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Originally Posted by revengeismine
why does cali make you go to traffic school for a road violation like running a stop sign? Is it an age thing or something?
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no one HAS to go to traffic school
but the option is there if you want to avoid having a point on your driving record (which will raise your insurance rate)
it's the insurance rate increase that hurts more than the ticket itself
because it will stay on your record for years
personal story - i got a speeding ticket while honeymooning in Hawaii ......
Hawaii doesn't assign points for tickets anymore
so you might think that's a good thing.. nope
because Hawaii traffic violations don't have a point associated with it, Hawaii does not give the option of taking traffic school
so my CA DMV sees the violation and gives me a point on my CA driving record
which in turn made my auto insurance go up
had i known this is how it was going to turn out, i might have actually flown back to Hawaii and try to fight the ticket in court
at worst, i lose but i at least get another hawaii trip out of it