Will I Get Penalty Points for Driving in the Wrong Direction by Accident?
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Reverse driving is penalized with 3 penalty points and a certain fine. Article 88 of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates the types of penalties for road traffic safety violations, including: warning, fine, temporary suspension or revocation of motor vehicle driving license, and detention. Motor vehicle drivers who commit any of the following traffic violations will be penalized with 12 points at once: driving under the influence of alcohol; driving during the period when the motor vehicle driving license is temporarily suspended; fleeing after causing a traffic accident without constituting a crime; forcibly passing in violation of traffic control regulations and refusing to heed dissuasion; using another person's motor vehicle driving license to drive a motor vehicle, etc. Motor vehicle drivers who commit any of the following traffic violations will be penalized with 6 points at once: driving after drinking alcohol; operating a passenger vehicle on the highway with more than 20% over the approved number of passengers or carrying goods in violation of regulations; operating a truck with more than 30% over the approved load capacity or carrying passengers in violation of regulations; driving a motor vehicle at more than 50% over the prescribed speed limit on the highway or parking on the highway in violation of regulations, etc. Motor vehicle drivers who commit any of the following traffic violations will be penalized with 3 points at once: violating road traffic signals; driving below the prescribed minimum speed limit on the highway; towing a faulty or accident vehicle on the highway in violation of regulations; carrying passengers in the cargo compartment of a truck or on a two-wheeled motorcycle on the highway, etc.
