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G2 road test checklist

Every move the examiner can ask for.

61 situations from Ontario’s G2 road test, in the order a test runs, each with the moves to make. Learn them alongside your lessons, then rehearse them. From the Official MTO Driver’s Handbook and Ontario driving instructors. Rules checked 8 Nov 2026.

Leaving the centre

Getting set, showing your signals, and pulling out of the lot.

Get set to drive

Get yourself ready to drive, and tell me when you're set.
  1. Move your seat so your wrists rest on top of the wheel.
  2. Set the rear-view mirror to frame the whole back window.
  3. Set each side mirror so your car just shows at the edge.
  4. Buckle your seatbelt before the engine starts.
  5. Foot on the brake, then start the engine.
  6. Turn off cruise control, lane assist and parking aids.

Show your signals

Before we go, show me your left signal, your right signal, and your brake lights.
  1. Turn on your left signal, then cancel it.
  2. Turn on your right signal, then cancel it.
  3. Press the brake pedal and hold it.
  4. Know where the hazard light button is.

Drive out of the space

When you're ready, pull out of the parking space and head for the exit.
  1. Check your mirrors and look all around the car.
  2. Signal toward the way you're pulling out.
  3. Shoulder check on the side you're pulling toward.
  4. Foot on the brake, shift to drive, release the parking brake.
  5. Creep out slowly, ready to stop for people walking.
  6. Wheels straight until your mirror passes their front corner. Then turn.
  7. Keep right in the lot lane.

Back out of the space

When you're ready, back out of the space and head for the exit.
  1. Check your mirrors and look all around the car.
  2. Foot on the brake, shift to reverse, release the parking brake.
  3. Look over your shoulder and back straight out, slowly.
  4. Wheels straight until your mirror passes their tail light. Then turn.
  5. Stop. Shift to drive, check the dash, then steer.
  6. Keep right in the lot lane.

Drive through the lot

Follow the lane through the lot toward the exit.
  1. Keep to the right side of the lot lane.
  2. Watch for cars backing out of spaces.
  3. Stop for people walking between parked cars.
  4. Keep it slow, ready to stop at any moment.

The lot's speed limit

Follow the lane to the exit, please.
  1. Spot the lot's speed limit sign.
  2. Ease down to the posted limit before you pass it.
  3. Glance at your speedometer.
  4. Watch for people stepping out between parked cars.
  5. Hold the limit all the way to the exit.

Leave the lot, turn right

At the exit, turn right onto the road.
  1. Signal right before you reach the exit.
  2. Stop fully before the sidewalk.
  3. Look left, right, then left again.
  4. Shoulder check right for cyclists before you turn.
  5. Turn into the nearest lane, then build speed smoothly.

Stop signs and lights

Full stops, all-way stops, stale greens and right on red.

Stop sign, go straight

At the stop sign, go straight through.
  1. Rear-view first, then slow down early.
  2. Stop fully behind the white line.
  3. No line? Stop before the crosswalk, or before the edge of the road.
  4. Look left, right, then left again.
  5. Creep forward if your view is blocked, then stop again.
  6. Go when it's clear, both hands on the wheel.

All-way stop, turn left

At the all-way stop, turn left.
  1. Signal left before you slow down.
  2. Rear-view first, then stop fully behind the line.
  3. Let cars that stopped before you go first.
  4. If you arrive at the same time, yield to the car on your right.
  5. Check the crosswalk you're turning into before you go.

Through a green light

Continue straight through the lights.
  1. Scan the whole intersection as you approach.
  2. Check your mirror in case you need to stop.
  3. Cover the brake if the green has been on a while.
  4. Glance at your speedometer as you cross.
  5. Stay in your lane until you're through the intersection.

The light turns yellow

Keep going straight.
  1. Rear-view first: is anyone close behind you?
  2. Stop before the line if you can do it safely.
  3. Too close to stop safely? Go through with care.
  4. Never speed up to beat the light.

Right on red

At the red light, turn right.
  1. Rear-view, right mirror, then signal right.
  2. Shoulder check right for cyclists.
  3. Stop fully behind the line.
  4. Look left for a gap, and right for people crossing.
  5. Check there's no sign saying no right turn on red.
  6. Turn only when the road and crosswalk are clear.

