It's easier to wipe out speeding tickets
Arizonans who have gotten speeding tickets have been able to wipe them off the books for years by attending defensive driving classes.
The classes are as expensive as paying the ticket. But pursuing the alternative means the citation won’t be reported to insurance companies, meaning no hike in premiums.
What’s changing is that motorists will be able to wipe out one ticket every 12 months, twice as often as now permitted.
The vote came over the objections of insurance industry lobbyists who argued that shielding information on bad drivers will mean good drivers pay more. But a majority of lawmakers sided with those who said the courses, which are now offered both in person and online, have merit by creating better drivers.
