Comedy Traffic School

Completion of a traffic school course, from one of the approved traffic schools, may keep a violation from showing on your driving record. This can prevent your insurance company from seeing the violation, and subsequently, raising your rates. There are several options for traffic school based on where you live. There are also virtual options, like online traffic by Improv Traffic School. Furthermore, the court may grant a request to attend a licensed traffic school if you have not attended for a previous violation within 18 months of your current violation.

Additionally, those that have had a commercial driver's license or were driving a commercial vehicle when cited, are not eligible for traffic school.

Many states, such as: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Missouri, Michigan, Nevada, Texas, New York, New Jersey, Virginia; now offer several options for traffic school to be taken online! For those foregoing online instruction, an on-site traffic school provides a classroom setting for instruction and attendance is mandatory. On the other hand, a home study traffic school program offers an alternative for those who may not wish to attend traffic school in person. If you choose this option, it will still cover similar information. The home study option allows you to study at your own pace, although, both programs must be completed within a specified amount of time and require you to pass an exam.

The original traffic school concept was created in California in 70s as a court diversion program for those with traffic tickets. Initially, it was taught in a classroom (i.e. stuffy basement of a local community center) by a moonlighting cop. While cops may know a lot about traffic safety, they may not necessary make the best teachers. Needless to say, spending 4-8 hours in a dark basement with a boring teacher can make for a long day…for everyone. Then an idea was born!

Traffic school is the term used for driving courses covering safe driving practices and general highway safety. In the U.S., traffic safety courses are provided as a service to moving violation offenders often as a part of pretrial programs. While most traffic schools are seen as boring, long, and laborious, several businesses offer courses with a comedic touch, which are known as "comedy traffic school." In comedy traffic courses the curriculum and instructors are significantly more entertaining, which would theoretically make the class more entertaining and effective.

Other than the obvious, all programs low the same rules (such as finishing by the court due date), and guidelines, are very similar and will stop the points from going on your driving record. Most of the online traffic school courses contain a combination of text, audio and video and require a short exit quiz at the end of the course. The type of presentation and difficulty will vary from online traffic school to online traffic school.

However, required course time and passing score requirements are dictated by the licensing authority and are the same for all traffic schools. The difference between traffic school online and a classroom traffic school course basically comes down to convenience. For example, you can complete the defensive driving course at your convenience rather than all in one sitting because the online course allows you to complete the course in segments by simply logging in and out as your time permits. You will also have access to customer support 24 hours a day for our online traffic school. Once finished by your due date, the traffic school online will give you a proof of completion certificate for your court and will notify the DMV to stop the points from going on your driving record.

As an added bonus, Improv Traffic School also provides free VIP tickets to the Improv Comedy Club upon completion of the online course.

In any case, traffic school can be classified as a training course via internet, classroom curriculum, or online coursework providing some combination of the following:

• Dismissal of traffic violations
• Defensive driving techniques
• Decrease in driver's license points
• Safety driving techniques
• Improvement of driving skills
• Discounted insurance premium
• Aggressive driving techniques

Even though each driving school course objective may seem different, driving improvement courses generally have the following goals:

1. Get rid of a driving infraction given by a law enforcement officer
2. Dismiss the negative points on one's driving record from a moving violation
3. Get educated on a respective state's safe driving techniques
4. Learn to become a better driver through the driver improvement program
5. Decrease the amount of one's insurance premium or to get a discount

The classroom method provides the most traditional, face-to-face, instructor led user experience. In this case, the student listens to a live instructor who covers the curriculum. One of the major advantages of this type of driver improvement course is that questions and concerns can be instantly answered.

1. The classroom times are set and scheduled based on the perceived most convenient time.
2. In this setting, the student sits and listens to the instructor as they cover the driving rules of the state as well as other safe driving techniques.
3. The exam in the classroom driver course is given under the instruction of a notary or the instructor. Once the student passes the exam, they are given their certificate.
4. After the student is given the certificate, he or she takes the documentation to their respective court to have their driving record corrected or tickets dismissed.

DVD/CD/ On Demand is another option for completing the course and presentation while at home.

1. The user must purchase or rent the compact disc or DVD for instruction. On the other hand, the student can request a telecast.
2. The student watches and listens to the driving rules of the state and various driving techniques discussed in the presentation.
3. After the student completes the presentation material, he or she then takes the test in front of a notary to get their certificate.
4. The student then takes the certificate to their respective court to have the points removed off of their driving record or to have the ticket dismissed.

Internet courses lack the personal touch of the traditional classroom setting but is significantly more convenient.

1. The student initiates an account with the provider of the traffic school and pays for the class with a debit or credit card
2. The student completes the driving school course online. In the curriculum, the student is educated on state laws and safe driving techniques through the following accessibility options:
   1. Listenable courses instructs through audio with a headphone option
   2. Multimedia courses provides visuals and animations
   3. For questions and online technical support, students are able to get help through phone or chat
3. In most states, students are required to take a final exam as a condition of completion.
4. After the student completes the class, he or she will receive either an unsuccessful or successful completion status. When the student completes the course successfully, the student will receive a course certificate. Some states send the certificate of completion directly to the Court/DMV, but other states mail it to the student's address. In this case, the student must take the certificate to the court to have applicable driving record points or tickets will be dismissed or removed.

In addition to offering drivers insurance discounts and dismissing tickets, driving school specifically provides benefits for the following:

• Teenage and adult Drivers Ed or anyone else who doesn't have a driver's license.
• Fleet services for workers driving fleets of vehicles
• Senior citizen insurance discounts.