The only thing keeping a new B.C. driver away from independence on the road is the ICBC road test.

Currently, the demand for the tests have never been higher. Last month, a record 35,000 road tests were conducted throughout the province, and the monthly average was up 24 per cent.

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Observations and speed maintenance are the main two reasons drivers fail their road tests reports Boal.

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When it comes to speed maintenance, he says it 91裸聊视频渃an be a really huge factor in driving. People miss 30 km zones, miss the 50 km zones, their speed is inconsistent, too fast, too slow. Those two things I mentioned, they (drivers) can really work on them so they feel more confident. That91裸聊视频檒l be a huge step in the right direction.91裸聊视频�

The pandemic also played a part in increasing road test demand. Due to COVID-19 restrictions being lifted, ICBC had a huge influx of people over the last year doing their knowledge test.

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On Vancouver Island, the monthly average was up 22 per cent in May for the amount of road tests conducted.

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When it comes to driving on Vancouver Island, ICBC has conducted 15 per cent more road tests on the Island compared to the same period in 2018 to 2019, before the pandemic.

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