The DMV point chart lists 'Inadequate Brakes (employer's vehicle)' at how many points?
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A.
4 Correct
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B.
5
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C.
8
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D.
3
The answer is "4"
The point chart lists inadequate brakes on an employer's vehicle at four points. Drivers who reach for three are reading down from the neighboring three-point rows for red-light and improper-passing violations and assuming the brake charge belongs in the same bracket printed right beside it.
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B. 5
This answer bumps the charge to five points. It groups the brake charge with the reckless-driving row that sits at five, because both feel like loss-of-control violations.
C. 8
This answer applies an eight-point charge. It borrows the eight-point weight that speed-in-a-construction-zone and school-bus violations carry, treating equipment failure as being in that severity band.
D. 3
This answer places the equipment charge in the three-point bracket. It reads down from the adjacent three-point rows for red-light and improper-passing violations and slots the brake charge in with them.
This question tests your knowledge of Vehicle Equipment in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "The Point System," p.22..
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