Comments by "Module 79L" (@module79l28) on "" video.

Here in Portugal, not only we arrived late at the points' "show" (the points system was implemented only in 2016) but we also did it the opposite way of everyone else: instead of racking up demerit points, drivers were given 12 points and each time they were caught commiting an infraction ("caught" being key word #1), points between 2 and 6 are subtracted from the DL (depending on the severity of the infraction). When the drivers have 4 points left they're mandated to do a Road Safety Course ("mandatory" being key word #2), when they only have 2 points left they'll have to retake a Theory Test, if they reach 0 points they'll lose the DL for 2 years and after that period of time they'll have to retake a driving test. However, if drivers miss the RSC (because key word #2) or fail the Theory Test, they'll lose the rest of remaining points and the 0 points' rule will be applied to them. In theory this system should work but in reality it doesn't (because key word #1): a large number of drivers commit enough infractions per day to grant them enough points to lose the DL 2 or 3 times but they don't get caught. The number of drivers who lost all points since 2016, and consequently their DL for 2 years, is so low that if anyone looks at our points system numbers they will think that the portuguese drivers are the best in the world when in reality we're some of the worst.
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