New York state is implementing a new points system for driving violations starting Monday. <\/p>\n
The state Department of Motor Vehicles is reminding motorists that some of the most serious traffic violations will have increased point values, and some violations that previously had no points attached will have a new, significant point total.<\/p>\n
Additionally, points will stay on a driver\u2019s record longer \u2014 from an 18-month period to a 24-month period. Currently, a person who accumulates 11 or more points within an 18-month period is considered a persistent violator and could face license suspension or revocation.<\/p>\n
The changes are being made as part of the state\u2019s effort to keep persistently dangerous drivers off the roads and protect everyone else who drives, rides, walks, or bikes in communities.<\/p>\n
Here are the key changes:<\/p>\n
Any alcohol- or drug-related conviction or incident: From 0 points to 11 pointsAggravated unlicensed operation: From 0 points to 11 pointsOvertaking\/passing stopped school bus: From 5 points to 8 pointsSpeeding in construction zone: From points given based on speed to 8 pointsOver-height vehicle\/bridge strike: From 0 points to 8 pointsLeaving scene of a personal injury crash: From 3 points to 5 pointsFailure to exercise due care: From 2 points to 5 pointsFacilitating aggravated unlicensed operation: From 0 points to 5 pointsSpeed contest and races: From 0 points to 5 points.<\/p>\n
Many existing point assignments \u2014 such as the five points for any violation involving a mobile phone or portable electronic device while driving, or zero points for equipment violations \u2014 will remain the same. <\/p>\n
\u201cThese updated regulations will have no impact on drivers who follow the rules of the road, but they will have a big impact on dangerous drivers and repeat offenders whose poor choices always put other drivers, passengers, and pedestrians at risk,\u201d said state DMV Commissioner and Chair of the Governor\u2019s Traffic Safety Committee Mark J.F. Schroeder. \u201cOur job is to make sure that New York\u2019s roads are safe for everyone, and if someone chooses to be reckless and unsafe, they do not deserve to be behind the wheel, period.\u201d<\/p>\n
The changes were first proposed in September 2023 as a way to get high-risk and dangerous drivers off the roads in New York state. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York state is implementing a new points system for driving violations starting Monday. The state Department of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":131888,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":{"0":"post-131887","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-staten-island","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-staten-island","12":"tag-staten-island-headlines","13":"tag-staten-island-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}