1. (a) Each applicant shall fail the road skills examination if they receive 21 demerit points or more.

2. (b) Notwithstanding (a) above, the examination shall be immediately discontinued and counted as a failure in the event of any of the following:

   1. (1) Striking another vehicle, a pedestrian, or any fixed object;
   2. (2) Improper action causing collision or near-collision of other vehicles in the immediate vicinity;
   3. (3) Action requiring expert driving by another driver or dodging by a pedestrian, to prevent collision;
   4. (4) Action requiring an examiner to come to the aid of the applicant in controlling the vehicle;
   5. (5) Stalling the vehicle within a busy intersection because of inexperience or lack of skill;
   6. (6) Driving 2 wheels over the curb or onto the sidewalk;
   7. (7) Committing any driving maneuver, either because of lack of skill or caution, which causes immediate danger to any person or property;
   8. (8) Lack of control to the point where the examiner believes continuation of the examination would be dangerous;
   9. (9) Serious violation of any traffic law;
   10. (10) Refusal to try any maneuver; or
   11. (11) Repeated failure to follow instructions.
3. (c) The examination shall not be immediately discontinued and counted as a failure if, in the judgment of the examiner, any of the occurrences set forth in (b) above were unavoidable.

Source. #8109, eff 6-24-04; ss by #10176, eff 8-23-12; ss by #13685, eff 8-5-23 (see Revision Note at chapter heading for Saf-C 1000)