SGI study guide: key rules on all 18 topics

Free Saskatchewan Class 7 study guide: 478 key points from the Saskatchewan Driver's Handbook in plain words, organised by topic, each topic linked to its practice questions.

By the Canada Exam Prep Editorial Team · Updated October 15, 2026

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This study guide collects our notes on every topic of the Saskatchewan Class 7 Learner's Knowledge Test on one page: 478 short points in our own words, grouped by topic and by handbook section. Read it from top to bottom before your first practice test, or jump to a topic from the list below.

Each topic ends with a link to its practice questions, so you can check what you just read straight away, and a link to the official chapter for the full wording. The notes summarise the Saskatchewan Driver's Handbook from the Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI); they do not replace it, and where our notes and the official source differ, the official source wins.

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Regulatory road signs

The six basic sign shapes, standard sign colours, and regulatory signs: speed, one-way, do not enter, passing, U-turn, parking and stopping, crosswalk, lane designation and turn control signs.

Practise Regulatory road signs questions Flashcards Official chapter

introduction

Signs are grouped by job: regulatory, warning and information. Shapes and colours are the fastest way to recognise them.

Stop

Red octagon, white letters. Come to a full stop; go only when the way is clear.

Regulatory

White rectangle or square, black or other coloured lettering. States the law: speed limits, parking, turning and passing movements.

Yield

Triangle, red border, white background. Reduce speed approaching the intersection; give right of way and stop if needed when traffic is in or closely approaching the intersection.

Warning

Diamond, yellow or orange, black letters or symbols. Warns of dangerous or unusual conditions ahead (curve, turn, dip, side road).

Railway crossing

The crossbuck has the same colours as a yield sign and the same meaning: give right of way, stop if necessary.

School zone

Pentagon, fluorescent yellow-green background, black silhouette of children (new design).
With a "Maximum Speed" or "km/h during School Days" tab underneath, the speed shown must be observed.
Old design: pentagon, blue background, white children. Being replaced.

Standard sign colours

Red: stop or prohibition. Blue: general information or service road information. Green: permitted movements such as turns, or directional guidance. Yellow: general warning. Fluorescent yellow-green: school zone and school crosswalk ahead. White: regulatory. Orange: construction and maintenance warning.

Regulatory signs

One-way street; two-way traffic.
Maximum speed sign = fastest allowed under ideal conditions. Advance warning sign for a lower maximum speed zone ahead. Separate sign for maximum speed in a work zone.
Keep to the right of a traffic island or obstruction. Do not enter.
Passing permitted / passing not permitted signs. U-turn permitted / no U-turn (no turning around in the roadway to go the opposite way).
Heavy trucks should use this road / no heavy trucks; dangerous goods route / dangerous goods carriers prohibited; truck inspection station (arrow shows side of road); over-dimensional route; weight limit expressed in tonnes.

Regulatory parking signs

Parking allowed as indicated; parking prohibited as indicated; stopping prohibited as indicated; "no stopping any time" = do not stop to wait.

Regulatory pedestrian crossing signs

Pedestrian crosswalk and school crosswalk signs (new and old designs).
Crosswalk with lights: traffic must stop when the lights are flashing and go when safe.

Regulatory lane designation signs

Can be overhead or beside the road; an overhead sign is centred over the lane it controls.
Bus lane, bicycle lane, must turn left, left or through, must turn right, right or through, two turning lanes, through only, all movements.

Regulatory turn control signs

May have a tab limiting the sign to certain hours.
No left turn, no right turn, straight or left only, straight or right only, turn right or left, left only, go straight, right only.
No right turn on red: wait for the green light before turning right.
Centre turning lane sign; turning vehicles yield to bikes sign.

Warning signs and railway crossings

Yellow diamond warning signs for curves, hills, lane endings, intersections, animals and hazards, school and playground signs, chevrons, the slow-moving vehicle sign, railway crossings and crossroad delineators.

Practise Warning signs and railway crossings questions Flashcards Official chapter

introduction

Modern signs use symbols instead of words, but drivers must know both versions.

list (meanings in our words)

Two-way traffic ahead. Divided highway ahead / begins (keep right). Divided highway ends.
Road slippery when wet. Bump or rough road ahead. Obstruction: pass on either side.
Deer: section of road regularly crossed by deer. Cattle crossing ahead. Snowmobile crossing ahead.
Steep hill ahead: shift to a lower gear or slow down if going down a very steep hill.
Photo enforced / speed limit photo enforced signs. Current photo speed locations listed at sgi.sk.ca/photo-speed-enforcement.
Stop sign ahead. Traffic signals ahead: be prepared to stop.
Railway ahead: road crosses tracks ahead at the angle shown.
Road narrows (road ahead not as wide). Narrow bridge (pavement narrower than the approach).
Lane ends (right lane ends). Winding road (first curve right). Reverse curve: two turns in opposite directions separated by a tangent of less than 120 m.
Curve to the right ahead. Sharp curve to the right with a recommended safe speed tab.
Underpass: overhead clearance as shown.
Concealed / hidden intersection: road from the right and/or left.
Added lane: two roads converge and merging is not required. Two lanes merge ahead: traffic entering from the right.
Checkerboard: road ends. Pavement ends: continues as gravel.
Surface subject to icing: bridge or road may be slippery at zero degrees Celsius, slow down.
T-intersection: road turns sharply right and left.
Playground ahead: with a km/h tab, that speed must be observed.
Pedestrian crosswalk or corridor ahead. School bus stop ahead: stop for a bus with flashing lights. School crosswalk ahead.
Chevron (arrowhead): posted in groups to guide drivers around sharp curves.
Slow moving vehicle sign: on the rear of vehicles that travel under 40 km/h; warns drivers behind to slow down.
Hazard marker: hazard close to the edge of the road; the downward lines show the side you may pass on.
Warning sign on overdimension loads or escort vehicles.

Railway crossings

Check for trains at every crossing, even with automatic signals.
In heavy traffic, wait on the approach until you can clear the crossing. After a train passes, do not start until you are sure no train is coming on another track.
Never race a train. Manual transmission: shift down before the crossing, not on it.
Be ready to stop behind buses, school buses or large trucks that must stop at crossings.
Never drive around lowered gates; it is against the law. Wait until gates rise.
Flashing red lights without gates: you may cross after stopping if safe, but not if a train is closely approaching or a signal person tells you to stop.
Some concealed crossings have an advance flashing amber light and sign.

Crossroad delineators

Triangular reflectors on both sides of a sign post at rural intersections controlled by stop or yield signs; show the road classification.
Three: provincial and public highways, community access roads, grid roads, major streets.
Two: main farm access roads, improved all-weather roads, intermediate urban streets.
One: all other minor rural roads and local urban streets.

Construction, guide and information signs

Orange construction and maintenance signs, highway route markers, and blue information and service signs.

