Roadwise States Wisconsin Driving lessons Point System & Habitual Offenders Wisconsin driving lesson · Your Driving Privilege
Point System & Habitual Offenders A 2-minute lesson from the Wisconsin course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Read time 2 minutes
Course unit Your Driving Privilege
Checkpoint questions 6
Source pages 57 To keep your license you must drive safely. Traffic convictions add demerit points to your record, and too many points, or too many violations, cost you your driving privilege.
Know the rule
Your driving record starts with zero points. A conviction for violating a traffic law can add demerit points.
Handbook p. 57 ↗ Know the rule
If you hold a probationary license, an ID card or no license, your points are doubled on the second conviction and every one after.
Handbook p. 57 ↗ 12 points / 12 months 12 or more demerit points within any 12-month period: your privilege is suspended or revoked
Handbook p. 57 ↗ Habitual traffic offender Someone convicted of four or more major traffic violations, or 12 or more minor violations, within five years.
Handbook p. 57 ↗ Know the rule
A habitual offender's driving privilege is revoked.
Handbook p. 57 ↗ Know the rule
The DMV website lists the points for each violation and which violations are major or minor.
Handbook p. 57 ↗ Put it into practice
A 17-year-old probationary driver gets a first speeding ticket (normal points), then a second ticket months later. The second conviction's points are doubled, pushing them much faster toward the 12-point limit.
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 your Wisconsin driving record start with? Ten Two Five Zero Answer: Zero
Your driving record starts with zero points.
Handbook p. 57 ↗ What happens if you get 12 or more demerit points within any 12-month period? Nothing happens until you reach 20 points You receive a warning letter only You must retake the knowledge test Your privilege is suspended or revoked Answer: Your privilege is suspended or revoked
You will not be able to drive if you get 12 or more demerit points within any 12-month period.
Handbook p. 57 ↗ Who has their points doubled after a second conviction? Only commercial drivers Every driver, regardless of license type Probationary, ID-card-only or unlicensed drivers Only drivers with an out-of-state license Answer: Probationary, ID-card-only or unlicensed drivers
Points are doubled for probationary, ID-card-only, or unlicensed drivers on the second conviction and later.
Handbook p. 57 ↗ How many major traffic violations within five years make someone a habitual traffic offender? Ten or more Four or more Six or more Three or more Answer: Four or more
A habitual offender has four or more major traffic violations within five years.
Handbook p. 57 ↗ How many minor traffic violations within five years make someone a habitual traffic offender? 12 or more 20 or more 8 or more 5 or more Answer: 12 or more
A habitual offender has 12 or more minor violations within five years.
Handbook p. 57 ↗ After how many years can a habitual traffic offender become eligible for an occupational license? There is no eligibility for an occupational license Five years, at the end of the revocation One year Two years Answer: Two years
A habitual offender could be eligible for an occupational license after a two-year waiting period.
Handbook p. 57 ↗ Previous lesson Bicycles & Truck No-Zones Next lesson Occupational License & Reinstatement More in Your Driving Privilege About the source Roadwise’s Wisconsin course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 57. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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