How many license points does New York add for failing to stop for a school bus?
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A.
3
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B.
5
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C.
8 Correct
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D.
11
The answer is "8"
Failing to stop for a school bus is eight points on New York's point schedule, listed on its own row one tier below the eleven-point ceiling. That ceiling covers alcohol- and drug-related driving violations (DWI, DWAI, aggravated DWI, DWAI-Drugs), chemical test refusals, aggravated unlicensed operation, and speeding more than 40 mph over the limit. Reaching straight for the top of the schedule, on the assumption that any child-safety offense automatically tops the chart, produces D and skips the school-bus row one tier down.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. 3
Three points is what the manual assigns to red-light and STOP-sign disobedience, several rows lighter than the school-bus charge. This answer assumes every failure-to-stop violation carries the same three-point weight as running a red light or rolling a STOP sign.
B. 5
Five points is the tier for reckless driving, railroad crossings, texting, and speed contests, not school-bus offenses. This answer groups the school-bus violation with reckless driving because both read as serious safety offenses of similar gravity.
D. 11
The eleven-point tier covers alcohol- and drug-related driving violations, chemical test refusals, aggravated unlicensed operation, and speeding more than 40 mph over the limit; the school-bus offense sits on its own row at eight. This answer reaches for the top of the schedule on the assumption that any child-safety offense automatically tops the chart.
This question tests your knowledge of Licensing Process in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Point System (Violations and Points table)," p.22..
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