choice. The other licence classes named in the options are not described in the passages as the first licence a new driver receives.
Official handbook: ICBC Learn to Drive Smart, Chapter 9: your licence – Getting your learner’s licence (Class 7L), p. 137
4. Road test failures may result from:
  1. Difficulty obeying traffic laws
  2. Any/all of these ✓
  3. Lack of skill and control
  4. Unsafe actions

Answer: B. Any/all of these

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