NS Class 7 Test case studies
NS Class 7 Test · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Nova Scotia's Class 7 licence is the learner stage of the province's graduated driver licensing programme. It is the first written step for a new driver - often a teenager, but also adults and newcomers who have never held a provincial licence - before supervised practice and a road test. The NS Class 7 Test case studies are 5 cases and about 3,331 words.
1Broken Yellow, Wet Pavement, and a Pickup Already in the Passing Lane
You are driving a small sedan with three passengers east on a two-lane section of Route 2 near Truro. An afternoon shower has left the pavement wet, and the low sun is directly behind you.
729 words, about 4 min2Uncontrolled Intersection, a Left-Turning Sedan, and a Passenger Who Wants You to Go
on a residential street in north-end Halifax. You are approaching a four-way intersection where no stop sign, yield sign or signal is visible in any direction - the intersection is uncontrolled.
650 words, about 3 min3The Right Side of a Turning Tractor-Trailer with a Cyclist in the Bike Lane
You are stopped in the right-hand lane of a four-lane arterial in Dartmouth, waiting at a red light. Directly ahead is a 16-metre tractor-trailer loaded with gravel, with a "Caution - Wide Turns" placard on the back.
689 words, about 3 min4Brake Fade on a Six-Kilometre Descent with a Loaded Trailer
You are driving a half-ton pickup towing a utility trailer loaded with about 1,800 kg of firewood, descending a long grade on a secondary highway in the Cobequid hills. At the top, a yellow warning sign reads "Steep grade, 6 km - trucks use low gear." The posted limit is 80 km/h.
638 words, about 3 min5A Level 1 Learner, an Under-Qualified Supervisor, and a Late Drive Home
You are 16 and have held a Nova Scotia Class 7 Level 1 learner's licence for five months. It is Friday, 9:45 p.m., and you want to drive your mother's car 12 km across town to a friend's house and back.
625 words, about 3 min