How many moving violations have you gotten?

[Savonarola]

If you collect a certain number of points, you get a prize: the improved cardiovascular health that comes from walking places.

In Florida you can get your points removed from going to class.  One of my co-workers (the "Brian" in the La Florida thread) had to go through second DUI class.  It was only one weekend long and all his points were expunged (though he did have to do some time in the county jail.)  He said everyone in the class reeked of booze, and vanished during the breaks in order to drink their lunch or mid-afternoon snack.

[DGuller]

I'd need a drink too if I had to sit through that class.

[garbon]

vanished during the breaks in order to drink their lunch or mid-afternoon snack.

Liquid diet!

[merithyn]

What's the whole "point" thing that you guys are talking about?

I don't think we have that system here.

You probably do, I mean they certainly have it on both coasts.

http://www.dmv.org/il-illinois/point-system.php

Yeah, I don't think we have it here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_system_(driving)#United_States_of_America

[katmai]

Uh....

[merithyn]

Uh....

dmv.org is a sales website. Primarily for car insurance. You'll forgive me if I ignore what it says.

[DGuller]

Your Wiki link is obviously incomplete.  I know New Jersey has a points system, and it's not there either.

[merithyn]

Uh....

dmv.org is a sales website. Primarily for car insurance. You'll forgive me if I ignore what it says.

Found the law on ilgov.gov. Guess there is one. *shrug*

As I said, I've had two tickets in my life. Had no idea there was such a thing.

[OttoVonBismarck]

I've never had a traffic ticket, never been pulled over for speeding. I've been pulled over a few times when I let my vehicle registration lapse, every time that's happened it's been basically a matter where I go to the court house before the court date on the ticket, showing them my new registration information, and they throw the ticket out and I pay no fine or etc, I just lose time out of my life to resolve it.

Now, while I've done well in the moving violation world, I have been pulled over for DUI when I was drunker than the entire Trail of Tears. I beat it with a good lawyer and because I refused to blow, giving them much less evidence to work with. Thank god it was 22 years ago when you could still refuse to incriminate yourself without being convicted of a separate (unconstitutional) offense for refusing to provide evidence against yourself.

[garbon]

Uh....

dmv.org is a sales website. Primarily for car insurance. You'll forgive me if I ignore what it says.

And instead trust wiki...

[Admiral Yi]

How many times have you found an error on Wiki?

[garbon]

I've actually tried to correct a few but apparently I didn't use the right templates and just said whatever.

[garbon]

Also that dreadful dmv.org had a link directly to the ilga.gov site showing the point system.

[crazy canuck]

Isn't that what weigh stations are for?

Here weigh stations are for just that - weighing to determine if the load is heavier than permitted.  Vehicle inspections are different and dont often occur at the weigh stations - although it could be done.  They are mainly done on routes where transporters might think there is no chance of getting caught with substandard maintenance.

[Barrister]

Isn't that what weigh stations are for?

Here weigh stations are for just that - weighing to determine if the load is heavier than permitted.  Vehicle inspections are different and dont often occur at the weigh stations - although it could be done.  They are mainly done on routes where transporters might think there is no chance of getting caught with substandard maintenance.

My wife was a former Transport Officer and you're absolutely right - the location of scales are well known, and it's not unusual for truckers with sub-standard or overloaded trucks to circumvent them.  They also have portable scales for just this eventuality.