Ontario G1 Rules of the Road Practice
Practice the Ontario G1 rules of the road section: right of way, intersections, speed limits and parking rules.
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About this course
Free Ontario G1 rules of the road practice: right of way, speed limits, following distance, parking and demerit points, each with a plain-English explanation.
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Understanding the Ontario G1 rules of the road
The rules half of the Ontario G1 knowledge test is less about memorising the Highway Traffic Act and more about applying a small set of decisions correctly: who goes first, how much space to leave, and how fast you may go where you are. This page works through those decisions the way the MTO Driver's Handbook frames them.
The three decisions the rules section keeps testing
Who has the right of way
Right of way is given, never taken. At an uncontrolled intersection or a four-way stop where two drivers arrive together, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. A driver turning left yields to oncoming traffic. Entering a roundabout, you yield to traffic already circulating, which approaches from your left. Pedestrians at a crossover and emergency vehicles with lights and siren always come first.
How much space to keep
The handbook's default is a two-second following gap in good conditions, extended to three seconds or more in rain, snow or behind a large vehicle that blocks your view. When a school bus has its upper red lights flashing you stop at least 20 metres away, from both directions unless the road is divided by a median. Passing a stopped emergency vehicle with its lights on, you slow down and move over a lane when the road has two or more lanes in your direction.
How fast you may legally go
Where no sign is posted, the limit is 50 km/h in a city, town or village and 80 km/h elsewhere. Most 400-series highways are 100 km/h, with some corridors posted at 110 km/h. Community safety zones and school zones do not always change the number, but they do change the consequence: fines are increased there.
Ontario numbers worth memorising
| Situation | The rule |
|---|---|
| Default urban speed limit | 50 km/h when no sign is posted |
| Default rural speed limit | 80 km/h when no sign is posted |
| Stopping for a school bus | At least 20 metres back while the upper red lights flash |
| Following distance | Two seconds minimum; three or more in poor conditions |
| Parking near a fire hydrant | No closer than 3 metres |
| Parking near an intersection | No closer than 9 metres |
| Novice driver blood alcohol | Zero for every G1 and G2 driver, regardless of age |
| Demerit points | A G1 or G2 driver faces suspension at 9 points; a full G driver at 15 |
Where G1 candidates lose rules marks
- Treating right of way as something you can claim rather than something you must give.
- Forgetting that G1 conditions — zero alcohol, an accompanying fully licensed driver, no 400-series highways without a licensed instructor, and no driving between midnight and 5 a.m. — are examinable rules, not just licence paperwork.
- Mixing up a pedestrian crossover with a plain crosswalk: at a crossover you must wait until the pedestrian is fully across.
- Stopping for a school bus only when travelling behind it, when an undivided road requires both directions to stop.
How to study this section
- Say the reason out loud before you answer: 'I yield because I am turning left across traffic.' The reasoning transfers to questions you have not seen.
- Group the numbers — speeds, distances, demerit thresholds — into one short list and review it in a couple of minutes each day.
- Practise the intersection scenarios last, once the basic right-of-way order is automatic.
- Use the wrong-question review queue rather than restarting the full deck; repeating what you already know does not move your score.
Frequently asked questions
- How many rules of the road questions are on the Ontario G1 test?
- The G1 knowledge test has 20 rules of the road questions alongside 20 road sign questions, and you need at least 16 correct in each of the two sections.
- What are the G1 driving conditions I have to follow?
- A G1 driver must keep a zero blood alcohol level, drive with a fully licensed driver with at least four years of experience in the front passenger seat, avoid 400-series highways unless accompanied by a licensed driving instructor, not drive between midnight and 5 a.m., and have a seatbelt for every passenger.
- Do demerit points apply while I hold a G1?
- Yes. Novice drivers face licence suspension at nine demerit points, whereas a fully licensed G driver reaches that point at fifteen.
- How long should I study before booking the test?
- There is no fixed requirement. A practical benchmark is to keep practising until you are comfortably scoring above the 80% pass mark on rules questions you have not seen before.
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