Point values — Michigan Permit Test

Operating while intoxicated is a six-point violation.

Drunk driving is among the deadliest things a driver can do, so it carries the most points.

Operating while intoxicated or operating with any presence of a Schedule 1 drug or cocaine.

Reckless driving is a six-point violation.

Reckless driving shows a choice to put others in danger, and the points reflect that.

Reckless driving.

Refusing to take a chemical alcohol test is a six-point violation.

If refusing cost less than failing, impaired drivers would simply refuse. So refusal costs the most points.

Refusal to take a chemical alcohol test.

Failing to stop and give identification at the scene of a crash is a six-point violation.

People hurt in a crash need help and the facts. Leaving them is treated as gravely as drunk driving.

Failing to stop and give identification at the scene of a crash.

Fleeing or eluding a police officer is a six-point violation.

A police chase puts everyone on the road in danger, not just the driver who runs.

Fleeing or eluding a police officer.

Driving 16 mph or more over the legal speed limit is a four-point violation.

The faster you go, the harder you hit and the less time you have to stop.

16 mph or more over the legal speed limit.

Drag racing is a four-point violation.

Racing on a public road turns every other driver into an obstacle at high speed.

Drag racing.

Being younger than 21 with any bodily alcohol content is a four-point violation.

Drivers under 21 may not drink at all, so any alcohol in their body while driving is an offense.

Younger than age 21 with any bodily alcohol content.

Impaired driving is a four-point violation.

Even short of being drunk, alcohol slows your reactions enough to cause a crash.

Impaired driving.

Driving 11 to 15 mph over the legal speed limit is a three-point violation.

Each step up in speed adds to the risk, and the points climb with it.

11 to 15 mph over the legal speed limit.

Careless driving is a three-point violation.

Careless driving puts people at risk even when nothing was meant by it.

Careless driving.

Disobeying a traffic signal or stop sign, or improper passing, is a three-point violation.

Running a light or a stop sign sends you into the path of traffic that has the right to be there.

Disobeying a traffic signal or stop sign or improper passing.

Failing to stop for a school bus, or disobeying a school crossing guard, is a three-point violation.

Children getting on and off a bus cannot see traffic well, and a driver who does not stop can kill one.

Failure to stop for a school bus or for disobeying a school crossing guard.

Failing to stop at a railroad crossing is a three-point violation.

A train cannot stop or swerve, so the driver is the only one who can prevent the crash.

Failure to stop at railroad crossing.

Driving six to 10 mph over the legal speed limit is a two-point violation.

Even a few miles an hour over the limit adds up to longer stopping distances.

Six to 10 mph over the legal speed limit.

Having an open alcohol container in the vehicle is a two-point violation.

An open drink in the car invites drinking while driving, so the law forbids it.

Open alcohol container in vehicle.

Refusal of a Preliminary Breath Test by anyone younger than 21 is a two-point violation.

A young driver may not avoid a roadside breath test by refusing it.

Refusal of Preliminary Breath Test by anyone younger than 21.

Failing to yield or show due caution for emergency vehicles is a two-point violation.

Emergency crews need the road clear to reach people in danger.

Failure to yield/show due caution for emergency vehicles.

All other moving violations of traffic laws are two points.

Each ticket for how you drove adds points, even the small ones.

All other moving violations of traffic laws.

How many points does operating while intoxicated carry?

6 points. Drunk driving is among the deadliest things a driver can do, so it carries the most points. What Every Driver Must Know, p.14: “Operating while intoxicated or operating with any presence of a Schedule 1 drug or cocaine.”