What are the traffic violations that result in 12-point deduction?
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Traffic violations that result in a 12-point deduction include: Driving a motor vehicle that does not match the permitted vehicle type; Driving under the influence of alcohol; Operating a commercial passenger vehicle (excluding buses) or school bus carrying more than 20% over the permitted number of passengers; Fleeing the scene of a traffic accident without constituting a crime; Driving a motor vehicle on the road without displaying a license plate, or intentionally obscuring, damaging, or not installing the license plate as required; Using forged or altered license plates, vehicle registration certificates, driving licenses, school bus signs, or using license plates or vehicle registration certificates from another vehicle; Driving a school bus without the proper qualifications; Driving a medium-sized or larger passenger vehicle or a hazardous materials transport vehicle continuously for more than 4 hours without stopping to rest, or resting for less than 20 minutes; Reversing, driving in the opposite direction, or making a U-turn across the central divider on a highway; Stopping a commercial passenger vehicle in a highway lane.
There are quite a few behaviors in traffic regulations that result in an immediate deduction of all 12 points. I once had a friend who had to retake the written test because of this. Common examples include drunk driving—even just one beer can wipe out all your points if caught; driving with fake license plates or a forged driver's license is a surefire way to get busted; reckless maneuvers like reversing or driving the wrong way on a highway; hit-and-run incidents, even without injuries, will still cost you all 12 points; driving a heavy truck with only a C1 license, which exceeds the permitted vehicle class; and school bus overloads exceeding 20% or operating a school bus without proper qualifications, both of which incur severe penalties. Lastly, fatigue driving in large passenger vehicles—driving continuously for over 4 hours without a 20-minute break—will also land you in trouble.
Remember the several nuclear-level violations that the instructor repeatedly emphasized during the driving test: drunk driving is absolutely the number one killer, and the alcohol tester will reset your score to zero as soon as it beeps; fake documents won’t get you far either, as a cloned vehicle will be sent straight back to the scrapyard if caught; don’t try any clever tricks on the highway—reversing, driving against traffic, or making illegal U-turns will all result in the maximum penalty; hitting someone and fleeing will cost you all your points even if you avoid jail time; driving a large vehicle with a Class C license is considered an overreach; stuffing a school bus like a sardine can beyond 20% capacity is a disaster; and driving a school bus without the proper license is even worse. These 12-point violations all carry the risk of license revocation, so you can’t afford to be careless.
Just checked the traffic regulations, and there are roughly several categories of 12-point violations: drunk driving definitely results in 12 points without question; fake documents or license plate fraud are considered serious fraud; dangerous maneuvers like reversing or driving the wrong way on highways directly max out the points; fleeing the scene of an accident, even without injuries, will also deduct all points; driving a vehicle beyond the license class, like driving a semi-trailer with a Class C license; overloading a school bus by squeezing in an extra quarter of its capacity; operating a school bus without the proper qualifications is also heavily penalized; and fatigue driving, such as driving a long-distance bus or tanker for four hours without a 20-minute break.
