TASKS & TOPICS



Vehicle Optional: 22 yellow Tasks (with 102 Topics) specified by ICBC
Vehicle Required: 17 blue Tasks (with 87 Topics) specified by ICBC



Task 1.1: Identify typical driving hazards and explain how each can affect one's driving behaviour.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > weather/environmental conditions
2 > road conditions
3 > driver attitudes
4 > vehicle conditions
5 > animals
6 > other road users
7 > unpredictable driving behaviours
8 > sources of driving errors

Task 1.2: Explain factors that influence risk-taking behaviour.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > factors that affect driver risk perception (driver age, driver experience, driving environment)
2 > caution versus risk
3 > judging risk in various situations
4 > role of overconfidence and underconfidence in inaccurate risk perception

Task 1.3: Explain the relationship between personal factors and one's ability to perceive risk.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > mental factors (self-esteem, aggression, frustration, impatience, feelings of power, overconfidence, awareness of consequences)
2 > physical factors
3 > role of self-control
4 > need for peer approval
5 > perception of other drivers
6 > driver experience

Task 1.4: Identify three sources of impairment and describe how each of these influences driving behaviour.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > effects of drug and alcohol impairment
2 > effects of fatigue, illness, and mental stress
3 > consequences of impaired driving
4 > ways to avoid driving while impaired

Task 1.5: Analyze the possible costs (to oneself and society) of taking driving risks.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > personal costs
2 > social costs
3 > financial costs
4 > health costs

Task 1.6: Determine one's risk tolerance through analysis of personal tendencies to take risks.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > thinking for oneself
2 > role of self-control
3 > role of overconfidence/underconfidence
4 > identifying personal limits and abilities

Task 1.7: Consistently demonstrate realistic risk-perception in driving behaviours.
When you drive, demonstrate skills concerning these Topics:
1 > accurate risk perception
2 > quick and effective reaction times
3 > proactive versus reactive driving action
4 > expectations of other road-users
5 > consequences of not doing what other road users expect
6 > safe time margins to complete driving maneuvers



Task 2.1: Define one's personal values, beliefs, and motives related to driving and explain how each of these might affect driving behaviours.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > personal driving values and beliefs
2 > motives that influence driving
3 > driving as thrill-seeking
4 > how motives change under different circumstances
5 > how values, beliefs, and motives influence attitudes toward driving

Task 2.2: Explain how one's driving may be influenced negatively or positively by at least four social factors.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > influence of advertising
2 > societal attitudes toward cars and driving
3 > influence of other people's driving habits
4 > peer pressure and driving

Task 2.3: Consistently exhibit driving behaviours that are safe and courteous.
When you drive, demonstrate skills concerning these Topics:
1 > overcoming negative motives
2 > driving courteously
3 > resisting negative influences



Task 3.1: Describe why drivers need to continue improving their driving behaviours throughout their lives.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > the driver as a lifelong learner
2 > factors that contribute to changes in driving skill
3 > changing motor vehicle technology
4 > changing driving standards and laws

Task 3.2: Demonstrate an understanding of the complexity of the driving task by using self-correcting activities while driving.
When you drive, demonstrate skills concerning these Topics:
1 > ongoing assessment of personal driving skills
2 > use of running commentary
3 > how feedback can help drivers improve their skills

Task 3.3: Describe ways of sharing the road.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > cyclists
2 > pedestrians
3 > large and slow-moving vehicles
4 > animals
5 > emergency vehicles

Task 3.4: Consistently demonstrate appropriate communications with other road-users.
When you drive, demonstrate skills concerning these Topics:
1 > vehicle signals
2 > hand signals
3 > horn
4 > hazard lights
5 > eye-to-eye contact
6 > non-verbal communication

Task 3.5: Describe ways to show leadership regarding safe driving practices.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > individual leadership skills
2 > ICBC's Road Sense program
3 > community and school road/driver safety programs

Task 3.6: Identify environmental concerns in the use of motor vehicles.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > efficient driving behaviours
2 > disposal of car fluids and parts
3 > role of vehicle maintenance



Task 4.1: Identify key steps to take when involved in a motor vehicle crash or when arriving at the scene of a crash.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > minor crashes
2 > major crashes

Task 4.2: Explain the meaning of all traffic control devices, signs, signals, and markings.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > signs
2 > signals
3 > markings

Task 4.3: Explain the rationale for driving regulations using several examples.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > speed
2 > parking
3 > impairment
4 > safety restraints
5 > licensing requirements
6 > vehicle insurance
7 > emergency vehicles

Task 4.4: Explain the rules of the road concerned with traffic control persons, pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, and emergency vehicles.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > traffic control persons
2 > cyclists and pedestrians
3 > emergency vehicles
4 > motorcycles

Task 4.5: Explain key legal regulations concerned with driving.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > B.C. licence classes and restrictions
2 > Graduated Licensing Program
3 > point system and fines
4 > Administrative Driving Prohibition and Vehicle Impoundment
5 > licence suspensions
6 > registered owner restrictions and responsibilities
7 > seat belt use
8 > regulations in other jurisdictions



Task 5.1: Define the three steps of safe driving and explain the reasons for these steps (“see-think-do”).
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > defensive driving
2 > collision avoidance

Task 5.2: Consistently demonstrate correct observation skills.
When you drive, demonstrate skills concerning these Topics:
1 > knowing where to observe (360 degree vision, distance scanning, blind spots, visual obstructions, limits of observation)
2 > knowing how to observe (shoulder checks, peripheral vision, mirrors)

Task 5.3: Consistently interpret the driving situation appropriately.
When you drive, demonstrate skills concerning these Topics:
1 > maintaining attention/alertness
2 > recognizing potential hazards accurately
3 > using decision-making skills to drive safely (anticipating what might happen, predicting possible solutions, prioritizing situations and solutions, making appropriate choices under pressure, identifying consequences)
4 > effects of impairment on decision-making
5 > role of personal motives on decision-making skills

Task 5.4: Consistently take appropriate driving actions to minimize risk.
When you drive, demonstrate skills concerning these Topics:
1 > choosing safe margins (front, rear, side)
2 > choosing safe driving speed
3 > braking and stopping safely
4 > emergency braking control (ABS and conventional characteristics)
5 > accelerating safely
6 > covering the brake and horn
7 > yielding if uncertain
8 > point of no return

Task 5.5: Consistently use safety devices correctly.
When you drive, demonstrate skills concerning these Topics:
1 > restraint systems (seat belts, head restraints, infant and child restraint systems)
2 > air bags and restrictions
3 > sun visors



Task 6.1: Explain the forces of physics, such as friction, and how they affect vehicle performance.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > vehicle traction
2 > vehicle weight shift/transfer
3 > vehicle balance
4 > speed versus time and stopping distances
5 > crash severity versus speed
6 > vulnerability of the human body to injury

Task 6.2: Identify factors that often contribute to collision situations.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > common crash situations for new drivers
2 > critical crash factors for new drivers (high risk tolerance, faulty risk perception, level of driver skills)

Task 6.3: Describe the role of traction in vehicle control.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > space management (front, rear, side)
2 > stopping distances
3 > braking distances
4 > following too closely
5 > point of no return
6 > skid patterns of front, rear, and four-wheel drive vehicles

Task 6.4: Explain the role of friction in hazardous driving condition.
In your response, include facts concerning these Topics:
1 > how road surfaces affect stopping
2 > seasonal changes on road surfaces
3 > tire types and conditions
4 > tire inflation
5 > speed for conditions

Task 6.5: Consistently demonstrate the ability to alter one’s driving to accommodate hazardous driving conditions.
When you drive, demonstrate skills concerning these Topics:
1 > speed control
2 > steering control
3 > speed versus stopping distances
4 > risk perception versus accurate knowledge of vehicle performance



Task 7.1: Conduct pre-trip checks.
When you drive, demonstrate skills concerning these Topics:
1 > exterior pre-checks
2 > interior pre-checks

Task 7.2: Consistently demonstrate proper driving techniques.
When you drive, demonstrate skills concerning these Topics:
1 > starting
2 > smooth acceleration
3 > smooth deceleration
4 > correct braking techniques
5 > smooth steering control
6 > steady speed control
7 > maintaining correct lane position

Task 7.3: Consistently demonstrate proper vehicle control while changing direction.
When you drive, demonstrate skills concerning these Topics:
1 > yielding
2 > crossing intersections
3 > merging
4 > changing lanes and passing
5 > maintaining correct lane tracking
6 > backing up

Task 7.4: Consistently demonstrate proper right-of-way manoeuvres.
When you drive, demonstrate skills concerning these Topics:
1 > stop signs
2 > two-way stops, four-way stops
3 > traffic circles
4 > yield signs
5 > controlled and uncontrolled intersections
6 > T-intersections
7 > malfunctioning traffic control devices
8 > emergency vehicles

Task 7.5: Consistently demonstrate proper turns.
When you drive, demonstrate skills concerning these Topics:
1 > left turns
2 > right turns
3 > reverse/three-point turns
4 > maintaining correct lane tracking

Task 7.6: Consistently demonstrate proper parking techniques.
When you drive, demonstrate skills concerning these Topics:
1 > stall parking (forward and reverse)
2 > hill parking (uphill and downhill)
3 > angle parking
4 > parallel parking
5 > shoulder-of-road parking

Task 7.7: Demonstrate proper technique on highways.
When you drive, demonstrate skills concerning these Topics:
1 > entering and exiting
2 > curves
3 > shoulders of road
4 > grade of road
5 > passing
6 > changing lanes
7 > night driving

Task 7.8: Demonstrate proper technique on freeways.
When you drive, demonstrate skills concerning these Topics:
1 > entering and exiting
2 > curves
3 > grade of road
4 > passing
5 > changing lanes
6 > night driving
7 > parking on shoulder of road
8 > emergency conditions