Time

• A defensive-driving course generally takes six to eight hours to complete.
  
  

Place

• You can take a defensive-driving course online or at a local driving school, college, or other establishment.
  
  

Teaching Methods

• Classroom courses are generally taught by instructors with the help of videos.
  
  

Benefits

• Besides learning techniques for safer driving, you may receive a discount from your automobile insurance company, based on points and the state you live in, or receive a ticket-dismissal privilege you can use in court to prevent a recent infraction from appearing on your driver's license.
  
  

Testing

• You must take a test at the end of the course, and you can take the test again if you fail.
  
  

Completion

• After you finish your defensive-driving course, a certificate of completion is mailed to you to present to your insurance company for a safe-driver discount or to use as a traffic-ticket dismissal.