Traffic backed up

Continue straight. Traffic is backed up past the lights.
  1. Stop before the intersection, not in it.
  2. Leave room to see the rear tires of the car ahead.
  3. Keep the crosswalk clear.
  4. Go only when there's room on the far side.

Yield sign

Turn right at the yield sign.
  1. Rear-view, right mirror, then signal right.
  2. Slow down as you near the yield sign.
  3. Look left for traffic on the road you're joining.
  4. Stop only if traffic or people need you to.
  5. Shoulder check right for cyclists.
  6. Go at a safe gap, then build speed.

Left and right turns

Signals, shoulder checks and finishing in the right lane.

Right turn at the lights

At the lights, turn right.
  1. Rear-view, right mirror, then signal right.
  2. Shoulder check right for cyclists.
  3. Slow down before the turn, not during it.
  4. Look at the crosswalk you're turning into.
  5. Turn into the right-hand lane.

Left turn at the lights

At the lights, turn left.
  1. Rear-view, left mirror, then signal left early.
  2. Pull in past the crosswalk and wait, wheels straight.
  3. Yield to oncoming traffic and people crossing.
  4. Shoulder check left before you turn.
  5. Finish in the lane closest to the centre line.

Left turn at a stop sign

At the stop sign, turn left.
  1. Signal left before you slow down.
  2. Stop fully behind the line.
  3. Look left, right, then left again.
  4. Shoulder check left before you go.
  5. Turn into the right side of the new road.

Right turn at a stop sign

At the stop sign, turn right.
  1. Rear-view, right mirror, then signal right.
  2. Shoulder check right before you stop.
  3. Stop fully behind the line.
  4. Look left, right, then left again.
  5. Turn close to the curb without touching it.

Two left-turn lanes

There are two left-turn lanes ahead. Use the right one.
  1. Rear-view, left mirror, then signal left.
  2. Shoulder check before you move into the lane.
  3. Stay in your own lane through the whole turn.
  4. Watch the car beside you. It may drift.
  5. Finish in the matching lane on the new road.

Right turn past a bike lane

Turn right at the next street. Watch for the bike lane.
  1. Rear-view, then right mirror for cyclists.
  2. Signal right early.
  3. Shoulder check right before you cross the bike lane.
  4. Yield to any cyclist before you cross their lane.
  5. Turn into the right-hand lane.

Left onto a one-way street

At the lights, turn left onto the one-way street.
  1. Check the one-way sign before you turn.
  2. Rear-view, left mirror, then signal left.
  3. Wait in the lane closest to the centre line, wheels straight.
  4. Yield to oncoming traffic and people crossing.
  5. Shoulder check left before you turn.
  6. Finish in the far left lane of the one-way street.

Left off a one-way street

At the next street, turn left.
  1. Rear-view, left mirror, then signal left early.
  2. Shoulder check left.
  3. Move into the far left lane of the one-way street.
  4. Look left, right, then left again.
  5. Turn into the lane just right of the centre line.
  6. Move to the right lane later, when it's safe.

Lane changes

Mirror, signal, shoulder, then move.

Change to the left lane

When it's safe, change to the left lane.
  1. Check your rear-view mirror.
  2. Check your left mirror.
  3. Signal left.
  4. Shoulder check left.
  5. Move over smoothly and keep your speed.
  6. Cancel your signal.

Change to the right lane

When it's safe, move into the right lane.
  1. Check your rear-view mirror.
  2. Check your right mirror.
  3. Signal right.
  4. Shoulder check right.
  5. Move over smoothly and keep your speed.
  6. Cancel your signal.

Pass a parked car

There's a car parked in your lane ahead. Go around it.
  1. Rear-view first, then ease off early.
  2. Rear-view, left mirror, signal left, shoulder check left.
  3. Move out with plenty of space beside the car.
  4. Rear-view, right mirror, signal right, shoulder check right.
  5. Move back once you see the car in your rear-view mirror.

Move two lanes over

Move two lanes to the right.
  1. Change one lane at a time.
  2. Rear-view, right mirror, signal right, shoulder check right. Then the first lane.
  3. Settle in that lane for a moment.
  4. Rear-view, right mirror, shoulder check right again. Then the next lane.
  5. Cancel your signal at the end.

