CHAPER 4 - Keeping your driver's licence Flashcards
Demerit points stay on your record for how many years?
2 years from the date of the offence
How’s the demerit point system for NEW DRIVERS (level 1 and level 2 drivers)
2+ pts: warning letter
6 pts: attend an interview
9+ pts: suspend licence for 60 days; then, reduce to 4 pts. if again, suspend for 6 months
What happens if you fail to surrender your licence for suspension?
You can lose your licence for up to 2 years
How’s the demerit point system for FULLY licensed drivers?
6 pts: warning letter
9 pts: attend an interview; may also do driver re-examination
15 pts: licence suspensed for 30 days; then reduced to 7 pts. if again, suspended for 6 months
What offences for 7 pts? (2)
- failing to remain at collision scene
- failing to stop for police
What offences for 6 pts? (4)
- Careless driving
- Racing
- speed limit > 50km/h
- failing to stop for school bus
What offences for 5 pts? (1)
- failing to stop at unprotected railway crossing
What offences for 4 pts? (2)
- speed limit > 30-49 km/h
What offences for 3 pts? Give 3 examples
- speed limit > 16-29 km/h
- driving while holding hand-held device or viewing something else
- failing to yield the right-of-way
- failing to obey traffic control sign
- failing to obey school-crossing stop sign
- failing to slow down a stopped emergency vehicle
- failing to move into another lane (if possible) when passing an emergency vehicle
- failing to stop at a pedestrian crossover
- failing to obey police officer’s direction
- failing to report a collision to police
- driving the wrong way
- driving a closed road
- crossing where it’s prohibited
What offences for 2 pts? Give 3 examples
- failing to lower headlight beam
- improper opening of a vehicle door
- prohibited turns
- improper right/left turn
- failing to obey signs
- failing to signal
- unnecessary slow driving
- reversing on highway
- not wear seatbelt
- failing to secure infant passenger
- failing to ensure <16 yo is wearing seatbelt
