Vermont driving lesson · Keeping Your License Valid
The point system
A 3-minute lesson from the Vermont course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Each time you're found guilty of breaking a motor vehicle law, points go on your driving record. Collect too many and you lose your privilege to drive. Knowing the point values tells you which violations the state treats as most dangerous.
Points for common violations
Points for common violations
Violation
Points
Speeding (depends on how far over the limit)
2 to 8
Texting while driving
2 to 5
Driving without a license
2
Failure to stop for a stop sign or red light
2
Failure to obey a police officer
4
Failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk
4
Failure to yield to an ambulance, fire truck, police
5
Failure to stop for a school bus with red lights on
Using a portable electronic device in a properly designated work zone with workers present adds 2 points for a first conviction and 5 points for a second or later one.
You have 6 points and get a ticket for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk (4 points). That makes 10, so you'll get a suspension notice. You may ask for a hearing to check the convictions and the count.
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 total points on your driving record triggers a suspension notice?
10 points
6 points
15 points
20 points
Answer: 10 points
When a driver reaches 10 total points, a letter is sent notifying them their license will be suspended.