Driving Within The Law Flashcards
What causes fatigue?
- Lack of sleep or rest
- Emotional stress
- Boredom
- Driving for long periods
- Physical activity
- Illness
- Eye strain
What can fatigue do to you while driving?
It can decrease your time to react, and impair your judgement and thinking
What should you do to reduce the risk of fatigue?
Keep your vehicle at a reduced temperature and be sure you are well rested and make sure to keep your eyes moving
What may you face if you drink or take drugs and drive?
- Heavy fines
- A criminal record
- Time in jail
- Loss of license
- Increased vehicle insurance premiums
- Damage to property
- Loss of employment
When are you convicted of an offense?
- Pay the fine on your ticket voluntarily
- Appear in court and ate found guilty
- Fail to appear in court
How long do convictions stay on your driving record?
10 years
At what point will your license be suspended when you are fully licensed?
If you have accumulated 15 or more demerit points in a 2 year period
What can you get 7 demerit points for?
•Failing to remain at a scene of collision
What could you get six demerit points for?
- Careless driving
- Failing to stop for a school bus
- Racing
- Speeding (exceeding speed limit by 51km/h
What could you get 5 demerit points for?
- Failing to stop at a railway crossing
* Failing to stop for a peace officer
What could get 4 demerit points for?
- Failing to yield right-of-way to a pedestrian
- Following too closely
- Speeding by 31 km/h
What could you get 3 demerit points for?
- Driving to the left of a yellow line
- Driving in the wrong direction on a one way
- Failing to report a collision
- Not stopping at an intersection
- Improper passing
- Stunting
- Speeding by 16km/h
What would you get 2 demerit points for?
- Failing to obey instruction
- Improper backing
- Improper turns
- Improper u-turn
- Traffic lane violations
- curfew driving
- Having more passengers than seatbelt a
- Supervisor not fully qualified
What is the curfew for class 7/GDL drivers?
No driving between midnight and 5 a.m.
If your license is suspended where can you give up your license?
At any Alberta registry
