| Have you ever wondered what counts as a
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| | -Conviction of reckless driving
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| point on your driving record? In
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| | -Evading a police officer
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| California, the DMV has established a
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| | -Driving on the wrong side of a roadway
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| system called the Negligent Operator
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| | with a concrete divider
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| Treatment System, or N.O.T.S. for short.
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| | -Driving in excess of 100 mph
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| The N.O.T.S was designed as a means to
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| | -Speed contest
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| getting the careless and reckless drivers
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| | -Transporting explosives without the
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| off the road, and it is this system that
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| | proper license
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| determines how violations count against
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| | -Vehicular manslaughter
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| your driving record, or more formally,
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| | -Exhibition of speedAlso, you may have
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| your Motor Vehicle Record.The N.O.T.S.
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| | your vehicle seized for 30 days by law
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| system is kind of like a game of
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| | enforcement officers if you participate
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| golf--the fewer points you have, the
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| | in a speed contest, reckless driving or
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| better you are doing. California Vehicle
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| | an exhibition of speed, which includes
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| Code 12810 dictates that all
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| | cornering at high-speeds, spinning donuts
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| safety-related violations will count as
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| | or spinning your tires (also referred to
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| either one or two points against you on
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| | as "burning rubber").The next obvious
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| your driving record. One-point
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| | question is: How many points does it take
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| violations stay on your record for 37
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| | to lose your license?Here's an easy to
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| months. Two-point violations can stay on
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| | understand guide:4 points over 12
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| your record for five to seven years.Some
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| | months = License Suspended!
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| examples of a one-point violation
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| | 6 points over 24 months = License
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| include:- Normal moving violations, i.e.:
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| | Suspended!
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| unsafe lane change, failure to stop at a
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| | 8 points over 36 months = License
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| stop sign, simple speeding, etc.
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| | Suspended!So what's the moral of the
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| - Any collision that the Department of
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| | story? Quite simply, drive safe. If you
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| Motor Vehicles has determined that you
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| | start racking up too many points against
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| are at fault.
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| | your driving record, maybe it's time to
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| - Failure to properly restrain a child
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| | revisit your California Driving Handbook
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| (under 6 years of age or less than 60
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| | or sign-up for a driving refresher from a
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| pounds) in a child passenger restraint
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| | licensed driving or traffic school.
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| system or children between the ages of 6
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| | After all, if you're slicing or hooking
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| and 16 years of age in an approved seat
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| | your golfing drives, wouldn't you want a
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| belt system.Some examples of a two-point
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| | couple lessons from a pro?Chris Kramer is
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| violation include:
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| | a content writer for both and Drivers Ed
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| -Failure to stop in the event of a
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| | Direct. Check out our websites for more
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| collision
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| | information about online traffic school
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| -Driving under the influence (DUI)
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| | or drivers education for teens.
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