Defensive driving courses are classes designed to educate licensed drivers about traffic safety and the importance of following Texas state traffic laws. Texas defensive driving classes are offered in locations all across the state. They are available in both English and Spanish. If you can't make it in to a classroom, you can also take classes via CD, DVD, cable TV or the Internet. These methods are referred to as Alternate Delivery Methods (ADM’s). During an ADM course, you will be asked a series of personal questions to make sure it really is you taking the course. Your answers will be verified using a third-party database.

Course Content and Requirements

Defensive driving classes should not be confused with driver's ed. Driver's education classes are designed to teach new, unlicensed drivers how to drive. Defensive driving classes are classes that help people who already know how to drive do so more safely. Consequently, driver's ed classes are much more in-depth, with 32 hours of classroom time, 7 hours spent watching someone else drive, and 7 hours of driving practice. Read more...

Course Eligibility

Any licensed driver can take a defensive driving course if they want to. However, if you are trying to get a traffic ticket dismissed, the state does have some eligibility requirements. First of all, you are not eligible to have your ticket dismissed if you have a commercial driver’s license. Read more...

Course Information

Driving University offers a state-approved, internet-based course that you can complete at your convenience, in the comfort and privacy of your own home. Since it is approved by the Texas Education Agency, you can take it to dismiss a ticket, or just to get an insurance discount. Our course is written in a student-friendly manner and is easy to understand. Read more...

Defensive Driving Schools

Find a defensive driving school in your area. Read more...

Online Defensive Driving

Internet-based defensive driving courses are a convenient way to satisfy your court-ordered traffic school requirements, or to snag a discount on your auto insurance. With online courses, you can study the material in your spare time, in the comfort and privacy of your own home. Read more...

Reasons to Take the Course

Why would you want to spend 6 hours of your busy life in traffic school? There are a couple of different circumstances that might motivate you to take a defensive driving course. Most of the people who take a driving safety course in Texas are there because they've gotten a traffic ticket. Read more...

Who Teaches the Course?

Defensive driving classes are offered by course providers, businesses that must be licensed and bonded with the state of Texas. The classes themselves are taught by licensed instructors. The instructors are required to hold defensive driving teaching certificates and to have at least 9 hours of driver safety training. Read more...