Defensive Driving FAQs. Our course helps you learn quickly and easily, using state-specific questions and easy-to-understand answers. Below are a few of the most common questions drivers have when it comes to taking a defensive driving course. Please keep in mind that some requirements are state specific. For state-specific requirements, please ...
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What is an online defensive driving course? An online defensive driving course is a way to take a defensive driving course from anywhere that you have Internet access. That means you don't have to go to a defensive driving course facility. And you can take the course at the times that are convenient for you. You can take it all at once, or you ...
The fee for our online course is $25.00, however if you opt to take the Texas defensive driving video (DVD) course or the Texas defensive driving streaming video course, the fee is slightly higher. $25.00 is the minimum allowable price under Texas state law, which covers the cost of sending your certificate to you via regular U.S. mail.
What is an online defensive driving course? An online defensive driving course is a way to take a defensive driving course from anywhere that you have Internet access. That means you don't have to go to a defensive driving course facility. And you can take the course at the times that are convenient for you.
Good course, great content, a lot of valuable information! I will drive more carefully! -J. Martin
Very good online course and easy to use! -G. Han
Students learn the rules of the road, defensive driving techniques, what to do in hazardous road conditions, how to handle road rage, driving on the freeway and at night (if you schedule a lesson after dark) and more.
Students are allowed to miss and make up a maximum of 3 classes. Please keep extra-curricular activities and travel plans in mind before registering for a teen course to ensure proper attention can be given toward this course. A driving permit is required before the first lesson.
In the parent session, we will discuss the basic requirements for driver’s ed, State requirements, graduated licensing and habit formation. Included: Coaching New Drivers course so that you can confidently begin to practice driving with your teen.
All of our teen classes are at least five weeks long, with 30 hours of class time plus 4 hours of AAA Zero Error Driving Program, five one-on-one driving lessons with an instructor, and one observation drive (where the student sits in the back and observes another student and instructor doing their drive). We will ask that students try to get three of those drives in before the last classroom session, but the important thing is that all the student’s drives and classwork (including any make up days or test retakes) must be done by the student’s deadline. If students are not prepared to pass their driving test on their 5th driving lesson and they would like to earn a completion certificate, they may purchase extra lesson (s) as needed to gain the required minimum driving skills. The deadline is four months from the first day of class.
Driver Awareness Training (scheduled as class DAT1 and DAT2 in Schedule Agent): This 4 hour classroom program incorporates dash cam footage of collisions and near misses to cognitively train students on how to appropriately handle hazardous driving situations. Simulations include scenarios in the city, country roads, construction areas and the freeway. Students analyze each video clip and predict what will happen based on the behaviors of other roadway users. That way when they encounter these situations on the road in real life, they will be better prepared to make a positive decision regarding their own driving.
October 1, 2020. Due to the ongoing pandemic and limited capacity at driver licensing offices, the Department of Licensing (DOL) is continuing to extend the expiration dates of valid Washington state driver licenses and instruction permits.
A driving permit is required before the first lesson. Students can get their permit up to 10 days before the start date of class. Driving lessons are held outside of classroom meeting times and will extend beyond the end of the classroom portion of the course.
Besides the obvious benefit of making you a better driver, there are several other reasons to enroll. These include: 1 Many auto insurance providers reward enrollment with lower premiums. Contact your car insurance agent and ask if this money-saving option exists with your plan. 2 Traffic tickets. Depending on your state or situation, completing a defensive driving course may prompt your Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) or presiding court to dismiss the charges. This could possibly prevent your drivers license from getting suspended or revoked. For example, say you have an excessive number of speeding tickets on your driving record, and you just got flagged again, putting you in jeopardy of being declared a habitual offender. Having the ticket removed could possibly save your driving privileges. 3 Some states reward traffic school enrollment with the removal of points. New York, for example, trims up to four points from a driving record. The exact number of points removed depends on state.
Some states reward traffic school enrollment with the removal of points. New York, for example, trims up to four points from a driving record. The exact number of points removed depends on state. If you enroll for the purpose of tickets or points, be sure the traffic school you enroll in meets state approval. Otherwise, you will not be credited.
The dynamics of a crash. This pertains to how speed, place of impact and size of vehicle affects the severity of the collision. An extensive look at safety equipment, addressing the importance of seat belts, head rests, air bags, and child safety seats.
This could possibly prevent your drivers license from getting suspended or revoked.
In California, you are allowed to attend traffic school once every 18 months. If your offense is eligible for driving classes, it usually will be stated on your citation or court papers.
As you know having a clean driving record has many advantages, from being able to be employed with a company that requires a clean driving record to operate a company vehicle to having better rates with your car insurance company.
You may need to pay a small fee to obtain a copy of your driving record from your local DMV and check to see when it states you took a defensive driving course. If it is not listed on your motor vehicle record (MVR) than if you sent in the completion certificate to a court you may try contacting that court to see if there is way for them to look up your case file or give you information on where to find this type of information.
The state of Wisconsin allows a Traffic Safety School (TSS) to be taken once every five years to have a driver's demerit point total reduced by three upon completion.
Your state's DMV should be able to give you information on any traffic school listed on your driving record and also give you information on how often your state allows one to take a traffic course to keep a violation and points off the driving record or to remove previous points.
Besides schools specific to taking keeping off a violation and/or points that you were recently cited for, as mentioned above, some states allow for you to take classes to remove demerit points previously put onto your record.
If you took traffic school, driver improvement class or a defensive driving course to get a traffic ticket reduced or dismissed (adjudication withheld) or points taken off of your record than this may be part of your driving record since the certificate of completion normally has to be sent into the traffic court or the DMV for the ticket or points to be taken off.