Which of these is an 'I' statement you could use with an unsafe driver?

I'm nervous right now; could you slow down?

Everyone says you're a terrible driver.

Slow down or I'm never riding again.

A GLP driver gets one ticket for using an electronic device. What can follow?

A record review and a possible prohibition

Nothing, since a first ticket is a warning

Loss of the L or N sign for a month

An automatic retake of the knowledge test

You're on the second day of a long road trip. Why should you be especially careful today?

Fatigue is most likely to hit you today

Traffic is always heaviest on day two

Your licence rules change after day one

Tires wear fastest on the second day

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BC Class 7: Fitness to drive, distraction and attitude

Vision, health and fatigue, cellphones and other devices, dangerous emotions, risk taking, peer pressure, unsafe passengers and aggression on the road.

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An aggressive driver is following you and you feel threatened. Where should you drive?

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Study reference: Learn to Drive Smart (ICBC, March 2026 edition), Ch. 7 Personal strategies — Fitness to drive, keeping focused, dangerous emotions, taking risks, aggression on the road, pp. 99–113

All 28 questions in this test

Every question and its answer choices. The correct answers and explanations appear when you take the test above.

An aggressive driver is following you and you feel threatened. Where should you drive?
1. Onto a quiet side road to lose them
2. To an empty parking lot to stop
3. To a police station or busy public place
4. Straight home, then lock the doors
Which of these is an 'I' statement you could use with an unsafe driver?
1. Everyone says you're a terrible driver.
2. Slow down or I'm never riding again.
3. You're driving like a maniac!
4. I'm nervous right now; could you slow down?
A GLP driver gets one ticket for using an electronic device. What can follow?
1. Nothing, since a first ticket is a warning
2. Loss of the L or N sign for a month
3. An automatic retake of the knowledge test
4. A record review and a possible prohibition
You're on the second day of a long road trip. Why should you be especially careful today?
1. Traffic is always heaviest on day two
2. Your licence rules change after day one
3. Fatigue is most likely to hit you today
4. Tires wear fastest on the second day
You stop to eat during a long drive. What eating advice does the guide give to help you stay alert?
1. Eat a large meal once
2. Eat only sweets and snacks
3. Skip food until you arrive
4. Avoid heavy meals
You promised to be the designated driver, but a new friend urges you to drink. In the guide's four-step method, what is the final step?
1. Identify some alternatives
2. Follow through: stay sober and offer rides
3. Identify the problem you are facing
4. Think about the consequences
To avoid angering other drivers, the guide says to keep your headlights on low beam except when?
1. When you're on a busy freeway
2. When you're behind a big truck
3. When you're in an unlit area
4. When it is raining heavily
One new driver is overconfident and another lacks confidence. What does the guide say both need?
1. More learning and more practice time
2. A higher class of licence first
3. Only more highway driving time
4. A stricter limit on passengers
Which is one way the guide suggests to identify your own driving attitude?
1. Time how fast you get to school
2. Count how often other drivers honk
3. Ask someone you trust for feedback
4. Compare yourself to drivers in car ads
Your friend is speeding badly and you've already tried humour and asking politely. What is the guide's last-resort option?
1. Grab the steering wheel
2. Pull the parking brake
3. Reach over and turn off the key
4. Ask to be let out of the car
A passenger refuses to buckle up. What does the guide say you should do?
1. Let them ride unbelted in the back seat
2. Remind them once, then drive away
3. Refuse to move until everyone is belted
4. Drive, but stay under the speed limit
You hold an N licence. When may you use a hands-free phone while driving?
1. Only for calls shorter than one minute
2. Whenever the phone is mounted on the dash