Your lane ends

Your lane ends ahead. Move over when you can.
  1. Spot the lane-ends sign. Rear-view, then left mirror.
  2. Signal early.
  3. Shoulder check toward the lane you're joining.
  4. Match the speed of that lane.
  5. Move into a gap without stopping, if you can.

Bus pulling out

Keep going. There's a city bus at the stop ahead.
  1. Watch for the bus's left signal.
  2. Rear-view first, then ease off.
  3. Let the bus pull out ahead of you.
  4. Keep at least 2 seconds behind it.

Speed and merging

40 zones, hills, merges and following distance.

Into a 40 zone

Keep going straight. We're coming into a forty zone.
  1. Read the sign as you pass it.
  2. Ease off the gas before the sign, not after.
  3. Glance at your speedometer.
  4. Hold 40 km/h until a sign shows a new limit.

Down a hill

Follow the road down the hill.
  1. Lift off the gas before the top.
  2. Glance at your speedometer halfway down.
  3. Brake gently to hold your speed.
  4. Leave extra space behind the car ahead.

Merge onto a main road

Merge onto the main road from this lane.
  1. Rear-view, left mirror, then signal left early.
  2. Shoulder check for a gap.
  3. Match the speed of traffic in the lane.
  4. Choose the gap behind, not the gap ahead.
  5. Glance at your speedometer once you're in.
  6. Cancel your signal.

Following distance

Follow the car ahead of you.
  1. Stay at least 2 seconds behind.
  2. Add more space in rain or snow.
  3. Check your mirrors every 5 to 10 seconds.
  4. Watch two or three cars ahead for brake lights.

The limit changes

Stay on this road. Watch for the speed limit change.
  1. Spot the new sign early.
  2. Slow down before you pass a lower limit sign.
  3. Speed up gently after a higher limit sign.
  4. Check your speedometer once you've settled.

A long straight road

Keep going straight for a while.
  1. Find the speed limit sign.
  2. Glance at your speedometer every block or so.
  3. Ease off if you've crept over.
  4. Check your mirrors every 5 to 10 seconds.
  5. Look far ahead, not just at the car in front.

People and school buses

PXOs, crossing guards, school zones and buses.

Pedestrian crossover

Keep going. There's a pedestrian crossover ahead.
  1. Spot the PXO (pedestrian crossover) sign early.
  2. Rear-view first, then slow down.
  3. If someone is crossing or waiting, stop behind the yield line.
  4. Wait until they've fully crossed the road.
  5. Never pass a car stopped at a PXO.

Crossing guard

Keep going. There's a crossing guard ahead.
  1. Slow down as soon as you see the guard.
  2. Stop when the guard holds up the stop sign.
  3. Wait until the guard and every child are off the road.
  4. Move off slowly once the guard is back on the sidewalk.

School bus ahead

The school bus ahead has its red lights flashing.
  1. Stop at least 20 metres behind the bus.
  2. Stay stopped until the lights stop and the stop arm folds.
  3. Watch for children near the road.
  4. Move off slowly.

School bus coming toward you

A school bus coming toward you has its red lights flashing.
  1. Stop, even though the bus is on the other side.
  2. Stop well back so children can cross.
  3. Wait until the lights stop flashing.
  4. Check for children before you move off.

People in the crosswalk

At the lights, turn right. There are people crossing.
  1. Rear-view, right mirror, signal right, shoulder check right.
  2. Look at the crosswalk you're turning into.
  3. Yield to anyone crossing or about to cross.
  4. Turn only when the crosswalk is clear.

School zone

Keep going. We're coming into a school zone.
  1. Spot the school zone sign and its limit.
  2. Slow to the posted speed.
  3. Glance at your speedometer.
  4. Watch between parked cars for children.

Residential streets

No-sign intersections, parked cars and cyclists.

Intersection with no signs

Go straight through the next intersection.
  1. Notice there are no signs or lights.
  2. Slow down as you approach.
  3. Look left and right for traffic.
  4. Let any car that got there first go first.
  5. Yield to the car on your right if you arrive together.

