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| Failing to remain at the scene of an accident. |
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| Driver failing to stop when signaled or requested to stop by a police officer. |
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| Exceeding speed limit by 50km/hr or more. |
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| Failing to stop for a school bus. |
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| Driver of public vehicle or school bus failing to stop at railway crossings. |
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| Exceeding speed limit by 30 to 49 km/hr. |
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| Exceeding speed limit by 16 to 29 km/hr. |
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| Driving through, around or under railway crossing barrier. |
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| Failing to yield right-of-way. |
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| Improper driving where road is divided into lanes. |
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| Failing to report an accident. |
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| Driving or operating a vehicle on a closed road. |
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| Failing to obey directions of police officer. |
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| Failing to obey a stop sign, signal light or railway crossing signal. |
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| Driver failing to ensure child passenger is secured as prescribed. |
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| Driver failing to ensure toddler passenger is secured as prescribed. |
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| Driver failing to ensure infant passenger is secured as prescribed. |
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| Driving while passenger under 16 fails to properly wear seat belt. |
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| Driving while passenger under 16 fails to occupy position with seat belt. |
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| Driver failing to properly wear seat belt. |
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| Failing to obey signs prescribed by regulation under subsection 182 (1). |
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| Towing of persons on toboggans, bicycles, skis, etc. |
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| Improper opening of vehicle door. |
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| Failing to lower headlamp beam. |
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| Unnecessary slow driving. |
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| Failing to obey school crossing stop sign. |
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| Failing to obey traffic control slow sign. |
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| Failing to obey traffic control stop sign. |
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| Improper use of high occupancy vehicle lane. |
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| Motor vehcile equipped with or carrying a speed mesauring warning device. |
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| Failing to move into another lane when approaching stopped emergency vehicle - if safe to do. |
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| Failing to slow down and proceed with caution when approaching stopped emergency vehicle. |
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| Failing to stop at a pedestrian crossover. |
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| Driving the wrong way in one-way street or road. |
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| Crossing divided road where no proper crossing provided. |
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| Driving wrong way on a divided road. |
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Demerit Point Consequences
G1/G2 Level Drivers
2+ Demerit Points |
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2+ Demerit Points
Warning letter mailed to your address. |
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Demerit Point Consequences
G1/G2 Level Drivers
6 Demerit Points |
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6 Demerit Points
May be called in for an interview with the Ministry of Transportation where you need to explain why your licence should not be suspended. Missing the interview may result in automatic licence suspension.
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Demerit Point Consequences
G1/G2 Level Drivers
9+ Demerit Points
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9+ Demerit Points
Must surrender licence to the Minstory of Transportation if you accumulate 9 or more points within a 2 year period.
At that point, your licence will be suspended for 60 days from the date you surrender your licence. Failing to surrender your licence could result in your licence being suspended for 2 years.
After your suspension, the number of points on your driving record will be 4 demerit points. After that, any offences you commit in violation of the Highway Traffic Act will result in those new demerit point offences being added to your record.
You may then be called for an interview again if you reach 9 or more points. At that time your licence can be suspended for 6 months.
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