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A. Theoretical (Online) Part of the Driving Course: (30 Hours)
The BDE course will provide you with the knowledge and skills that are required to operate a vehicle and help establish safe habits and driving techniques. During the BDE Course, you will evaluate your attitudes that affect the way you drive. Through learning activities, assignments, interactive quizzes, and videos that reinforce theoretical knowledge, you will learn how to avoid collisions and reduce incidents by applying prevention strategies on the road. The driving course program covers the regular driving situations occurring in Ontario's various driving environments and reinforces safety, risk, and benefits of social, and environmental responsibility, self-awareness of personal values, and attitudes. Click here to read about BDE Course Outline.
B. Practical Part of The Course: (10 In-Car Lessons)
In-vehicle lessons will provide chances to acquire specific driving skills and learn from your own mistakes with the support of a licensed driving instructor. In-car instructions are delivered to you by the Ministry of Transportation certified driving instructor in a school training vehicle with you driving behind the wheel. During driving lessons, you will learn how to drive in the city, on highways, all basic maneuvers, collision avoidance, defensive & proactive driving skills, braking techniques, breaking bad habits, and handling emergency situations. Click here to read more about your First Driving Lesson, Student and In-Car Instructor Responsibilities.
C. Scheduling Driving Lessons Pick Up and Drop Off
When you complete your 30 hours online Part, you will receive a phone number to the best driver instructor near your home. You can contact your driving instructor immediately, or the next day to discuss your availability, book G2 or G driving lessons, and start your in-vehicle training. According to law, you can take a maximum of 2 lessons In-Car lessons (120 minutes) per day, where there is no classroom instruction for that day (traditional or virtual). All In-Car Lessons are one-on-one. Some conditions apply for free pick up and drop off. It is the instructor's discretion to pick students up from more than one location depending on the scheduling system, lesson time, day, route, and traffic. If a student who leaves in Downtown books driving lessons during rushing hours then the In-Car instructor may request to meet the student at a designated subway station to maximize driving time.
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