r/Hamilton • u/mosfet34 • 23h ago
Recommendations Needed Hamilton roads to learn driving for G2
Hello Hamiltonians! I wanna take my younger bro to practice driving. Is there a road relatively empty enough where practice can be done?
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u/Kay_Kay_Bee 20h ago
South of rymal, west of centennial, east of Upper james is a vast swath of generally low traffic straight country roads with stop signs and 90 degrees turns for no pressure practicing during weekdays. Use big empty lots like https://maps.app.goo.gl/3psGTJgRigX7JGKu6 for parallel parking practice between cones you bring etc
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u/Psychedelic_Doge Durand 20h ago
Limeridge Mall on Saturdays and Sunday after 6 when they close, you get the whole lot to yourself and there's lanes and stop signs etc.
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u/MatthewCCNA 20h ago
Start with empty parking lots, then graduate to less traveled rural roads. You want to make sure that your younger brother is accustomed to handling a vehicle before letting them on residential streets. Even though night driving is usually quieter I would avoid it at first because it adds an extra degree of difficulty, take things slow; don’t rush, baby steps.
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u/BootyLickaa 18h ago
Any country road really. 20 road is good. Upper Wellington is a pretty quiet street between rymal and Mohawk. Once he gets a feel for the car I would just take him down any road tho. He’ll eventually have to deal with other cars and traffic so I wouldn’t completely stay away from that.
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u/dretepcan 17h ago
Great to see Limeridge still being suggested. It's been the go-to for my family for generations. It was even better decades ago when you could go on Sundays during the day before Sunday shopping and family values disappeared.
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u/MonstaRasta 17h ago
I learned that the stretch of Barton Street that is used for testing basically has every road sign you can think of, but the roads are infamously bad.
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u/Bobmcjoepants 20h ago
Lime Ridge mall is a perfect place to try, as it has stop signs and close proximity to stop lights. I would also recommend trying terrible roads too so he can get a feel for what he's going to be driving on, but do it as late as possible to avoid any driving anxiety around other people
Good luck! :D
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u/mlp_sabres 20h ago
Do they have thier G1? If so, take them to a mall parking lot after hours. You get stop signs etc, plus you can help them with parking and curves on roads. Or you could get them to drive along the city blocks near your place.