Point values for driving incidents

Drivers lose points on the Safety Rating Scale and are assessed a financial penalty for driving incidents.

Drivers lose points (demerits) on the Safety Rating Scale and are assessed a financial penalty for driving incidents that move them into (or further into) the Penalty Zone.

Each driving incident is assigned a points value. The value depends on how much that behaviour contributes to collisions, based on traffic safety statistics. Failure to use a seatbelt is also included, due to the increased chance of injury.

The table below outlines the points value of specific driving incidents.

Drivers lose 3 points (demerits) for the following incidents:
driver fail to wear seatbelt exceed speed limit in school zone drive while passenger unrestrained turn left across traffic fail to yield or proceed before safe proceed contrary to signage exceed 60 km/h when passing emergency vehicle disobey amber light exceed 60 km/h when passing highway worker, flag person or marked highway equipment fail to yield to driver on the right insufficient signalling fail to yield to pedestrian fail to yield when entering highway fail to yield when leaving lane or alley allow rider on vehicle exterior fail to yield to pedestrian or amber light	pass a vehicle stopped for pedestrians fail to yield on green arrow fail to stop for peace officer disobey directions of flag person or peace officer impede traffic drive unsafely on being overtaken radar warning device in commercial vehicle overcrowded steering compartment exceed 60 km/h when passing tow truck turn left or right on red light when prohibited by sign proceed contrary to green arrow proceed the wrong way on a 1-way highway motor vehicle collisions where the driver is deemed to be 50% at fault (where SGI pays $305 or more)
Drivers lose 4 points (demerits) for the following incidents:
operate a vehicle while using a cellphone fail to stop at stop sign or proceed before safe 24-hour roadside suspension (experienced driver) without due care or reasonable consideration disobey red light drive while licence suspended or cancelled, or refused issue 30-day roadside suspension (new driver) stunting roadside administrative suspension (experienced and new drivers) disobey flashing light at crosswalk exceed a safe, reasonable speed fail to report collision exceed speed limit by more than 50 km/h	disobey traffic control device contest of speed pass to the right fail to stop for railway crossing signal/guard disobey school bus signal disobey flashing red light or proceed before safe drive while on 24-hour suspension false statement drive left of median fail to yield to emergency vehicle fail to stop for level railway crossing (bus/dangerous goods vehicle) drive over median enter or leave controlled access highway unlawfully racing insecure load fail to activate school bus signal
Drivers lose 6 points (demerits) for the following incidents:
All at-fault collisions where SGI pays $305 or more At-fault drivers will receive a notice by mail. It will indicate the driver's new position on the Safety Rating Scale and match it with a corresponding financial penalty, if applicable. At-fault drivers can appeal movement on the Safety Rating Scale, but not the determination of responsibility for the collision itself. Drivers wishing to appeal liability for a collision may do so through small claims court. Drivers wishing to appeal their safety rating movement must do so within 90 days of receiving their safety rating change notice.
For the following incidents, drivers will automatically move to -20 on the Safety Rating Scale, regardless of their position on the scale before the incident. In cases where drivers are already at -20 or less on the scale before the incident, drivers will move an additional -10 points (demerits). They will have to pay the maximum financial penalty of $500, or $2,500 if the incident results in injury or death.
over 80 mg blood alcohol level drive while disqualified (provincial offence) impaired driving drive while disqualified (federal offence) fail to comply with demand dangerous driving flight leave scene of collision impaired driving (injury) dangerous driving (injury) impaired driving (death) criminal negligence (injury) dangerous driving (death) criminal negligence (death) vehicular manslaughter criminal negligence	flight (injury) flight (death) over 80 mg blood alcohol level (injury) over 80 mg blood alcohol level (death) fail to comply with demand (injury) fail to comply with demand (death) leave scene of collision (injury) leave scene of collision (death) criminal negligence while street racing (injury) criminal negligence while street racing (death) dangerous driving while street racing dangerous driving while street racing (injury) dangerous driving while street racing (death)

Note: In the event of a discrepancy between the above wording and the governing legislation, the legislation will prevail.