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Losing Your Driving Privileges

A 2-minute lesson from the Oregon course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.

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Read time
2 minutes
Course unit
Insurance, Collisions & Your Record
Checkpoint questions
6
Source pages
91, 97, 102, 103

Your driving privilege lasts only as long as you keep a good driving record. Oregon can take it away for impaired driving, unreported crashes, driving uninsured, too many convictions or unpaid court fines — and a suspension anywhere blocks a new Oregon license.

Know the rule

To keep your driving privilege, you must maintain a good driving record.

Handbook p. 103 ↗

Reasons you can lose your driving privilege include:

  • Driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs or inhalants
  • Failing to report a vehicle collision
  • Driving uninsured
  • Too many traffic convictions (Driver Improvement Program)
  • Failure to comply with court fines
Handbook p. 103 ↗

Know the rule

That list is not complete. For more on suspensions and reinstatements, go to OregonDMV.com.

Handbook p. 103 ↗

Know the rule

Refusing a breath, blood or urine test under the Implied Consent law may bring a fine and/or suspension of your driving privileges.

Handbook p. 91 ↗

Know the rule

To qualify for a Class C privilege, you must not be suspended, revoked or canceled in Oregon or any other state.

Handbook p. 97 ↗

Know the rule

A reportable collision must be reported within 72 hours; if the driver fails to report, the vehicle's owner must.

Handbook p. 102 ↗

Put it into practice

You're pulled over and refuse the breath test, figuring no test means no DUII case. Under implied consent you already agreed to testing by driving, so refusing can itself bring a fine and a 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.

Which of these can cause you to lose your Oregon driving privilege?
  1. Getting a single parking ticket
  2. Getting one speeding ticket for 5 mph over the limit
  3. Renewing your license late
  4. Driving under the influence (DUII)

Answer: Driving under the influence (DUII)

DUII is a listed reason for losing driving privileges.

Handbook p. 103 ↗
Failing to report a reportable vehicle collision to DMV can result in:
  1. Loss of your driving privilege
  2. No consequence if police already responded
  3. A written warning only, no other action
  4. Having to retake the knowledge test

Answer: Loss of your driving privilege

Failing to report a required collision can cost your privilege.

Handbook p. 103 ↗
Driving without required insurance in Oregon can lead to:
  1. No penalty if you weren't in a collision
  2. Loss of your driving privilege
  3. A small fine only, privileges unaffected
  4. A warning letter with no further action

Answer: Loss of your driving privilege

Driving uninsured is a listed reason for losing privileges.

Handbook p. 103 ↗
Accumulating too many traffic convictions may result in referral to Oregon's:
  1. Driver Education Program
  2. Traffic Safety Diversion Program
  3. Driver Improvement Program
  4. Graduated Licensing Program

Answer: Driver Improvement Program

Too many convictions can trigger the Driver Improvement Program.

Handbook p. 103 ↗
Failure to comply with court-ordered fines related to traffic violations can:
  1. Only increase the fine amount
  2. Have no effect on your license
  3. Only result in a warning from the court
  4. Result in loss of your driving privilege

Answer: Result in loss of your driving privilege

Noncompliance with court fines can cost your driving privilege.

Handbook p. 103 ↗
Driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or inhalants can cause you to lose your driving privilege.
  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

DUII is a listed reason for losing your driving privilege.

Handbook p. 103 ↗
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