Practise Construction, guide and information signs questions Flashcards Official chapter

Construction signs

Black letters or symbols on an orange background.
Traffic control person ahead: be prepared to stop for instructions. Survey crew ahead. Highway workers.
Truck entrance left/right: where trucks enter, leave or cross.
Overhead lines: be prepared to stop if your vehicle has a high load.
Construction ahead: you are entering a construction zone; extra caution, be ready for speed limit changes.
Be prepared to stop.
Pavement drop-off: the next lane or shoulder (or both) is lower or higher than your lane.
Grooved pavement ahead.
(Related, Regulatory signs) A separate sign shows the maximum speed in a work zone.

Guide signs

Route markers for the Trans Canada Highway, provincial highways and numbered rural municipal routes.
Airport sign: the plane points the direction to the airport.

Information signs

Advance community sign with service tabs.
Service symbols: telephone, picnic, accommodation, trailer facilities, food, swimming, camping, hospital, golf, police, museum, gasoline fuel and diesel fuel (D).
(Standard sign colours) Blue = general information or service information.

Traffic signals

Green, amber and red lights, right and left turns on red, green and amber arrows, flashing lights and pedestrian signals.

Practise Traffic signals questions Flashcards Official chapter

Green light

You may turn left, turn right or go straight unless a sign prohibits it, once the intersection is clear and it is safe.
Turning left on green: you may enter the intersection but must yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians. In heavy traffic you may have to finish the turn on amber or red.

Amber (yellow) light

You can often predict the amber by how long the light has been green and by a flashing "don't walk" light.
Approaching an amber: stop before entering the crosswalk. If already in, or unable to stop safely, proceed with caution.
Approaching an amber: yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk or pedestrian corridor.

Red light

Stop and stay stopped until it changes.
Right turn on red (unless a sign prohibits): stop, yield to pedestrians and other traffic, then turn.
Outside (left) lane of a double right-turn lane may also turn right on red after stopping and yielding; use extra caution.
Same rule for a left turn on red from a one-way street onto a one-way street.
No U-turn at any signalized intersection unless a sign permits it.

Arrows and flashing lights

Red light with a solid green arrow: go only in the arrow's direction, after yielding to vehicles and pedestrians.
Red or green light with a flashing green left-turn arrow: you may go in the arrow's direction.
An amber arrow after the left-turn arrow: green is about to appear for both directions.
Flashing amber: proceed with caution.
Alternating flashing amber lights: may warn that lights ahead are red or about to turn red.
Flashing red: stop, then go when safe.

Pedestrians

Pedestrians may not start crossing facing a red, an amber, or a "don't walk" light or symbol.
Flashing "don't walk": finish crossing if already started. Some signals have a countdown of seconds remaining.

Pavement markings, bus lanes and bike lanes

Yellow and white lines, solid and broken lines, lanes that end, bus and bicycle lanes, sharrows and where to stop at stop lines and crosswalks.

Practise Pavement markings, bus lanes and bike lanes questions Flashcards Official chapter

Directional dividing lines

Yellow lines separate traffic going in opposite directions. White lines separate traffic going the same direction.
Double wide lines on freeways and some city lanes mark a lane that is ending: be prepared to exit, turn at the next intersection or merge.
Broken centre line: you may pass if the road is clear ahead and behind (illustration).
Solid lines on your side (illustration): no passing and no left turn between intersections.

Traffic lanes

On marked roads, travel entirely within one lane. With no markings, drive as if lanes were marked.
You may not cross a solid line between lanes. Exceptions: a double centre line where the line nearest you is broken, and centre turning lanes.

Lane selection

The shoulder (right of the solid white line) is for stopped vehicles, emergency moves, two-point turns or preparing a right turn from a highway; it is not a driving lane.
Rumble strips on some shoulders and centre lines alert drivers drifting out of their lane.

Bus lanes and bicycle lanes

Stay out of bus and bicycle lanes except to turn, park, or enter a lane or driveway.
Bus lane sign shows days and times, a diamond and a bus symbol. Some lanes have diamond pavement markings.
When bus lane hours are in effect, only buses and emergency vehicles may drive in the curb lane, except to turn right onto or off a block with a bus lane.
Only buses, emergency vehicles, or accessible taxis loading or unloading non-ambulatory passengers may stop in a bus lane.
Bicycle-only lanes: vehicles allowed only to turn right, reach a parking space, or enter a lane or driveway.
Sharrow: chevron over a bicycle symbol = shared lane. Not a bike lane; does not mean you may pass within the lane; pass at a safe distance, change lanes if needed.

Stopping positions

Stop at a clearly marked stop line.
Stop at the nearest crosswalk, marked or not.
No stop line, sidewalk or crosswalk: stop within 3 m of the intersection in a town, city, village or hamlet; within 10 m in a rural area.
Stop behind a clearly marked X.

Class 7 and Graduated Driver Licensing

Class 7 age and ID rules, the supervising driver, the written tests, Learner, Novice 1 and Novice 2 stages, mandatory driver education, new residents and your driver's licence.

Practise Class 7 and Graduated Driver Licensing questions Flashcards Official chapter

Saskatchewan driver's licence program

Driving is a privilege, not a right. You need a valid licence for the type of vehicle you drive.
First application: original documents proving identity, residency and entitlement to be in Canada (no photocopies).
Testing required if: never licensed; no Saskatchewan licence (or that class/endorsement) in the past five years; becoming an SGI-certified instructor; changing class or adding an endorsement; new resident with a licence that is not honoured.
New residents from another Canadian province/territory: valid licence (or expired not older than five years) can be exchanged. May drive on the valid out-of-province licence for 90 days after moving.
Once a Saskatchewan licence is validated, the home jurisdiction licence becomes invalid.
The nine-month learning period and training may be waived with proof of past driving experience (licence in English or French, or another language with an acceptable translation such as an International Driving Permit).

Driver's licence

Expires on the last day of your birth month (or the month your immigration documents expire).
Must show it to a peace officer on request; officer may allow up to 48 hours to produce it.
Must obey any restrictions on the licence. Code A = prescribed glasses or contacts; B = no night driving.
Fake ID or altered licence: suspension of at least three months, fine of at least $125, possible Criminal Code fraud conviction.
Students at approved institutions and their families need not exchange their licence while studying.

Change of name or address

Tell SGI within 15 days.

Class 7

Lets you drive Class 5 vehicles as a learner. No motorcycle endorsement or three-wheeled vehicles as a learner.
Minimum age 16 (15 in High School Driver Education).
ID: full name and date of birth (birth certificate, passport or immigration documents) and a signature document. First-time drivers aged 15 to 18 need a completed parent/guardian or guarantor signature form.
Class 7 knowledge tests: Basic and Sign.
Supervising driver must: be able to take over at all times; hold Class 5 or higher (Canadian or U.S. equivalent); have held a valid licence at least 365 days in the past three years and not be a novice; sit in the seat nearest the driver and controls.
Class 7 may drive an ATV or snowmobile only if accompanied by, or supervised within 5 m and in view by, a Class 1-5 holder on another machine.

