8. Appendix

8a. Glossary

Ability Impaired - Alcohol:
Driving while one’s ability is impaired by alcohol or driving with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding 80 milligrams in 100 millilitres of blood.

Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension (ADLS):
This program, designed to reduce drinking and driving, started November 29, 1996. Under this program, provincial law permits the immediate suspension of a driver's licence for 90 days upon evidence gathered by a police officer that the driver (a) was shown to have a concentration of alcohol in excess of 80 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood or (b) the driver failed or refused to provide a breath or blood sample.

Alcohol Involved:
This category includes both drivers reported as ability impaired by alcohol and drivers reported as "had been drinking".

Class G1 Driver's Licence:
A holder of a Class G1 driver's licence:

• must have a zero blood alcohol concentration while driving;
• must have only one passenger in the front seat. That person, the accompanying driver, must be a fully licensed driver (Class A, B, C, D, E, F or G) with at least four years driving experience. That person’s blood alcohol concentration must be less than .05;
• unless accompanied by a licensed driving instructor, must not drive on Ontario's "400- series" highways or on high speed expressways such as the Queen Elizabeth Way, the Don Valley Parkway, E.C. Row Expressway and the Conestoga Parkway;
• must limit the number of passengers they carry to the number of seat belts in the vehicle;
• must not drive between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m;
• may drive Class G vehicle only.

Level One lasts 12 months, but that time can be reduced to eight months by completing an approved driver education course. For information about approved courses, call ServiceOntario at 1-800-268-4686. At the end of the level, drivers must pass a road test before proceeding to Level Two.

Class G2 Driver's Licence:
A holder of a Class G2 driver's licence:

• must have a zero blood alcohol concentration while driving;
• is allowed to drive any motor vehicle that requires a Class G driver’s licence (e.g., an automobile) on the road;
• must limit the number of passengers they carry to the number of seat belts in the vehicle;
• during the first 6 months on G2, a driver under the age of 20 driving between midnight and 5 a.m. must restrict the number of teenage passengers to one when driving without an accompanied full “G” driver; after 6 months of driving at the G2 level, the number of teenage passengers can’t exceed three (since 2005).

Level Two lasts 12 months. After completing this level, drivers are eligible to take a comprehensive test to qualify for full licence privileges.

Class M1 Motorcycle Driver's Licence:
A holder of a Class M1 motorcycle driver's licence:

• allows the holder to operate a motorcycle, limited-speed motorcycle (motor scooter) or motor-assisted bicycle (moped) for the purposes of training;
• must have a zero blood alcohol concentration while driving;
• is only allowed to drive during daylight hours (one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset);
• is only allowed to drive on roads with speed limits of 80 km/h or less, except where there is no other route to take.
• Class M1 Motorcycle Driver's Licence holders may drive on highways 11, 17, 61, 69, 71, 101, 102, 144, and 655;
• may not carry passengers.

Level One lasts at least 60 days, and the licence is valid for 90 days. Level One drivers must pass the M1 road test before proceeding to Level Two. Alternatively, during Level One, they may take an approved motorcycle or motor scooter safety course that includes a road test, instead of the ministry road test.

Class M2 Motorcycle Driver's Licence:
A holder of a Class M2 motorcycle driver's licence:

• must have a zero blood alcohol concentration while driving.

After completing Level Two, drivers will be eligible to take a comprehensive test to qualify for full licence privileges.

Class M2/M with L Condition:

• A Class M2 or M with L Condition is a motorcycle licence that restricts the licence holder to operating mopeds or limited-speed motorcycles.

Conviction:
Registered when a person pleads guilty to, or is found guilty of, an offence related to a motor vehicle under any Act of the Ontario Legislature or its accompanying regulations, under the Parliament of Canada or any accompanying order, or under any municipal by-law.

Driver:
Unless specified otherwise, any person, whether licensed or not, considered to be in care and control of a vehicle at the time of a collision.

Had Been Drinking:
Driving after having consumed an amount of alcohol not considered sufficient to be legally impaired or with a measured blood alcohol count of greater than zero but less than 80 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood. Blood alcohol concentration between .05 and .08 results in a 12-hour automatic driver licence suspension.

Hanger-on:
Hangers-on are persons hanging onto a moving motor vehicle's fenders, bumpers, doors or other parts of the vehicle and not located inside; e.g., riding in back of pick-up.

Highway:
A common and public highway, street, avenue, etc., any part of which is intended for public use or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles and including the area between the property lines.

Kilometres Travelled:
Prior to 2000, vehicle fleet mileage was estimated on the basis of taxed gasoline and motor fuel sales. Total litres sold were converted to kilometers travelled based on a conversion factor of 22.0 kilometres per gallon. Starting in 2000, vehicle kilometres travelled are based on estimates provided by Statistics Canada and Transport Canada.

Limited-Speed Motorcycle (Motor Scooter):
A limited-speed motorcycle is also known as a “motor scooter.”
Motor scooters can be either electric or gas powered with a “step through” design and have a maximum speed of 70 km/h. Most motor scooters have automatic transmissions, with a maximum engine displacement of 50 cubic centimetres.