CaliforniaBride

So I was doing 60 in a 40. But I blubbed my eyes out so the nice PC put 50 instead so I could do traffic school. Don't know why he couldn't just have sent me on my merry way. Humph!

Anyway, I've enrolled on one of those online traffic school thingies.

I'm on the first page and there is a timer that won't allow you to move onto the next page for 400 and something seconds. Well I've got 300 to go!

At this rate the bloody thing is gonna take me all night.

Anyone else done traffic school?

CaliforniaBride

Aaarghhhhhh! 600 seconds before I can click past page 2!!!!!!!!!

DarrenP

Got a nice photo of me in the mail not stopping at a red before turning right. Couldn't really contest it since I had the roof down and that was clearly me driving the car

I did it in bits and pieces over the course of several nights. Couldn't hack it all in one go. It should allow you to log out and log back in again and it'll continue where you left off. Good luck, but you'll hardly need it. It's not exactly hard, just time consuming!

Online traffic school was a pain, but a damn sight better than going to ACTUAL traffic school!

CaliforniaBride

Bang to rights then? LOL.

So, how is the weather in SF? Bit like England? Unpredictible and rains a lot?

DarrenP

Hah no, not at all. It's pretty predictable and waaaaay nicer than England. The rain is usually from say, Jan through to April, then done for the rest of the year. It's been beautiful for weeks now. But there are two distinctly odd things about the weather here: 1) No matter how hot a summers day it is, it's always cold in the evening. 2) Microclimates. I live in Potrero hill, the sunniest part of town by far, but other areas like the Sunset (ironically) are shrouded in mist in July.

kevntrace

Never done traffic school. There were 2 occasions where I had the "opportunity";

1. Downtown Oakland late on a Friday night. Had had a few beers. Stopped at a traffic light. Got confused and thought it was okay to go through the red light if it was clear - so I did. Unfortunately the car right behind me at the light was an Oakland cop! Pulled me over and made me do the tests (stand on one leg, walk in a straight line, tip your head back and count to 10 etc). I passed those okay so no DUI. But he gave me a ticket for the red light. I decided I was a bit of a tosser and deserved the punishment. Didn't contest it and didn''t do traffic school.

2. Got pulled over by a CHP motorcycle rider (who had glanced at me while he was travelling in the opposite direction). Gave me a ticket for not wearing a seatbelt. Only thing was, I was wearing a seatbelt! And he saw me take it off too. But he said I must have put it on while he did the U turn and caught up with me - how can you argue against logic like that? Contested that ticket and won because the cop didn't show up in court. That time he was definitely the tosser.

Good luck with the school.

mickmills

I had to go to do an 8 hour defensive driving course last year.
that was a fun way to spend a saturday.
was very basic & boring
got a certificate though

Manc

you kind of answered your own question.
*LOL*

Angry White Pyjamas

Pft just another bored copper picking on an "innocent" motorist instead of catching real criminals eh.

CaliforniaBride

But I cwied and cwied and cwied

CaliforniaBride

And a poor girlie motorist at that. Driving alone too. What is the world coming to

CaliforniaBride

LMAO! I just learnt something.

Never make a U turn on a one-way street!

Jerseygirl

Good to know.

CaliforniaBride

I KID YOU NOT!!!! The first quiz on traffic school. Read it and weep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


What type of intersection was our main character approaching in the Section #1 Case Study entitled “Flashing Red”?
A. 2 way
B. 3 way
C. 4 way
D. 5 way

2 When two cars arrive at an intersection at the same time, which car has the right of way? A. The car on the right B. The car on the left C. The bigger car D. Both cars

3 What color was our main characters pizza delivery vehicle in the Section #1 Case Study entitled “Flashing Red”? A. Salami Silver B. Marinara Red C. Olive Orange D. Cheesy Yellow

4 When is it legal to park along a RED curb? A. When you are stopping for a short time only. B. When you are loading and unloading passengers. C. When you have a handicapped placard. D. Never.

5 Blind intersections are intersections where you cannot see for how many feet in either direction? A. 250 B. 500 C. 100 D. 75

6 What kind of delivery vehicle was our main character driving in the Section #1 Case Study entitled “Flashing Red”? A. Motorcycle B. Bike C. Car D. Truck

7 What was the name of the pizza delivery boy in the Section #1 Case Study entitled “Flashing Red”? A. “The Pizza girl” B. “Pauly’s Pizza” C. “The pizza king” D. “Pizza boy” Bob

8 When is it legal to drive a car in the bike lane? A. When traffic is jammed. B. When you are in a residential neighborhood. C. When preparing to turn at an intersection. D. Never.

9 What should you do when you park heading downhill? A. Turn your tires away from the curb. B. Keep your tires straight ahead. C. Turn your tires into the curb. D. None of the above.

10 In the Section #1 Case Study entitled “Flashing Red”? What color was the signal light flashing when our pizza delivery driver approached it? A. Red B. Yellow C. Green D. Orange

tonrob

My poor old dad had to do the very same online traffic school thing. He was driving past a school in FL doing 35 (the regular speed limit on that stretch of road). He swears that the 25mph-when-the-light's-flashing sign wasn't flashing, but a few yards along the police were pulling people over wholesale.

He decided not to argue/contest and went through the whole painful process of having to wait before moving page-to-page as you describe.

I'll have to ask him if he tried crying...