Class 5

Minimum age 16. Must hold Class 7 for nine months, pass a Class 5 road test, complete approved training.

Graduated Driver Licensing program

Three stages: Learner (Class 7), Novice 1, Novice 2, then experienced Class 5.
Learner: 9 months (interruptions such as suspension do not count). Supervising driver in the front passenger seat at all hours. Between midnight and 5 a.m., passengers must be immediate family.
Novice 1: 6 months after passing the road test. One passenger who is not immediate family; others must be immediate family.
Novice 2: 12 months free of at-fault collisions, traffic convictions and suspensions; an incident restarts the 12 months from the loss or conviction date.
All GDL stages: passengers limited to number of seatbelts; no cellphone of any type (hand-held or hands-free); no right-hand drive vehicle; cannot be a supervising driver; no commercial licence or school bus endorsement.
After the written exams you get a temporary paper licence until the card arrives; an SGI photo ID card is not a driver's licence.

Mandatory driver education

Class 7 holders cannot move up a class without SGI-certified training: high school program (30 hours in-class, 6 hours in-car) or at least 6 hours in-class and 6 hours in-car (age 16 and up).
Instructor adds a training record to your SGI file or issues a Driver Education Certificate.
Age 15 on a high school program waiting list can still write the Class 7 exam with the signature/guarantor form.

Before the examination

Book written appointments through a motor licence issuer or MySGI. Missing an appointment without cancelling means paying for the rescheduled one.
Written tests in Regina and Saskatoon: no appointment needed, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Saturday.
Bring proof of age and several pieces of original ID.

Your test

Three types of tests for all classes: knowledge, vision, road.
Knowledge tests have two parts: driving situations and rules of the road, and sign identification. Fail one part, rewrite only that part.
Passed written results are valid for one year. You may write only once per day. No cellphones or electronic devices in the test area. You may ask the examiner to explain a question.
Vision test may include field of vision, visual acuity and distance judgment. Passing only with glasses/contacts gives a restricted licence.
Class 7 must be held at least nine months before testing for another class.
Road test: you supply the vehicle; you fail for speeding, a collision you are 50% or more responsible for, not stopping or yielding, disobeying lights, needing examiner help. Class 5 failure = wait two weeks to retest. Road tests are in English.

Speed limits, stunting and racing

Default speed limits, the 60 km/h rule for stopped emergency, tow and highway vehicles, work zone fines, school zones, photo speed enforcement and stunting.

Practise Speed limits, stunting and racing questions Flashcards Official chapter

Speeding, stunting and racing

Speed limits apply on all Saskatchewan roads. Emergency vehicles responding to an emergency may exceed them.
No speed limit signs: the limit is 80 km/h.
Signs at a town or city entrance apply everywhere within community boundaries unless otherwise posted.
The speed limit is the fastest you may go under ideal conditions; never drive faster than conditions allow, and do not drive so slowly that you block traffic.
Stunting/racing behaviours that can bring a ticket, suspension and impoundment: racing side by side over the limit, chasing another vehicle, weaving through lanes to pass unsafely, trying to lift tires off the road, spinning a vehicle, driving while not in the driver's seat, blocking a vehicle from passing, stopping or slowing to interfere with another vehicle.
Maximum 60 km/h when passing tow trucks, service vehicles or emergency vehicles stopped with lights flashing, and when passing Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure equipment with lights flashing whether moving or not.
Work zones: do not exceed the posted work zone speed. Speeding fines when passing workers or occupied equipment start at $240 plus $6 to $12 per km/h over (depends on speed). Some cities require the work zone limit through the whole construction area.
Tow truck stopped helping a disabled vehicle with amber, or amber and blue, lights flashing: slow to 60 km/h.
School zone speed limits are set by each city or town through bylaws; watch for signs. With no signs, still slow down and be careful.
Photo radar is used in some work zones, school zones and high-risk locations; tickets go to the registered owner.
You must slow down approaching animals on or near the road.

Grid, municipal and resource access roads

No posted limit: 80 km/h under ideal conditions.

Vehicle impoundments (speed-related)

Excessive speeding (double the posted limit or more, or 50 km/h or more over): 30-day impoundment. Stunting: 30 days. Racing or contest of speed: 30 days.

Distracted driving, fatigue and road rage

Cellphone rules for GDL and experienced drivers, other distractions, fatigue, stress, aggressive driving, fog and heavy rain, and smoking with children in the vehicle.

Practise Distracted driving, fatigue and road rage questions Flashcards Official chapter

Distracted driving

Drive with care, attention and reasonable consideration. Drivers and passengers may not perform stunts or activities that distract, startle or interfere with others.
2020-2024 average: 2,977 distracted-driving collisions a year, 717 injuries, 13 deaths.
Common distractions: things outside the vehicle, passengers, looking for things in the vehicle, adjusting controls, smoking, eating or drinking.
Deliberately making loud, unnecessary noise with a vehicle is not permitted.

Cellphones

Holding, viewing or manipulating a hand-held phone or device while driving is prohibited.
Experienced drivers (not in GDL) may use hands-free phones activated by voice or one touch and mounted on the dash, visor or a cradle.
GDL drivers: no hands-free use either.
Allowed for all drivers: calling 9-1-1 while driving; making a call while parked at the roadside.
A second ticket within 12 months for device use or for driving without due care/consideration: the vehicle being driven is impounded for seven days, whoever owns it.

Rules related to vehicles

You may not watch a TV, video or computer screen while driving unless it only helps you drive safely.

Fatigue

Early warning sign: you stop looking far ahead or stop your search pattern and stare straight ahead.
Admit you are tired, stop and rest, or change drivers. Rumble strips alert drifting drivers.

Personal stress and illness

Worry, grief, anger, joy or pain distract you; if under stress, do not drive; have someone else drive.

Aggressive driving

Road rage includes even slight hostile changes in driving behaviour.
Tips: don't take it personally, avoid eye contact with an aggressive driver, no obscene gestures, don't tailgate, use horn sparingly, don't block the passing or right-turn lane.
If someone is driving aggressively, pull over and let them pass.

Fog, dust, heavy rain and poor visibility

Headlights and tail lights on and clean. If you can't see 12 seconds ahead, slow down until you can; if you still can't, get off the road.
In fog, blowing snow or heavy rain, use low beams.
Roads are most slippery in the first 10 minutes of a rainstorm.

Cellphones

Put the phone out of reach or on airplane mode; don't dial while driving; don't use a phone while refuelling.

Cigarette smoke

It is illegal to smoke while children are in the vehicle.

Basic driving skills and getting ready

Seatbelts, car seats and airbags, seat and mirror adjustment, steering hand positions, the IPDE method, gates, blind spots, following distance and eye use.

Practise Basic driving skills and getting ready questions Flashcards Official chapter

The six basic driving conditions

Driver, vehicle, light, weather, road and traffic conditions. Driver condition (physical, mental, emotional fitness) is the most important.
Night-time fatal collision rate is more than double the daytime rate.

