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Posted by
TRAIN DUDE
on Sun Dec 21 09:14:00 2025
From Google AI
"In New York, points are added to your license for traffic violations, with 11 or more points in 18 months leading to suspension, though a recent change effective February 2026 reduces the threshold to 10 points in 24 months, and points stay active longer. Common violations include speeding (3-11 points), cell phone use (5 points), and failing to stop for a school bus (5 points). Accumulating points also triggers extra Driver Responsibility Assessment (DRA) fees, plus fines, with points staying on your record for 18 months for suspension purposes but potentially longer for insurance."
One item not mentioned are equipment issues. Your license plate bulb burning out could have resulted in a ticket where if you replaced the bulb in a week, all was forgiven. Now one point will be assessed against your license.
My thoughts: Anyone who drives the Southern State Pkwy at night has seen the black BMWs with heavily tinted windows and modified exhaust, racing and weaving in and out of traffic. We need tougher penalties
to curb aggressive drivers, certainly, but how many of these reckless drivers aleady have suspended licenses, expired tags and no insurance. I'm afraid that these changes will be nothing more than a cash grab for the state and a windfall for the insurance companies on the backs of the beleaguered NY driver. Thoughts?
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