Yukon Class 7 Numbers Cheat Sheet: What the Handbook Prints, and What It Leaves Out
The figures below come from the Yukon Driver's Basic Handbook (Cars and Light Trucks, 2023 web edition) and from the Government of Yukon pages on getting a licence, licence suspensions, child car seats and impaired driving. No driving school, forum or prep site was used.
The Yukon Class 7 exam rewards people who know the territory's own numbers, and Yukon is unusual in what it does not publish. The handbook has no fine amounts, no demerit table by offence, and no blood alcohol limit for fully licensed drivers. We did not fill those gaps from memory or from another province. Those categories are simply absent here. The only points-by-offence figure we could source is 10 demerit points for a Criminal Code driving conviction.
What is on the sheet is solid. The suspension thresholds are 7 points for graduated licence drivers and 15 for everyone else, and the suspensions run 1 month, then 3 months for a second within a year, then 6 months. All five of those figures are confirmed by both the handbook and yukon.ca. So are the child seat numbers: 10 kg for rear-facing and forward-facing seats, over 22 kg to enter a booster, and booster use until 145 cm or 45 kg.
One figure needed a decision. The handbook gives the novice stage as 540 days in its licensing chart and as 18 months in its text. Yukon.ca says 18 months, so the sheet shows 18 months and records the 540 days as the chart figure.
We also found an error in our own bank. The explanation for one parking question said the handbook bans parking within six metres of a crosswalk or intersection. The handbook says 5 metres. The answer to that question was right, but the explanation has been flagged for correction.
Be aware of how this sheet was sourced. Of 57 rows, 24 are confirmed by two independent official sources and 33 rest on one, mostly the handbook alone, because yukon.ca and the territory's legislation site refuse scripted access and the Motor Vehicles Act could not be read as text. No statute is cited. Two items were left out because the handbook text was too ambiguous to trust: the school zone speed and the defensive driving course point reduction.
Yukon Class 7 learner's licence (Yukon Graduated Driver Licensing; then Class 5 novice, then full-privilege Class 5) · Numbers reference
Every number the Yukon Class 7 learner's licence (Yukon Graduated Driver Licensing; then Class 5 novice, then full-privilege Class 5) knowledge test can ask you for, in one place, checked against the official sources and built to print.
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Speed limits and zones
2 numbers| Value | Rule |
|---|---|
| 50 km/h | Default speed limit when no sign says otherwiseThe handbook publishes this single default and no separate rural figure. A posted sign always wins. |
| 30 km/h, 24 hours a day, every day | Playground zone speed limit and when it appliesThe handbook's sign chart prints this 24-hour rule for playground zones. School zones are different: the limit shown on the tab is in effect 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on school days. The same chart also prints a 50 km/h school zone entry that the text layout leaves ambiguous, so no school zone row is published. |
Distances and time gaps
18 numbers| Value | Rule |
|---|---|
| At least 3 seconds (4 or more in bad weather) | Minimum following distance in normal conditionsIncrease to 4 seconds in bad weather or on uneven or slippery roads. |
| At least 4 seconds | Following distance when a vehicle is close behind youThe handbook's tip also applies this four-second distance behind a large vehicle that could block your vision or a motorcycle that could stop very quickly. |
| At least 12 seconds ahead | How far ahead to scanThe handbook equates this to one to two blocks in the city and half a kilometre on the highway. |
| About 2 seconds per lane | Time to go straight across one lane of an intersectionIn ideal conditions, for most vehicles starting from a stop. |
| About 5 seconds | Time to turn right and reach 50 km/hIn ideal conditions, for most vehicles starting from a stop. |
| About 7 seconds | Time to turn left and reach 50 km/hAllow extra time if you must cross several lanes. |
| Add 2 seconds | Extra safety time to add when judging a gapAdded on top of the time your manoeuvre needs. |
| 300 m | Dim your high beams when an approaching vehicle is within |
| 150 m | Dim your high beams when following a vehicle within |
| Less than 150 m | Headlights and taillights required when visibility falls belowFor example in fog or heavy rain. |
| At least 150 m | Distance to stay back when following a fire truck |
| Stop 5 m to 15 m from the nearest rail | Where to stop at a railway crossing, measured from the nearest railRange: stop no closer than 5 m and no farther than 15 m. |
| About 2 km | Distance most trains need to stopNever try to beat a train across the crossing. |
| At least 30 m | Distance to move away from a vehicle stuck on a trackGet everyone out first, then move away to avoid flying debris and phone for help. |
| 150 m | U-turn prohibited on or near a hill crest where you cannot be seen within |
| At least 2 times the normal braking distance | Braking distance to allow on wet roads |
| Up to 10 times the normal braking distance | Braking distance it can take to stop on iceThe handbook words it as it can take you 10 times the normal distance. |
| Deeper than half a metre (50 cm) | Depth of moving water that can carry a car away |
Parking prohibitions
6 numbers| Value | Rule |
|---|---|
| 5 m | No parking within this distance of a fire hydrantMeasured from the point at the curb beside the hydrant. |
| 5 m | No parking within this distance of a crosswalk or intersectionThe handbook lists crosswalk and intersection together at 5 m.Our question bank and the official source disagree here. The official value is published. |
| 5 m | No parking within this distance of a stop sign or traffic light |
| 1.5 m | No parking within this distance of a driveway, back lane, private road or garage entrance |
