The points system is applicable in countries like Italy, but they one one of the worst records for bad drivers - and there must be some ground work before implementation, which does not exist
Hmm, I wonder why you thought it don't work well. I think its an excellent system if set up well. It both encourage good driving and penalise bad driving. Let me explain how. You start with for example 3 points. You can have a maximum of 12 points at which point you loose your license for a month the first time and longer after every other time you Max your points. The whole thing is also tied to the insurance. So you start with 3 points and a monthly insurance of $300 for example. Every year that pass without accident your points go down. This results in lower insurance premium. For example more than 10 points will trigger a $500 to $700 monthly premium. So you are not only hit by a fine, but a bad driver will find it harder to keep driving long before you Max your points. Results, cheaper to keep driving if you remain accident free and really expensive to keep on the road for repeat offence. That however mean the mechanics can't fix an accident car without police report. And the government has to keep everybody's driving history. Think its great because it even pay those who drive well. William
./Ok3ch
On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 4:53 PM, MotoBaridi <motobaridi@gmail.com> wrote:
How about start every licenced driver with say, 100points. Deduct some points depending on offence. When you hit zero, strip the licence for, say 1yr? Or maybe ban the
person
from ever getting a licence again?
Of course, a bad driver could cause considerable damage before they run out of points, so maybe some offences could cost many points, eg drunk driving could cost 95points?.
Harsh, but people would get in line quickly.
// l