Alberta to Change Licences in Spring, Reduce Second Road Tests for New Drivers

Alberta to Change Licences in Spring, Reduce Second Road Tests for New Drivers
Highway traffic moves into Calgary on Feb. 8, 2017. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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A graduated driver’s licence program in Alberta that has been ineffect for the past 19 years is getting an overhaul.
The Graduated Driver Licensing program was introduced in Alberta in2003. New drivers with a learner’s, or Class 7, licence must have a fully licensed person seated next to them while driving, can’t drive between midnight and 5 a.m. and have no drugs or alcohol in their system while driving.