What is graduated driver licensing (GDL)?
Graduated driver licensing (GDL) is a program designed to improve road safety by creating a low risk, controlled environment for new drivers, regardless of age. GDL provides the opportunity for new drivers to gain experience, skills and maturity before graduating to more demanding driving conditions to become safe and responsible drivers. Driver inexperience is a common factor in collisions involving new drivers. Alberta has introduced the GDL program because statistics show that the 48,000 new drivers entering the licensing system each year have a much higher collision risk than experienced drivers. To move from one stage to the next, drivers and riders must show responsible driving behavior, sound vehicle-handling skills, as well as passing a road test to graduate from the learner and probationary stages. What are the goals of the graduated driver licensing program? • To reduce collisions, injuries and deaths in Alberta. • To reinforce driving as a privilege and not a right. • To cre
