Florida State Traffic School

Jaywalking is not a term that you encounter much, at least not in Houston, TX, but you should beware Jaywalking is an offense in several US states, including Texas and Florida. Jaywalking regulations are designed to increase pedestrian safety and to reduce vehicle and pedestrian interaction. When it comes to pedestrian safety, some forget, the pedestrian always has the right of way, but must also obey traffic laws. Most crashes involving pedestrians, and most pedestrian fatalities happen at mid-b...

I recently read a drunk driving story similar to a story in the FloridaWheelsinMotion.com course.  According to the New York Times, drunk driver, John Goodman, hit a vehicle, causing it to land in a drainage ditch. The driver of the vehicle suffered unconsciousness and eventually drowned.

As described in the Florida traffic school course, FloridaWheelsinMotion.com, Vanessa Montague's daughter, Mandy was a passenger of a vehicle with a drunk driver. The vehicle was involved in an accident...

Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks aims to reduce commercial motor vehicle related crashes, injuries and fatalities by combining outreach, education and evaluation with targeted enforcement activities to raise awareness among car and truck drivers about safe driving behaviors. In fatal crashes involving large trucks, 88 percent of the time the crash is attributable to driver error by both car and truck drivers. Only 12 percent of the crashes are the result of vehicle defects, road conditions...

Did you know that DefensiveDriving.Com offers a course for the students in Florida?!?! Now if you go to Florida for a visit or if it is your permanent residence and somehow find yourself on the receiving end of a citation or just want to reduce your insurance we can help with our Florida Wheels in Motion course.

For just the low price of $29.95 our 4 hour BDI (Basic Driver Improvement) Florida Wheels in Motion course can not only help you with insurance reduction but can also help with reducing...

A school bus driver has been charged with being allegedly three times over the drink limit when she arrived at work just before her afternoon shift.
Lane Tripp, 46, was arrested and handcuffed after an off-duty deputy in Lee County, Florida, spotted her weaving through traffic in her own car.

He followed her to the school bus barn in Lehigh Acres where she was found sitting against a pole, smelling of  alcohol with bloodshot eyes, said the sheriff's office.

During a sobriety test, Tripp...

Know the number of points for a Florida traffic ticket

Your drivers license is one place where points are a bad thing. If you are convicted of traffic violation such as speeding or any moving violation in Florida points will be accessed to your drivers license. And if you are an out of state driver the State of Florida will send the violation details to your state DMV.

When you are charged with a traffic violation in Florida in many cases you can avoid getting the points but once the points...

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the nation’s rate of motor vehicle crashes with fatalities has declined steadily and is now the safest on record. However, crashes continue to kill tens of thousands of Americans and injure millions more every year. Two groups of drivers are at risk of being involved in vehicle crashes: teen drivers and senior drivers. Mile for mile, teenagers are involved in three times as many fatal crashes as all other...

Houston Chronicle recently reported "Gov't Urges No Refusal policy on Drunken Driving." With more holidays coming soon law enforcement will be heavy on the roadways to enforce no drinking and driving. 

According to Florida State Traffic School, under 2006 Florida Statutes, Title XXIII, any person convicted of driving under the influence shall be punished by a fine of:

• Not less than $250 or more than $500 for a first conviction
• Not less than $500 or more than $1,000 for a second conviction;

and by...

Options Available to Satisfy a Traffic Citation in Florida
You are required to satisfy your traffic citation within thirty (30) calendar days. Your options may depend on your driving record but if your drivers license is in good standing typical options are as follows:

1. Elect traffic school option
2. Pay the civil penalty
3. Request a court appearance

Florida State Traffic School Option
The benefits of electing the traffic school option in Florida are that your auto insurance cannot go up and...