Roadwise States Michigan Driving lessons Point values for each violation Michigan driving lesson · Your Driving Record
Point values for each violation A 3-minute lesson from the Michigan course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Read time 3 minutes
Course unit Your Driving Record
Checkpoint questions 6
Source pages 28, 41 Every moving violation carries a set number of points. The test loves the speed bands and the difference between a chemical-test refusal and a breath-test refusal, so learn the tiers below.
Six points: Manslaughter, negligent homicide or other felony involving a motor vehicle Operating while intoxicated, or with any Schedule 1 drug or cocaine present Failing to stop and give identification at the scene of a crash Reckless driving Refusal to take a chemical alcohol test Fleeing or eluding a police officer Failure to yield causing death/injury of emergency responder, construction or farm worker Moving violation causing injury or death Handbook p. 28 ↗ Four points: Drag racing Impaired driving Younger than 21 with any bodily alcohol content 16 mph or more over the legal speed limit Handbook p. 28 ↗ Three points: Careless driving Disobeying a traffic signal or stop sign, or improper passing 11 to 15 mph over the legal speed limit Failure to stop at a railroad crossing Failure to stop for a school bus, or disobeying a school crossing guard Handbook p. 28 ↗ Two points: 6 to 10 mph over the legal speed limit Open alcohol container in the vehicle All other moving violations of traffic laws Refusal of a Preliminary Breath Test by anyone younger than 21 Failure to yield/show due caution for emergency vehicles Handbook p. 28 ↗ Put it into practice
You're clocked 13 mph over on an open highway: 3 points. The same 13 mph over in a work zone: 4 points — and the fine is doubled.
A useful reminder Refusing a chemical alcohol test = 6 points. A driver under 21 refusing a Preliminary Breath Test = 2 points.
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.
A driver refuses to take a chemical alcohol test after being pulled over. How many points does this add? 0, refusal isn't scored 4 points 2 points 6 points Answer: 6 points
Refusal to take a chemical alcohol test is a six-point violation.
Handbook p. 28 ↗ How many points does drag racing add to a driving record? 4 points 3 points 2 points 6 points Answer: 4 points
Drag racing is a four-point violation.
Handbook p. 28 ↗ How many points does driving 16 mph or more over the posted speed limit add? 6 points 4 points 3 points 2 points Answer: 4 points
Driving 16 mph or more over the legal speed limit is a four-point violation.
Handbook p. 28 ↗ A driver is caught going 13 mph over the posted limit (not in a work zone). How many points does this add? 4 points 5 points 3 points 2 points Answer: 3 points
Driving 11 to 15 mph over the legal speed limit is a three-point violation.
Handbook p. 28 ↗ A driver is caught going 8 mph over the posted speed limit (not in a work zone). How many points does this add? 3 points 2 points 1 point 4 points Answer: 2 points
Driving 6 to 10 mph over the legal speed limit is a two-point violation.
Handbook p. 28 ↗ A driver younger than 21 refuses a Preliminary Breath Test (PBT). How many points does this add? 2 points 4 points 6 points 1 point Answer: 2 points
Refusal of a Preliminary Breath Test by anyone younger than 21 is a two-point violation.
Handbook p. 28 ↗ Previous lesson Your driving record and how points work Next lesson Alcohol, drugs and license suspensions More in Your Driving Record About the source Roadwise’s Michigan course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 28, 41. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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