does anyone know how many speeding etc tickets a person is allowed in a lifetime?

Question

example someone I know has gotten speeding tickets and tickets for having accidents etc. these have caused him to loose his license once. now it looks like he only has one more ticket to go and he will not be able to drive ever again. this does not make sense to me. how does this ticket thing work?

Answer 1

If a person is charged over and over with traffic offenses, the court can find that he's a 'habitual traffic offender' and can send him to jail or prison, and can revoke his right to drive - permanently.

Driving is a privilege.

Answer 2

You took the test to get your drivers license. That means you are suppose to know all the rules of the road(and follow them for yours and every-ones safety).
Tickets are penalties, you did a no no, something that you should have known and followed. The monetary penalty should make you remember not to do that again so that you can be a safe participant traveling on the highways.
A total disregard for the rules(excessive speeding in a school zone for example) shows you to be a menace, that you do not care about others....and are willing to hurt them deserves more than a monetary sting(that doesn't seem to hit home between the ears) so losing the license for a period might be more of an eye opener.
Being bad once you receive your license back, just says that you do not deserve the PRIVILEGE to drive(driving is a PRIVILEGE, not a RIGHT - and privileges can be revoked).
After all a car is nothing more than a 2000 lb bullet....so in fact can be a weapon.

Answer 3

It depends on the state, but it's pretty across the board in a lot of states.

I'll tell you that in Texas, if you get 4 moving violations in 12 months or 7 in 24, they'll suspend your license. If you go through this a couple of times, or pair it with a DWI and failure to test, they'll revoke it.. but even a revoked license can be reinstated. It's an indefinite suspension, yes, but there is still criteria that can be met so that the person can get their license back.

Answer 4

i have nearly 30 tickets.. mostly cause the cops have learned they can make money off of me. i dont really endanger anyone, but im not exactly following the law to a t. so they give me negligent driving tickets. = no points. but big fine. i pay it, and im just happy i can drive, i have never had mine suspended, but i had 10 points against it.
i think the point sytem is as follows, but this is only for common tickets

4 point for disregarding stopsign/stoplight
4 points for 10 or more over speeding
2 points for under 10 over speeding
6 points for multiple offenses at once they call this wreckless driving.. - court mandated appearance.. say you speeding and changing lanes w/o using signals, but most cops wont issue this ticket unless u deserved it.

you have 12 points on your liscense, when you lose all 12 points, no more liscense. you regain points after a while, but im not sure exactly how they come back

lose you liscense you get sr22 insurance = alot of money

Answer 5

For each offense, a certain number of points are accessed against your license. Most States will pull your license for 12 points in one year. A judge can also label you a Habitual Offender and revoke your license.

Answer 6

It really depends on what state you're in. In many states, a judge can permanently revoke the license of a "habitual" offender.

Answer 7

In kansas you can only get 2 in lifetime.

Answer 8

CALL YOUR LOCAL DMV OFFICE, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY AND ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU WILL BE GETTING THE CORRECT ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION.