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CHAPTER III. Number 16 29 April 1963 |
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) traffic regulations
On 24 APR 63 NAVSTA INST 5560*IF became effective. This instruction provides
the Naval Station with new traffic regulations and as such includes several new
ideas, methods and procedures, some of which will be mentioned here for your in
formation.
One of the new features of the traffic regulations is a point system for the
evaluation of driving ability, which was instituted by the Department of Defense
to provide a uniform system of traffic violation evaluation and, as such, was in
corporated into this station’s instructions. This system is described as follows
When a person appears at traffic court, and if found guilty, he will be awarded
a number of traffic points in accordance with a prescribed schedule according to
the severity of the offense. In addition his driving priviledges may be suspended
by the traffic court officer.
Points range from one point for failure to comply with installation registra
tion requirements to 12 for driving under the influence of liquor. Any person who
accumulates six points will be interviewed by his Commanding Officer or Departrunt
| Head to discuss his poor driving record. Any person who accumulates over twelve
points in any 24 month period wall automatically have his driving privileges re
voked for a period of 6 months. The important thing about this system is that it
will follow you from one station to the next and suspension of driving privil
eges here will be carried over to your next duty station.
The new traffic regulations place a greater emphasis on certain individual's
responsibility for the enforcement of traffic regulations; Officers, Senior Petty
Officers, and Staff NCG’s., are directed to report any traffic violations they ob
serve. In addition, any other person who observes a traffic violation can report
it by calling the Sergeant of the Guard (345) and giving the necessary informa
tion as to type of violation, vehicle, time, where, etc. Such personnel may be
asked to appear at Traffic Court3
In the area of actual driving regulations, little has been changed. The import
ant differences are:
1. A system of road conditions has been established.
Road Condition■ ;iAn: Road conditions are such that only emergency vehicles
equiped with chains will be allowed on the roads.
Road Condition "B”: Road conditions are such that only vehicles with chains
will be allowed on the road.
.Road Condition "C'R Road conditions are such that any vehicle equipped with
snow tires or the equivalent will be allowed on the road.
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