Suspended!
Bye bye drivers license
In Japan you get points (demerits) for each violation/ticket that you get. Points get erased after 3 years. License suspension comes after getting more than 6 points.
So back in October 2007 I had my first of a string of tickets. Speeding - 2 points, riding with more than 1 person on a 50cc scooter - 1 point, speeding - 2 points, then the straw that broke this camels back, a parking ticket - 2 points. For a grand total of 7 points! = I just got my license suspended for 30 days.
The thing that pisses me off is that non-moving violations are just as bad as speeding tickets! So my parking ticket was equal to riding my scooter at 100mph! What horse shit.
They really like to rub in the fines here too. So on top of all the other fines I paid for each ticket, I have to pay a 13,800 yen fine to go to traffic school for a day (6 hours of long-winded lectures) AND community service! I have the "option" of being a cross-walk guard for an hour or paying 5,000 yen to take another driving test. MOTHER FUCKERS!
rick
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Well, I think it's pretty soft compared to NZ, but quite severe on Japanese standards. Tough luck, be more careful next time? (The money aspect probably hurt the most, whatta waste)
And dude, I dont think your moped goes up to 100mph? That's insane and suicidal :-x (Or were you making a point?)
Good to see another post anyhow, eventhough it's an angry one :-D
Crossing Guard!And give out peppermints like mine did. :)
Points for a parking ticket ! That is ridiculous ! I am in Colorado and we only do points for moving violation and only a couple of equipment tickets are worth points - covering your license plate to thwart photo enforcement and radar/laser jammer. No points tickets = no record either.No points yet for out of state violations where most other states penalize for out of state violations.