Provincial campaigns promoting the correct use of seatbelts and child car seats, and informing people about drinking and driving and aggressive driving, are making a difference.
Statistics show that new drivers of all ages are far more likely than experienced drivers to be involved in serious or fatal collisions. There are also drivers who intentionally put others at risk through such reckless behaviour.
Most collisions are caused by driver error or behaviours such as following too closely, speeding, failure to yield the right of way, improper turns, running red lights and frequently changing lanes. The Ministry of Transportation has introduced a range of measures to maintain this record and to improve the behaviour of all drivers. Ontario is a road safety leader in Canada and North America. Demandez le « Guide officiel de l'automobiliste de publié par le MTO »ĭriving is a privilege - not a right Introduction To request a copy of this book in an alternate format, contact Publications Ontario at 1-80 or 41 or visit ServiceOntario Publications.ĭisponible en français. If you're taking beginner driver education, make sure it’s from a ministry-approved school.įor more information about driver licensing, visit Ministry of Transportation. For official purposes, please refer to the Highway Traffic Act, the Motorized Snow Vehicles Act and the Off-Road Vehicles Act of Ontario.
