Save Time and Money with Alaska’s Online Defensive Driving Course

The benefits to taking a defensive driving course in Alaska

The primary and best benefit to taking a defensive course in Alaska, or any where for that matter, is the cost of your car insurance will drop significantly. On average, you can expect to save about 10% annually in Alaska as a result of taking a defensive driving course. However, some providers like E-surance will give up to a 15% discount for taking such a course. Things like your age and previous driving record will also play a role in how big a discount you can get for taking a defensive driving course.

Taking a defensive driving course can also help you reverse the effects of a previous traffic violation. You can reduce points that you received on your license by taking a defensive driving course for example.
 

Why taking the course online is easier

These classes take between four and eight hours to complete. The in-person classes usually take four or five hours and are usually held at night or on the weekend at a driving school. The online classes can easily be completed from the comfort of your own home at a pace that suits you over the course of a month.

So, if you wanted to take it easy and complete a half hour at a time, you could do the online course that way. You could not do that with the in-person course. You would need to complete the course in one four or five hour segment after work or on the weekend.
 

Providers of online defensive driving courses for Alaska

The following are the recommended and DMV-approved online defensive driving providers for Alaska.

• AARP – This course costs $25 and will take 8 hours. You have thirty days to complete it once you start it. The final exam must be taken in person at a testing center.
• Go To Traffic School – This course costs $30 and will take 8 hours. You have thirty days to complete it once you start it. The final exam must be taken in person at a testing center.
• Traffic School Online – This course costs $30 plus an in-person testing fee that can range from 9 to 15 dollars. The course will take 8 hours to complete. The final exam must be taken in person at a testing center.
• Safe2Drive – This course costs $24. The course will take 8 hours to complete. You will have 30 days to complete the course once you start it. The final exam must be taken in person at a testing center.
• I drive Safely- – This course costs $26. The course will take 8 hours and you will have 30 days to complete the course once you start it. The final exam must be taken in person at a testing center.
• DrivingUniversity.com – The course costs $30 plus about $8 in shipping for the course completion certificate. The course is 8 hours long and you will have 30 days to complete it once you start it. The final exam must be taken in person at a testing center.
• AlaskaDriver.com – This course costs $40 and will take 8 hours to complete. You will have 30 days to complete it once you start it. The final exam must be taken in person at a testing center.

Conclusion

So, you can avoid having to spend 4 to 8 hours taking the course after-work or on the weekend by taking the online version. You will need to show up in person to take the final exam but that only takes less than an hour in most cases. Plus you can take the course at your own pace and in small increments each day.