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In jurisdictions which use a point system, the police or licensing authorities maintain a record of the demerit points accumulated by each driver. Traffic offenses, such as speeding or disobeying traffic signals, are each assigned a certain number of points, and when a driver is determined to be guilty of a particular offence, the corresponding number of points are added to the driver's total.
A driving licence in Singapore is required before a person is allowed to drive a motor vehicle of any description on a road in the country. Like many other countries in the world, an individual must possess a valid driving licence before being permitted to drive on the road, and driving licence holders are subject to all traffic rules.
A person who commits 12 demerit points and is above 80 years old is subject to early termination of the driving licence indefinitely. Additionally, no new drivers over 79 years old are accepted. Random medical check-up screenings will be required for those over 62 years old for all drivers that still want to drive.
Generally, the speed limits in Singapore are 50 km/h unless stated otherwise. [1] The speed limit is restricted to 40 km/h in School Zones, and 40 km/h or 30 km/h in Silver Zones. [1] [2] Most expressways have speed limits of either 80 km/h or 90 km/h. Offenders who are caught speeding will be fined and/or jailed. [3] [4]
Points system may refer to: Point system (driving), where penalty or demerit points are accrued for traffic offences; List of motorsports points scoring systems; List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems; List of FIM World Championship points scoring systems; List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems
Drivers are allowed a maximum of 8 demerit points. Drivers with the Class 7 GDL licence must hold said license for one year before upgrading at which point a driver will be able take a road test if they are 16 years of age or older. If they pass, they become eligible to upgrade their licence to a Class 5 GDL.
Australian Capital Territory – The fine for using your device to make or receive calls is $498 and 3 demerit points. The fine for messaging, social networking, accessing apps or the internet is $612 and 4 demerit points. Northern Territory – Driving whilst using a mobile will cost the driver 3 demerit points and a $500 fine.
According to the book The Journey – Singapore's Land Transport Story, the amount of traffic entering the Restricted Zone in June 1975 (before the ALS was introduced) was 32,500 vehicles, and after the beginning of the ALS in June 1975, the vehicle numbers dropped to only 7,700, between the hours of 7.30 am to 9.30 am, a 76% reduction; and 9% ...