Those risk behaviors included some of the largest threats to health for young people, such as excessive drinking, smokeless tobacco use, unsafe sexual activity, physical violence, and
unsafe use of motor vehicles.
In many states, including California, the surcharge is directly connected to the «point» system that's
used by your state's
motor vehicle agency (sometimes called the department or bureau
of motor vehicles, «DMV» or «BMV») to track
unsafe drivers and suspend or revoke their drivers» licenses.