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Originally Posted by Azure
Have you gone through the GDL program?
Its stupid.
Driving through residential areas and making a million left turns isn't exactly teaching anyone how to drive safety.
I took my test in Lethbridge, and I drove down Mayor Magrath Drive, ONCE.
And that was after I had finished and we were going back to Western License and Registry.
ONCE. The busiest street in Lethbridge, and I drove there ONCE, without taking any turns except back into the parking lot to drop the guy off.
In fact, he made a bigger deal of not parking perfectly in my parking spot than he did for checking my blind spots correctly.
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Actually, I did have to go through the GDL program too (not because I'm young, but because of stupidity).
I would suggest that your poor experience has to do with the person granting the license instead of the rules. In my case, the person that was in the car had advised me to just drive like I would normally and we went through many turns and such in the NE including going on Barlow Tr, Mcknight Blvd, and Deerfoot Tr. He seemed like a reasonable guy and only commented on my speed once. It's certainly not perfect, but I remember how simplistic the initial testing for a license was over 10 years ago (pathetic!).
I guess my point is that I generally approve of the GDL program and that I don't have a problem with further rules being implemented for driving. Especially banning the use of cell phones and other potential distractions. This is probably the only thing that ignorant farmer ed has done in his entire time as Premier that even remotely resembles something that a sane person would do.