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The state of New York has a PIRP (Point & Insurance Reduction Program), for the purposes of:
- Refreshing your driving knowledge
- Reducing points on your driving record
- Reducing insurance rates
In 2006, a provision in New York state law established the “IPIRP” program, which is a 5-year pilot that will enable New York drivers to take their accident prevention course on the web. PIRP courses have traditionally been delivered in the classroom by private traffic schools. Read the rest of this entry
Maybe your license was suspended recently or you have been warned that your license is going to be suspended. You probably have been told that you will need to take a “Florida suspended license course” to get your license back. But what is the Florida suspended license course? Who needs to take one? How many hours is it? This article will answer these questions. Read the rest of this entry
“You mean this isn’t the DMV?”
That’s a question we hear quite a bit at Driver Training Associates. So why do people think that we’re the DMV? It must be because we provide traffic school, driver education, and license reinstatement courses. We’re not exactly sure why so many people assume that traffic schools and other similar programs are run by the state Department of Motor Vehicles, but hopefully this article will set the record straight on that subject. Read the rest of this entry
The question of whether cell phone use while driving is really dangerous keeps popping up again and again. It would seem obvious that operating a cell phone while driving would probably create a traffic safety hazard, while texting should not be done at all when a person is driving. However, many states are still slow to consider or pass legislation that would prohibit either of these activities. Read the rest of this entry
