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Tuning Up for Drivers

Prepare for your Class 7 (novice) road test or brush up on your driving skills with Tuning Up for Drivers.

Who's it for? Tuning Up for Drivers is a hands-on guide for new drivers in the learning (L) stage of graduated licensing. It'll help you and your supevisor while you're practising.

If you're a new resident, it'll help you study for your road test.

Study Tuning Up for Drivers

Click Expand to read online. An iPad-friendly version is available on Issuu's site.

As you work through Tuning Up for Drivers, also refer to the Learn to Drive Smart guide. Together, they will help you become a skilful, safe driver.

Where can I get Tuning Up for Drivers?

You can download Tuning Up for Drivers (6 MB), or pick up a copy at any ICBC driver licensing office.

Improve your driving skills

Tuning Up covers essential driving skills in 20 separate units.

We suggest you work on a unit each time you go out for a drive. Start by practicing basic driving skills and work your way up to more complex ones.

Practice session	Topic (PDF)
Intro	Using Tuning Up
Session 1	Pre-trip check; knowing your controls
Session 2	Road vision; getting going
Session 3	See-think-do; backing up
Session 4	Driving straight through; turning right
Session 5	Smart brake and horn use; turning right
Session 6	Self-check; practising what you have learned
Session 7	Alcohol, drugs and driving; driving on hills and curves
Session 8	Saying no; stall parking
Session 9	Resisting media messages; two- and three-point turns
Session 10	New driver overconfidence; parallel parking
Session 11	Your personal driver profile; mini-test
Session 12	Sharing the road; lanes and intersections
Session 13	Communicating; changing lanes turning right in traffic
Session 14	Hazard perception; turning left in traffic
Session 15	Road rage; entering and leaving traffic
Session 16	Choosing a safe speed; practising in moderate traffic
Session 17	Times and space; entering and leaving the highway/freeway
Session 18	Keeping alert; passing
Session 19	Driver personality; becoming a skilled highway/freeway driver
Session 20	Driving guidelines; preparing for the road test