Salem Oregon Traffic Violations and Suspension of Licenses

Drivers in Salem Oregon who commit traffic violations do not accumulate points on their driving record. However, the Salem Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division regulates its support for safe driving by monitoring Salem Oregon driving records for multiple offenders.

If you are 19 years or older, and you are involved in some combination of at least three avoidable traffic accidents or traffic violations within a two year timeframe, the Salem Oregon DMV will likely restrict or suspend your license for a minimum of one month. If you are not yet 19 years old and are involved in a some combination of just two avoidable accidents and traffic violations in two years, your Salem Oregon driving privileges may be restricted or suspended for up to three months. However, the Salem Oregon DMV encourages drivers to improve their defensive driving skills and therefore offers driver improvement programs.

Salem Oregon does not monitor Salem Oregon drivers using points, so the Salem Oregon DMV will not allow you to take a driver improvement class in order to have your traffic violation removed from your record. However, when the Salem Oregon DMV determines you have committed a certain number of traffic violations within the given time span, the Salem Oregon DMV will nonetheless send you a notice ordering you to partake in a driver improvement class. The Salem Oregon DMV may or may not restrict your license at this time, depending on the severity of your committed traffic violations and avoidable accidents.

Attending Traffic School

You may be able to participate in an online defensive driving school if the school is approved by the Salem Oregon court overseeing your ticket. You will be able to find information regarding the Salem Oregon court handling your violation on the citation itself. If you would like to take an online traffic school course to fulfill Salem Oregon DMV requirements, you can appear in court and ask the judge for permission to take the online traffic safety course you prefer, or simply call the Salem Oregon court overseeing your traffic violation and ask if the online traffic school course is approved or will qualify.

You may also wish to participate in an Salem Oregon online defensive driving program if you did not receive a traffic violation. Defensive driving programs can help you in several ways. Most importantly, participating in Salem Oregon's driver improvement program can help ensure your Salem Oregon driver's license is not suspended or revoked should you be involved in future traffic violations.

The Benefits of a Clean Salem Oregon Driving Record

You will also be able to maintain lower car insurance payments by attending Salem Oregon defensive driving classes. Salem Oregon's driver improvement program helps prevent your insurance premiums from being raised by your auto insurance provider, and may even qualify you for an insurance discount. Salem Oregon Mature Drivers, or those drivers over the age of 55, can complete these online mature driver courses designed to lower your insurance premiums. Juvenile Salem Oregon drivers, or those under the age of 18, may be eligible for lower insurance premiums by participating in an Salem Oregon online driver improvement course. In addition to these benefits, online traffic school helps you develop and improve your driving abilities and defensive driving techniques so that you can better avoid traffic violations in the future.

Salem Oregon Classroom Traffic Schools

If you wish to participate in the Salem Oregon Driver Improvement program in a traditional classroom setting, you can contact the Salem Oregon DMV for a list of pre-approved defensive driving schools, or call the Salem Oregon DMV and ask if a particular brick-and-mortar defensive driving school will meet the Salem Oregon DMV's qualifications.