Street with parked cars

Follow this street.
  1. Leave a door's width from parked cars.
  2. Watch for children between parked cars.
  3. Slow down where the street narrows.
  4. Glance at your speedometer.

Narrow street, oncoming car

Keep going. A car is coming the other way.
  1. Check who has the parked cars on their side.
  2. If they're on your side, slow down and let the other car through.
  3. Wait in a gap with room to pull back out.
  4. Go when the way is clear.

Pass a cyclist

There's a cyclist ahead. Pass when it's safe.
  1. Slow down and stay back until it's safe.
  2. Rear-view, left mirror, signal left, shoulder check left.
  3. Leave at least 1 metre as you pass.
  4. Check your mirror before you move back.

Right onto a side street

Turn right at the next street.
  1. Signal right early.
  2. Shoulder check right.
  3. Slow down before the corner.
  4. Watch for people at the corner.
  5. Turn into the right side of the road.

Speed humps

Follow this street. There are speed humps.
  1. Slow down before each hump.
  2. Keep both hands on the wheel.
  3. Hold a steady speed between humps.
  4. Glance at your speedometer.

Special situations

Emergency vehicles, railways, roundabouts and work zones.

Ambulance behind you

An ambulance is coming up behind you with its lights on.
  1. Rear-view, right mirror, then signal right.
  2. Pull to the right edge and stop.
  3. Stay clear of the intersection when you stop.
  4. Wait until it has passed.
  5. Rear-view, left mirror, signal left, shoulder check left. Then pull back out.

Stopped police car

There's a police car stopped on the right with its lights flashing.
  1. Rear-view first, then slow down.
  2. Move over a lane if it's safe.
  3. Can't move over? Slow down and pass with care.

Railway crossing

There's a railway crossing ahead.
  1. Slow down and look both ways along the tracks.
  2. If a train is coming, stop at least 5 metres from the nearest rail.
  3. Never stop on the tracks.
  4. Cross only when you're sure it's clear.

Roundabout

At the roundabout, take the second exit.
  1. Slow down and pick your lane early.
  2. Yield to traffic already in the roundabout, coming from the left.
  3. Enter at a gap and keep moving.
  4. Signal right before your exit.
  5. Shoulder check right before you leave.

Construction zone

There's a construction zone ahead.
  1. Slow to the posted construction speed.
  2. Follow the signs and the traffic control person.
  3. Watch for workers and machines.
  4. Keep your speed down until the zone ends.

Traffic lights are out

The traffic lights ahead are out.
  1. Treat it as an all-way stop.
  2. Stop fully behind the line.
  3. Let anyone who stopped first go first.
  4. Go when it's your turn and the way is clear.

Roadside stop, turnabout, hills

The three moves every G2 test asks for.

Roadside stop

Pull over to the right and stop at a safe spot ahead.
  1. Pick a legal spot, away from driveways and hydrants.
  2. Rear-view, right mirror, then signal right.
  3. Shoulder check right.
  4. Stop parallel to the curb, about 30 cm away.
  5. Cancel your signal and turn on your hazard lights.
  6. Shift to park and set the parking brake.

Pull away from the curb

Now move back into traffic when it's safe.
  1. Foot on the brake, shift to drive, release the parking brake.
  2. Rear-view, then left mirror.
  3. Turn off your hazard lights, then signal left.
  4. Shoulder check left.
  5. Pull out smoothly and build speed.
  6. Cancel your signal.

Three-point turn

Turn the car around to face the other way.
  1. Rear-view, right mirror, signal right, shoulder check right. Pull to the curb and stop.
  2. Rear-view, left mirror, signal left, shoulder check left.
  3. Turn hard left and start to creep across.
  4. If a car comes, stop and wait for it to pass.
  5. Creep across. Stop when the far curb hides under the hood.
  6. Shift to reverse and check the dash. Signal right and look over your right shoulder.
  7. Turn the wheel right and back up slowly, stopping before the curb.
  8. Shift to drive and check the dash. Look both ways and turn left to finish.

