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Lol that’s a reach
I don’t necessarily disagree but is there any reason that this is framed as an immigration issue rather than just a driving issue? I grew up in an area with snow too and I guarantee you ppl can be native to the area and still shit drivers. 
If you think requirements for driving should place a larger emphasis on winter driving, then just say that and it covers residents and immigrants. >


is there any reason that this is framed as an immigration issue rather than just a driving issue?

Xenophobia. >

Plus like in American sometimes when southerners come up to the north they have difficulty driving cuz of the snow. It's not their fault since their not used to it but that's something that happens in the same damn country. >

This should be applied to all people, not just immigrants. I can't count the number of local residents,  who have lived in my area their entire lives, who still can't understand the natural events messing with driving conditions. I'm included in that number too, almost wrecked a few weeks ago because I didn't take diving safety seriously. >

I mean I totally agree, but it would still need to be two separate tests or whatever it would be because alot of licenses just get transferred over or take a simple theory/simple road test. So it would still be different than getting your license here with all the tests we do. But still agree, everyone should have to prove they can safely drive in the snow! >

I live in Pittsburgh and there are people I’ve know my entire life who STILL can’t drive properly in the snow. >

Honestly same up here in Ontario >

Then why are you focused on immigrants >

I moved from Florida to Ohio. I’m the most careful driver in snow ever because I have so little winter driving experience.
It’s the veterans of multiple winters who have dealt with snow their whole life that are insane.
If you look up air crashes attributed to pilot error, it’s very often senior pilots with thousands of hours in the air who get complacent. Not newbies. >

Not only immigrants. I see too many cars on the road with all seasons driving like they would in the summer. Also, pedestrians crossing roads thinking cars will stop like they can in the summer. >

This is coming from a Canadian as well. We aren’t taught how to drive in the winter, not in drivers school, not elsewhere. It’s entirely dependent on whether your parents grace you with the necessary knowledge. I got lucky enough to have a dad who is very into cars and could tell you anything related to them, but many aren’t so lucky. Not to mention how easy it is to pass the drivers tests, and people STILL go to other smaller areas to “improve their odds.” We need very strict licensing so that the accidents on the road aren’t caused by idiots who passed easy tests. >

Interesting, where and when did you take your drivers Ed? When I did mine we learned it in the theory class and I happened to have one practical lesson where it snowed (I know this isn’t everyone’s case but I do think it should be something required to pass your drivers Ed course) and I also had a dad who taught me because he used to drive up north all the time and did not want me to get stranded somewhere cuz I was being dumb! >

I’m 21 becoming 22 in a couple months, so would be 2016 maybe? I’d imagine it was when I turned 16. I’m from Southern Ontario and learned this type of driving from my dad alone, not from any drivers school. Funnily enough I also learned as we often drive up north to the cottage where the roads don’t get ploughed much. 
It’s very important to learn but I don’t think we’re doing a good job of teaching it. >

Must be a regional thing! I take a lot of back roads to work and to the city because I live in the country and roads are very poorly ploughed, so if you don’t know how to drive in the snow, you SOL and stuck in a ditch until someone comes to get you, so it’s a learn or suffer the consequences a lot too. My dad learned the hard way most of the time and told me how to not do such things lol >

what are we gonna do for people who grew up in snowy environments and still don’t know how to drive in the snow (like 70% of people that live in snowy areas). >

Take drivers Ed? That’s where I learned majority of my winter condition skills. Maybe make drivers Ed mandatory and atleast one car lesson with an instructor in the snow. >

but what are people supposed to do when they take drivers ed in a non snowy season lmao ???
i grew up in Minnesota. They didn’t reach us shit about driving in the snow. It snows 6 months of the year there. 
plus that’s just not how private businesses or schools are going to plan. they aren’t going to ever risk that much liability. nor would the demand of scheduling to include a snowy condition isn’t sustainable.
Edit: drivers Ed was mandatory for us in Minnesota. So the logic of “take drivers ed?” already doesn’t work. >

As a Canadian, why only apply to immigrants? No province has any snow training tests for its own citizens. It would be good if it’s implemented for all people. >

That's a very creative way to express your xenophobia, I have to say.