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Demerit Point System
The Canadian driving demerit point system
| Offense | # of Demerit Points |
|---|---|
| failing to stay at the scene of a collision | 7 DEMERIT POINTS |
| failing to stop when requested by a police officer | 7 DEMERIT POINTS |
| careless driving | 6 DEMERIT POINTS |
| street racing | 6 DEMERIT POINTS |
| exceeding the speed limit by 50 km/hour or more | 6 DEMERIT POINTS |
| failing to stop for a school bus that is letting passengers on or off | 6 DEMERIT POINTS |
| failing to stop to check for trains at an unprotected railway crossing (this applies to bus drivers only) | 5 DEMERIT POINTS |
| exceeding the posted speed limit by 30 to 49 km/hour | 4 DEMERIT POINTS |
| following another vehicle too closely | 4 DEMERIT POINTS |
| holding or using a hand-held wireless communications or entertainment device while driving | 3 DEMERIT POINTS |
| operating a vehicle while looking at a display screen unrelated to the task of driving | 3 DEMERIT POINTS |
| exceeding the speed limit by 16 to 29 km/hour | 3 DEMERIT POINTS |
| driving past a lowered railway crossing barrier | 3 DEMERIT POINTS |
| driving in the wrong direction on a divided road | 3 DEMERIT POINTS |
| driving or otherwise using a vehicle on a closed road | 3 DEMERIT POINTS |
| failing to yield the right-of-way to another vehicle | 3 DEMERIT POINTS |
| failing to obey the directions of a stop sign, traffic control stop/slow sign, traffic light or railway crossing signal | 3 DEMERIT POINTS |
| failing to obey a police officer’s directions | 3 DEMERIT POINTS |
| failing to make a police report of a collision | 3 DEMERIT POINTS |
| failing to slow down and pass carefully if a stopped emergency vehicle or a tow truck has its amber lights flashing | 3 DEMERIT POINTS |
| failing to give, where possible, an extra lane’s space when passing a stopped emergency vehicle or a tow truck with its amber lights flashing | 3 DEMERIT POINTS |
| passing improperly | 3 DEMERIT POINTS |
| driving improperly on a road with lane with lane divisions | 3 DEMERIT POINTS |
| improperly using a high occupancy vehicle lane | 3 DEMERIT POINTS |
| driving in the wrong direction on a one-way road | 3 DEMERIT POINTS |
| crossing a divided road at a spot where no proper crossing is available | 3 DEMERIT POINTS |
| crowding the driver’s seat | 3 DEMERIT POINTS |
| an improper execution of a right turn | 2 DEMERIT POINTS |
| an improper execution of a left turn | 2 DEMERIT POINTS |
| an improper opening of a vehicle door | 2 DEMERIT POINTS |
| making prohibited turns | 2 DEMERIT POINTS |
| towing people behind a vehicle on toboggans, bicycles, skis | 2 DEMERIT POINTS |
| driving unnecessarily slowly | 2 DEMERIT POINTS |
| backing up on highway | 2 DEMERIT POINTS |
| failing to lower headlamp beams when a vehicle is approaching | 2 DEMERIT POINTS |
| failing to obey street signs | 2 DEMERIT POINTS |
| failing to stop for a pedestrian at a crossing | 2 DEMERIT POINTS |
| failing to share the road with other road users | 2 DEMERIT POINTS |
| failing to signal your intentions | 2 DEMERIT POINTS |
| driver failing to wear a seat belt | 2 DEMERIT POINTS |
| driver failing to ensure infant/ child passenger is properly secured in the correct and appropriate child restraint system or booster seat | 2 DEMERIT POINTS |
| driver failing to ensure that any passenger weighing under 23 kg is properly secured | 2 DEMERIT POINTS |
| driver failing to ensure that any passenger under 16 years old is wearing a seat belt | 2 DEMERIT POINTS |
| Convictions for a driving offence in ________, ______ or ________ results in demerit points being added to your driving record in the same way as if the offence happened in Ontario. | Convictions for a driving offence in another Canadian province, the State of New York or Michigan results in demerit points being added to your driving record in the same way as if the offence happened in Ontario. |
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