Hazards

Real hazard: something you must react to (stop light, slow or stopped car in your lane, a curve needing slowing, a pedestrian blocking you).
Potential hazard: something that might happen (car signalling a lane change, car on the shoulder that might pull out, pedestrian who might cross, light that might change).

The IPDE method

Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute. Tired or ill: reduce the IPDE load by slowing down, avoiding heavy traffic, or not driving. Alcohol, drugs and distraction make IPDE very hard.

The concept of gates

Four imaginary gates around the vehicle: front, rear, each side. Always try to keep at least two gates open.
A tailgater closes your rear gate; increase following distance to five or six seconds.
Check inside mirror and left outside mirror often.

Blind spots

Area beside the vehicle not visible in any mirror. Shoulder check the blind spot for the gate you are moving into. Don't drive in others' blind spots. Properly adjusted mirrors reduce blind spots.

Time - the key to judgment

Count "thousand one, thousand two..." to measure seconds.
Minimum following distance: three seconds in ideal conditions; longer behind motorcycles or large trucks, and when conditions are poor.
At 100 km/h a three-second gap is about 84 m; at 50 km/h about 42 m (twice as far at 100 as at 50).
Looking far enough ahead, you can see problems 12 to 60 seconds ahead.

Eye use

You steer where you look. Look about 12 seconds ahead to steer straight.
Look up to the horizon (on a straight road up to 90 seconds ahead) and reference down to about 12 seconds ahead.
Checking your speed takes about one and a half seconds; check instruments on straight roads with open gates.
City: look several lights or blocks ahead; never drive with fewer than two gates open.
Collision course check: if another vehicle stays in the same position relative to you as you both approach, you are on a collision course; slow and be ready to yield. Turn your head rather than relying on peripheral vision.

Before you drive

Learn the controls of an unfamiliar vehicle; doors closed, loose objects secured, seat, head restraint, mirrors, seatbelt adjusted; warning lights go out after start.
Head restraint: top never lower than the top of your head (adjusted level with the top of your head).
Seatbelts: every occupant must wear one where provided. Lap belt low over the pelvis; shoulder belt over the chest, never behind the back or under the arm.
Driver is legally responsible for passengers under 16 using seatbelts and child seats; 16 and older are responsible for themselves.
Children under seven must use an approved car seat or booster seat; back seat away from airbags. Regular belt usually fits at age seven and over 36 kg (80 lb).
Airbags inflate in crashes over 16 km/h; never put children in the front seat with a passenger airbag; airbags do not replace seatbelts.
Seating: right foot flat on the floor under the brake, leg slightly bent; eyes halfway between top of wheel and top of windshield; a fist's space above the head.
Mirror adjustment: lean left until your forehead touches the side window, then set the left mirror to just see the car's side; lean to centre for the right mirror.
Left foot brace against the firewall; always brake with the right foot.

Steering

Hand positions: "9 and 3" or "8 and 4". Hand on top of an airbag wheel can be forced into your face.
Hand over hand for sharp turns at low speed; don't let the wheel slide back through your hands.
Hand-to-hand (push/pull): left hand 7-8 o'clock, right hand 4-5 o'clock; hands never cross.

Accelerating

Push the accelerator down gradually; accelerating too fast can cause loss of control on gravel, snow or ice.

Right of way, pedestrians and parking lots

Uncontrolled intersections, T-intersections, two-way and four-way stops, entering highways, pedestrians and wheelchair users, zipper merges and parking lot right of way.

Practise Right of way, pedestrians and parking lots questions Flashcards Official chapter

Uncontrolled intersections

No signs, signals or police: when two vehicles arrive at about the same time, the vehicle on the left yields to the vehicle on the right. Also applies at T-intersections.
Turning left: yield to oncoming vehicles close enough that your turn would interfere.
Entering a provincial highway from any other road: yield to highway traffic and to pedestrians closely approaching.
Entering from a private road, lane or alley: yield to pedestrians on the sidewalk and to vehicles on the road.

Controlled intersections

Facing a yield sign: yield to any other approaching vehicle.
Three- and four-way stops: by courtesy the first vehicle to stop goes first; others yield to the vehicle on their right.
Two-way stops: remain stopped until all cross traffic passes. Opposite stop signs, same time: left-turner yields to the driver going straight; then the left-turner may go even if another straight-through vehicle arrives meanwhile. Both going straight may go at the same time.
At a stop sign you must yield to vehicles and pedestrians until safe.
You have a moral and legal duty to avoid a collision even when you have the right of way.

Construction or maintenance vehicles

Yield to highway construction or maintenance vehicles with warning lights on.

Zipper merge

Use both lanes until the lane ends, then alternate. Ending lane: signal, shoulder check, merge when safe. Continuing lane: let one vehicle in.
Reduces speed differences, backup length and congestion. Allowed and recommended in construction zones even without signs.

Pedestrians

Yield to pedestrians crossing at intersections. Stop before the crosswalk (painted, or the imaginary extension of the sidewalk).
If the light changes while a pedestrian is in the crosswalk, the pedestrian has the right of way.
Stop when directed by a school crossing guard.
Never pass a vehicle stopped at an intersection to let pedestrians cross.
Pedestrians walking along a road should use the left shoulder, facing traffic. Pedestrians include people in wheelchairs, motorized wheelchairs and medical scooters.
Jaywalkers: be ready to stop, but don't stop to invite people to cross mid-block; the car behind or drivers in other lanes may not expect it.

Wheelchairs and mobility aids

Same rules as pedestrians. Yield at intersections, except on wide streets if the person is a safe distance from your side.
Without a sidewalk, travel on the left shoulder facing traffic; a brightly coloured flag improves visibility.

Crossing urban streets

Drive across a street only at an intersection, lane or alley (some cities ban crossing at lanes or alleys by bylaw).

Parking lots

Many road rules apply: speed, signs, following distance, turns, signalling, backing.
Lanes meeting without signs: treat as an uncontrolled intersection; yield to the vehicle on the right.
Parking lanes and passageways must yield to thoroughfares (roads leading into, through or out of a lot, not used for parking).

Funeral processions

Do not interfere with a funeral procession; it may continue through an uncontrolled intersection if others give up the right of way, but must obey signs and signals.

Turning, signalling and changing lanes

Signal distances, hand signals, lane position, lane changes, right and left turns, centre turning lanes, roundabouts, diverging diamond and RCUT interchanges, U-turns and two-point turns.

Practise Turning, signalling and changing lanes questions Flashcards Official chapter

Lane position

Highways and rural roads: keep to the right of your lane. Urban: usually the middle of the lane.
Turning left: move to the left side of the lane; turning right: right side (leave room for parked vehicles).
Multiple turn lanes: complete the turn in the same relative lane position.

Signalling

Signal before every turn or lane change. Under 60 km/h: at least 30 m before turning. Higher speeds: at least 150 m from the corner.
Lane change: signal, then mirror and shoulder checks before moving.
Hand signals (if lights fail; also used by cyclists): left turn, right turn, stopping or slowing abruptly.
Order: signal, mirror, shoulder check the gate you are entering, start the move, cancel the signal.
Near an intersection: finish the lane change and cancel the signal before entering it, or wait until after it.