| 15 m | No parking within this distance of the nearest rail of a railway crossing |
| Within 50 cm | Parallel parking: park within this distance of the curb |
Demerit points by offence
1 number| Value | Rule |
|---|---|
| 10 points | Demerit points recorded for a Criminal Code of Canada driving convictionThe handbook says a conviction may result in 10 demerit points being recorded. It prints no per-offence points table for traffic tickets, so none is published. |
Demerit point thresholds
5 numbers| Value | Rule |
|---|---|
| 7 or more points | Demerit points that trigger a suspension for a GDL driverApplies to Class 7 learner and Class 5 novice drivers. |
| 15 or more points | Demerit points that trigger a suspension for a fully licensed driverAll licence holders outside the GDL program. |
| 7 points | Demerit point balance after a full-licence suspension is served |
| 3 points | Demerit point balance after a GDL suspension is served |
| 2 years | How long reinstated points stay on your record after the suspension ends |
Suspension and impoundment lengths
4 numbers| Value | Rule |
|---|---|
| 1 month | First demerit point suspensionSame length for GDL and full licences. |
| 3 months | Second demerit point suspension within 1 year of the first |
| 6 months | Third or later demerit point suspension within a 2-year periodyukon.ca words it as 3 or more demerit point suspensions within a 2-year period; the handbook words it as the third or subsequent. |
| 30 days or longer | Police vehicle impoundment for driving illegally (for example impaired)This is a vehicle impoundment, not a licence suspension. The owner pays towing and storage. yukon.ca ties the 30-day minimum to a roadside suspension (over .08, refusing a demand, or driving while suspended). |
Alcohol and drug zero tolerance
2 numbers| Value | Rule |
|---|---|
| 0.00% (zero alcohol and zero drugs) | Alcohol and drug limit for a Class 7 learner or Class 5 novice driverZero tolerance in both GDL stages. The handbook prints no BAC limit for fully licensed drivers. |
| Zero alcohol and zero drugs | Alcohol and drug limit for your co-driver while co-drivingIf the co-driver breaks this rule, the supervised hours do not count. |
Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) timeline
14 numbers| Value | Rule |
|---|---|
| 15 | Minimum age to apply for a learner's licenceAlso requires ID, a written test and a vision test. |
| 6 months | Minimum length of the learner stage |
| 50 hours | Supervised driving practice to log in the learner stageYou may log the hours with different co-drivers. |
| At least 2 years | Years a co-driver must have held a licenceThe handbook says a valid full-privilege licence held for at least 2 years immediately before teaching you; the yukon.ca page says a valid minimum Class 5 licence for at least 2 years. |
| 5 a.m. to midnight only | Hours a learner may drive |
| 2 (more only if immediate family) | Passengers allowed for a learner, including the co-driveryukon.ca lists parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters and your children as the exceptions; the handbook list also includes a spouse. |
| Up to 4,000 kg and 7 seats including the driver | Largest vehicle a learner may driveGross vehicle weight and seating capacity. The machine field holds the weight. |
| Nothing at all | What a learner may tow |
| 16 | Minimum age to take the Class 5 road testYou also need to have held the learner's licence for 6 months and logged 50 hours. |
| Midnight to 5 a.m. | Hours a novice must have a co-driverThe co-driver rule may not apply to a driver with an approved midnight work exemption. |
| Up to 4,000 kg and 9 seats including the driver | Largest vehicle a novice may driveThe handbook adds that novice passengers cannot exceed the number of seatbelts. The machine field holds the weight. |
| At least 18 months | Minimum length of the novice stage before a full licenceThe 18 months must be in a row, without breaking the program restrictions. The handbook's licensing chart prints this stage as 540 days instead (see the next row). |
| At least 540 days in a row | Novice stage length as printed in the handbook's licensing chartThe handbook's own text and yukon.ca both say 18 months, so the chart's 540 days is about the same period counted in days. Treat 18 months as the rule and 540 days as the chart's wording. |
| Up to 5 years | Maximum validity of a driver's licence |
Child restraint thresholds
5 numbers| Value | Rule |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | Children younger than this are the driver's responsibilityThe driver must make sure they are properly restrained. |
| 10 kg (22 lb) and walking unassisted | Rear-facing seat: use until the child is at least this weight and walks unassistedBoth conditions apply. |
| Over 10 kg (22 lb) | Forward-facing seat with tether: child must be overThe tether must be used. yukon.ca also says the child must walk unassisted and stay in a 5-point harness until 22 kg. |
| Over 22 kg (48 lb) | Booster seat: child must weigh overUse a booster with a lap and shoulder belt, never a lap belt only. |
| 145 cm (4 ft 9 in) or 45 kg (100 lb) | Booster seat: use until the child reachesyukon.ca says whichever comes first; the handbook says 145 cm or at least 45 kg. The machine field holds the height. |
Other provinces
Cheat sheets for the other graduated licensing streams.
- Alberta Class 7: every number on one page
- British Columbia Class 7L: every number on one page
- Manitoba Class 5L: every number on one page
- New Brunswick Class 7: every number on one page
- Newfoundland and Labrador Class 5: every number on one page
- Nova Scotia Class 7: every number on one page
- Northwest Territories Class 7: every number on one page
- Nunavut Class 7: every number on one page
- Ontario G1: every number on one page
- Prince Edward Island Class 7: every number on one page
- Quebec Learner's Licence: every number on one page
- Saskatchewan Class 7: every number on one page
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