3. Only to call 9-1-1 to report an emergency
4. Only while stopped in heavy traffic
A driver behind you is tailgating and flashing their high beams. How should you respond?
1. Give them room; avoid eye contact
2. Brake suddenly to warn them off
3. Speed up to get away from them
4. Gesture at them to make them back off
A line of vehicles has built up behind you on a two-lane road. What does the guide suggest?
1. Tap your brakes to slow them
2. Stay put; it's their problem
3. Pull over and let them go by
4. Speed up beyond the limit
Which action does the guide suggest to help prevent highway hypnosis?
1. Turn off the cruise control
2. Use high beams all the time
3. Drive in the far-left lane
4. Turn the stereo up loud
You're taking your dog on a trip. How does the guide say animals should travel?
1. Loose on the back seat
2. In the front footwell
3. On a passenger's lap
4. Secured in a cage
You have a full licence and are stopped at a red light. May you pick up your hand-held phone to read a text?
1. Yes, if you only read and don't reply
2. Yes, if the light is a long one
3. No, the ban applies even when stopped
4. Yes, as long as the car is stopped
Which of these is every B.C. driver, not just GLP drivers, forbidden to do while driving?
1. Adjust the cabin heater
2. Manually program the GPS
3. Talk with a passenger
4. Listen to the car radio
Which behaviour best describes a 'thrill-seeker' driving style?
1. Driving below the limit to stay safe
2. Enjoying speeding, tailgating and passing unsafely
3. Feeling nervous around other road users
4. Yielding even when it isn't required
According to the study quoted in the guide, drivers talking on a cellphone lose about how much of what is going on around them visually?
1. About 50 per cent
2. About 80 per cent
3. About 25 per cent
4. About 10 per cent
Feeling sleepy on a long drive, you pull into a rest stop for a nap. What does the guide remind you to do?
1. Leave the engine running
2. Roll all the windows down
3. Turn on your hazard lights
4. Lock your doors
About what share of the information you use while driving reaches you through your eyes?
1. About 80 per cent
2. About 95 per cent
3. About 50 per cent
4. About 60 per cent
Why should you keep your car stereo at a moderate volume while driving?
1. Loud music is a ticketable noise offence
2. It can damage the dashboard speakers
3. You might miss sirens or train whistles
4. It drains the vehicle battery too quickly
You took a cold medicine whose label warns it may cause drowsiness. What should you do?
1. Have a strong coffee first, then drive
2. Drive only on quiet residential streets
3. Drive, but keep a window open for air
4. Don't drive; take the bus or get a ride
You're driving and your phone buzzes with a text. What does the guide recommend?
1. Read it quickly at the next red light
2. Reply using one hand on your lap
3. Let it wait or pull over to read it
4. Read it while the road is straight
After hours on a straight, unchanging freeway, you realize you've lost track of your surroundings. What is this called?
1. Night blindness
2. Speed adaptation
3. Highway hypnosis
4. Tunnel vision
Your trip is full of stress because you're always rushing. What does the guide suggest to stay calm?
1. Allow yourself plenty of time
2. Honk to get slow drivers moving
3. Follow closer so traffic moves faster
4. Use the left lane to pass more often
You notice you're gripping the wheel tightly because you're upset. Why does the guide suggest loosening your grip?
1. It keeps the airbag from deploying
2. It reduces wear on the steering wheel
3. It eases your arm and neck muscles
4. It lets you steer faster in a crisis

Fitness to drive, distraction and attitude: key rules to remember

Our summary of what the official handbook says on this topic, in our own words. Read it before or after the practice questions above, then check the original chapter. Read the official chapter ↗

Seeing and hearing

Experts estimate roughly 80% of driving information reaches the driver through the eyes.
A vision screening test is required before you can be licensed.
Hearing matters too: listen for horns, sirens, train whistles and odd engine noises.
Wear glasses/contacts if needed, scan systematically, fix a noisy muffler, keep the stereo at a moderate volume, no cellphone or headphones while driving.