Changing lanes

Decide early, signal, mirrors, shoulder check, look and steer where you want to go, accelerate gently, cancel signal.
Moving across more than one lane: one continuous action, one signal, but shoulder check each lane.

Right turns

Move as close to the right curb or edge as possible. Search left, straight, right, left. Slow down. Turn into the first available lane.
If a vehicle is parked in the curb lane near the corner, move into that lane at the first opportunity before turning. No turning from the main driving lane.

Left turns

More dangerous than right turns. Yield to oncoming vehicles. Approach and finish in the leftmost lane available.
Waiting in the intersection: keep the vehicle parallel to the lane and front wheels straight so a rear-end hit won't push you into oncoming traffic.
Watch for oncoming motorcycles; failing to see them is a major factor in motorcycle collisions.
One-way to two-way: turn from near the left edge; enter the lane just right of the centre line.
One-way to one-way: from the left edge into the leftmost lane.
Two-way to one-way: from the lane next to the centre line into the leftmost lane.

Centre turning lanes

Two-way left turn lane: enter only next to the property you want to reach. Left turns from either direction.
Leaving a driveway, you may turn into the centre lane and then into the first available lane quickly.
Not for passing or as a driving lane. Where provided, no left turn from any other lane.

Roundabouts

Traffic entering yields to traffic already in the roundabout (vehicle on the right yields to the vehicle on the left).
Use your right signal before exiting.
Right lane mainly when exiting at the first exit; left lane if going beyond the second exit.

Diverging diamond

Traffic on the overpass crosses to the opposite side at a signal, then crosses back. Example: Pilot Butte overpass on Highway 1 east of Regina. Follow lane designation signs and markings.

Restricted crossing U-turn (RCUT)

On a four-lane divided highway: no left turns or straight-through crossings. Right turn onto the highway, move to the far-left U-turn lane, U-turn, then move right. Shoulder check each lane.

U-turns

Check no sign prohibits it; sight time at least 20 seconds each way in a 60 km/h area, 40 seconds in a 100 km/h area; room to turn in one swing. If in doubt, go around the block.
Prohibited at traffic lights unless a sign permits. Finish in the extreme left lane.

Two-point turns

Same sight times (20 s at 60 km/h, 40 s at 100 km/h). Stop far right past the intersection, back into the approach turning right, then turn left into the left lane.

Passing, highways and freeways

When and where you may pass, passing lanes, safe passing time, being passed, divided highways, medians, entering and leaving a freeway and freeway emergencies.

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Passing (Ch. 3)

Keep right of the centre line when meeting vehicles. Head-on collisions are usually fatal; keep time on the wrong side to a minimum.
Pass only when legal, safe and necessary. Do not cross solid or double solid yellow lines, pass on a hill crest, before a curve, at intersections, or where sight distance is limited.
Keep at least three seconds behind before passing; build speed, keep accelerating through the pass; don't exceed the speed limit while passing.
Return to your lane when you see the passed vehicle in your inside rear-view mirror; signal, mirror, shoulder check.
Pass on the left, except: two or more lanes in your direction, or the vehicle ahead is turning left and you can pass on the right without using the shoulder.
Never pass a vehicle stopped at an intersection for pedestrians.
Being passed: stay right in your lane and keep your speed; don't speed up or block the passer.

Passing lanes

Added lane: right lane is for travel, left lane only for passing. Moving right, keep your speed; don't speed up. Wait for the passing lane rather than using the oncoming lane.

Advanced passing (Ch. 6)

Normal passing time is 10 to 40 seconds depending on vehicle, technique and speed difference.
Add a safety margin of at least five seconds: passing time + margin = safe passing time (e.g., 15 + 5 = 20 seconds).
Before practising: see at least 40 seconds ahead, no oncoming traffic, no intersections or solid lines.
Closing gap with an oncoming vehicle closes about twice as fast as with a fixed object.
Leave extra room before returning in front of a motorcycle.
Being passed by large trucks: wind may push you; look where you want to go.

Lane selection

On a divided highway, use the left lane to approach a left turn off the highway.
On a multi-lane divided highway, the left lane is for passing slower vehicles or for emergency vehicles.

Highways

Do not drive left of centre on two-way roads unless it is safe and no traffic is approaching.
Never travel the wrong way on a one-way highway.
Divided highways: drive in the right lane; left lane only for passing, turning left or emergencies.
Controlled access highways: enter and leave only at the entrances and exits provided.

Medians

Do not drive on the left side of a median, boulevard or ditch. Cross only at an intersection or a provided cross-over.

Highway driving (Ch. 6)

It takes longer to stop from higher speeds. Long-hours drivers can develop "highway hypnosis".
At higher speed, turn the wheel less and sooner before a curve; no sudden steering.
Safest to drive at the speed of other traffic, if it is sensible and within the limit.
Cruise control saves fuel but not in urban areas, on wet or slippery roads, in variable traffic or with restricted vision.
Freeway: multi-lane, divided, restricted access; no cyclists, pedestrians or hitchhikers. Examples: Regina's Ring Road and Bypass, Saskatoon's Circle Drive.
Entering: match freeway speed in the acceleration lane; plan your merge; signal, shoulder check, accelerate in. Merging below freeway speed is dangerous.
On the freeway: left lane for passing, right lane for normal travel; move over temporarily to let others merge. Three-second gap, two gates open.
Leaving: signal, move into the deceleration lane, slow there (not on the freeway). You may underestimate your speed when exiting.
Missed exit: don't stop or back up; go to the next interchange.
Trouble: pull onto the shoulder at the first sign, hazard lights, far right. Never stop in a travel lane. Stay with the car if possible; raise the hood; exit from the door away from traffic.

Large trucks and the no-zone, snow plows, emergency vehicles, farm equipment, school buses, motorcycles, bicycles, e-scooters, tow trucks and funeral processions.

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Large trucks

A truck can carry 50 or more times the weight of a car; uses up to 18 gear changes; avoid forcing it to slow down.
Trucks slow uphill and speed up downhill. They need longer to stop; don't cut in right after passing.
No interior mirror; side mirrors get dirty. Drive with headlights on.
Trucks and buses have trouble with sharp right turns; give them room; they may swing into the other half of the street you are on.
The "no-zone": large blind spots at both sides, the front and deep behind. Before pulling in front after passing, see the whole cab in your rear-view mirror. If you can't see the truck's mirrors, the driver can't see you.

Snow plows

Slow down and stay back. Most plow crashes are rear-end collisions.
Slow to 60 km/h passing plows or highway equipment stopped with blue and amber lights flashing. Moving plows may be passed when safe (no 60 km/h limit then).
Plows pull over about every 10 km to let traffic pass. Major highways are cleared within six hours after a storm ends.

Snowmobiles, ATVs and golf carts

Small, low, hard to see; often out in storms; children may drive them. Expect sudden crossings. Some municipal bylaws allow them on streets.

