Authorities are preparing to roll out a driver's licence penalty points system to deal with irresponsible driving by serial violators of road rules, who can now have their licences cancelled or suspended. Under the system, drivers accumulate demerit points onto their licences upon conviction of traf...
From a penalty perspective, although Queensland laws are fairly strict (12 or more demerit points within 3 years), more stringent penalties may include: (i) greater demerit points, (ii) licence suspended if caught just once, and (iii) mandatory education-based rehabilitation programmes before ...
In JPN, the number of accumulated points becomes zero when drivers have not committed any violations for more than one year. In ARE, although rewards are not given to the points, drivers who do not have any crashes or demerit points can get vouchers for discounted services at different ...
Firstly, itundermines the effectiveness of driver licensing systems by preventing the allocation ofdemerit points and reducing the impact of licence loss, which has otherwise beendemonstrated to be a very effective deterrent to illegal behaviour (4, 5). Secondly, there isa growing body of evidence...
six demerit points There will also be a licence suspension. Until September 1, the post-conviction licence suspension will be up to two years for the first offence and up to 10 years for a second within the last decade. However, come September 1, the licence suspension penalties for stunt ...
The effectiveness of legal sanctions in dealing with drinking drivers - Nichols, Ross - 1990 () Citation Context ...ch as demerit points. In particular, it serves to undermine the effectiveness of licence disqualification, which has otherwise been demonstrated to be a very effective deterrent to ...