When searching for institutes teaching defensive driving, Texas driving students who elect to go with Driver Training Associates and their convenient online training programs and solutions can benefit from the added convenience that comes from being able to complete one’s training online and according to one’s schedule.

The company’s online courses are fully approved by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), and have helped millions of Texans with their defensive-driving education requirements since the 1970s.

DTA’s online defensive driving course allows students who take it to fully dismiss traffic tickets for which the normal adjudication process requires a six-hour driving course. But in addition to fulfilling the course requirements for defensive driving in Texas, students can also enjoy two added benefits. These are a three-year 10% discount on their auto insurance, and the completion (on a voluntary basis) of the Drug and Alcohol Driving Awareness Program for an even higher insurance discount of 15%.

Defensive driving courses in Texas started out for insurance discount purposes only.  Eventually, it was written in the law where Texas drivers had the option to take a TEA approved driver safety course (a.k.a. defensive driving) to keep a traffic ticket off of their driving record.  The benefit to selecting this option is that it keeps users from accumulating points which can cost them significantly financially in the event of multiple tickets or accidents in the form of DPS or insurance surcharges. Read the rest of this entry

It is never a good feeling when you see those flashing red lights in your rear view mirror.  Now what do you do? The process can be a bit confusing, but if you make the smart move and choose to take a defensive driving course to keep the violation off your record this guide will help simplify things: Read the rest of this entry

“I just got a traffic ticket driving down I-35 in Waco between Austin and Dallas.  What should I do?  I live in Dallas and can’t make it back to Waco to take care of it.”

This is a common occurrence and most individuals have either never received a traffic ticket or don’t remember the proper procedure on what to do. Read the rest of this entry