Understanding Double Demerit Points: A Road Safety Measure in Australia
Holidays are the time to enjoy, relax, and get together with your family and friends. It's the time to go for long drives and mini vacations. But when you’re out on the road for that drive, relax but don’t lose vigil. Or at least that’s what you should do. But in the holiday spirit, people often lose focus and stop paying attention to small things and basic rules of the road. And that’s when accidents happen. Indeed, the number of accidents and offenses increases during the holidays. And so, the Australian government created a double demerits points system to try and control the rising number of road offenses and make the roads safer during the holidays. Here’s all you need to know about the double demerit points system in brief: What are Double Demerit Points? Double Demerit Points are an additional penalty given for certain traffic violations during specific holiday periods. Public holidays and festive seasons are the time when the roads see more traffic than usual. It also...