Texas Defensive Driving exam 2023 /24 with verified correct answers

How old do you have to be to take DD? Any age What are other names "Defensive Driving" is known by? Driver Safety Course (DSC), Traffic Safety Course What is the Defensive Driving course used for? Dismiss a ticket, insurance discount, job requirement Will insurance companies accept Aceable's Defensive Driving course for an insurance discount? We are approved by the state of Texas. It's up to the student to contact their insurance company to see if they can get a discount for taking our course. What's the difference between Defensive Driving and Drivers Ed? Defensive Driving is taken by someone who needs to dismiss a ticket, get an insurance discount, or needs some kind of driving course for a job requirement Drivers Ed is a course for someone who is trying to get their license. What are the 5 steps to DD? 1. Make sure they're eligible to take DD 2. Get permission from the court 3. Take Aceable, receive mailed certificate 4. Bring your documents to the court 5. Clear your ticket What are the eligibility requirements to take DD? Possess a valid Texas driver's license or permit Admit guilt to a traffic violation and wish to use defensive driving as an alternative Have not taken a course to dismiss a traffic ticket within the past 12 months Are not a commercial driver (CDL's are not eligible for Texas defensive driving courses) What will make you ineligible to take DD? You were charged for: Reckless driving Overtaking a school bus loading or unloading Speeding 25 miles or more over the speed limit Failure to exchange information and render aid at the scene of an accident Violations in construction zones when workers are present Failure to maintain financial responsibility (car insurance) How can students find out if their court will allow them to take DD? Contact their court or review their ticket How can students find out what their court is? Why is this important? It's on their ticket/traffic citation. This is important for students taking DD to dismiss a ticket because we need to put this info on their Certificate of Completion. They can be turned away by the court if the incorrect court name is on the certificate. Can someone with a Texas license who got a ticket in another state take our DD course? That depends on the court. The student needs to contact the court in the other state and see if they'll accept a Texas-approved Defensive Driving course. Can someone with a non-Texas license who got a ticket in Texas take our DD course? That depends on the court. The student needs to contact the court and see if they'll be allowed to take a Texas-approved Defensive Driving course. How many times in the last year can a student take DD? 1 (but they can always ask the court if they can take it more than once in that year) What Texas government agency is our DD course approved by? The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) What is our DD school number? What is our DD course provider number? School #C2876, Course Provider #CP262 (find us on the TDLR website here: How much is DD? $25. This is the lowest that the state of Texas legally allows us to sell the course, and this is pretty standard throughout the state. On what platforms is DD available? Web, iOS, and Android Do DD students using the app use the Aceable Drivers Ed app? No, they need to use the Aceable Defensive Driving app. What us the icon for the Aceable Defensive Driving app? Blue background with a white A with wings What does a student need to do if they downloaded the wrong app (Drivers Ed) and they can't access their DD account? They need to uninstall the Drivers Ed app and download the Aceable Defensive Driving app. Do we issue refunds for DD? Yes, if the student hasn't yet completed the course, it's within 30 days of the date of purchase, and we haven't yet sent out their certificate. If they've completed the course and we've sent out their certificate already, or if it's past the 30 days of their purchase date, try to empathize with them but make it clear that it's company policy. How long is DD? 6 hours (including a 1 hour break) Do students have to complete the course at one time? No. Students can log on and off whenever they want. Does this course expire? No How many levels are in the DD course? 11 levels Are students restricted to doing a certain number of hours per day? No. Students can do as much of the course per day as they like. Are there timers on each page? Yes Can students jump around in the course? Students can always go back in the course to review previous material. However, they cannot jump ahead. Students will only have access to levels/chapters/pages they're currently on and have already completed. Are there any tests in the DD course? Yes. We call them "level assessments." When will students take the level assessments? At the end of each of the levels How long are the level assessments? 4 questions, multiple choice What is a passing grade for a level assessment? 75% (3 out of 4 questions correct) What if a student fails a level assessment? They have 3 chances to pass a level assessment. If they fail an assessment 3 times, they are required to re-purchase and re-start the course from the beginning. This is a state law we have to follow, and this is pretty standard for DD courses in Texas. Is there a final exam? No What form of verification do we use to make sure the student is the one taking the course and not anyone else? Profiled-Based Verification What happens if a student fails three identity verification questions? They are locked out of their account. They need to contact us so we can unlock them. How do we troubleshoot for web courses? -Log out and log back in -Force refresh (Press Ctrl + Shift + R if you're on a Windows computer. Press Command + Shift + R if you're on a Mac computer.) -Clear cache