Assessing your health / Staying awake

If a health condition might affect your driving, check with a doctor or pharmacist first.
A mild cold or flu can reduce alertness; over-the-counter medicine can cause drowsiness and slower reactions.
Not feeling well: take the bus or have a friend drive. Don't drive if a medication label warns of drowsiness or dizziness.
Fatigue is one of the leading causes of crashes; it affects every stage of see-think-do (inaccurate scanning, slower thinking, longer reaction time).
Staying awake on long trips: start rested, take breaks and walk around, avoid heavy meals, moderate heat, open a window, sing or talk, nap at a rest stop with doors locked, don't drive too far at once.
On a long trip, the second day is when tiredness is most likely to affect you.
Highway hypnosis: losing awareness on a long, unchanging highway. Rumble strips warn drifting drivers. Avoid it by turning off cruise control, scanning systematically and using stay-awake strategies.

Keeping focused: cellphones and other devices

All B.C. drivers (GLP included) may not use hand-held electronic devices while driving: no operating, viewing or holding phones; no sending/reading texts or emails; no holding music or gaming devices; no manual programming of GPS.
The ban applies whenever you are in control of the vehicle, including stopped at a red light or in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
GLP (L and N) drivers also may not use hands-free devices; the only exception is calling 9-1-1 to report an emergency.
A GLP driver who gets one device ticket will have the driving record reviewed and may be prohibited.
Crash fact (IIHS): drivers talking on a cellphone lose about 50% of what is happening around them visually.
Strategies: phone off and out of reach, let calls go to voicemail, pull over to use a device, use a designated texter, make a "text stop" at highway rest areas.

Dangerous emotions

Even for a hands-free call, it is safer to pull over when it is safe.
Strong anger, anxiety, sadness or upset make you miss information and think unclearly.
Crowded traffic and high-speed freeway driving often cause stress; being slowed when in a hurry builds tension; angry/stressed drivers are less tolerant of others' mistakes.
Strategies: keep learning from stressful situations, plan a route that avoids crowded traffic, allow plenty of time (leave late = arrive late).

Controlling emotions (continued)

Think of everyone's safety, be patient and courteous, be honest about how you feel, open windows and breathe deeply, listen to relaxing music.
Loosen your grip on the wheel: eases arm and neck muscles and reduces the chance of a headache.
If you can't focus, don't drive.

Taking risks

New drivers who lack confidence and those who are overconfident both need more learning and practice time.
Thrill-seekers enjoy speeding, tailgating and passing unsafely.
Driving attitude/style is something you choose.

Identifying your driving style; peer pressure

Ask someone you trust for feedback; analyze close calls; be critical of car ads and movie chase scenes; ask whether you are always blaming others.
Crash fact (B.C., 2007): over 75% of drivers at unsafe speed in casualty collisions were male; over 37% of people killed were victims of unsafe-speed collisions.
Peer pressure can be positive (friends urging the safe choice) or negative (urging something dangerous).

Handling negative peer pressure; unsafe passengers

Four steps: 1) identify the problem, 2) think about the consequences, 3) identify alternatives, 4) follow through.
The driver is responsible for passengers' safety and must show leadership when passengers are distracting.

Being a good passenger; keeping passengers safe

Good passenger: avoid heated conversations, discourage reckless driving, be ready to take a stand.
Driver: don't move until everyone is belted, tell children the rules, give children activities, tell passengers you need to concentrate, use humour, secure animals in cages (a loose frightened animal is a dangerous distraction).

Unsafe drivers; aggression on the road

Handling an unsafe driver: humour, "I" statements, offer to drive, enlist other passengers, be firm, and if all else fails ask to be let out.
Road rage is not common, but mild aggression can escalate.

Handling other drivers' aggression

Respond with good manners: give room and the right-of-way. Don't return aggression: avoid eye contact, stay away, don't gesture back.
If threatened: drive to a police station or busy place (e.g. a mall), call police (let a passenger call), don't go home, keep doors locked and windows closed, sound the horn if someone tries to get in.

Preventing aggression

Follow the rules, keep a generous following distance, give the right-of-way, move over for merging traffic, signal.
Pull over to let a line of vehicles pass you.
Keep headlights on low beam unless in an unlit area; keep the stereo down.
Don't block passing lanes, take more than one parking spot, use the horn unless necessary, park in disability spaces without entitlement, or yell at others.

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