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John Fabel | Last Updated: January 3, 2023 There are many reasons to take a traffic school course:
- The Big One—You got yourself a ticket
- The Smart One—You’d like to save some money on insurance
- The “Have-to” One—You drive a vehicle for work and the boss says you gotta
- The Incredibly Rare One—You want to brush up your skills to become a better driver
Question is, how are you going to get it behind you? My kid brother is fond of saying that if you give the hardest job to the laziest man, he’ll find the easiest way to do it with the least amount of effort expended.
As with most anything else in our lives these days, the “easiest way” is to do it online. There are a few classroom courses still to be found, and classroom courses can be fun. However, if you fall into the category my brother speaks of, an internet course is probably the best option.
I do realize that if you have already Googled “Arizona traffic school,” you probably choked at the number of options available. How do you know where to begin?
Here’s where we’d like to help you out. We’re going to discuss who can qualify for an Arizona driver safety course and take a quick look at the three Arizona providers that we think are the best. If after reading our reviews you don’t agree, we’ve also provided a list of all the online Arizona traffic schools we could find. Get ready to do some scrolling; there’s a bunch of them.
Although traffic school is generally the best way to deal with a traffic ticket, you do have other options.
Do I Qualify for Arizona Traffic School?
To answer that question lies in your reason for taking the course. If it’s for your job requirement or to drop your insurance premiums, there are no restrictions on whether or not you can take a course. But, if you’re taking it for “The Big One,” the Arizona Supreme Court has a thing or two to say about whether or not you can.
Just a little aside here—If this is your first driver safety rodeo, you may notice that sometimes this article calls these courses defensive driving, and at other times traffic school. The Arizona Supreme Court calls driver safety courses “defensive driving,” but most course providers call it “traffic school.” Whether the course you choose calls itself defensive driving or traffic school, either one will get the job done.
The Arizona Supreme Court site has an overview of tickets that are eligible for dismissal, and here they are in a nutshell:
- You can’t have dismissed a ticket with defensive driving in the past 12 months.
- Your ticket must appear on this list of eligible violations.
- If you were cited for multiple violations at your traffic stop, you can only have one of them dismissed.
- If you were cited for your involvement in an accident involving serious injury or fatality, your ticket is ineligible for dismissal.
- If you hold a CDL, there are a few hoops you have to jump to get a ticket dismissed
- You had to be driving a vehicle requiring a Class D or a Class M license when your ticket was written.
- You can’t have been using one of these smaller vehicles for commercial purposes.
- You meet all the other eligibility requirements for non-commercial driver license holders.
Still in the game? Then let’s find you a course. Here’s the short version and the reviews can be found below.
Arizona’s Top 3 Online Defensive Driving Courses
So How Do You Choose?
With so many Arizona courses out there, what makes one better than another? We’re going to take a look at each company’s history, their unique advantages, and what their students say about their experience.
Go To Traffic School
GoToTrafficSchool entered the driver safety industry in 1999. They have served over 4,000,000 satisfied customers since then, so they must be doing something right! Another unique offering is that they offer a money-back guarantee. If you are disappointed in their course in any way, you don’t pay, even if you get all the way to the final exam.
- What students are saying—
- Guillermo G. says “I really recommend this online driving school…”
- Saurabh G. says “The entire process is simple, with a nice interface!”
- Casey W. says “As blissful as traffic school can get.”
- Advantages of Go To Traffic School
- Animations and videos keep things moving
- Same day certificate processing
- Money-back guarantee
Traffic School by My Improv
My Improv started in the driving business over 30 years ago and was founded in partnership with the World-Famous Improv Comedy Club. Written by professional Hollywood writers, they present a serious subject in a humorous and light-hearted way. As an added bonus, they will throw in four tickets to your nearest Improv Comedy Club if you choose their course.
- What students are saying—
- Wendy says “Very thorough study of the traffic laws…”
- Bob says “Easy questions, easy school.”
- Curtis says “Very easy site to navigate through.”
- Advantages of MyImprov
- Humorous
- Flexible
- Short (as little as two-question) unit quizzes
Safe2Drive
Safe2Drive (insert site/state appropriate link) is a nationwide provider of online driver safety courses. Students of Safe2Drive benefit from their commitment to educating drivers on how to keep themselves safe on the roadway and do this in the most engaging way possible. Teaching this way allows drivers to retain and apply what they’ve learned when they’re behind the wheel.
- What students are saying—
- Akarsh says, “Very good content. Great learning experience!”
- Kristen says, “Customer service is above and beyond expectations.”
- Wallace says, “Even after driving for more than 50 years, I learned some things.”
- Advantages of Safe2Drive
- Backed by the American Safety Council
- 100% Online Diversion and Court-Ordered Courses
- 24/7, U.S. Based, Live Chat Support
If None of Those “Floated Your Boat”
Arizona has more (a LOT more) online defensive driving/traffic school choices. Here’s a list of all the ones we know of.
Complete List of Arizona Supreme Court-Approved Traffic Schools
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John Fabel
I have a long and checkered history with defensive driving. I took my first "court invited" course at age 15 and realized immediately that there had to be a better way. Since that first experience, I have gone on to teach defensive driving classroom courses and to author four internet courses in 2 states. After nearly 25 years in the industry, I can help you find a course that will be the best fit for you.Recommended Reading
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