Online traffic school
Got a ticket? Take the class on your own time, where your court or DMV allows it.
Traffic school is the class you take after a traffic ticket, or when a court or the DMV orders one. DriverOnline is building it as an online course you take at home, at your own pace, instead of in a classroom.
Who it’s for
- Drivers who got a traffic ticket and were offered a class
- Drivers a court has ordered to take a course
- Drivers the DMV has told to complete a driver improvement course
- Anyone who would rather take the class at home than in a classroom
What traffic school is
Traffic school is a driving safety class tied to a ticket or an order. A court may offer it, a judge may order it, or your state’s DMV may require it. The class goes back over traffic laws and the habits that keep you out of crashes.
States use different names for it. You may see it called driver improvement, a driving safety course or defensive driving. On this site, traffic school means the course you take because of a ticket, a court or the DMV.
What decides whether it counts for you
Your court or your state’s DMV decides. They decide whether you are eligible to take a class, which courses they accept, whether an online course is allowed, and the date you have to finish by.
They also decide what finishing the class does for your ticket or your driving record. A course provider cannot decide that, and we will not promise it.
So read your ticket and any court paperwork first, and call the court clerk or the DMV if anything is unclear. Do that before you pay for any course.
How an online course works
You sign in on your phone, tablet or computer and work through the lessons in order. Your progress saves automatically, so you can stop whenever you like and pick up later where you left off.
There is no class schedule and nobody to keep up with. When you finish the course, you get a certificate of completion.
Ask your court or DMV how they want to receive your certificate.
Mind your deadline
If your court or DMV gave you a date to finish by, that date is yours to meet. A self-paced course lets you study when you have time, but it does not move the deadline. Do not leave it to the last day.
Opening state by state
This course is not open yet
Every state approves driving courses separately. DriverOnline is building its courses one state at a time and lists a course for a state only when it can be taken there.
Tell me when my state opensWhat a course includes
- 100% online and self-paced
- Works on a phone, tablet or computer
- Progress saves automatically
- Certificate of completion when you finish
Questions? Call (833) 558-7233 on a weekday.
By state
Traffic School rules, state by state
Each page sets out what that state requires, with the official source for every fact.
- AlaskaDefensive driver course (DDC), called a driver improvement course in statute
- ArizonaDefensive Driving School
- CaliforniaTraffic violator school
- ConnecticutOperator Retraining Program
- District of ColumbiaDC DMV Online Traffic School
- FloridaBasic Driver Improvement (BDI) course
- IdahoDefensive driving class (accident prevention course) for a three-point reduction
- MaineMaine Driving Dynamics
- MichiganBasic Driver Improvement Course
- MissouriDriver Improvement Program
- NebraskaDriver Education and Training Courses Certified by the DMV
- NevadaTraffic safety school
- New MexicoDriving safety course
- North DakotaDefensive driving course
- OhioAdult remedial driving course
- TennesseeDriver Education Course
- TexasDriving safety course
- VirginiaDriver improvement clinic
- WisconsinRight-of-Way course
Questions
Traffic School: common questions
Can I take traffic school online?
Only if your court or DMV allows it. They decide whether an online course is accepted, and which ones. Check your ticket, your court paperwork or the DMV before you sign up.
Will traffic school dismiss my ticket or keep points off my record?
That is decided by your court or your state’s DMV, not by a course provider, and we cannot promise any result. Ask the court clerk or the DMV what finishing a class will do in your case.
Is traffic school the same as defensive driving?
States use the two names differently. On this site, traffic school is the course you take because of a ticket, a court or the DMV, and defensive driving is the course you choose to take.
Go to defensive drivingIs DriverOnline’s traffic school open in my state?
Not yet. We are building our courses state by state, and we list a course for a state only when it can be taken there. Tell us your state and we will email you when traffic school opens.
Tell me when my state opensWhat do I get when I finish?
A certificate of completion. Ask your court or DMV how they want to receive it.
