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Offline stevewfl

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If you have to attend "traffic school"......
« on: January 12, 2013, 01:27:50 PM »
I suggest this one I found in Naples, FL.  It appears to be "relaxed"

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Re: If you have to attend "traffic school"......
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2013, 03:12:40 PM »
Probably better than doing it online - the last time I had to do it online, I think I would have opted for having my feet filet'ed  :o Steve

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Re: If you have to attend "traffic school"......
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2013, 03:15:07 PM »
I suggest this one I found in Naples, FL.  It appears to be "relaxed"



I could teach "traffic school".  I've been to defensive driving class more times than I care to count over the years.  Like the last Judge said. "better to take the class and not get the points that cause your insurance rates to go up so the insurance companies can build more of those tall buildings."
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Re: If you have to attend "traffic school"......
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2013, 11:13:21 AM »
Probably better than doing it online - the last time I had to do it online, I think I would have opted for having my feet filet'ed  :o Steve

I could teach "traffic school".  I've been to defensive driving class more times than I care to count over the years.  Like the last Judge said. "better to take the class and not get the points that cause your insurance rates to go up so the insurance companies can build more of those tall buildings."

I've attended it just once or twice too
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Re: If you have to attend "traffic school"......
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2013, 08:45:03 AM »
My best time for completing an online traffic school course is fifteen minutes.

I've had a lot of practice.

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Re: If you have to attend "traffic school"......
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2013, 11:00:01 AM »
The one I last did had a timer for each section, and it would arbitrarily pop up with a pre- asked question you had to answer within 20 or 30 seconds. The idea is if you walk away from your computer and aren't there to answer the Q in time, you had to re-do that entire section. That was so bad now I actually try to remember to slow down  :o  Steve

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Re: If you have to attend "traffic school"......
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2013, 12:06:10 PM »
I did the online one before and it was like SISF said. I know that around here they had a comedy driving school that if I did it again I would try there. At least it would do a better job of keeping my attention.

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Re: If you have to attend "traffic school"......
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2013, 07:01:51 AM »
My best time for completing an online traffic school course is fifteen minutes.

I've had a lot of practice.

You are lucky.  Ours are mandatory 4 hours of attendance for the 1st offense, and mandatory 8 hours of attendance if you have an additional offense within two years.  Of course that is if the offenses are in the same state.
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Re: If you have to attend "traffic school"......
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2013, 07:12:34 AM »
Ours are a day (7hrs) in a classroom and the following day ya get a 2hr riding assessment.
I had to do mine because I got caught weaving through traffic at 65Mph (in a 70 limit).
Cheaper than the fine would have been (£190 instead of £300+) and no points on my license so no insurance hike.
I actually enjoyed the course and the assessment was OK.
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