Many career women confess that they do not have a lot of time. The reasons given are that they have to take care of a significant number of tasks not only for their jobs but also due to family obligations. In order to prevent forgetting important tasks career women need to rank their tasks according to priority. Unfortunately, some relevant and personal tasks may not be done or eventually forgotten resulting to a number of consequences such as the issue of traffic violations. This is because most newbie drivers believe that when they have paid their traffic fines then that was the end of it. The problem is that traffic fines are only the tip of the iceberg since these traffic violations also have a corresponding point offense that will be placed on the driver’s driving record.

Due to the complicated point system for traffic violations most drivers will often become confused with regards to their accumulated points. The reasoning behind this is that point offenses from another state may have similar or different point values when converted to the driver’s home state. An example of this is when the driver acquires a 3 point offense from Virginia but when converted to the home state the driver will only get a 2 point offense. This kind of point system conversion is already highly confusing to an experienced driver but it will be even more so for career women that do not have a lot of spare time. In order to minimize confusion experienced lawyers recommend that drivers do not accumulate points in the first place. The problem with this strategy is that this is an ideal, which means that realistically a normal driver will eventually acquire traffic violation offenses.

One way to achieve this recommendation is to not only memorize but understand the various traffic violations that could result to point offenses. The Virginia DMV website revealed that there are four point systems that it uses and it ranges between 0 to 6. The highest point violation is 6 and this includes passing a stopped school bus, driving with a suspended license, driving 20 mph or higher above the posted speed limit and a hit-and-run offense. Unfortunately for the driver a 6 point offense will be retained in the driving record for 11 years, which means that the driver needs to slow down on the number of traffic violations before their license gets automatically suspended. The driver has to remember that having a total of 18 points within a year will automatically allow the Virginia DMV to suspend their license. Even a total of 24 points within 2 years will also automatically suspend the driver’s license.

In order to combat a potential career headache, the driver can hire an experienced traffic law attorney. The purpose of this strategy is to prevent the occurrence or increase of points in the driver’s record. This is because when given mitigating circumstances potentially severe traffic violations can be minimized into a non-criminal infraction or be dismissed. An experienced attorney who specializes in traffic law would always suggest that the driver be polite and cooperative when dealing with a law enforcement officer. The reason is that an uncooperative testimony could only worsen the traffic violation and prevent the charge from being reduced or dismissed by a judge. One of the more desirable due to it having the lowest point offense is the 3 point offense and this includes turning left on a red signal, disobeying traffic signs or signals, making an improper U-turn and driving 1-9 mph above the speed limit. The problem is that this 3 point offense is usually retained in the driving record for three years, which means that generating another 15 points within the year will become a potential issue. This could become a problem especially when driving is a job requirement. It is therefore best to hire an experienced attorney specializing in traffic law so that your good driving record is not marked with demerit points or point offenses.