Demerit Points Ontario

Not lowering headlight beam

2 demerit points

Opening a vehicle door improperly

2 demerit points

Forbidden turns

2 demerit points

towing people — on toboggans, bicycles, skis

2 demerit points

Not obeying signs

2 demerit points

not sharing the road

2 demerit points

improper right and left turns

2 demerit points

not signalling

2 demerit points

driving too slow without reason

2 demerit points

reversing on a highway

2 demerit points

driver not wearing a seatbelt

2 demerit points

not securing an infant

2 demerit points

not securing a child

2 demerit points

not ensuring passengers under 16 are wearing a seatbelt

2 demerit points

not ensuring passengers under 16 are sitting in a seat with a seatbelt

2 demerit points

speeding by 16-29 km over the limit

three demerit points

driving through, around, or under a railway barrier

three demerit points

holding a handheld device

three demerit points

not yielding the right of way

three demerit points

disobeying a strop sign, traffic light, or railway crossing sign

three demerit points

ignoring traffic control stop sign

three demerit points

ignoring traffic control slow sign

three demerit points

ignoring school crossing stop sign

three demerit points

not following a cops directions

three demerit points

Driving the wrong way on a divided road

three demerit points

not reporting a collision to an officer

three demerit points

Improper driving where road is divided into lanes

three demerit points

crowding the drivers seat

three demerit points

going the wrong way on a one-way road

three demerit points

driving or operating a vehicle on a closed road

three demerit points

crossing a divided road without a proper crossing

three demerit points

not slowing and carefully passing a stopped emergency vehicle

three demerit points

Not moving into another lane, if possible, when passing a stopped emergency vehicle

three demerit points

driving a vehicle with a radar detector

three demerit points

improper use of HOV lane

three demerit points

speeding by 30-49 km over the limit

4

following too closely

4

not stopping at a pedestrian crossover

4

bus drivers not stopping at an unprotected railway crossing

5

careless driving

6

racing

6

speeding by 40 km/h or more on roads with a speed limit of less than 80 km/h

6

speeding by 50 or more over the limit

6

not stopping for a school bus

6

not stopping when requested by the police

7

not remaining at the scene of a collision

7