Alberta Class 7 Test (Canadian Learner Driver Knowledge Tests) cheat sheet

GDL Class 7 learner stage lasts at least 12 months; Class 7 learner must be 14+ and accompanied by a fully licensed driver 18+ seated in the front passenger seat.

Class 7 learner probationary conditions: zero blood-alcohol tolerance, no driving between midnight and 5 a.m., and no more passengers than seat belts allow.

Class 5 GDL probationary stage (Class 5-GDL) lasts at least 24 months with zero alcohol tolerance; exit requires no suspensions in the final 12 months.

Default urban speed limit in Alberta is 50 km/h unless posted otherwise; playground zones are 30 km/h.

Playground zone hours in Alberta run 8:30 a.m. to one hour after sunset; school zones are 30 km/h during posted times.

Following too closely is charged under Alberta's traffic safety laws; the two-second rule applies in ideal conditions, increased in poor weather.

Seat belt use is mandatory for all occupants; children under 6 years and under 18 kg must be in an appropriate child restraint.

Demerit thresholds: a fully licensed driver is suspended at 15 demerits in two years; a GDL driver faces review at 8 demerits.

Right-of-way at an uncontrolled intersection: the vehicle on the right goes first; a vehicle turning left yields to oncoming traffic going straight or right.

At a four-way stop, first vehicle to stop proceeds first; if two stop simultaneously, the vehicle on the right has right-of-way.

Following distance rule: at least two seconds behind the vehicle ahead in ideal conditions; add one second per adverse factor (rain, darkness, large load).

School buses with flashing red lights and extended stop arm require traffic in both directions to stop until the lights stop flashing.

Emergency vehicles with lights and siren: pull to the right and stop; do not follow closer than 150 m behind an emergency vehicle responding to a call.

Passing is prohibited on a solid yellow line, on the shoulder, at intersections, and within 30 m of a railway crossing or bridge.

When merging onto a highway, the entering driver must yield to traffic already on the highway and match highway speed in the acceleration lane.

Parking uphill with a curb: turn front wheels away from the curb; downhill with a curb: turn wheels toward the curb; with no curb, turn wheels toward the edge.