Should I go to traffic school in CA? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

FlyingSquirrel · 11-13-2018, 06:21 AM

I accidentally went by a stop sign but thankfully I can still take traffic school. I have a clean record

Should I even do it? I feel a stop sign ticket shouldn't increase my insurance right? Technically non-moving violation (jk)

After doing a quick search, I've come across one called Best Online Traffic School (frankly they all say best or cheapest LOL

).

Any experiences?

MrDinkleman · 11-13-2018, 08:15 PM

Unless you're absolutely sure you can beat it, I'd just go to traffic school. I only fight tickets if the traffic school option is unavailable (only allowed once in 18months). As I understand it, if you fight the ticket in court and lose, traffic school is no longer on the table. But you need to check that...

Seems like whether your rates will go up depends on your insurance company. 20 or so years there was Proposition 103 (?) That was supposed to give you one free pass. But it seems like that law expired.

I actually prefer to go to real classes but they are getting hard to find. Real classes are usually taught by off-duty cops and they get bored too so a lot of times the discussion digresses into things like how to avoid tickets.

Sapphireho · 11-13-2018, 08:26 PM

Call your insurance agent and ask. When I got a speeding ticket years back (first and only ticket since I was a kid) i asked if my rates would go up if I didn't do school. She said as long as I didn't get a second one in two years nothing would change, so I didn't do it. It was a good choice.

BlueWhelan · 11-13-2018, 09:39 PM

You should absolutely go to traffic school if you can. Yes they are getting more expensive, but it's way cheaper than what the increase in premiums will cost should the insurance company decide to up your rates. I got a stop sign ticket as well, (couldn't do traffic school) and my rates went up $500 per year with AAA!! (Your mileage may vary) Factor in that the infraction will stay on your record for a number of years...it adds up.

Don't trust what an agent at the insurance company tells you. They are under no obligation to honor what their associates say over the phone.

Mr.ac · 11-13-2018, 10:40 PM

Accidentally? Yeah we all heard that one. LOL nice try buddy.
Any online course that's in the DMV website is ok.

Shop around look at the fine print. Some would say it's only $10, but they get you with the certificate of completion for $60 at the end, and another $20 to send it to the DMV. So look out for those.

FlyingSquirrel · 11-14-2018, 06:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.ac

Accidentally? Yeah we all heard that one. LOL nice try buddy.
Any online course that's in the DMV website is ok.

Shop around look at the fine print. Some would say it's only $10, but they get you with the certificate of completion for $60 at the end, and another $20 to send it to the DMV. So look out for those.

LOL yeah it was an "accident"

Thanks for the tips

p1l0t · 11-14-2018, 10:54 AM

Just do the school. If you get a ticket in 6 months from now than you'll have 2 and gaurunteed your rates are going up.

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Leonardo · 11-14-2018, 11:01 AM

Go.

I went almost 20 years ago. It was good for me.

11-13-2018, 06:21 AM	#1
FlyingSquirrel Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Drives: C63 AMG Location: California Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 26 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Should I go to traffic school in CA? I accidentally went by a stop sign but thankfully I can still take traffic school. I have a clean record Should I even do it? I feel a stop sign ticket shouldn't increase my insurance right? Technically non-moving violation (jk) After doing a quick search, I've come across one called Best Online Traffic School (frankly they all say best or cheapest LOL ). Any experiences?

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11-13-2018, 08:15 PM	#2
MrDinkleman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Drives: 2016 Oceanic, "base" model Location: Gardena, CA Posts: 398 Thanks: 129 Thanked 179 Times in 128 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Unless you're absolutely sure you can beat it, I'd just go to traffic school. I only fight tickets if the traffic school option is unavailable (only allowed once in 18months). As I understand it, if you fight the ticket in court and lose, traffic school is no longer on the table. But you need to check that... Seems like whether your rates will go up depends on your insurance company. 20 or so years there was Proposition 103 (?) That was supposed to give you one free pass. But it seems like that law expired. I actually prefer to go to real classes but they are getting hard to find. Real classes are usually taught by off-duty cops and they get bored too so a lot of times the discussion digresses into things like how to avoid tickets.

11-13-2018, 08:26 PM	#3
Sapphireho ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Join Date: Mar 2016 Drives: '15 ultramarine Location: Idaho Posts: 13,192 Thanks: 5,451 Thanked 18,240 Times in 8,609 Posts Mentioned: 155 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Call your insurance agent and ask. When I got a speeding ticket years back (first and only ticket since I was a kid) i asked if my rates would go up if I didn't do school. She said as long as I didn't get a second one in two years nothing would change, so I didn't do it. It was a good choice.

11-13-2018, 09:39 PM	#4
BlueWhelan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Drives: 2013 Blue Subaru BRZ. 6 Spd manual Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 203 Thanks: 137 Thanked 155 Times in 94 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You should absolutely go to traffic school if you can. Yes they are getting more expensive, but it's way cheaper than what the increase in premiums will cost should the insurance company decide to up your rates. I got a stop sign ticket as well, (couldn't do traffic school) and my rates went up $500 per year with AAA!! (Your mileage may vary) Factor in that the infraction will stay on your record for a number of years...it adds up. Don't trust what an agent at the insurance company tells you. They are under no obligation to honor what their associates say over the phone.

11-14-2018, 10:54 AM	#7
p1l0t Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Drives: 2016 Subaru BRZ Hyperblue Location: West Hartford, CT Posts: 8,416 Thanks: 22,575 Thanked 9,371 Times in 4,813 Posts Mentioned: 58 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Just do the school. If you get a ticket in 6 months from now than you'll have 2 and gaurunteed your rates are going up. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

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