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Learner Drivers
Original Rules · Learner stage lasts a minimum of six months (three months with ICBC-approved driver education) · Learner’s licence expires in one year · Must be accompanied by a supervisor 19 years or older with a valid driver’s licence
Proposed Rules (changes in bold) · Learner stage lasts a minimum of 12 months (nine months with ICBC-approved driver education) · Learner’s licence expires in two years. Must re-write the knowledge test if licence expires · Must be accompanied by a supervisor 25 years or older with a valid driver’s licence
Learner Motorcyclists
Original Rules · Learner stage lasts a minimum of six months · Learner’s licence expires in one year · Must always ride within sight of a qualified supervisor 19 years or older · Not permitted on freeway portions of Highways 1 & 99 near Vancouver
Proposed Rules (changes in bold) · Learner stage lasts a minimum of 12 months · Learner’s licence expires in two years. Must re-write the knowledge test and re-take the motorcycle skills test if licence expires · Must always ride within sight of a qualified supervisor 25 years or older · Restricted highways removed
Novice Drivers
Original Rules · Novice stage lasts a minimum of 18 months · Can carry up to 10 people · A prohibition delays the ability to earn a full driver’s licence only by the length of that prohibition
Proposed Rules (changes in bold) · Novice stage lasts a minimum of 24 months · Only one passenger: · Unless accompanied by a supervisor 25 years or older with a valid driver’s licence · Immediate family allowed with no supervisor (father, mother, sister, brother, spouse, children, grandparents and step- or foster- relationships as above) · Novice drivers receiving prohibitions lose their accumulated driving experience time and must start the 24-month novice stage over again
Novice Motorcyclists
Original Rules · Novice stage lasts a minimum of 18 months · A prohibition delays the ability to earn a full driver’s licence only by the length of that prohibition
Proposed Rules (changes in bold) · Novice stage lasts a minimum of 24 months · Novice motorcyclists receiving driving prohibitions lose their accumulated driving experience time and must start the 24-month novice stage over again
Rules remaining unchanged
· Zero blood alcohol content when driving · “L” or “N” sign must be displayed at the back of the vehicle · Learner drivers prohibited from driving between midnight and 5 a.m. · Learner motorcyclists permitted to drive only during daylight hours · Learner motorcyclists not permitted to carry passengers or exceed 60 km/h · Novice licences valid for five years
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