Emergency vehicles

Emergency vehicles with flashing lights and sirens have the right of way.
Pull as close as possible to the right edge immediately and do not enter the next intersection until it passes (unless a peace officer directs otherwise). On one-way streets, pull to the nearest curb, left or right.
At an intersection, stop and let it through. Lights but no siren: give the same courtesy.
Stopped emergency vehicle with lights: slow to 60 km/h when passing. Not required on the opposite side of a divided highway; required on the opposite side of an undivided highway.
Never follow an emergency vehicle.

Farm equipment

On highways and grid roads from early spring to late fall; travel 10 to 40 km/h. Pass only when safe; you can pull onto an approach or the right edge to let it pass.

School buses

Rear-end collisions are the most frequent school bus crash type.
Amber flashing lights: slow down, proceed with caution. Red flashing lights: stop. Oncoming on an undivided highway: also stop.
Stop no closer than 5 m (15 ft.) from the front or back of the bus. Don't move until the driver turns off the red lights and retracts the stop arm; check all children have crossed.
Passing a bus with red lights flashing: minimum fine $360.
Not required to stop: opposite direction on a divided highway; communities with bylaws banning stop arms/red lights; buses showing only four-way hazard lamps (use caution).

Motorcycles

Most have headlights on all the time. Check twice before turning or changing lanes.
Same three-second following distance; more on wet surfaces. Leave room before pulling in after passing.
Never share a lane beside a motorcycle; illegal and dangerous. Pass a motorcycle or bicycle in your lane as you would a car.
New riders: red L placard (learner), green N placard (novice) on the licence plate.

Motorcycles (Ch. 3.24)

Two motorcycles may share a lane but riding directly alongside is not recommended. Motorcycles may not ride beside other types of vehicles in a lane.
Riders and passengers must wear approved helmets; without a deflecting windshield, eye protection too.

Bicycles

Cyclists follow the same rules as other vehicles. Enter a bike lane only when safe, to turn.
Pass with room; watch hand signals (right arm out may mean a right turn); when turning left, wait for oncoming bikes; don't pass then cut in front to turn right; check before opening doors.
Cyclists have no brake lights. Experienced cyclists travel 25 to 35 km/h on the flat and up to 50 km/h downhill.
Cyclists may steer around grates, potholes, gravel. Don't honk unnecessarily when passing.
E-bikes: treat like other cyclists.

E-scooters

Allowed only where a community bylaw permits. No registration or licence, but riders must be at least 16 and wear an approved helmet.

Tow trucks

Stopped tow or assistance vehicle with amber, or amber and blue, lights flashing: slow to 60 km/h; not required for the opposite side of a divided highway; required on an undivided highway.

Stopping, parking and backing

Stopping on rural roads and highways, marking stopped vehicles, parallel and angle parking, parking on a hill, back-up cameras and safe backing.

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Stopping and parking

Stopping on a road: move as far right as possible.
Rural road or highway: stop at least 30 m (98 ft.) away from any vehicle stopped on the opposite side.
Vehicles stopped on rural roads or highways at night must be marked with flares, hazard lights or reflectors; don't tamper with such devices.
Always stop fully at stop signs and at railway crossings where signals or gates are activated. Also stop when a police officer or flagperson signals.
Obey painted curbs and no-parking signs.
If you must stop in your lane in heavy traffic, stop behind the crosswalk, before the intersection or before a railway crossing.

Parallel parking

Space needed: at least 2 m more than your vehicle's length. Signal; shift to reverse early to show back-up lights.
Start parallel to the front vehicle about 0.5 m out, rear bumpers lined up; back slowly turning toward the curb to about 45 degrees; straighten; when your front clears the other car's bumper, turn away from the curb.

Back-up cameras

Sun, snow or dirt can block the camera. Look over your shoulder and use mirrors; don't rely mainly on the monitor.

Angle parking

90-degree stalls (most parking lots): backing in is recommended unless prohibited: windows are clear, front-end swing happens in the aisle, you back into a known clear space, and you get a good view leaving.
About 60-degree stalls (small towns, one-way streets): drive in, back out. Approach about one vehicle width from parked cars; when your front is even with the rear of the stall, steer sharply right. Shoulder check both sides and rear when backing out.

Parking on a hill

Turn the front wheels so a rolling vehicle goes into the curb, or off the road if there is no curb. Always set the emergency (parking) brake on a slope.

Backing

Backing collisions are among the most frequent collisions.
Check behind the vehicle first: children, pets, bikes may be hidden. Start with the vehicle and front wheels straight.
Turn your head and look out the rear window; use mirrors with the camera; sensors are aids only.
Position: rest on your right hip, right arm on seat back, left hand at 12 o'clock.
Front-end swing: the front pivots around the rear wheels when backing, a cause of many backing collisions.
Low speed in an automatic: rest your foot on the brake and let idle move the car.

Headlights, night, winter and rural roads

When headlights are required, dimming distances, glare, overdriving your headlights, winter driving and survival, black ice, whiteouts, curves, mountains and gravel grid roads.

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Headlights

Lights on at all times recommended; vehicles with lights always on are much less likely to crash.
Law: headlights from half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise, and any time visibility is poor.
Some vehicles' daytime running lights do not turn on tail lamps; turn headlights on at night.
Dim high beams at least 200 m (650 ft.) before an oncoming vehicle and keep them dim until it passes.
At 100 km/h a realistic time to dim is 9 to 12 seconds before meeting; some drivers signal you up to 20 seconds away.
Spotlamps off at least 500 m (1,640 ft.) before an oncoming vehicle.
No need to dim on a divided highway where roadways are 22 m (70 ft.) or more apart.
Following or being passed: low beams within 100 m (330 ft.), spotlamps/auxiliary lights off within 500 m.
Glare recovery: up to five seconds; can grow with age to up to 25 seconds.

Night driving and low visibility

Watch for motorcycles. You should see about 12 seconds ahead at night, so use high beams most of the time and look beyond your lights.
Reduce glare from behind with a day-night mirror on "night"; dim dash lights.

Choosing the right speed

Without a full 12 seconds of view you are overdriving your headlights.
If you can see the rear lights of the vehicle ahead, no large object is between you.
Slow immediately when you detect something on the road at night; brake while identifying it.

Curves and corners

Slow down before the curve; brake in a straight line; gentle accelerator to mid-point, then unwind and accelerate out.

Driving in mountains

See at least 12 seconds ahead; downhill, shift to a lower gear and brake lightly and continuously.

Grid, municipal and resource access roads

Shorter sight distances, no shoulders, sharper curves, many T-intersections. No posted limit = 80 km/h.
Gravel can be deep and loose or thin and slippery when wet; dust clouds reduce visibility.
Stay right of centre on hills and blind curves. Grip firmly in deep gravel; don't over-steer. Stay back from dust. Headlights on. Meeting trucks or farm equipment: slow, pull right, maybe stop.

