Keeping Your Drivers License Flashcards
It is illegal to:
- Lend your license
- Let someone else use it
- Use an altered license
- Use another license as your own
- Have more than one drivers license
- Use a fictitious license
What are drivers convicted of driving-related offences have recorded in their record?
Demerit points
How long does demerit points stay on your record?
Two years from the date of the offence
New Drivers
You will receive a warning letter
Two or more points
New drivers
You will receive a warning letter encouraging you to improve driving behaviour
6 points
New drivers
License will be suspended for 60 days from the date you surrender it to the MTO
Nine or more points
New drivers
If you fail to surrender your license how long can you lose it for?
2 years
New drivers
After suspension, the number of points on your record will be reduced to how many points?
4
New drivers
If you reach 9 points again, your license may be suspended for how many months?
6
As a level 1 or 2 driver, you will have your license suspended if you accumulate ____ or more demerit points during a ____ year period
9, 2
Fully licensed drivers
You will receive a warning letter recommending that you improve your driving skills
6 demerit points
Fully licensed driver
You will receive a warning letter encouraging you to improve your driving behaviour
9 demerit points
Fully licensed drivers
License will be suspended for 30 days from the date you hand over your license to MTO
15 demerit points
Fully licensed drivers
You can lose you license for up to ___ years if you fail to surrender it
2 years
Fully licensed drivers
After the suspension, the number of points on your drivers record will be reduced to _____ demerit points
7
Any extra points could bring you to the ______
Interview level
- Careless driving
- Racing
3 failing to stop for a school bus
6 demerit points
- Failing to remain at the scene of a collision
- Failing to stop for police
7 demerit points
- Exceeding the speed limit by 40 km/h or more on roads with a speed limit of less than 80 km/h
6 demerit points
Driver if bus failing to stop at railway crossing unprotected
5 demerit points
- Following to closely
- Failing to stop at a pedestrian crossover
4 demerit points
Exceeding the speed limit by 50 km/h or more
6 demerit points
Exceeding the speed limit by 30 to 49 km/h
4 demerit points
1 Failing to lower headlight beam
2. Improper lowering of a vehicle
3. Prohibited turn
2 points
- Towing people on toboggans, bicycles
- Failing to obey signs
2 points
- Failing to share the road
- Improper right or left turn
- Failing to signal
2 points
Exceeding the speed limit by 16 to 29 km/hr
3 points
- Failing to yield the right of way
- Failing to obey a stop sign, traffic light or railway crossing signal
3 demerit points.
- Failing to obey traffic control stop signs/ slow sign
- Failing to obey school crossing stop sign
3 demerit points
- Failing to signal
- Unnecessary slow driving
- Reversing on a highway
2 demerit points
Failing to obey directions of police officer
Failing to report a collision to police officer
3 demerit points
Improper driving where road is divided into two lanes
Crowding the drivers seat
3 demerit points
Driving the wrong way on a divided road
3 demerit points
- Reversing on a highway
- Driver failing to wear a seatbelt
- Driver failing to ensure infant passenger is secure
2 demerit points
- Driver failing to ensure toddler is passenger/ child is secured
- Driver failing to ensure passenger under 16 is wearing a seatbelt
2 demerit points
Driver failing to ensure that a passenger under 16 years is sitting in a seat that has a seatbelt
2 demerit points
Driving or operating a vehicle in a closed road
3 demerit points
- Failing to slow and carefully pass a stopped emergency vehicle
- Failing to move, where possible, into another lane when passing a stopped emergency vehicle
3 demerit points
Driving a vehicle equipped with a radar detector
3 demerit points
Improper use of a high-occupancy vehicle lane
3 demerit points
Crossing a divided road where no proper crossing Iam provided
3 demerit points
You must tell the ministry of transport within _____ days of changing your name or address
6 days
You will need a new license when you change your ________ or _________
Address or name
You must tell the Ministry of Transportation within _____ days of changing your name or address
6