Alabama driving lesson · You May Lose Your License
The Alabama point system
A 3-minute lesson from the Alabama course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Every traffic conviction, in Alabama or elsewhere, adds points to your record. The more serious the offense, the more points. Too many points within two years triggers a suspension.
Higher-point offenses
Higher-point offenses
Offense
Points
Alcohol-related conviction without mandatory revocation
6
Reckless driving or reckless endangerment (vehicle)
When you're notified of a suspension, you may request a pre-suspension or administrative hearing in your county of residence before an ALEA agent, in writing or online at www.AlabamaDL.alea.gov.
Within two years you're convicted of speeding 30 mph over (5 points), following too closely (3) and failure to yield (5). That totals 13 points, which falls in the 12–14 band: a 60-day suspension.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
How many points does a conviction for Reckless Driving carry under Alabama's point system?
2 points
6 points
4 points
3 points
Answer: 6 points
Reckless Driving or Reckless Endangerment involving a motor vehicle carries 6 points.
An alcohol-related conviction that did not require mandatory license revocation adds 2 points to your record.
True
False
Answer: False
False. The point schedule assigns 6 points to a drinking-and-driving conviction that did not require mandatory revocation. The 2-point item is 'drinking alcohol while operating a vehicle'.