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<p>[QUOTE="Moosetek13, post: 12303658, member: 52051"]But you are talking about hard braking for red lights or going through on a yellow as it turns to red.</p><p>I have had my share of those.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I just responded to was a driver that left Swift because of his driving habits, or was made to leave.</p><p>Hard brakes, lane deviations... and who knows what else? Following too closely, running stop signs...?</p><p><br /></p><p>I made a point in saying that I just racked up 4 points and I was not called about it.</p><p>People who are constantly called to explain their driving habits due to so many incidents are doing other things than braking hard for yellow and red lights.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the past week I can remember a hard braking, and probably following too closely for too long a time when I was positioning to pass someone.</p><p>That would account for those points.</p><p><br /></p><p>But the thing is, it is not a common thing with me. My normal score is Zero.</p><p><br /></p><p>When it is a common thing and it happens all the time and the driver is racking up 20 or 30 points, safety gets involved and tries to coach the driver to correct the behavior.</p><p>If it keeps happening, well ...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Moosetek13, post: 12303658, member: 52051"]But you are talking about hard braking for red lights or going through on a yellow as it turns to red. I have had my share of those. What I just responded to was a driver that left Swift because of his driving habits, or was made to leave. Hard brakes, lane deviations... and who knows what else? Following too closely, running stop signs...? I made a point in saying that I just racked up 4 points and I was not called about it. People who are constantly called to explain their driving habits due to so many incidents are doing other things than braking hard for yellow and red lights. In the past week I can remember a hard braking, and probably following too closely for too long a time when I was positioning to pass someone. That would account for those points. But the thing is, it is not a common thing with me. My normal score is Zero. When it is a common thing and it happens all the time and the driver is racking up 20 or 30 points, safety gets involved and tries to coach the driver to correct the behavior. If it keeps happening, well ...[/QUOTE]
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