The manual charges 'Disobeying a traffic control device' at how many license points, separate from the higher charge listed for disobeying a STOP sign, YIELD sign, or traffic light?
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A.
5
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B.
8
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C.
3
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D.
2 Correct
The answer is "2"
The manual keeps two rows for signed disobedience: 'Disobeying a traffic control device' at two points, and disobeying a STOP sign, YIELD sign, or traffic light at three. Drivers who read the two adjacent rows as a single entry are the ones who pick three, applying the STOP-sign weight to any device-related offense instead of noticing that the manual splits the categories with a lighter charge for the broader row.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. 5
No traffic-control-device row on the point table carries a five-point weight. This answer borrows the five-point weight from rows like reckless driving or texting, treating any moving violation as similarly severe.
B. 8
Eight points appears on the more serious rows like failed to stop for a school bus, speed in a construction zone, 31-to-40 mph speeding, and over-height vehicle, not on the general traffic-control-device row. This answer anchors on the memorable eight-point school bus penalty and applies that weight broadly to any signed-violation.
C. 3
Three points is the manual's weight for the separate row covering STOP sign, YIELD sign, or traffic light disobedience, not the broader device row. This answer reads the two adjacent point-table rows as a single entry, letting the higher STOP-sign weight carry over to any control-device violation.
This question tests your knowledge of Regulatory Signs in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Point System (Violations and Points table)," p.22..
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