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Alabama Traffic Ticket Points

Points are assessed for various violations as follows:

• Any conviction which resulted from a charge that involved the drinking of alcoholic beverages and the driving of a motor vehicle but did not require mandatory revocation of the driver license - 6 points
• reckless driving - 6 points
• speeding (86 mph or above) - 5 points
• failure to yield right-of-way - 5 points
• passing stopped school bus - 5 points
• wrong side of road - 4 points
• illegal passing - 4 points
• following too closely - 3 points
• disregarding traffic control device (stop sign, traffic light, etc.) - 3 points
• speeding in excess of posted limits - 2 points
• all other moving violations - 2 points

Alabama Suspended Driver License

Alabama driving privileges may be suspended based on point accumulation. The following schedule is used to determine the length of a suspension period:

• 12-14 points in a 2-year period : 60 days
• 15-17 points in a 2-year period : 90 days
• 18-20 points in a 2-year period : 120 days
• 21-23 points in a 2-year period : 180 days
• 24 and above points in a 2-year period : 365 days

After a traffic conviction is 2 years old, it loses its point count for suspension purposes but remains on a driver's record.

Alabama driving privileges may also be suspended if you:

• Have been convicted with such frequency of serious offenses against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles to indicate disrespect for traffic laws, and a disregard for the safety of other persons on the highways.
• Are a habitually reckless or negligent driver of a motor vehicle as established by a record of accidents or other evidence.
• Are incompetent to drive a motor vehicle.
• Have permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of your license or mutilated such license.
• Have committed an offense in another state which, if committed in this state, would be grounds for suspension or revocation.
• Are convicted of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer.
• Are convicted of racing on the highways.
• Fail to answer a traffic court summons on time or fail to pay.

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Driving in Alabama*

According to the Alabama Drivers Manual, accident records show that over 90 percent of the highway crashes are caused by driver error, lack of knowledge, inattention, physical or mental condition, improper attitude or faulty judgment.

The following are excerpts from the Manual offering suggestions on how drivers can avoid the most common pitfalls.

Your Personality Affects Your Driving

If you are worried, distracted, or if your mind is preoccupied, you cannot count on being sufficiently alert to drive safely. Home troubles, quarrels, misunderstandings, financial worries, serious illness in the family, personal fears, or over-confidence make you far more likely to have an accident. They can make you temporarily accident-prone. Strong emotions can work the same way. Persons who have just had violent arguments or who are angry or in grief, need some time for cooling off, or for making an adjustment before they drive. Taking it out behind the wheel on streets or highways is very poor judgment and can prove an expensive way to expend emotions. Worry and safe driving do not mix. If worried, ill, nervous, frightened, angry, or depressed, let someone else drive.

Concentration

Concentration is one of the most important elements of safe driving. The driver’s seat is no place for daydreaming, mental napping, window shopping, scenic viewing, or distracting conversation. Lack of concentration can dull a person’s powers of observation and cause an accident that could have been avoided. Driving an automobile is a full-time job. There have been too many crashes, after which the driver who survived said, “I don’t know what happened.”

Cellular Phone Usage: When using your cellular phone while driving, always remember your number one responsibility is driving. If you do use a cellular phone, take the following precautions:

• Always assess traffic conditions before calling.
• Be familiar with the telephone keypad – use speed dial, if possible.
• Place calls when stopped or have a passenger call.
• Ensure phone is within easy reach.
• Use speaker phone/hands-free device.
• Avoid intense, emotional or complicated conversations.
• Avoid talking on phone in congested traffic or bad weather.
• Pull off the road to dial or complete a conversation.

Highway Hypnosis And Fatigue

Stop driving when you feel drowsy. Don’t try to fight it. Pull off the highway at the first rest stop or service area. If you are getting tired, a cup of coffee and a bit of stretching may be enough to wake you. If you are really sleepy, get off the highway and take a nap. Drowsiness is one of the greatest dangers in interstate highway driving. Don’t rely on “stay-awake drugs”. They are likely to make your driving even more hazardous. It is advisable to take regular rest stops - every 100 miles or every two hours. Get out of the car and walk around - stretch your legs and relax. On long trips, it is a good idea to exercise your eyes. Expressway drivers are subject to “highway hypnosis”- a condition of drowsiness or unawareness brought on by monotony; the sound of the wind, the tires on the pavement, and the steady hum of the engine. Keep shifting your eyes from one area of the roadway to another and focus them on various objects - near and far, left and right. Reading the highway signs will help you to stay awake and drive safely.

Medical Aspects Of Driving

Physical condition has an important bearing on a person’s driving ability. Alcohol, drugs, illness, or disability, are factors which may cause or contribute to traffic crashes.

*Information above courtesy of and taken directly from the State of Alabama Driver Manual