Winter driving

At least five months of winter conditions; most collisions November to March. Main cause: failing to adjust to conditions.
Check the Highway Hotline (hotline.gov.sk.ca/map); stay home if travel is not recommended.
Pre-winter check; carry snow tires, block heater, brush/scraper, gas line antifreeze, shovel, traction mats, booster cables. Out of town add warm clothes, candles and matches, tow chain, food, sleeping bags, cellphone and charger.
Clear all windows, heater intake and lights; headlights on at all times.
No cruise control on icy or slippery roads (black ice = thin transparent ice).
Ice is far more slippery at -2 C than at -22 C.
Gentle acceleration, gentle braking, small smooth steering. On ice near freezing, threshold braking beats locking the wheels.
Longer than three seconds following distance when slippery. First snowfalls: 6-second following distance.
Getting moving: accelerate gently; try second gear; rock the vehicle in deep snow (wheels must stop before changing gear).
Stopping on slippery roads: shift to neutral (declutch), brake early and gently (threshold).
Temptations to resist: hard acceleration passing, cruise control on slippery roads, letting the tank drop below half.
Whiteout: sky, horizon and ground blend into one.
Stranded: stay with the vehicle; keep calm; open downwind windows slightly; run the engine for heat but don't run out of gas or drain the battery; keep the exhaust pipe clear; put on emergency clothing early; candles for warmth; don't overexert.

Braking, emergencies and collisions

ABS, threshold and four-wheel lock braking, skids, soft shoulders and ditches, blow-outs, brake failure, animals on the road, collision facts and what to do after a collision.

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Braking

Begin early, light pressure, ease up as you stop; always right foot; don't push the pedal fully for normal stops.
ABS: press firmly and hold until stopped; don't pump. Pedal may pulsate and the car may shudder or clunk; that is normal.
ABS stopping distance on dry or wet roads is about the same as conventional brakes; allow longer on gravel, slush and snow (tires "float").
Threshold braking: brake to just before lock-up, ease off slightly when a wheel locks, reapply. Harder to do if you panic.
Four-wheel lock: shift to neutral, stomp and hold; car travels in a straight line; shortest stop on all surfaces except glare ice; good if you panic. Practise at 20-40 km/h on a wet surface with an instructor.

Emergency driving

Look where you want to go and steer there (look at the gap, not the tree).
Brake in a straight line. Emergency steering: steer, counter-steer, straighten out. Use 9 and 3 at higher speeds.
If choosing between braking and steering, steer: you can steer around an object in a shorter distance than you can stop.
Combined: brake first, then release to steer. Locked wheels go straight regardless of steering. With ABS: brake hard and steer.
Shift to neutral / declutch in emergencies (if recommended for your vehicle) unless using the accelerator to escape.

Skids

Any skid: shift to neutral; look and steer where you want to go.
Braking skid: neutral, foot off the brake, steer.
Acceleration skid (or cruise control on slippery road): neutral, foot off accelerator, don't touch the brake, steer.
Steering too sharply (front wheels slide): neutral, turn the wheel back toward centre until wheels grip, then steer.
Spin: neutral and lock all four wheels; the car continues straight in its last direction.
Never use cruise control on wet, slippery or gravel roads.

Soft shoulder and ditches

Right wheels drop off: don't jerk the wheel or brake hard; steer straight along the shoulder, slow gradually, then turn left and counter-steer back on.
Ditch: don't brake hard, don't turn violently, don't try to get back on the road; drive down the ditch, stay off the brake, ease off the gas. Main cause of rollovers is returning to the road too early.

Equipment failures

Blow-out: hold the wheel firmly, ease off the accelerator, brake gently, steer off the road once slow. Rear blow-out can fishtail; don't over-correct.
Brake failure: two-circuit system; push harder; use the parking brake carefully (avoid rear lock); don't pump; shift to a lower gear; don't drive after stopping.
Power steering/brake failure when the engine stalls: more force needed; shift to neutral and restart.
Stuck accelerator: neutral, slow, pull over, stop, turn the key off, then try to free the pedal.
Headlight failure: slow down holding course, pull over; check switches; use parking or hazard lights.

Animals on the road

High-risk periods: May and June (salt, insects), late fall and early winter; peak times dawn and dusk.
Scan shoulder to shoulder; at night watch for glowing eyes and use high beams when possible. One animal crossing means others may follow; horn can scare wildlife.
If surprised: brake firmly, stay in control, avoid swerving.
Unavoidable: aim where the animal came from; try for a glancing blow; let up on the brake just before impact so the front rises.
After: don't approach a wounded animal. Call police/RCMP if there are injuries or significant damage; Conservation Officer Service for a dead or injured animal.

Understanding collisions

Two-thirds of collisions relate to driver condition or improper action.
Most collisions happen at peak traffic times (late afternoon, early evening). November and December have the most collisions; August and October the most severe ones and most deaths.
Alcohol: about 4% of collisions, about 40% of fatal collisions. About 90% of rural collisions are single-vehicle.
Seatbelts cut the chance of death or serious injury by as much as 50%.

What to do if you're in a collision

Protect the scene: ignitions off and no smoking if fuel spilled; flares well away or two people signalling; hazard lights on.
Check injuries, call 9-1-1. Move injured people only if in danger of drowning, suffocating, burning or electrocution.
First aid tips: clear airways; direct pressure on bleeding (not on a depressed skull fracture); support head and spine of a pinned person; stay with them.
Report immediately to police: injury or death, hit and run, an impaired driver, an out-of-province vehicle, or a vehicle that must be towed.
Exchange name, address, licence number and plate number with others involved, whatever the severity. Out-of-province collisions: also insurance company.
Don't admit fault; don't offer or accept payment unless handling it without insurance.
Power line contact: stay in the vehicle, call SaskPower or 9-1-1. If on fire: jump clear with feet together, don't touch the vehicle, hop at least 10 m away. Seeing such a crash: park at least 10 m away.
Report the claim to SGI online or by phone.

Alcohol, drugs and impaired driving penalties

How alcohol and drugs affect driving, zero tolerance for new drivers, roadside suspensions and impoundments, Criminal Code impaired driving, ignition interlock and licence disqualifications.

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Facts (five-year average 2020-2024)

Impaired drivers are involved in four of every 10 fatal collisions; about 6% of injury collisions.
Most fatal impaired collisions on highways; most injury ones on urban streets. Highest-risk months June to September; most likely time 6 p.m. to 3 a.m.; ages 25 to 34 involved most.

Effects

First affected: judgment (from the first drink), then muscle control (small eye muscles, so vision suffers even at low levels).
Most alcohol-related collisions come from faulty identifying, predicting and deciding, not poor execution. Plan your ride before the first drink.
Crash likelihood: .05-.09% BAC = 11 times; .10-.14% = 48 times; .15%+ = 380 times. The only truly safe BAC is 0%.
Only time removes alcohol; about .015% per hour. Someone at .25 at midnight can still be over .08 at 10 a.m.

Drugs

Cannabis: wandering concentration, slower reactions, drowsiness, distorted perception. Alcohol plus cannabis increases impairment.
Depressants (sedatives, antihistamines, painkillers) slow brain and body. A label warning against heavy machinery = don't drive.
Stimulants like caffeine do not improve driving skill; the effect can wear off suddenly; the only cure for fatigue is sleep.
Drug-impaired driving carries the same penalties as alcohol-impaired driving. Ask a doctor or pharmacist about medication before driving.

Drinking and drugs combined

Synergistic (multiplying) effect: 2 drinks + antihistamine = 4 to 5 drinks; + one joint = 5 to 6; + Valium = about 6; + Gravol = about 6. The breath test shows only the alcohol.
One drink = one bottle regular beer, 5 oz table wine, 3 oz fortified wine, or 1.5 oz hard liquor.

Impaired driving

Zero tolerance for alcohol for new drivers; zero tolerance for drugs for all drivers.
New drivers include: age 21 and under, Learner (Class 7), Novice 1 and 2, motorcycle GDL, no licence in the past five years, some out-of-country and restricted drivers.
New driver roadside suspension (any alcohol up to .08, or drugs; five-year look-back): 1st 60 days + 3-day impound + DWI program; 2nd 120 days + 7-day impound + ADE + 120-day interlock (voluntary); 3rd 18 months + 14-day impound + addictions assessment + 365-day interlock (mandatory). Each: -4 Safe Driver Recognition points.
Carrying passengers under 16 increases impoundment length.
Experienced drivers (22+, out of GDL, Class 5+) at over .04 to .08 or drug-impaired: 1st 3 days + 3-day impound; 2nd 21 days + 7 days; 3rd 90 days + 14 days + 365-day interlock.
Criminal impaired charge: immediate indefinite suspension until charges are resolved; early reinstatement possible with an ignition interlock after at least 90 days if alcohol-related.

The Criminal Code of Canada

Offence at 80 mg per 100 ml of blood (.08) or more; impaired to any degree; drug over the federal limit; combinations.
Mandatory alcohol screening: police may demand a breath sample without suspecting you have been drinking. Refusing a demand is an offence.
Impoundment on a Criminal Code impaired charge: at least 30 days; 60 days if BAC is .16 or more or for refusal.
Financial penalty on conviction: $1,250 (.08 to .159) or $2,250 (.16+ or refusal). SDR: move to -20 (minimum -10 drop).
Programs: 1st DWI, 2nd ADE, 3rd addictions assessment (10-year look-back).
Disqualification after Criminal Code driving convictions (last 10 years): 1 conviction 1 year; 2 convictions 3 years; 3 convictions 5 years. Courts may also prohibit driving anywhere in Canada.
Ignition interlock: blow to start and periodically while driving; if alcohol detected while moving, horn honks and lights flash.
Reinstatement fee for special restricted licence: $75.
Other Criminal Code driving offences: criminal negligence, dangerous driving, failure to stop at a collision, driving while disqualified.

Traffic law, points, insurance and registration

Police stops, impoundments, the Driver Improvement Program, GDL improvement steps, Safe Driver Recognition, vehicle registration, plate insurance and rules related to vehicles.

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The Traffic Safety Act

Municipal bylaws must complement The Traffic Safety Act.
Police signal you to stop with red/blue lights, a stop light, voice or hand signals: pull as close to the right edge as possible and stop before the next intersection.
Show licence and registration on request; police may allow up to 48 hours to produce them.
Police may order an unsafe vehicle off the road until repaired.

Vehicle impoundments

Three types: impaired driving, unauthorized driver, rules of the road.
Unauthorized driver (suspended or unlicensed): 30 days; second in two years, 60 days.
Each offence: fail to stop for a peace officer 7 days; stunting 30 days; speeding double the limit or 50+ km/h over 30 days; betting race/stunt 30 days; racing 30 days; Criminal Code offence that is also a TSA offence 30 days.
Second offence within 12 months: learner driving unaccompanied 3 days; unregistered vehicle 7 days; driving without due care 7 days; hand-held device (7 days, per Distracted driving section).
The vehicle is impounded even if you are not the owner; owner pays towing and storage and may recover costs from the driver. Early release application to the Highway Traffic Board in limited cases.

Traffic tickets

Ticket shows the offence, date, time, location, and court date. Stunting, racing and excessive speed tickets bring an immediate roadside suspension.
Minor offences: pay the fine by mail if pleading guilty. To plead not guilty you must appear in court.

Driver Improvement Program (experienced drivers)

Points for each traffic conviction or at-fault collision.
9+ program information letter; 12+ warning letter; 15+ Defensive Driving Course; 18+ Driver Improvement Training; 21+ 30-day suspension; 24+ 90-day; 27+ 180-day; 30+ interview and penalty; 33+ SGI manual review.
Suspensions under the program up to six months.

Graduated Driver Licensing Improvement program

Any GDL stage: at-fault collisions, convictions or suspensions place you in the program.
First conviction rated 2 points or fewer: warning letter. First incident rated 3 to 6 points: Traffic Safety Education session.
Then: Defensive Driving course, Driver Improvement training, 30-day, 90-day, 180-day suspensions, interview.
Appeals to the Highway Traffic Board (independent of SGI) for all sanctions except warning letter, education session, interview request and manual review.

Safe Driver Recognition

Earn one safety point per incident-free year; each point in the Good zone (+1 to +10) = 2% discount; +11 to +20 = 20%; +21 to +25 = 21% to 25% (max 25%).
Penalty zone: $50 per point below zero, up to $1,000 per incident; Criminal Code convictions causing injury or death up to $2,500. Pay within 90 days.
Driving disqualification moves you to -20 or lower.
Each incident-free year moves you one point toward zero; after three consecutive safe years in the penalty zone you return to neutral.

Vehicle registration

Vehicles registered by purpose with the right plate; plate secure, visible, readable by enforcement cameras, never altered.
New residents: up to 90 days to register a vehicle; basic insurance required.
Basic plate insurance (from SGI, compulsory) + optional extended coverage. Basic covers collision/comprehensive (with deductible), personal injury, and liability up to $200,000.
Tort coverage: may sue for pain and suffering subject to a $5,000 deductible. No Fault: automatic unless you file a Tort declaration.
Deductible example $950: you pay the first $950 when at fault. Shared fault: pay that share of the deductible (25% responsible = 25%).

Rules related to vehicles

No tampering with or climbing on a vehicle without permission; no throwing objects at vehicles.
Loads secured so nothing falls off. No holding onto a moving vehicle; no riding in or on a trailer; no riding on the exterior (except construction, maintenance, firefighting, police or parade vehicles).
No passengers between the driver and driver's door; passengers must not crowd the driver. Driver needs a clear view front, sides and rear.
No aftermarket tint on the windshield or front side windows.
No dropping burning material or tire-damaging items on the road.
Valid plate firmly on the rear, readable by red light cameras.

Written in our own words from: Saskatchewan Driver's Handbook

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