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Defensive Driver Course

GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727

After work, I am taking a defensive driver course today.  It is online and only cost $10 and it may save me as much as $300 on my car insurance.  I got the information from my car insurance company.  Little known fact about me is that I drive with two feet.  

peterthegreat
peterthegreat
I am thinking of taking that too. Drving in san francisco can be a hassle.
jannytheresa
jannytheresa
My mother always drove with two feet. We used to tease her
about it, but it's how she learned to drive. Is the course through AARP?
GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
Good morning peter and janny! peter, defnitely take it and send the certification to your car insurance company. janny, no, my insurance company sent me a link to approved NJ courses. I picked 5dollartrafficschool.com. I chose audio so it was $5 more. It is interesting. That's funny that your mother drove with two feet too. I remember going for a test drive and a family friend, who was a state trooper, gave me the test. i drove with two feet that day. I think it has something to do with the fact that I was born with a club foot. I find it difficult to move my right foot over to the brake.
hasty_05
hasty_05
I had to take defensive driving 25 years ago for my job because they sent me in my own car to client's houses. And I found the DD course was so helpful. For example, stay out of the left lane. Middle or right lanes and slow it down. Give yourself ample time and stay out of the left lane where people are aggressively driving fastest.

I learned to watch out for the other drivers and not be just focused on me in my car.

This course still helps me today as I am the only driver in my family and will take the slower route rather than always get on the highway. I wait when the light turns from red to green because we have a lot of drivers who can't drive here and don't know traffic rules. HA HA
GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
Hey hasty! I think the course is only good for 3 years. It is already helping me too. You might want to think of taking it again. Maybe contact your car insurance company. It is well worth the savings. You don't have to take it in one fell swoop. It is 4:00 a.m. here and I am about to get back into it. Yesterday, after work, I found myself too tired. I took a nap but it didn't do the trick. I went to bed at 7 p.m. I just have to say that I love DS! What a nice place to have to visit every day!
GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
I finished the course this morning, took the 20 question test and passed. Sent the Certificate of Completion to my insurance company and got my new premium amount shortly thereafter. I paid it. I saved $121 for doing the course. I'll take it! That put me in such a good mood.
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