Park uphill, with a curb

Park here on the hill, facing uphill, beside the curb.
  1. Rear-view, right mirror, signal right, shoulder check right.
  2. Stop close to the curb.
  3. Turn the wheels left, away from the curb.
  4. Let the car roll back gently until the tire rests on the curb.
  5. Set the parking brake and shift to park.

Park downhill, with a curb

Park here, facing downhill, beside the curb.
  1. Rear-view, right mirror, signal right, shoulder check right.
  2. Stop close to the curb.
  3. Turn the wheels right, toward the curb.
  4. Ease off the brake and let the car roll forward until the tire touches the curb.
  5. Set the parking brake and shift to park.

Park on a hill, no curb

Park on this hill. There's no curb here.
  1. Rear-view, right mirror, signal right, shoulder check right.
  2. Pull over to the right edge of the road.
  3. Turn the wheels right, toward the edge.
  4. Set the parking brake and shift to park.

Back at the centre

Reverse into a space and parallel park.

Reverse into a space

Back into one of the parking spaces on your right, then turn the engine off.
  1. Rear-view, right mirror, then signal right.
  2. Pass 2 to 3 m from the parked cars. Stop with your mirror on line 3.
  3. Shift to reverse, check the gear on the dash, and do a full 360 check.
  4. Look through the rear window as you back up.
  5. Turn the wheel all the way toward the space and crawl back.
  6. Straighten the wheels and stop inside the lines.
  7. Shift to park, set the parking brake, and turn off the engine.

Parallel park

Parallel park behind the car ahead on your right.
  1. Rear-view, right mirror, then signal right.
  2. Stop about 1 m beside the car ahead, back bumpers even.
  3. Shift to reverse, do a 360 check, then look back over your right shoulder.
  4. Back up slowly, turning right as your rear passes their bumper.
  5. Turn left once you're about 45 degrees to the curb.
  6. Stop within 30 cm of the curb with wheels straight.
  7. Shift to park and set the parking brake.

Park forward into a space

Park in one of the spaces on your left, front first.
  1. Rear-view, left mirror, signal left, shoulder check left.
  2. Drive along the far side of the aisle.
  3. Shoulder on the line 1 space before yours: turn the wheel once to the left.
  4. Crawl in. Check your left mirror, then your right, for even gaps.
  5. Straighten the wheels and stop before the end of the space.
  6. Shift to park and set the parking brake.

G2 road test myths

What people get wrong, and what’s true.

Driving well under the limit always looks safe.

Myth. Holding up traffic for no reason gets noticed. Sit just under the limit.

A rolling stop is fine if no one is coming.

Myth. A stop sign means the wheels stop turning, every time.

You can turn right on red after a full stop, unless a sign says no.

Fact. Stop fully first, then yield to traffic and people crossing.

At an all-way stop, if you arrive together, the car on the right goes first.

Fact. Otherwise, the first car to stop is the first to go.

Moving your eyes is enough for a blind-spot check.

Myth. Your blind spot is beside and behind you. Only a head turn shows it.

At a PXO, you can go once the person has passed your lane.

Myth. Wait until they've crossed the whole road and reached the far side.

You must stop for a school bus on the far side of a road with a median.

Myth. With a median, only traffic behind the bus stops. Without one, both ways stop.

Ontario law says leave at least 1 metre when you pass a cyclist.

Fact. Where you can, leave more.

You can ask the examiner to repeat an instruction.

Fact. Ask 'could you repeat that?' Guessing causes errors.

Touching the curb once means the test is over.

Myth. A light touch is a mark, not the end. Reset, breathe, and finish the move.

Using only your mirrors is fine for backing up.

Myth. Turn and look through the rear window. Mirrors miss what's low and close.

You can use your back-up camera on the test.

Myth. Back-up cameras, parking assist, lane assist and cruise control aren't allowed. Use your own checks.

If you stop past the line, back up to it.

Myth. Stay where you are. Backing up at an intersection is a risk to the car behind you.

A yield sign always means you must stop.

Myth. Slow down, and stop only if traffic or people have the right of way.

You can turn left on a red light from one one-way street onto another.

Fact. Stop fully first, then yield to people and traffic.

The examiner won't ask you to do anything illegal.

Fact. If an instruction seems to break a rule, ask before you act.

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